Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images The Portland Trail Blazers have had a positive offseason all things considered. The Portland Trail Blazers have had a quieter offseason than the previous one. After being the talk of the NBA all offseason long last summer with Damian Lillard trade rumors, the Blazers have fallen back into the shadows this year. With nearly every roster spot filled before free agency, the Blazers had no wiggle room to make many moves, trading for Deni Avdija and drafting Donovan Clingan on draft night. Those moves have prompted ESPN writer Kevin Pelton to give the B ..read more

Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images Donovan Clingan was the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, but the Portland Trail Blazers big man should have been taken sooner perhaps. The Portland Trail Blazers made Donovan Clingan the No. 7 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, but he was projected to go as high as No. 1. In the Las Vegas Summer League, Clingan proved to be one of the better prospects there, leading the showcase in blocks and rebounds per game. That’s why CBS Sports writer Kyle Boone has Clingan going No. 3 to the Houston Rockets in his NBA redraft. There was steam into the f ..read more

Rogue Media Network Episode 22: Return of Adrian and His Takes on Summer League, The Trade Machine, and The Doup Drop? The Blazer’s Edge staff publish in-depth content every day about the Portland Trail Blazers. Much can be conveyed through words, but now it’s time to hear the voices behind the names. Let me introduce you to the inaugural season of the Rip City Roundtable Podcast! This podcast will be hosted by yours truly, Cory Dickman. I have enjoyed writing post game extended recaps, but now it is time to dive deeper into topics affecting the team. Every episode will also feature a guest in ..read more

Photo by Christian Inoferio/NBAE via Getty Images Chauncey Billups loses a staff member and gains one in the same day. The Portland Trail Blazers have announced the hiring of Ronnie Burrell as assistant coach. Burrell served as an assistant with the Brooklyn Nets last season. Prior to that he worked in the G League, earning Coach of the Year honors with the Long Islan Nets in 2023. Burrell’s hiring comes on the same day the Blazers lost the head coach of their own G League affiliate, Jim Moran, to the Sacramento Kings. Here is the official press release covering Burrell’s hiring: PORTLAND, Ore ..read more

Photo by Alika Jenner/NBAE via Getty Images Rip City Remix Head Coach Jim Moran heads to California. The Portland Trail Blazers are losing one of their coaches to the Sacramento Kings. Accoding to multiple reports from Sacramento, Jim Moran, the head coach of the Rip City Remix, is leaving the G League team to become an assistant coach for Mike Brown. Brown’s staff has experienced considerable turnover this summer. Moran will help fill the void. Moran worked for the Blazers as a video coordinator and assistant coach between 2014 and 2021. He returned to coach the Remix last season ..read more

Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images They’ll probably win, but could it be better? The 2024 Summer Olympics are almost upon us. As is traditional, Team USA Basketball is favored to win a gold medal. They’ve gone undefeated through their exhibition warm-up schedule, enduring a couple close calls versus Australia and South Sudan. This is bringing up plenty of conversation nationally, plus a few mixed feelings in the Blazer’s Edge Mailbag. It’s not the most popular topic, but it’s timely, so let’s tackle it. Dear Dave, Do you follow the international game at all? It seems like the world has caught ..read more

Photo by Adam Hagy/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking this year’s Summer League players. The Portland Trail Blazers’ newest addition, Donovan Clingan, had a very impressive NBA Summer League showing where he posted an average of 9.0 points per game while also leading all performers with 12.3 rebounds and 4.3 blocks per game. That performance earned Clingan the #5 spot on a list of the top performing rookies at Summer League by SBNation’s Ricky O’Donnell. Clingan’s defense looked as good as advertised in Las Vegas, leading all qualified rookies with 4.25 blocks and 12.3 rebounds per game. It was st ..read more

New York extends Tom Thibodeau and gets a new assistant. Former Portland Trail Blazers big man Mark Bryant is joining the New York Knicks in an assistant coaching role according to Ian Begley of SNY. Mark Bryant is joining the Knicks as an assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff, per SNY sources. Bryant, most recently with Pistons, is widely viewed as one of the top big man coaches in the NBA. Bryant is a 15-year NBA veteran who spent the first seven years of his career in Portland from 1988 to 1995. Since retiring in 2003, Bryant has served as an assistant for the Dallas Mavericks, Orland ..read more

Photo by Amanda Loman/Getty Images Bragging during a loss is a no-no. Portland Trail Blazers Head Coach Chauncey Billups may be relatively new to the NBA coaching fraternity, but he has old-school ideas when it comes to propriety during games, especially during losses. Appearing on the 7PM in Brooklyn show with former Blazer Carmelo Anthony, Billups recounted a time when one of his players posted a dunk to social media at halftime with his team down 18 to the New Orleans Pelicans. You can find the full excerpt from the show on X: Chauncey Billups tells the story of one of his players posting ..read more

Photo by Brock Williams-Smith/NBAE via Getty Images The Blazers will play four exhibition games this fall. The Portland Trail Blazers have released their 2024 Preseason Schedule. The exhibition slate will include four games, three against NBA opponents and one versus an international team. The action begins on Friday, October 11th with a tilt against the Los Angeles Clippers in Seattle. On Sunday, October 13th the Blazers face the Sacramento Kings in Golden 1 Center, followed by a Wednesday, October 16th run versus Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga at the Moda Center. Preseaso ..read more