
An extension could have been worth up to $53.76 million.
Report: Gary Trent Jr. declined Trail Blazers’ extension offer — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

An extension could have been worth up to $53.76 million.
Report: Gary Trent Jr. declined Trail Blazers’ extension offer — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Carmelo Anthony, on the verge of slipping from the NBA, resuscitated his career with the Trail Blazers.
Report: Carmelo Anthony re-signing with Trail Blazers — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

Sign In Enes Kanter, like Kyrie Irving, won’t be the last person to wear No. 11 for the Celtics. Boston reportedly traded the center to the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team deal involving the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. This will be Kanter’s second stint in Portland after appearing in 23 games for the Trail…
Enes Kanter Appears Happy About Heading Back To Portland After Celtics Trade — NESN.com

Unloading Kanter gives the Celtics more breathing room below the luxury-tax line/hard cap.
Report: Trail Blazers getting Enes Kanter as Celtics and Grizzlies complete draft-day trade — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

While James Harden reportedly pushes for a trade to the Nets, the Rockets have been posturing as if they’ll keep him.
Report: Rockets trading Robert Covington to Trail Blazers for draft picks — ProBasketballTalk | NBC Sports

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — It took three days longer to close the series than the Lakers expected, and for three-and-a-half quarters, the Trail Blazers kept hope alive that it would take more. But that very faint flame was extinguished by a cruising Anthony Davis, driving into a clear lane in transition on the other…
LeBron James, Anthony Davis dazzle as Lakers top Trail Blazers in first-round series — Daily News

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) is defended by Portland Trail Blazers forward Carmelo Anthony during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Kim Klement/Pool Photo via AP) Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) is helped off the…
LeBron James scores 38 as Lakers knock out Blazers in Game 3, take 2-1 series lead — Daily News

OK, Laker fans, you can breathe. Yes, I know. After all of those pre-bubble expectations, all those dreams of title No. 17, it took one loss to put this fan base that has waited so long to get back to the playoffs on the verge of a nervous breakdown. After all, with seven years of…
Alexander: Lakers fans, it’s been a long wait — Daily News

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Kyle Kuzma may be a newcomer to the NBA playoffs, but after his first-ever postseason game, a loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, he grasped an essential truth of this time of the year: Don’t show weakness. Is he changing his routine after an iffy shooting night for him and…
Lakers say they aren’t pressing panic button after loss to Blazers in Game 1 — Daily News

The Morning Wrap shares the day’s top five stories from our reporters at the Southern California Newspaper Group. … Sign up to have our top sports stories delivered to your inbox with our daily newsletters ONE: The Trail Blazers continued to be one of the hottest teams in the Orlando bubble, shocking the Lakers in…
Morning Wrap: Are the Lakers in trouble after Game 1 loss? Dodgers win seventh straight — Daily News

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — He had just finished scoring 61 points in a needed win for his Trail Blazers. But Damian Lillard wasn’t done. He puffed out his chest and shouted toward press row, “Put some (expletive) respect on my name!” Of course, the people actually present for Lillard’s performance probably didn’t need any…
Jubilation, anguish as race for NBA’s Western 8th seed gets as close as ever — Daily News

After enjoying a comfortable 20-point lead through most of their game against the Portland Trail Blazers, the fourth quarter of the Boston Celtics’ 128-124 win was quite uncomfortable. Jursuf Nurkic (30 points, nine rebounds) and Damian Lillard (30 points, 16 assists) ate away at the Celtics advantage slowly in the third, and took the lead…
Celtics Wrap: Jaylen Brown’s Heroics Help Hold On Vs. Trail Blazers — NESN.com