Damian Lillard

The last in our position-ranking series, point guards are down beyond the elite Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. As style of play has changed, teams are increasingly relying on bigger players to create offense. Where does that leave small point guards? Many big names - including Stephen Curry, Jalen Brunson, Tyrese Haliburton, Darius Garland, Kyrie Irving, Damian Lillard, Ja Morant, Trae Young and Fred VanVleet - face far more uncertainty than a year ago. But, as always, there are rising young player...

Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley dismisses Damian Lillard's Hall of Fame case.

The Portland Trail Blazers visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, March 20, at Target Center in a matchup shaped heavily by injuries on both sides. Portland enters the game short-handed, with Damian Lillard ruled out due to left Achilles injury management and Shaedon Sharpe sidelined with a left fibula stress reaction. Deni Avdija has carried […] The post Trail Blazers vs Timberwolves injury report: Edwards listed appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

While veteran Damian Lillard doesn’t know when he’ll call it quits, he does know he wants to be with the Portland Blazers. Lillard is undoubtedly looking forward to 2026-27. After missing the 2025-26 campaign due to a torn Achilles, Damian’s eager to once again suit up for the team he played for the first 11 […] The post Blazers’ Damian Lillard reveals retirement plans, with a catch appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Portland Blazers visit the Houston Rockets on Friday night. Deni Avdija is on the injury report alongside Kris Murray, with one player listed as questionable and the other as doubtful. Avdija is dealing with a lower back injury, which forced him to miss Wednesday’s 122-114 win against the Memphis Grizzlies, while Murray has an […] The post Blazers Deni Avdija’s back is back to giving him problems on injury report vs. Rockets appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Portland Trail Blazers travel to face the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena on Sunday, March 1, with tip-off scheduled for 6:00 PM ET. Both teams enter the matchup managing injuries to key contributors, shaping rotations and strategies for the contest. Portland faces significant absences. Damian Lillard remains sidelined with a left Achilles issue, […] The post Trail Blazers vs Hawks injury report for March 1 appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Portland Trail Blazers will be without Damian Lillard on Saturday, as he is listed out with a left Achilles tendon injury. Shaedon Sharpe remains sidelined due to a stress reaction in his left fibula, while Deni Avdija is doubtful with a low back issue. Donovan Clingan is questionable after missing time with an illness. […] The post Trail Blazers vs Hornets injury report for Saturday appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

The Portland Trail Blazers and Chicago Bulls will play on Thursday night. Deni Avdija is dealing with an injury, so is he playing tonight? Avdija, 25, made his first All-Star team this season. He has played well, but injuries have been a concern at times for the Blazers guard. Overall, Avdija has appeared in 48 […] The post Is Deni Avdija playing tonight? Blazers vs. Bulls injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Stephen Curry will participate in the 2027 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend in Phoenix. Curry previously won the contest in 2015 and 2021 , which was the last time he participated in the event. Curry also said he will try to persuade Klay Thompson to join him. Thompson won it in 2016 in Toronto. Damian Lillard has won it in three of the past four seasons. Curry is the NBA's all-time leader in three-pointers made and has led the league in the category eight separate times in his career.

Pistons The rise in Detroit has been fast. Even J.B. Bickerstaff admits that. The Pistons have gone from the bottom of the East to the top in barely two seasons, a turnaround that surprised outsiders and slightly caught the coach off guard, too. But Bickerstaff told Andscape’s Marc J. Spears that the belief was always […] The post NBA Notes: Pistons, JB Bickerstaff, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Sixers appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Damian Lillard and Stephen Curry are already texting about it, and Devin Booker will be on his home court.

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is already thinking about a return to the NBA’s Three-Point Contest next season, according to Taylor Wirth of NBC Sports. After watching Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers capture his third career title in this year’s event, Curry expressed interest in competing again, noting that he currently […] The post Steph Curry plans Three-Point Contest return appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

2026 NBA 3-Point Contest winner Damian Lillard wants to compete against the best shooters in the league next year. See who he recruited for 2027.

After Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard became the third player to win a third State Farm 3-Point Contest, Stephen Curry decided to have another show in 2027 in Phoenix. The two-time winner said he’s 100% in on NBA Showtime prior to Sunday’s All-Star Game. “We’re going to bring some people. Me, Dame, I’ll try to […] The post Stephen Curry set for 2027 All-Star 3-point contest in Phoenix appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Deni Avdija didn’t really stand out in his first All-Star appearance — with five points, four assists and one rebound in 15 minutes — but being selected for the game confirmed to fans who may not follow the Trail Blazers closely that he’s one of the league’s best players, writes Joe Freeman of The Oregonian. […]

Two-time 3-point contest winner Stephen Curry will make his return to the shootout for next year's All-Star Weekend in Phoenix

Rockets star Kevin Durant has grown close to Thunder big man Chet Holmgren over the years because they share a similar mindset, writes Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (subscriber link). “He wants to be great,” Durant told The Oklahoman. “It’s that simple. A lot of people don’t want to be great. They don’t want to […]

A pesar de estar lesionado, el jugador de los Blazers fue el gran protagonista de la noche tras un decepcionante concurso de mates The post Lillard consigue su tercer título en triples, Johnson se lleva el concurso de mates appeared first on Eurohoops .

The NBA All-Star slam dunk and 3-point contests again offered clear winners and losers. Here are the best and worst from Saturday:

Damian Lillard crowns his fiercest backcourt rivals of all time.