2018–19 Portland Trail Blazers season

Kevin DurantPhoto: Getty ImagesKevin Durant is under contract for one more year with the Brooklyn Nets, but based on the bevy of reports and leaks on the extremely fluid Kyrie melodrama and its potential fallout, his employment is volatile.…

Jerami GrantPhoto: Getty ImagesWhat the hell is going on? Typically this early on before the draft, the trades are evenly balanced. First, the Thunder trades the 30th pick in this year’s draft plus two future second-round picks for JaMychal…

CJ McCollum is now a frontman instead of Dame’s lieutenant.Image: Getty ImagesThis story has been updated.12:40 p.m. EST: Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George has been ruled out of tonight’s play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans…

Dame’s injury might be the reset that the Trail Blazers needed.Image: Getty ImagesIf the Portland Trail Blazers ever wondered what an unfortunate but well-timed injury looks like, Damian Lillard’s abdominal issue is it. The team announced…

Damian Lillard is untouchable, according to the Trail Blazers. Okay!Image: Getty ImagesThere are a couple of ways to parse the report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Zach Lowe that the Trail Blazers are not willing to discuss trading…

Is it time for Portland to part ways with CJ McCollum?Image: Getty ImagesIt’s far from all CJ McCollum’s fault the Portland Trail Blazers are struggling, and currently the 10th seed in the Western Conference with an 11-14 record. His field…

Maybe Dame should have explored other options last off season.Image: Getty ImagesHindsight is 20/20. But even then, sometimes people just don’t want to see what’s right in front of them.On Sunday night, the Portland Trail Blazers dropped to…

Illustration: Getty ImagesThe pro-Simmons case: If you’re a Blazers fan, you’d obviously prefer it not be centered around a Damian Lillard / Ben Simmons swap. You’d rather it be CJ McCollum, though that would mean sacrificing whatever…