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Damian Lillard Is the Best Trail Blazer in History, and He’s Proving It Every Night

Blazers fans enjoy dwelling in regret. A blown 16-point lead, a No. 1 draft pick misspent, a broken bone that derailed a promising career. It’s all very sad. But right now, three nights a week in the Rose Quarter, there’s a player performing at a level unmatched in franchise history.

Kobe Bryant Was Portland’s Perfect Foil

Dark needs light, war needs peace, and the Portland Trail Blazers needed Kobe Bryant.

Suck It, Haters: Carmelo Anthony Is the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week

Is it safe to call Carmelo Anthony’s run with the Blazers the most successful revival of a long-defunct brand since Twin Peaks? If the dude’s play in his first six games with the team—contributing to a three-game winning streak that has fans at least temporarily hopeful about staying within playoff range—wasn’t enough to convince you, the NBA made the resurgence official today by naming Anthony the Western Conference Player of the Week.

Melo Mania: A Report from Carmelo Anthony’s Moda Center Debut

Melo has joined the struggling Blazers on the road a few games back, on the heels of a series of terrible offseason moves, and has mostly looked pretty good—at least like an NBA forward, something the Blazers haven’t really had. He’s looked more or less like a facsimile of the Carmelo Anthony of old, rusted by age and a year out of the league, but still in possession of the gifts that have made him a 10 time NBA All-Star.

Watch Blazers Superfan Ian Karmel Dance with the Laker Girls (and Venus Williams) at Staples Center

On the night when Carmelo Anthony made his Rip City debut—and Portland dropped yet another game, falling to 5-10 on the year—one of the team’s biggest supporters has crossed to the dark side.

Destiny Fulfilled: Carmelo Anthony Is Finally a Portland Trail Blazer.

Tonight, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski told the world that the ailing Portland Trail Blazers—depleted by injuries and stumbling through the season, racking up embarrassing loss after embarrassing loss—have finally deemed it necessary to seek the services of future Basketball Hall of Famer Carmelo Kyam Anthony on a small, non-guaranteed contract.

The Blazers Are Releasing a Limited Edition “Greatest Hits” Album at Tomorrow’s Game

The album features seven jock jams, beginning with 1977’s countrified “BlazerMania,” by songwriting truck driver D.D. Albritton, and ending with a new version of “Blazers Theme Song,” otherwise known as the “Trail Blazer Trumpets” that announce the start of every home game, by Portland super-fans Portugal the Man.

Four Realistic Predictions for the Upcoming Blazers Season from the Hosts of the We Already Had Clyde Podcast

Blazer fans love their team with a fanatical devotion that often blinds them to their shortcomings. But Portland comedians Seth Johnston and Brandon Lyons prefer to express their appreciation in a different way. The duo’s wonderfully jaded Blazers podcast, We Already Had Clyde, stands in stark opposition to the mutant optimism that has cropped up around the team in the past decade.

Remembering the Lesser-Known Eras of the Blazers

There are the awkward transitional years, after one star leaves and before another arrives. There are the times when injuries have intervened to completely, if temporarily, remake the team. Some last multiple seasons, others just a few months.

Portland Trail Blazers Announce the End of Its Partnership with Military Contractor Leupold & Stevens

Several groups, including the Portland Democratic Socialists of America, have protested the Blazers’ relationship with Leupold & Stevens, which supplies rifle scopes to the U.S. military and other armed forces, including the Israeli Defense Force.

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