Tag: Portland Trail Blazers
While rumors continue to swirl around Andre Iguodala, odds are the Grizzlies will take their time in moving the 35-year-old. Chad Smith examines which teams could prove a potential landing spot for the veteran forward.
Drew Mays takes a look at four Western Conference players whose play will swing their team’s fortunes one way or the other.
Drew Maresca and the Basketball Insiders team offer their annual 50 predictions for the NBA season.
Making the playoffs is hard, and staying there is even more challenging. Revisiting last year’s postseason, there are four teams that could find themselves without a chair once the music stops at the end of this season. Chad Smith writes.
While the Most Improved Player Award is the hardest to forecast, there are certain signs that a player may be poised for a season worthy of this honor. Quinn Davis names five that could be in the running come season’s end.
Zach Collins and Hassan Whiteside started up front for the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday — but after just one preseason game, it’s clear they’re still a long way from proving that partnership’s staying power, writes Jack Winter.
The rise of small-ball made it seem as though the era of extra height was done, but Matt John takes a look at several teams who will use their extra height in their frontcourt to their advantage.
Someone unexpected may shift the balance of power in the Northwest Division, but who? Douglas Farmer takes a look at the top possibilities.
The Portland Trail Blazers have dreams of realistic championship contention this season. After going through respective career nadirs, are Rodney Hood and Kent Bazemore ready to help propel Portland to new heights?
The Portland Trail Blazers reshuffled the roster and added more defense and versatility this offseason — plus, given further development of a youthful bench unit, suddenly, things appear far more promising than usual. Basketball Insiders takes a look at Portland in this 2019-20 NBA Season Preview.
