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Trail Blazers exercise team options on Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen
The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Thursday that they have exercised the 2027-28 team options on young Centers Donovan Clingan and Yang Hansen.
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Report: Travis Demers assumes Trail Blazers TV Play-by-Play duties... for now
The Trail Blazers have finally found their new television play-by-play voice, and they didn't have to look very far to find him. According to Joe Freeman of the Oregonian, the Trail Blazers will lean on radio voice Travis Demers to assume play-by-play duties for the TV broadcast this season. The move, hopefully, puts an end to a rocky month of October for Portland. It was on October 1st that the Trail Blazers announced they had hired young up and coming broadcaster Braiden Be
Oct 142 min read


An Open Letter to Adam Silver: Portland Did Its Part. Now Help Fix Dundon’s Mess.
Hi Adam, Parasocial relationships are weird, so I’ll just talk to you like a person, not a distant power broker. I grew up in the Portland area loving the Trail Blazers. Tom Dundon’s ownership group is driving a wedge between our city and our team, and I’m asking you to help fix it. This letter draws on the reporting linked below, especially Jason Quick’s “Tom Dundon’s Blazers can’t avoid drama. Instead, it’s all about Dundon.” If you can, subscribe to The Athletic and read
Oct 45 min read


Blazers part ways with new TV Play-by-Play broadcaster hours after announcing hire
Braiden Bell's time behind the mic for the Portland Trail Blazers ended before it ever had a chance to truly begin. On Thursday afternoon the team announced the hire of Bell. A young up and comer tasked with replacing the legendary Kevin Calabro. The announcement was met with excitement. Bell was seen engaging with fans on social media and was looking forward to his start in PDX. Then, it all came crashing down. Hours after the hire was announced, the plug was pulled. Local n
Oct 12 min read


Trail Blazers Announce Braiden Bell as New TV Play-by-Play Broadcaster
The Trail Blazers have found their new television play-by-play voice. The team announced early Thursday that Braiden Bell has been tabbed to take over for the legendary Kevin Calabro on the mic. Bell, a graduate of Arizona State’s famed Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, comes to Portland after a stint as the lead play-by-play voice for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and the G-League’s Valley Suns. In the teams press release, President of Basketball Op
Oct 12 min read


Roundup: Trail Blazers Media Day
Training camp starting can only mean one thing — MEDIA DAY! On Monday, media members gathered at Moda Center to meet and ask questions of the 2006-2027 Portland Trail Blazers. A long day, with plenty of smiles. Media were happy to be back on the beat, and it was clear the players were ready to hit the court and get training camp rolling. How will the Blazers look this season? What are the early thoughts on new additions like head coach Micha Nori and superstar Ja Morant? What
Sep 281 min read


Former Trail Blazers forward Nic Batum retires after 18 seasons in the NBA.
After 18 seasons in the NBA, former Trail Blazers small forward Nic Batum is hanging up his basketball shoes.
Sep 211 min read


Welcome to Rose City Central
Welcome to ground level. The start of something special. The birth of a brand. Welcome to Rose City Central.
Sep 141 min read


What to expect with RCC
First of all, thank you all so much for the early support here on our launch day! We have shared lots of content, and there has been a lot to digest, but the love we have seen has not gone unappreciated. As we have stated, we really want to focus on creating some great video content to live on YouTube throughout the year. To get the ball rolling, the crew got together to film a video just for you all to get to know the people behind the brand. Unfortunately, Jamie was not ava
Sep 141 min read


Get to Know: Busted Bucket
Welcome in, Bucket Busters! This is the Busted Bucket Podcast!
Sep 131 min read


Get to know: The 19:77
Welcome into the 19:77 Podcast, a podcast that runs 19 minutes and 77 seconds in honor of your 1977 World Champion Portland Trail Blazers...
Sep 123 min read


Get to Know: The Scoop
Hearing "The Scoop with Jamie Hudson and Chris Burkhardt" might bring back a few memories. Years ago, The Scoop was where we hung out before tip-off and after the final buzzer with Blazers fans live on Facebook and on Comcast SportsNet Northwest's website. It was where we talked Blazers basketball, shared stories from around the team, broke down the night's biggest moments, and connected with the best fans in the NBA. Those shows eventually came to an end. But the conversatio
Sep 122 min read


Get to Know: The Podland Trailcasters
Hellllooooooo, Rip City! Whether you are in town or out of town, from every corner of the interwebs, it's time to get to know the Trailcasters!
Sep 122 min read
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