Portland Trail Blazers News

TC33. Photos of Toumani Camara from training camp.

"Every time they see me I put belt to ass"

Blazers rookie Yang Hansen says 'everyone is fast and bouncy' except for him 😭

Dame going head to head with Taylor Swift

It’s been a decade since Damian Lillard met up with Merle 🥹 We're featuring the Trail Blazers today and a new team every day until tip-off. Stay tuned for more content 👀 (📸 @trailblazers)

IT'S DAME TIME AGAIN IN RIP CITY ⌚️🌹 @Dame_Lillard x @trailblazers

“keep challenging each other!” 🎤 We mic'd up Coach Chauncey Billups for an INSIDE look at Day 1 of Trail Blazers Training Camp!

Chauncey Billups on @trailblazers new offense: “Our offensive identity will be a ton different. We will play faster, moving the ball up the floor. And even in the halfcourt, some of the cutting patterns will be totally different. Not as much standing around, running the pick-and-roll with three guys watching. We will get away from that. “We will have different guys bring the ball up. “Playing fast is not just blazing the ball up the floor on the dribble. Sometimes it’s kick ahead. A lot of times it’s where you catch the outlet. Even while Scoot is out, we will play faster. We just have to. No reason to be young, athletic and versatile and play slow. Whoever gets it, let’s get up and go and play. “We won’t be as predictable. Our best games last year, we had six, seven guys in double figures and everybody sharing the ball. I want to be like that most nights. Those are the most difficult teams to play against, where everybody is alive and involved in the action. We will play a lot different than before @Dame_Lillard left here.” #RipCity

'@Dame_Lillard on concern that prospective new owner Tom Dundon will move @trailblazers to another city: “The Trail Blazers mean so much to Portland. It is the biggest show in town that the fans are attached to. The passion for the team, the history of the team — it means a lot. Even in the 11 years I have been in Portland, the connection I have built with the community has meant a lot. “It is easy to see why there would be fear that the team wouldn’t be here. I am someone who supports them. I came back here not only because I wanted to play for the Blazers, but I wanted to be in Portland. Hopefully, the team stays here.” #RipCity

'@Dame_Lillard on recovery from Achilles tendon surgery: “I’ve been running, I’ve been shooting. It is at the stage where I can do a lot, but it’s tricky. You get to the point where you can do all these things, but the tendon is not strong enough to stand up to basketball activities. I am still building the strength up in getting that tendon back to taking its normal shape.” Might he return to action this season? Dame: “I don’t plan on it. I just want to be as healthy as I can possibly be, to be 100 percent confident and do all the movements and everything that it takes to be on an NBA court. I want to make sure I am ready to go.” #RipCity

Chauncey Billups on the '25-26 @trailblazers: “We had so much fun trying to get to that play-in. The guys took pride in it. The guys remember that. They felt a little bit of what winning is like. “Now we get to start 0-0 and try to pick that up again. Our guys are hungry. Their commitment and dedication is there. I know we are young, still developing, but you never know what can happen. I want our young guys to take a few steps, continue to get better and let the chips fall where they may.” #RipCity

'@trailblazers GM Joe Cronin on the timetable for Scoot Henderson's return from a hamstring tear: "We have been told it could be as quick as four (weeks), it could take as long as 10, and if (the injury) is stubborn he won’t feel right for even longer than that. We will have him rest and rehab and be smart with the tempo we bring him back at.” #RipCity

'@trailblazers GM Joe Cronin on goals for the upcoming season: “The goal is to compete every night. Do we want to make the play-in? Yes. Do we want to make the playoffs? Yes. Do we want to win 16 playoff games? Yes. But I don’t have expectations and won’t be disappointed if those things don’t happen as long as we are continuing to grow." #RipCity

Yang Hansen showing off his handles 😮‍💨 First NBA Media Day for the @trailblazers rookie!

Marketing girlies are out today, did we eat? 💅

Man these games can’t come soon enough!!!

I love The Simpsons, probably 20 percent of my knowledge comes from having watched The Simpsons. The first movie was okay at absolute best and there is no good reason to make a second.

Gotta get back on my game, can’t be getting scooped on @Dame_Lillard sneaker news (though @NickDePaula always has the goods)

“Whatever it takes to win, that’s what I’m gonna do.”

A sneak peak 👀

All love for Rip City ❤️

.@Dame_Lillard is looking forward to mentoring Scoot 🙌

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Jrue Holiday, the Blazer! He's ready to bring his vet leadership to Rip City 🗣️

just a few takeaways from blazers media day... *still going to play fast *this squad has the tools & belief that they'll be a top defensive team in the league *tou spoke highly of clingan & how DC is evolving as a player *guys are excited about hansen's passing ability & feel for the game *expect more playmaking/creating from deni, shae & scoot when he's back healthy *young guys looking forward to learning from holiday and playing alongside him *we'll see a a different looking offense -- expect more player movement, better spacing -- JG is excited about this new-look on offense