- Trail Blazers Acquire Deandre Ayton, Jrue Holiday and Toumani Camara in Three Team Trade With Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns NBA.com
- Deandre Ayton trade reaction: Suns include star in Damian Lillard deal with Bucks, Blazers Yahoo Sports
- Charles Barkley still has Phoenix Suns one of the favorites in West even after Deandre Ayton trade The Arizona Republic
- Opinion: The Suns Downgraded by Trading Ayton for Nurkic Burn City Sports
- Oft-injured Boston Celtics big ‘as good as it gets’ in trade of ex-No. 1 overall pick Hardwood Houdini
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Trail Blazers Forward Matisse Thybulle, Australia Lose Heartbreaker to Germany in World Cup Group Game – Blazer’s Edge
- Trail Blazers Forward Matisse Thybulle, Australia Lose Heartbreaker to Germany in World Cup Group Game Blazer’s Edge
- Australia 🇦🇺 vs Germany 🇩🇪 | J9 Highlights | FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 FIBA – The Basketball Channel
- Mavs’ Dante Exum, Josh Green Impact in Australia’s Loss vs. Germany Sports Illustrated
- Twitter reacts to Dennis Schroeder’s 30-point game vs. Australia: ‘He’s that dude’ Hoops Hype
- FIBA World Cup 2023: Dennis Schroder a menace for Australia as Germany win Group E thriller to reach next round Olympics
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2023 NBA free agency: The Blazers’ quest to improve around Damian Lillard remains a serious challenge – Yahoo Sports
- 2023 NBA free agency: The Blazers’ quest to improve around Damian Lillard remains a serious challenge Yahoo Sports
- Damian Lillard-Bucks is better fit than Heat, Jets bracing to be featured on Hard Knocks | THE HERD The Herd with Colin Cowherd
- NBA free agency 2023 – Big trade ideas, including getting Damian Lillard to the East Coast – ESPN ESPN.co.uk
- Should Damian Lillard Demand a Trade or Stick It Out with the Trail Blazers? | The Rich Eisen Show The Rich Eisen Show
- RUMOR ROUNDUP: Damion Lillard still out there, do Nets hold the high card? Nets Daily
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Bill Oram: Scoot Henderson the answer to the Blazers’ future, but now team must confront realities of the pre – OregonLive
- Bill Oram: Scoot Henderson the answer to the Blazers’ future, but now team must confront realities of the pre OregonLive
- Scoot Henderson: “I’m hoping to get to play with Dame” Lillard. Will he get the chance? NBC Sports
- Scoot Henderson falling to Blazers was a gift, and Joe Cronin knows he can’t give that away CBS Sports
- What’s next for Damian Lillard and Trail Blazers? GM hopeful impact deals could still materialize OregonLive
- Trades: Magic Land Blazers’ Anfernee Simons In Proposal NBA Analysis Network
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2023 NBA Draft: After selecting Scoot Henderson, what’s next for the Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard? – Yahoo Sports
- 2023 NBA Draft: After selecting Scoot Henderson, what’s next for the Trail Blazers and Damian Lillard? Yahoo Sports
- Trail Blazers select guard Scoot Henderson with the No. 3 pick in the 2023 NBA draft: ‘He is a transcendent p OregonLive
- Five bold 2023 NBA Draft predictions: Blazers trade Scoot Henderson after Hornets overthink No. 2 pick CBS Sports
- Scoot Henderson reveals thoughts on No. 3 selection, sounds off on one prospect Yardbarker
- The Biggest Move the Trail Blazers Could Make with their Draft Pick Blazer’s Edge
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Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard Not Chasing Scoring Title: ‘Let the Chips Fall Where They Fall’ – Blazer’s Edge
- Trail Blazers’ Damian Lillard Not Chasing Scoring Title: ‘Let the Chips Fall Where They Fall’ Blazer’s Edge
- TRAIL BLAZERS at PISTONS | FULL GAME HIGHLIGHTS | March 6, 2023 NBA
- Damian Lillard calls officiating crew ‘worst’ he’s seen this season following Trail Blazers’ win at Detroit OregonLive
- Magic’s Close Loss to Trail Blazers a ‘Great Experience’, Says Coach Sports Illustrated
- At one point, Lillard approach the officials to discuss the situation and, Lillard said, they respon… Hoops Hype
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Damian Lillard “We believe in him as a player” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 – Portland Trail Blazers
- Damian Lillard “We believe in him as a player” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
- Chauncey Billups: “There were a lot to layer to it tonight” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 14, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
- Matisse Thybulle: “To feel & know that I’m wanted & needed” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
- Thybulle Debut And All-Star Weekend on The Brief Case, Episode 24 NBA.com
- Damian Lillard: “We got to lock in and get over the hump” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 14, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
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Matisse Thybulle: “To feel & know that I’m wanted & needed” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 – Portland Trail Blazers
- Matisse Thybulle: “To feel & know that I’m wanted & needed” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
- Matisse Thybulle: “I felt comfortable” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
- Damian Lillard “We believe in him as a player” | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
- ALL 1️⃣7️⃣ 3PM in the First Half (FRANCHISE-RECORD) | Portland Trail Blazers | Feb. 13, 2023 Portland Trail Blazers
- Trail Blazers 127, Lakers 115 | Feb. 13, 2023 | Game Highlights Portland Trail Blazers
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3 things: Dallas Mavericks destroy the Portland Trail Blazers, 130-110
The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Portland Trail Blazers at home Friday night by a score of 130-110. Luka Doncic led Dallas with 33 points, six rebounds, and nine assists. Dame Lilliard led the Blazers in defeat.
Dallas started the game looking rather sluggish, failing to get stops while Luka missed his first few attempts on the other end. The team seemed a bit disinterested, but Tim Hardaway Jr. came out of the gates on fire and kept the Mavericks afloat until they could find their offensive footing. A step-back three from Luka with 1.5 seconds left in the period made the score 32-31, Portland after one.
The second quarter featured Christian Wood and Doncic taking turns assaulting the Portland defense. Wood scored 15 points in the frame, showcasing every facet of his offensive game and helping the Mavs build a double-digit lead. After he exited for a breather, Doncic returned and rattled off 11 points of his own. Portland was able to close the gap a bit, thanks in large part to a parade to the free throw line by Damian Lillard, but a good close to the quarter let the Mavericks take a 72-63 lead into the locker room.
The Mavericks came out guns blazing in the third quarter, playing some of their best basketball in a long while and pushing the lead to as many as 28 points. Quite simply, it was their most impressive quarter of the season. They completely dominated the Trail Blazers and everyone who played contributed to that. For these 12 minutes, basketball was as fun as it’s been in 2022-2023. The Mavericks put up 110 (!!!) points through three frames and led 110-85 heading into the fourth.
Garbage time came early in the fourth, as Portland never deployed their starters again and the end-of-bench dudes came in before the period was half over. JaVale McGee, the human victory cigar, appeared and the Mavs cruised to a 20-point win. The starters got some rest in the fourth, which is huge since they play Cleveland again tomorrow night.
It was a fun night of basketball, and here’s what stood out:
Luka Doncic loves playing against Portland
Doncic came into tonight’s game averaging 30.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 7.9 assists on .498/.413/.762 shooting splits in his career against the Trail Blazers. He averages more points against Portland than every other non-Clippers team in the league. We know that Luka gets up for big games and big matchups, and something about going against Damian Lillard brings out the absolute best in him. Doncic was masterful tonight, putting up a casual 33/6/9 on great shooting in three quarters and controlling the pace of play all night long.
This Mavericks team needs Luka to set the tone to be successful and he did that tonight. Hopefully, taking the fourth quarter off helps him stay fresh and ready to do it again against Cleveland tomorrow.
The Mavericks are a different team when threes fall
It’s been said ad nauseam, but this Mavericks team is a completely different animal on both sides of the floor when they’re hitting shots. It sounds simple and obvious, but their defensive effort and energy is just so much more pronounced when guys are knocking down threes. Tonight, they shot 41.9 percent on 43 attempts and were especially hot in the third quarter. Not surprisingly, they held Portland to 22 points in the third and just 47 in the second half. Everything was clicking, and it would be nice to see this kind of effort more frequently.
Christian Wood had his best game as a Maverick
Maxi Kleber is going to be out for an extended period of time. As a result, the Mavericks have no choice but to lean into a more offensive mindset at the big man position and let Christian Wood cook. Tonight, we saw what that looks like when Wood is at the top of his game. He was absolutely sensational against Portland, putting up a monster double-double with 32 points and 12 rebounds on 11-of-17 shooting.
He took over in the second quarter and gave the Mavericks a big lead they would never look back from, and executed a brilliant two-man game in the third quarter alongside Luka Doncic. He did bad things to Jusuf Nurkic and the Blazers simply did not have an answer for him.
Wood is a polarizing player, and he’s definitely not a perfect fit with this roster, but he is incredibly gifted offensively and it’s fun to watch when he’s firing on all cylinders.
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UAB expected to hire Trent Dilfer: Super Bowl-winning QB a surprising target to lead Blazers, per reports
UAB is expected to hire former Super Bowl winning quarterback Trent Dilfer as its next coach, according to multiple reports. Dilfer most recently completed his fourth season as head coach of Lipscomb Academy, a private high school in Nashville, Tennessee, that has amassed a 38-8 record under his leadership.
Dilfer played 14 years in the NFL for five different franchise from 1994 to 2007. He won a Super Bowl as quarterback of the 2000 Baltimore Ravens and earned a Pro Bowl nod while leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1997. Prior to the NFL, Dilfer earned the Sammy Baugh Trophy as the best passer in America after throwing for 3,799 yards, 30 touchdowns and five interceptions as a signal caller at Fresno State.
After his NFL retirement, Dilfer moved into the media as an analyst for ESPN and Fox. He is also deeply involved in the annual Elite 11 quarterback competition, which which brings together the best high school quarterback recruits in the country each year.
While Lipscomb Academy is a highly competitive team that is developing numerous FCS prospects, Dilfer does not have any experience coaching at the collegiate level. In fact, his four-year stretch at Lipscomb is his only experience coaching organized team football at any level.
Dilfer has worked closely with players as a quarterback coach but only as an individual trainer. If Dilfer does get the UAB job, convincing two-year starter Dylan Hopkins and Baylor transfer Jacob Zeno to remain out of the transfer portal would give him a talented group of signal callers with whom he could work in year 1.
Dilfer received criticism in 2021 after a video of him shoving a player went viral. He later apologized for the incident. FootballScoop first reported that he and UAB were discussing the position.
Should Dilfer be hired, he would stand in stark contract to UAB’s last full-time coach, Bill Clark. Prior to joining South Alabama as a defensive coordinator in 2008, Clark had 18 years of high school football coaching experience across Alabama and Georgia.
Clark went 11-4 in one season at Jacksonville State in 2013 before being hired at UAB, where he led the Blazers to a 6-6 record before the program shut down. Clark then led an effort to resurrect UAB football, which succeeded with the program being reinstated in 2017. Despite needing to almost completely rebuild the program, Clark led the Blazers to five straight winning seasons and two Conference USA championships (2018, 2020). He was also twice named the CBS Sports Coach of the Year and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year in 2018.
Clark, 54, resigned before the 2022 season due to back problems. His offensive coordinator, Bryan Vincent, took over as interim coach and led UAB to a 6-6 record.
After the season, Blazers players wrote a letter to UAB president Ray Watts in an effort to have him retain Vincent as the permanent coach. Watts declined to meet with players for their input during the coaching search.
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