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• Fantasy Basketball Trade Analyzer: Anfernee Simons leads players to deal for

Several boom-or-bust performances have been on display recently that could just spur some fantasy deals....2024
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• Watch: Anfernee Simons, Blazers ruin Damian Lillard’s homecoming

Dame Time is over in Portland. From now on, it’s Ant Time. Anfernee Simons hit a go-ahead floater with 17 seconds left to give Portland the lead in their 119-116 win over Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks....2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: The latest on Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown and more

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images We have updates on the latest NBA trade rumors about three of the hottest names on the market, and one surprising inclusion. With just two and a half weeks to go until the Feb. 8 trade deadline and the Toronto Raptors already pulling off multiple blockbusters, the torrid flow of NBA trade rumors is showing no signs of slowing down. Here is an update on ...2024
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• Watch Anfernee Simons drain game-winning floater with 0.2 left, lift Trail Blazers past Nets

Simons and Jerami Grant took over the fourth quarter and got Portland the win....2024
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• Watch: Anfernee Simons sinks Nets with game-winner

Dame Time is over in Portland. Wednesday night, it was Anfernee Time....2024
• Nets lose to Trail Blazers, 105-103, on last-second shot

Anfernee Simons hit a winning floater with 0.2 seconds left and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 105-103 victory over the Nets on Wednesday night....2024
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• NBA Trade Rumors: The latest on Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown and more
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• Blazers Converting Skylar Mays To Standard Contract
Trail Blazers guard Skylar Mays is receiving a promotion from his two-way deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that Mays will be converted to a standard contract. Portland’s backcourt has been hit hard by injuries early on in 2023/24, with Scoot Henderson (ankle), Malcolm Brogdon (hamstring strain) and Anfernee Simons […]...2023
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• Anfernee Simons injury update: Blazers guard out 4-6 weeks after tearing ligament in thumb

Simons will need to undergo surgery...2023
• Blazers’ Anfernee Simons Needs Thumb Surgery, Out 4-6 Weeks

Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons will undergo surgery for a UCL tear in his right thumb and is expected to miss four-to-six weeks, the team announced Friday in a press release. The injury occurred during the season-opener, in which Simons scored 18 points in a 123-111 loss to the Clippers. When the initial injury report […] The post Blazers’ Anfernee Simons Needs Thumb Surgery, Out ...2023
• Anfernee Simons Tears Thumb Ligament, Out 4-6 Weeks
Anfernee Simons sustained a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right thumb in Wednesday’s season-opening loss at the Clippers, the Trail Blazers announced in a press release. The 24-year-old guard is undergoing surgery and is expected to be sidelined four-to-six weeks, per the team. It’s a tough setback for Simons, who is in the second […]...2023
• Blazers G Anfernee Simons expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to thumb surgery

Simons exited the season opener with a thumb injury....2023
• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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• 4 Damian Lillard trade packages from NBA teams other than the Heat
Photo by Amanda Loman/Getty Images Here are some potential Damian Lillard trade offers from teams that aren’t the Heat. Damian Lillard’s trade request has reached a dead-end. Lillard told the Portland Trail Blazers he wanted to be traded more than a month ago. He told them he only wants to play for the Miami Heat. Weeks of posturing on both sides has led to little traction on a deal for on...2023
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• Northwest Notes: Blazers, Wolves, Hyland, Jackson, Sexton
The Trail Blazers continued to deal with a number of injury absences as the second half of their season got underway on Thursday night. As Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian writes, Jusuf Nurkic (calf), Justise Winslow (ankle), and Anfernee Simons (ankle) are still on the shelf for Portland. Nurkic hasn’t returned to practice yet, though […]...2023
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• Anfernee Simons To Undergo MRI On Injured Ankle
Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons exited Tuesday’s loss to Washington in the third quarter due to a sprained right ankle and didn’t return. According to Aaron Fentress of The Oregonian, X-rays on Simons’ ankle were negative, but he’s expected to undergo an MRI on Wednesday to further diagnosis the injury. “I guess we’ll kind of […]...2023

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• VIDEO: Damian Lillard’s mid-vacation reaction to Blazers winning NBA Summer League
The Portland Trail Blazers are the 2022 Summer League champions, but superstar guard Damian Lillard wasn’t aware of it until Trendon Watford showed him his MVP trophy. Lillard is away vacationing with his family, and so he only learned about the championship during an IG Live with Anfernee Simons. Watford hopped in on the stream […] The post VIDEO: Damian Lillard’s mid-vacation r...2022
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• 1 pleasant surprise who stood out for Trail Blazers during 2021 training camp
Damian Lillard knew there was something different about Anfernee Simons when the Portland Trail Blazers superstar saw a photo of his young teammate this summer. Suddenly, it was obvious. Simons, ink-less over the first three seasons of his NBA career, had a half sleeve tattoo on his left arm—another step in the 22-year-old’s ongoing growth […] The post 1 pleasant surprise who stood out...2021
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"Nothing else is really expected from the Blazers, with Anfernee Simons and Shaedon Sharpe still considered key building blocks."

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"The All-Star forward will reportedly replace the Blazers' Anfernee Simons"

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"In fact, he recently showed love to rising star Anfernee Simons, who has taken over for Portland amid Damian Lillard’s injury and McCollum’s […] The post CJ McCollum sends message to Anfernee Simons amid breakout season with Blazers appeared first on ClutchPoints."

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"Anfernee Simons introduced to himself a global audience at last season’s All-Star Weekend, living up to years of local hype by being crowned champion of the slam dunk contest."

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"After colliding knees with Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons in their scrimmage on Sunday, VanVleet gave a positive update on his injury."

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"Portland is three wins from building an Anfernee Simons statue"

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"Anfernee Simons is thinking about slowing things down."

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"Five-star prospect Anfernee Simons might skip college, enter NBA Draft"

• NBA Trade Rumors: The latest on Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown and more
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• Blazers Converting Skylar Mays To Standard Contract
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• 4 Damian Lillard trade packages from NBA teams other than the Heat
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• Damian Lillard has ‘over 5 teams’ willing to facilitate Heat trade

The Damian Lillard bidding war is heating up. After news broke that superstar Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard requested a trade out of Portland, many teams have been linked to the All-NBAer in trade talks including the Philadelphia 76ers and the Los Angeles Clippers among others — but Lillard has his sights set on the Miami Heat exclusively according to ESPN’s Marc Spears. ESPN’s Adrian W...2023
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• Wizards Motivated To Complete Bradley Beal Trade Quickly In Case Damian Lillard Requests Trade

The Washington Wizards are moving relatively quickly to complete a trade of Bradley Beal. Not only is that driven by the approaching 2023 NBA Draft, followed a week or so later by the opening of free agency. But the Wizards are also worried about what could happen if Damian Lillard were to request a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers. Marc Stein reports that the Miami Heat, a primary suitor for...2023
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• Blazers Continue to Search for Trades for Anfernee Simons, No. 3 Pick
The Trail Blazers are aiming to add talent next to star guard Damian Lillard and they remain willing to part with some key assets to make it happen. Per Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Blazers are continuing to shop guard Anfernee Simons and the No. 3 overall pick in Thursday’s draft in search […] The post Blazers Continue to Search for Trades for Anfernee Simons, No. 3 Pick appeared...2023
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• West Rumors: Blazers, Anfernee Simons, Mavs, Warriors
Trail Blazers It’s no secret the Trail Blazers are seeking help for star guard Damian Lillard this offseason, and they seem to know in order to get something good, you have to give up something. We have already noted that GM Joe Cronin mentioned being open to trading the No. 3 overall draft pick (full […] The post West Rumors: Blazers, Anfernee Simons, Mavs, Warriors appeared first on ...2023
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• NBA lottery winners and losers: Gregg Popovich a big winner ahead of draft
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The draft lottery was amazing for the Spurs. Not sure much for the Pistons. The Victor Wembanyama Sweepstakes 2023 NBA Draft Lottery has come and gone, and the top of the NBA Draft order is set. We have a mock draft now that the NBA Draft lottery is over that you can read here, but for now, let’s talk some winners and losers. Winner: San Antonio Spurs HC Gregg ...2023
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• RUMOR: Blazers star Damian Lillard’s ultimatum before signing $100 million deal, revealed
The Portland Trail Blazers have done a nice job of adding pieces and retaining others so far this summer. They’ve traded for Jerami Grant, drafted Shaedon Sharpe, and extend both Anfernee Simons and Jusuf Nurkic while also signing defensive lynchpin Gary Payton II in Free Agency. Nevertheless, it appears Damian Lillard isn’t totally sold on […] The post RUMOR: Blazers star Damian...2022
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• Nets blow fourth-quarter lead, waste Mikal Bridges' 42 points in 134-127 OT loss to Trail Blazers

Anfernee Simons had 38 points and 11 assists, Malcolm Brogdon scored eight of his 18 points during Portland’s nearly flawless overtime, and the Trail Blazers beat the Brooklyn Nets 134-127 on Sunday....2024
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• Trail Blazers Notes: Simons, Henderson, Reath, Bench, Grant
Anfernee Simons has become the Trail Blazers‘ franchise cornerstone, answering a looming question the organization had after trading Damian Lillard in the offseason, Jason Quick of The Athletic writes. The 24-year-old guard is averaging 27.1 points and 5.3 assists while shooting 45.6% from the field, 40.0% from beyond the arc on 9.5 attempts and 92.3% […]...2023
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• Northwest Notes: Grant, Kessler, Collins, George, Holiday, Jokic
With Damian Lillard traded and Anfernee Simons injured, Jerami Grant is averaging a career-high 22.8 points through eight games. Grant was the focal point of Detroit’s offense in 2020/21, when he averaged 22.3 points, so he’s familiar with being a No. 1 option. Yet it remains an unusual role for him. “I’m pushing Jerami to […]...2023
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• Blazers’ Anfernee Simons Needs Thumb Surgery, Out 4-6 Weeks
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• Damian Lillard has ‘over 5 teams’ willing to facilitate Heat trade
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• Game Recap: Pelicans 127, Trail Blazers 110
Led by Trey Murphy III's career-high 41 points (13-20 FG) and nine 3PM, along with seven rebounds, the Pelicans defeat the Trail Blazers, 127-110. CJ McCollum added 22 points, five rebounds and 11 assists in the victory, while Anfernee Simons tallied 17 points and four assists for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The Pelicans improve to 33-35 on the season, while the Trail Blazers fall to 3...2023
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• Game Recap: 76ers 120, Trail Blazers 119
Joel Embiid (39 points, seven rebounds, four assists) knocks down the turnaround jumper with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the 76ers past the Trail Blazers, 120-119. James Harden added 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the victory, while Anfernee Simons tallied 34 points and eight 3PM for the Trail Blazers in the losing effort. The 76ers improve to 44-22 on the season, wh...2023
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• Game Recap: Trail Blazers 122, Grizzlies 112
After closing the game on a 22-7 run, the Trail Blazers defeated the Grizzlies, 122-112. Damian Lillard led all scorers with 42 points, eight rebounds, and 10 assists for the Trail Blazers, his 2nd consecutive game with 40+ points and his 5th consecutive game with 30+ points. Anfernee Simons added 26 points for the Trail Blazers, while Ja Morant tallied 32 points, nine rebounds, and 12 assists for...2023
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• Game Recap: Trail Blazers 129, Hawks 125
Damian Lillard recorded 42 points (10-21 FG, 17-17 FTM) and six assists for the Trail Blazers as they defeated the Hawks, 129-125. Jerami Grant (22 points) and Anfernee Simons (21 points, seven assists) added a combined 43 points for the Trail Blazers in the victory, while Dejounte Murray tallied a career-high 40 points, along with eight rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks in the losing effor...2023
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• ‘Put your big boy pants on’: Damian Lillard’s message to Anfernee Simons moments before game-winner for Blazers

Anfernee Simons came up clutch for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday after he banked the game-winner in overtime against the Phoenix Suns. It seems, however, that the Rip City faithful need to thank Damian Lillard as well. Of course who could forget Lillard’s 41 points in the contest? He was basically the reason they […] The post ‘Put your big boy pants on’: Damian Lilla...2022
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• VIDEO: Damian Lillard’s mid-vacation reaction to Blazers winning NBA Summer League
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• Blazers SG Anfernee Simons’ emotional reaction to career-high 43 points after grandfather’s death
Anfernee Simons had a night to remember Tuesday, as he stepped up and led the Portland Trail Blazers to a 136-131 home win against the visiting Atlanta Hawks. Simons was a man possessed in that game, finishing the contest with a career-high 43 points, powered by a red-hot 9/16 shooting from behind the arc. Following […] The post Blazers SG Anfernee Simons’ emotional reaction to career-...2022
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• Meet Bre Hudson, Anfernee Simons’ girlfriend going viral after he won the dunk contest
Portland Trail Blazers stud Anfernee Simons wasn’t the only one that made headlines on Sunday after the 21-year-old bagged the title for the NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest. His girlfriend, Bre Hudson, also made waves after making a cameo during the highly anticipated Dunk Contest. The folks over on social media were swooning over Simons’ […] The post Meet Bre Hudson, Anfernee Sim...2021
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• Video: Blazers star Damian Lillard hilariously calls out Anfernee Simons for not telling him about girlfriend
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simmons recently went on an Instagram Live broadcast with his new girlfriend, and unluckily for him, superstar teammate Damian Lillard happened to be one of the viewers. Lillard crashed the broadcast and decided to playfully embarrass Simons. Lillard had one question in mind throughout the video call: Why wasn’t he […] The post Video: Blazers star ...2020
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• CJ McCollum sends message to Anfernee Simons amid breakout season with Blazers
CJ McCollum may no longer be with the Portland Trail Blazers, but he remains supportive of the team and his former teammates as they try to navigate the season without their stars. In fact, he recently showed love to rising star Anfernee Simons, who has taken over for Portland amid Damian Lillard’s injury and McCollum’s […] The post CJ McCollum sends message to Anfernee Simons am...2022
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• Blazers’ Anfernee Simons unexpected leap vs. Bucks that made Chauncey Billups proud
Anfernee Simons dropped 30-plus points for the third straight game on Monday, the longest streak of his burgeoning career, leading the new-look Portland Trail Blazers to a blowout road victory over the defending-champion Milwaukee Bucks. He made NBA history, too, hitting seven triples against Milwaukee to set a new record for the most made threes […] The post Blazers’ Anfernee Simons u...2022
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• Knicks' Julius Randle, who is shooting 33.8 percent from 3, to participate in 3-point contest, per report

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• 2022 NBA free agency: Anfernee Simons to re-sign with Blazers on four-year, $100 million deal, per agent
Simons is coming off a career season in Portland...2022
• VIDEO: Damian Lillard’s mid-vacation reaction to Blazers winning NBA Summer League
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• NBA trade rumors: Blazers could finally be ready to move CJ McCollum after emergence of Anfernee Simons
We'll see if Portland gets an offer enticing enough to pull the trigger...2022
• 2 reasons Anfernee Simons’ breakout makes Blazers more likely to trade C.J. McCollum
Anfernee Simons continued staking his claim as a cog of the Portland Trail Blazers’ present and future on Saturday night, playing the half of basketball of his life. He cooled off after a scintillating first two quarters that included 26 points and seven triples, but made his impact keenly felt regardless as the Washington Wizards […] The post 2 reasons Anfernee Simons’ breakout ...2022
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• Five-star prospect Anfernee Simons might skip college, enter NBA Draft
Simons, 18, is a former Louisville pledge who is suddenly eligible for the upcoming draft...2017

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• NBA Trade Rumors: The latest on Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown and more
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
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• NBA lottery winners and losers: Gregg Popovich a big winner ahead of draft
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• Is Damian Lillard playing vs. Nuggets
The Portland Trail Blazers begin a six-game road trip on Thursday with a matchup against Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. Damian Lillard hasn’t played in his team’s last five games, a stretch in which Portland has gone a surprising 3-2 behind the breakout play of Anfernee Simons. Will Lillard be back on the floor […] The post Is Damian Lillard playing vs. Nuggets appeared fir...2022
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• 1 pleasant surprise who stood out for Trail Blazers during 2021 training camp
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• Report: Blazers add former lottery pick to potentially back up Damian Lillard
The Portland Trail Blazers are adding some depth behind Damian Lillard by signing former lottery pick Dennis Smith Jr. to a training camp deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Smith is no guarantee to make the final roster, but the Blazers have two open roster spots remaining with 13 players holding guaranteed deals. Anfernee Simons […] The post Report: Blazers add former lotte...2021
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• Report: Portland’s Anfernee Simons, Indiana’s Cassius Stanley to join Dunk Contest

The NBA All-Star night Dunk Contest is starting to fill up....2021
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• Nuggets have no timelines for Isaiah Thomas, Michael Porter Jr. debuts
The Nuggets aren’t providing any timelines for Isaiah Thomas or Michael Porter Jr. to make their respective debuts with the club, as Matt L. Stephens of The Denver Post writes. The team sounds ready to take a cautious approach with both players.“I do not have a date right now, I’m going to take my sweet time, because I’ve rushed it before and that did not work out for me,” Thomas said of his own s...2018
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• Jazz looking at Anfernee Simons, other guards
As previously reported, IMG Academy guard Anfernee Simons is scheduled for a workout with the Jazz tomorrow. We now know the other prospects who will be joining him, thanks to an official release from the team.In addition to Simons, the Jazz will host other potential first round selections Tulane swingman Melvin Frazier and French point guard Elie Okobo. ESPN’s Jonathan Givony has Frazier coming o...2018
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• Anfernee Simons has busy workout schedule ahead of draft
IMG Academy guard Anfernee Simons, projected as a possible first-round pick, has a busy workout schedule leading up to the 2018 NBA Draft. Having already auditioned for the Lakers, Trail Blazers, Suns, and Bulls, Simons will reportedly work out for the Magic as well, as we heard on Monday. During Simons’ Tuesday workout with the Lakers, he added several more teams to that list, confirming that he’...2018
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• NBA Trade Rumors: The latest on Dejounte Murray, Bruce Brown and more
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• Blazers boost young core, take Henderson 3rd

The Blazers answered weeks of speculation over a potential trade, staying put with the No. 3 overall pick and taking G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson, who joins a burgeoning young core that includes Shaedon Sharpe and Anfernee Simons....2023
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• What Norman Powell, Robert Covington trade means for Anfernee Simons
The Portland Trail Blazers’ primary goal in Friday’s shocking trade with the LA Clippers was saving money. They not only ducked below the luxury tax this season, making the franchise and billionaire owner Jody Allen subject to the most lucrative distribution of tax penalties in league history, but also shaved considerable money off their books […] The post What Norman Powell, Rob...2022
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