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    In the 49 year history of the franchise, the Portland Trail Blazers have had ten general managers. Twelve if you count interim GMs Todd Leiweke and Chad Buchanan. (I won’t for this list) Within those tenures, the Blazers made the Playoffs thirty four times, including six trips to the NBA western conference finals, […]

Monday night, the buzzer sounded and the Blazers season was over in a brutal fashion. I sat back in my Lazy Boy, watching as the Blazers and Warriors hugged it out, the ice in my glass of rum melting away, simulating the Blazers game four performance. I was full of emotion, mostly negative ones, as […]

Two days removed from the 2016 NBA draft, the Blazers are left with an ultimatum. Free agency or nothing. The draft saw other teams in the west get better, like the Suns who drafted Dragan Bender, Tyler Ulis, and traded for Marquese Chriss. The Timberwolves added Chris Dunn to their already intriguing fountain of youth. […]

Alright, it’s here! Blazersland Mailbag #4 where I answer your questions regarding the Portland Trail Blazers.   How close is Dame to being the best Blazer ever? – TorturedBlazerFan Damian Lillard has quickly ascended the ranks of Portland Trail Blazer players to become one of the best in the team’s history. He has played seven […]

  Tuesday marked the seven year anniversary for Neil Olshey’s hiring as general manager by the Portland Trail Blazers.Though he has been a key cog in the Blazers rebuilding and the success in the team’s recent playoff runs (the Blazers have 5 straight playoff appearances including the WCF this postseason), he has been on the […]