Founded in 2022 as the Nitro, Oregon’s only pro team in the men’s Ultimate league rebranded as the Steel in 2025 and was joined by a women’s team, the Soar, both playing at the UO Oregon campus in ...

How many times have we heard that Portland can’t attract big-time free agents? But by being selected for a WNBA expansion franchise last fall, that is exactly what the Rose City did. The league came ...

We asked our legion of B/R NBA experts, writers and editors to take a list of the best 500 current and former NBA stars and ...

The Portland Trail Blazers exercised guard Rayan Rupert's club option for the 2025-26 season, and NBA insider John Hollinger believes he could take over the Mat ...

The Portland front office is doubling down on the focus on the Blazers’ defense with new coach hirings. After Tiago Splitter, ...

The Celtics’ frontcourt might be the worst in the league — and that is exactly what Brad Stevens wants. Here’s how all 30 ...

Former Trail Blazers coach Dr. Jack Ramsay once made a bold claim: Bill Walton was better than both Bill Russell and Wilt ...

Walton's presence in the paint was a game-changer, leading many fans and analysts to draw comparisons to legends such as Bill ...

A s everyone in the NBA orbit knows by now, the Milwaukee Bucks just made point guard Damian Lillard the recipient of the ...

Clyde the Glide spent 12 of his 16 seasons in Portland with eight All-Star appearances. He got better with age, though, and turned in the best season of his NBA career in his ninth season. Drexler not ...

The Trail Blazers surprised the NBA when they drafted Yang Hansen in the first round, and the rookie proved that he could be a fan favorite.

Lew Alcindor (Kareem) and Bill Walton were both No. 1 NBA draft picks who won multiple championships and lived up to all the hype in college ...