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Blazers Offseason Preview: Free Agency, Draft Assets, Damian Lillard’s Return and More

The Portland Trail Blazers took a big step forward this season. Deni Avdija became a star while the team’s youth movement showed progress and Damian Lillard will return next season. Here’s a full offseason preview.

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Blazers Season Grades: Evaluating Portland’s Campaign After Hard-Fought Playoff Loss to Spurs

Breaking down how this season went for the Trail Blazers after they were eliminated from the playoffs by the Spurs on Tuesday night.

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NBA Announces Finalists for MVP, Rookie of the Year, Other End-of-Season Awards

All the finalists for this year’s NBA awards.

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NBA Playoff Power Ranking: Where Every Team Stands Heading Into the First Round

There are 16 teams left to battle for the championship—how do they stack up against each other?

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Chris Mannix’s Notes: Giannis Antetokounmpo on the Clock, Portland’s Early Hotel Checkout

Plus, Kon Knueppel’s Rookie of the Year stock watch and examining Doug Christie’s return as Kings coach.

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How Luka Dončić's Appeal of NBA’s 65-Game Rule Could Cost Kon Knueppel Rookie of the Year

Kon Knueppel had the bad luck of having a bad game before awards ballots have been turned in—even if it isn’t supposed to count in the voting.

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Portland’s Deni Avdija Did A Lot More Than Shoot Free Throws to Beat the Suns

Deni Avdija went 15-of-22 from the field on his way to 41 points in a play-in win over the Suns.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Free Throw Parade Leads Steve Kerr to Blast NBA Rules

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr ripped the NBA rules that allowed Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to attempt 15 free throws in a win this weekend.

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Did NBA Stars Like the New All-Star Game Format as Much as Fans?

Here’s what NBA stars thought of the new ASG format that proved a huge hit with fans.

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Each First-Time All-Star for 2026 NBA All-Star Game and How They Got Here

Six players received All-Star honors for the first time in 2026.

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From the foul line to the fault line: Deni Avdija, Israel and the collapse of online nuance

The danger around the Portland star is that in making crucial debates into arguments about basketball, we lose sight of what is really important

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NBA Announces Reserves for 2026 All-Star Game

The NBA has tabbed 14 reserves for this year’s All-Star Game.

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Chris Mannix’s NBA All-Star Game Reserves Projections

LeBron James’s case to earn his record 22nd straight selection, plus which players are locks to make the field vs. tough calls in each conference.

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NBA The Run: Which 30 Players Will Make the Cut?

NBA The Run is a spiritual successor to the NBA Street series and is being created by former developers of the legendary basketball video game series. Originally announced as a completely fictional basketball game called The Run: Got Next, Play By Play Studios managed to secure the NBA license to…

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NBA Midseason Awards: Reviving the MVP Debate Between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić

The Coach of the Year and rookie races are surprisingly competitive, while Victor Wembanyama should run away with Defensive Player of the Year with one caveat.

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Tari Eason Has Fine-Worthy Explanation for Deni Avdija’s Big Night vs. Rockets

Deni Avdija is shooting a lot of free throws this season and Tari Eason knows why.

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Five Bold NBA All-Star Predictions Including LeBron James’s Historic Streak

The Suns deserve a spot, but not for who you think, plus surprising first-time participants and the surging Pistons’ chances at two spots.

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Making the Case for Six First-Time NBA All-Stars

Austin Reaves and Jamal Murray have never been named to the team, plus a handful of up-and-comers are making this season’s race tight.

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Deni Avdija and the Kind of Season Nobody Expected

Some breakouts arrive quietly. Others hit you in the face. Deni Avdija’s season belongs to the second kind. You watch a Portland game now and it takes about three possessions before you realise he is not the same player people kept calling “promising” for four years. Something changed. The numbers…

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NBA 2K26 Player Ratings Update Available Today (11-20)

The second NBA 2K26 player ratings update of the season arrived today with Daniss Jenkins – 79 OVR (+9) and Derik Queen – 80 OVR (+6) receiving the biggest bumps.

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Giddey's Bulls get out of jail with buzzer-beating win

Josh Giddey's Chicago Bulls have broken the Portland Trail Blazers' hearts by snatching a one-point road win after the final siren.

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Portland Trail Blazers 2025-26 Outlook

Previewing the upcoming NBA season for the Portland Trail Blazers who will be vying to become the surprise of the Western Conference.

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SI:AM | The Blazers—Yes, the Blazers—Are the NBA’s Hottest Team

Out of nowhere, they’ve won eight of their last nine.

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NBA Draft: Tracking and grading every major trade from the first-round of the NBA Draft

Here's a look at all the trades from the first-round of the NBA Draft.

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Bleacher Report suggests a Josh Giddey for Deni Avdija trade

Bleacher Report suggests a Josh Giddey for Deni Avdija trade.

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