Trail Blazers

The Blazers made their second trade of the week during Wednesday's NBA draft, trading a guard with the 11th pick for Chinese center Yang Hansen.

Celtics guard Jrue Holiday, who made his sixth career All-Defensive team selection in his first season in Boston, came to Portland in 2023 in the Damian Lillard trade. He was dealt days later to the Celtics.

The owners of the Portland Thorns and the city’s incoming WNBA team confirm they’re aware the Trail Blazers are up for sale. But the Bhathal family has declined to express interest — or disinterest — in bidding for the franchise.

Utah will pick fifth, Washington sixth, New Orleans seventh, Brooklyn eighth, Toronto ninth, Houston 10th, Portland 11th, Chicago 12th, Atlanta 13th and San Antonio 14th.

A Seattle tech company has created the first tactile sports broadcast, transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations for visually impaired sports fans. And the Portland Trail Blazers were the first team in the NBA to have it available for fans attending games.

Portland made 15 3-pointers but shot just 30% from behind the arc and 39% overall as Detroit held off the Blazers in the second of back-to-back games.

We hear about the Portland Trail Blazers' recent winning streak, what's fueling it and the changed outlook for the team for the rest of the NBA season.

The Trail Blazers made things interesting in the final period, cutting it to 93-88 on Anfernee Simons' free throws, but the Thunder countered with a banked 3-pointer to pull away for the victory.

A new deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group means the majority of Blazers games will be on KATU in Portland and other broadcast television stations across the region.

Portland City Council approved a lease renewal this week to keep the Trail Blazers playing at the Moda Center until at least 2030.