# portland trail blazers (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover portland trail blazers. Page: Feed: --- ## [Shaedon Sharpe's brutal injury just complicated his Trail Blazers future](https://ripcityproject.com/shaedon-sharpe-injury-complicated-blazers-future?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-26 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ Shaedon Sharpe's torn meniscus pushes him further down the pecking order in the Portland Trail Blazers ' new-look backcourt. ## [Shaedon Sharpe injury is already hurting Blazers' Ja Morant era](https://ripcityproject.com/shaedon-sharpe-injury-is-already-hurting-blazers-ja-morant-era?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-25 · Jack Simone · Rip City Project Feed_ Without Shaedon Sharpe, the Portland Trail Blazers could struggle to evaluate the Ja Morant era. ## [Are the Knicks Asking Too Much of Walt Frazier? 1975](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/24/are-the-knicks-asking-too-much-of-walt-frazier-1975/) _2026-08-24 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ Without a guy like Reed to pull down rebounds, Frazier will have to make different moves this season. ## [Shaedon Sharpe injury gifts former lottery disappointment one last lifeline](https://ripcityproject.com/shaedon-sharpe-injury-gifts-former-lottery-disappointment-last-lifeline-scoot-henderson?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-24 · Zane Gelphman · Rip City Project Feed_ The injury to the Portland Trail Blazers' forward creates an unexpected opening for a player who has largely been thought of as a disappointment. ## [Shaedon Sharpe injury is a blessing and a curse for Blazers’ rotation](https://ripcityproject.com/shaedon-sharpe-injury-blessing-curse-blazers-rotation?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-24 · Finn Kuehl · Rip City Project Feed_ Shaedon Sharpe tearing his meniscus will hurt the Portland Trail Blazers offensively, but there is a lineup-related silver lining. ## [Shaedon Sharpe injury deals brutal blow to Blazers' young core](https://ripcityproject.com/shaedon-sharpe-injury-brutal-blow-blazers-young-core?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-24 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ Shaedon Sharpe will miss six months due to a torn meniscus, a setback for this young Trail Blazers core. ## [Damian Lillard is wildly underrated heading into the 2026-27 season](https://ripcityproject.com/damian-lillard-wildly-underrated-2026-27-season?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-22 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ HoopsHype's point guard rankings prove Trail Blazers' Damian Lillard is being underrated entering the 2026-27 season coming back from injury. ## [Maurice Lucas: Always in a State of War, 1986](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/22/maurice-lucas-always-in-a-state-of-war-1986/) _2026-08-22 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ Lucas, obviously, has a reputation. Bad dude. Tough guy. Enforcer. Hitman. He is Sonny Liston with a hangnail. ## [Semi-Predicting the Cavaliers/Watson Resolution](https://ericpincus.substack.com/p/semi-predicting-the-cavalierswatson) _2026-08-21 · Eric Pincus · Eric Pincus_ My story went live on Wednesday morning at Bleacher Report: 3-Team NBA Trade Idea After Cleveland Cavaliers’ Failed LeBron James Pursuit. Later that day, news broke that the Denver Nuggets and Cavaliers were executing two of the three legs in my trade concept. ## [Blazers' Ja Morant trade quietly sets up Deni Avdija's next leap](https://ripcityproject.com/blazers-ja-morant-trade-sets-deni-avdija-next-leap?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-21 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ The Portland Trail Blazers added more playmaking this summer, allowing Deni Avdija to become a two-way star. ## [100,000 Bonus Points Await You (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Wn8mXa9BvB6W) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Earn 100,000 bonus points after spending $5,000 in the first 3 months. ## [Friday roundup: KC approves $1B+ in Royals stadium subsidies over calls for public vote, independent analysis](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/21/24644/friday-roundup-kc-approves-1b-in-royals-stadium-subsidies-over-calls-for-public-vote-independent-analysis/) _2026-08-21 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ First things first: The Kansas City council voted on a proposed city funding package for a new Royals stadium yesterday, and as expected, it sailed through, with councilmembers voting 11-2 to approve a series of agreements promising $600 million in cash plus at least $500 million in tax breaks toward a new $1.9 billion stadium at \[…\] ## [The Blazers can solve their guard problem with one obvious trade](https://ripcityproject.com/blazers-solve-guard-problem-one-obvious-trade-jrue-holiday-andrew-wiggins?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-20 · Nicholas Kula · Rip City Project Feed_ In a mock trade, the Trail Blazers eye Andrew Wiggins to solve their guard abundance. ## [Ben Simmons could be the curveball that fixes Blazers’ glaring roster flaw](https://ripcityproject.com/ben-simmons-curveball-fixes-blazers-glaring-roster-flaw?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-20 · Orel Dizon · Rip City Project Feed_ The Portland Trail Blazers' roster looks like it is missing key pieces, and another reclamation project could be the solution. ## [Peyton Watson trade is another one that got away from the Blazers](https://ripcityproject.com/peyton-watson-trade-another-one-got-away-blazers?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-20 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ The Portland Trail Blazers expressed interest in Peyton Watson but were unable to finish the job as the rising star heads to Cleveland. ## [Maurice Lucas: Schenley Spartan Makes Great, 1986](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/19/maurice-lucas-schenley-spartan-makes-great-1986/) _2026-08-19 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ Lucas generally answers “persistence” when asked to explain himself from his roots. ## [Trail Blazers have unique LeBron opportunity that could give them a boost](https://ripcityproject.com/trail-blazers-have-unique-lebron-opportunity-that-could-give-them-a-boost?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-19 · Jordanna Clark · Rip City Project Feed_ The Portland Trail Blazers will take on LeBron James and the Sixers for the first time a month into the start of the regular season. ## [KC committee approves city $1B+ Royals stadium subsidy after security arrests opposition speaker](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/19/24638/kc-committee-approves-city-1b-royals-stadium-subsidy-after-security-arrests-opposition-speaker/) _2026-08-19 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ The $1.5 billion–plus Kansas City Royals stadium subsidy plan sailed through its first city council committee hearing yesterday, with the Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee voting unanimously to approve $600 million in city funding plus hundreds of millions more in tax breaks. The vote sent Mayor Quinton Lucas into paroxysms of metaphor, declaring that \[…\] ## [2023 Redraft offers yet another painful reminder of Blazers’ Scoot Henderson miss](https://ripcityproject.com/2023-redraft-painful-reminder-blazers-scoot-henderson-miss?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-19 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ The latest 2023 NBA redraft reminds Portland Trail Blazers fans of a Scoot Henderson pick that still looks like a miss. ## [Pressure builds on Scoot Henderson after Blazers' Ja Morant trade](https://ripcityproject.com/portland-trail-blazers-pressure-builds-scoot-henderson-after-ja-morant-trade?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-18 · Tyler Watts · Rip City Project Feed_ The Portland Trail Blazers have a loaded backcourt after trading for Ja Morant, which adds even more pressure on Scoot Henderson. ## [KC council set to vote on city giving Royals owner $600m plus a crapton of tax breaks, getting almost nothing in return](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/18/24625/kc-council-set-to-vote-on-city-giving-royals-owner-600m-plus-a-crapton-of-tax-breaks-getting-almost-nothing-in-return/) _2026-08-18 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ A Kansas City council committee is set to vote today on approving city money toward a new Royals stadium, so naturally the actual legislation didn’t get released until yesterday, providing everyone involved approximately no time to read and understand it. While everyone scrambles to play catchup, here’s an attempt to at least figure out the main \[…\] ## [AI publishing with human taste (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/eazJDZfD3hsE) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Convert AI research into blogs, podcasts, and newsletters with optional human review. ## [Which Teams Do/Don't Spend $? (2026 Edition)](https://ericpincus.substack.com/p/which-teams-dodont-spend-2026-edition) _2026-08-18 · Eric Pincus · Eric Pincus_ With much consternation over aprons and the like, it’s vital to note that NBA teams may be more gun-shy about luxury taxes than the upper-echelon penalties for spending above the second apron. ## [Predicting the Trail Blazers' 2026-27 record with talent and questions galore](https://ripcityproject.com/predicting-trail-blazers-2026-27-record-talent-questions-galore?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-17 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ Predicting the Portland Trail Blazers' record for the 2026-27 season after a puzzling offseason. ## [Maurice Lucas: Cool Hand Luke, 1978](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/17/maurice-lucas-cool-hand-luke-1978/) _2026-08-17 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ Lucas found a new contentment in the move to Portland. ## [San Antonio council votes not to let city residents vote on $489m in Spurs arena funding](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/17/24622/san-antonio-council-votes-not-to-let-city-residents-vote-on-489m-in-spurs-arena-funding/) _2026-08-17 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ The San Antonio city council has completed its hearing on Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ proposal to put a measure on the November ballot on whether to devote $489 million in city money to a new Spurs arena, and their verdict is nope: The San Antonio City Council batted down Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones’ attempt to \[…\] ## [3 High-stakes matchups the Trail Blazers have to win in 2026-27](https://ripcityproject.com/3-high-stakes-matchups-trail-blazers-win-2026-27?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-16 · Finn Kuehl · Rip City Project Feed_ Evaluating the Western Conference opponents the Portland Trail Blazers must defeat to secure a playoff spot next season. ## [Blazers' Deandre Ayton buyout looks even better after this offseason](https://ripcityproject.com/blazers-deandre-ayton-buyout-looks-even-better-offseason?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-16 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ The Trail Blazers' decision to move on from Deandre Ayton and embrace their Donovan Clingan era looks better than ever this offseason. ## [Deni Avdija has a potential Ja Morant problem in Portland](https://ripcityproject.com/deni-avdija-potential-ja-morant-problem-portland?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-16 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ The Trail Blazers' Ja Morant trade clouds Deni Avdija's offensive role after an All-Star season in Portland. ## [Friday roundup: Plano residents to vote on $700m Stars arena subsidy, Bears still playing hard to get with IL and IN](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/14/24616/friday-roundup-plano-residents-to-vote-on-700m-stars-arena-subsidy-bears-still-playing-hard-to-get-with-il-and-in/) _2026-08-14 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ In case you missed it, sports economist/meme master J.C. Bradbury has a new book on sports subsidy deals due out soon: This One Will Be Different details the latest in stadium and arena deals and why they never pay off for the public, with a particular focus on the Atlanta Braves extraction of money from Cobb \[ \] ## [Power ranking the Trail Blazers’ two-way players based on breakout chances](https://ripcityproject.com/power-ranking-trail-blazers-two-way-players-breakout-chances?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-14 · Finn Kuehl · Rip City Project Feed_ Evaluating Chris Youngblood, John Tonje, and Jayson Kent based on how likely they are to break out for the Trail Blazers in the 2026-27 season. ## [How to watch the Trail Blazers in 2026-27: TV, streaming, and radio](https://ripcityproject.com/how-to-watch-trail-blazers-2026-27-tv-streaming-radio?utm_source=RSS) _2026-08-13 · Reese Kunz · Rip City Project Feed_ Everything Portland Trail Blazers fans need to watch their team play in the 2026-27 season. ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/utnpizy29HPA) _2026-08-13 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Free Money \[subscribers-only\]](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/13/24612/free-money-subscribers-only/) _2026-08-13 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ The standard stadium playbook was laid out by Joanna Cagan and myself back in Chapter 4 of Field of Schemes, “The Art of the Steal,” and hasn’t changed much since. The move threats, promises of illusory fiscal windfalls, warnings of obsolescence (whether physical or economic) and so on have To keep reading this Field of \[ \] ## [Portland okays spending $120m on Blazers arena renovation if Dundon agrees to pay rent and PILOTs](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/13/24606/portland-okays-spending-120m-on-blazers-arena-renovation-if-dundon-agrees-to-pay-rent-and-pilots/) _2026-08-13 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ After months of public debate, the Portland city council voted 8-4 yesterday to approve spending $120 million toward renovations to the Trail Blazers arena, plus $275 million for upgrades over the next 20 years. But the term sheet it approved included several major new conditions — most prominently, that the team start paying rent, starting \[ \] ## [Lakers Sold, Again?!?!](https://ericpincus.substack.com/p/lakers-sold-again) _2026-08-12 · Eric Pincus · Eric Pincus_ Our dog, Bailey, woke me up early on Wednesday. ## [Councilmember says his Rays stadium tax plan would leave Tampa “not involved in the financing,” except for all the financing](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/12/24598/councilmember-says-his-rays-stadium-tax-plan-would-leave-tampa-not-involved-in-the-financing-except-for-all-the-financing/) _2026-08-12 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ Ever since Tampa councilmember Bill Carlson announced a few days ago that he d be willing to consider casting a swing vote for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium if the city s share came out of a different pot of property tax money, I ve been engaged in a weird, slow-motion discussion with Carlson on the former Twitter \[ \] ## [Sleepy Floyd: A Fourth Quarter for the Ages, 1987](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/12/sleepy-floyd-a-fourth-quarter-for-the-ages-1987/) _2026-08-12 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ During one of the Lakers’ three increasingly desperate timeouts in the fourth quarter, Karl simply told his players, “Get the ball to Sleepy.” ## [Portland may ask Blazers owner to pay rent in exchange for $395m in city arena funding](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/12/24594/portland-may-ask-blazers-owner-to-pay-rent-in-exchange-for-395m-in-city-arena-funding/) _2026-08-12 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ The Portland city council is set to vote on a term sheet today for the proposed $600 million Trail Blazers arena renovations deal, and it may not look like the one that was initially proposed. Late yesterday, four councilmembers issued a proposed amendment with revised terms that include team owner Tom Dundon paying $2 million \[ \] ## [KC mayor postpones Royals stadium funding vote after failing to tell council what they’d be voting on](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/12/24590/kc-mayor-postpones-royals-stadium-funding-vote-after-failing-to-tell-council-what-theyd-be-voting-on/) _2026-08-12 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ A Kansas City council committee was all set yesterday to consider allocating $20 million to a Royals stadium fund for something unspecified, when Mayor Quinton Lucas abruptly pulled it from the meeting agenda because democracy: “I believe that even in representative democracy, i.e. going through city council meetings, you have a fair opportunity not just \[ \] ## [Celebrating "Mamba"](https://ericpincus.substack.com/p/celebrating-mamba) _2026-08-12 · Eric Pincus · Eric Pincus_ Last week, I was fortunate to visit Nike’s “The Art of Obsession” at LA Live, leading into the Mamba Invitational. ## [New taxpayer-funded Bills stadium features record number of state-of-the-art obstructed-view seats](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/11/24581/new-taxpayer-funded-bills-stadium-features-record-number-of-state-of-the-art-obstructed-view-seats/) _2026-08-11 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ Buffalo Bills ownership held an open practice on Sunday to show off their new $2.1 billion stadium (public cost: $1 billion and change), and it did not go well: Other Bills fans pointed out that many of the new stadium s seats are not obstructed, but that didn t do much to quell the online furor, especially after \[ \] ## [Multnomah county chair hires Blazers negotiator who heads pro-arena lobbying group, sees no conflict of interest](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/11/24576/multnomah-county-chair-hires-blazers-negotiator-who-heads-pro-arena-lobbying-group-sees-no-conflict-of-interest/) _2026-08-11 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ Uproar continues to grow over Multnomah County hiring a negotiator in the Portland Trail Blazers arena renovation fight who has a curious resume: Chair Jessica Vega Pederson disclosed Thursday that she had tapped former Trail Blazers executive Chris Oxley to represent the county as it worked with Portland officials on a framework aimed at keeping \[ \] ## [Gene Shue: The Little Mouse That Roared, 1961](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/10/gene-shue-the-little-mouse-that-roared-1961/) _2026-08-10 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ Twice before Dame Fate had stepped in to help Gene, and once again, she was waiting in the wings. This time, she appeared as a telephone call. ## [Tampa swing vote says he’ll okay Rays stadium if city spends from different pot of tax money](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/10/24569/tampa-swing-vote-says-hell-okay-rays-stadium-if-city-spends-from-different-pot-of-tax-money/) _2026-08-10 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ I m on the road today, but did want to briefly note that Tampa councilmember Bill Carlson, the likely swing vote on any Tampa Bay Rays stadium deal, has come out with his plan for a new way of funding the team s $2 billion stadium district subsidy demand: Tampa City Councilman Bill Carlson has proposed a new \[ \] ## [Bobby McDermott: Speaking of George Mikan, 1946](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/08/bobby-mcdermott-speaking-of-george-mikan-1946/) _2026-08-08 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ "I don’t think basketball will ever see his equal again." ## [Friday roundup: County commission approves $100m in Blazers arena money, doesn’t actually have $100m](https://www.fieldofschemes.com/2026/08/07/24566/friday-roundup-county-commission-approves-100m-in-blazers-arena-money-doesnt-actually-have-100m/) _2026-08-07 · Neil deMause · Field of Schemes_ One of several remaining shoes dropped in the Portland Trail Blazers arena renovation saga yesterday, as Multnomah County commissioners voted 4-1 to approve team owner Tom Dundon s term sheet for $100 million in county funding for the project. Or maybe just half a shoe, as three of the five commissioners voted not to use $35 million \[ \] ## [Visited PLYRS UNTD's New Los Angeles Practice Facility](https://ericpincus.substack.com/p/visited-plyrs-untds-new-los-angeles) _2026-08-06 · Eric Pincus · Eric Pincus_ On Monday, I got to visit PLYRS UNTD’s new gym, formerly the site of the LA Clippers’ practice facility in Playa Vista before they moved to Inglewood. ## [Darnell Hillman: The Game I’ll Never Forget, 1972](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/04/darnell-hillman-the-game-ill-never-forget-1972/) _2026-08-04 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ When you block shots like that, it becomes a psychological weapon. You want opposing players thinking about it. ## [Al Attles: The Demise of the Player-Coach, 1994](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/08/01/al-attles-the-demise-of-the-player-coach-1994/) _2026-08-01 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ They say that’s in the book. I’m still trying to find out who wrote the book, and I can’t even find the book. ## [Vinnie Johnson: The Microwave Heats Up Fast, 1986](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/07/31/vinnie-johnson-the-microwave-heats-up-fast-1986/) _2026-07-31 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ When V.J. scores, he does it from defying positions, his body often off-center and wiggling in an attempt to confuse the defender. ## [NBA Trade Exceptions (as of 7/28/26)](https://ericpincus.substack.com/p/nba-trade-exceptions-as-of-72726) _2026-07-27 · Eric Pincus · Eric Pincus_ It’s time for a refresh with many of the offseason moves behind us. ## [The Greening of Jo Jo White, 1977](https://from-way-downtown.com/2026/07/27/the-greening-of-jo-jo-white-1977/) _2026-07-27 · bobkuska · From Way Downtown_ For an athlete who thought it would be wonderful if he ever made $20,000 a year playing basketball, Jo Jo White has done all right.