Basketball

Damian Lillard wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. The Portland Trail Blazers know this yet haven’t abandoned hope that the seven-time All-Star changes his mind.

The All-Star point guard requested a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers over the weekend. This comes after 11 seasons as one of the best players in the league, in a franchise that feels a long way from contention.

Victor Wembanyama is seen as a lock for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs to select in the draft. He hopes to reproduce the championship success of other French players, like Tony Parker.

A new basketball team is coming to Portland next season. The Trail Blazers recently announced they're going to create a team for the NBA’s G League. It will be for young players who hope to make it to the biggest arenas in basketball. Portland's new team will play at the University of Portland's Chiles Center.

Back To The Basket is a Portland store devoted to all things basketball culture with apparel, merchandise and collectibles. OPB’s Paul Marshall talked with store owner Troy Douglass.

Fifty-one years ago, the largest crowd to ever witness a live indoor sporting event in Oregon made its way to Portland’s Memorial Coliseum. The reason: the Oregon high school boys basketball championship game, the first to feature a team of entirely African Americans players — from Portland’s Jefferson High School — versus an all white team — from Baker High School in Eastern Oregon.

Blaze the Trail Cat has a new friend to take the court with: Douglas Fur the Sasquatch.

If you’ve been paying attention to Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard at all this week, you’ll know he’s on a tear. Here's why so many people are talking about him.

The Portland Trail Blazers worked deals with five different teams involving more than a half dozen players.

Following trades, injuries and issues with team management, the Portland Trail Blazers have had an eventful past year. Mike Richman, host of a daily blazers podcast, joins us to break down the events last year and what's next for the Blazers this season.