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Amin Elhassan breaks down the Portland Trail Blazers' recent draft profile and looks at needs and potential picks for the 2013 draft.

Story | Conversation | May 22, 2013

Bradford Doolittle sees why Blazers point guard Damian Lillard outclassed the field in the Rookie of the Year chase

Story | Conversation | May 01, 2013

The NBA playoffs are upon us, with 16 teams competing for the Larry O'Brien Trophy. But what about the other guys? What about the teams we wish were in the playoffs? We may know, in our heads, that they didn't do enough to get into the postseason, bu...

Amin Elhassan offers four lottery-bound teams that are best set up for the 2013-14 season.

Story | Conversation | April 12, 2013

ESPN.com NBA Player Rankings: 21-25

NBA hopefuls, and LaMarcus Aldridge, take note: An above average NBA 3-point shooter is far more valuable to his team than an above average 2-point shooter. Ian Levy writes for Hardwood Paroxysm about how we are funny in how we perceive 3s: "Corey B...

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points, Damian Lillard added 24 and the Portland Trail Blazers completed a season sweep of the Chicago Bulls with a 99-89 victory on Thursday night.

The Portland Trail Blazers got 31 points and 12 rebounds from LaMarcus Aldridge to hand Detroit its eighth straight loss with a 112-101 victory.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points and 14 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Charlotte Bobcats their seventh straight loss with a 122-105 victory on Monday night.

The podium at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships is turning into American territory.

On our first full day in Houston, Jacoby, Zach Lowe, and I had the pleasure of talking with a few of the NBA's brightest stars. Jacoby spoke with Kyrie Irving about video games, 3-point shooting, and Uncle Drew. I got a chance to talk with Chandler ...

2013 NBA All-Star Game Scorecard: West All-Stars

DALLAS - The local kid has grown up to become a matchup nightmare for the Mavericks. LaMarcus Aldridge, the All-Star forward/center from Seagoville, has averaged 27.3 points and 10.0 rebounds in the Trail Blazers' last eight meetings with the Mavs...

Trail Blazers-Mavericks Preview

LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 13 rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers avoid a late collapse and hang on to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-98 on Monday night.

Coach Rick Carlisle will join an exclusive club with his next win, which will be the 500th of his career. Only 27 coaches in NBA history have reached that milestone. It won't be easy for Carlisle to make it 28 this week. The Mavs face three opp...