Shawne Williams News

After a truly head-scratching season for the Portland Trail Blazers where they appeared to be a lower seeded playoff team, they shifted the tides by trading Gerald Wallace and Marcus Camby, bottoming out for a draft pick in the process.

How much longer can this leadership purgatory go on with the Portland Trail Blazers lacking both a named General Manager and Head Coach who would be two key persons responsible for making the off-season and draft day roster decisions that will shape the near future of this slumping franchise... I have nothing against Chad Buchanan and Kaleb ... (more)

A couple of days ago we posted a link to Ian O'Connor's hypothetical piece speculating whether the Blazers would ever take on the contract of New York Knicks forward Amare Stoudemire.

Any chance the Warriors would take our two picks and Wesley Matthews in exchange for Klay Thompson the #30 pick and one of their second rounders? I watched the guy in person at one of the final Blazer home games, and he very much reminded me of B Roy, in how smooth and effortless his game looked.

Nicolas Batum wants to return to Portland next season. The Trail Blazers want him back.