The Blazers are functionally in the same place as before the trade — hoping lottery luck can save them from mediocrity

At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season's NBA rookie class. There is no Paolo Banchero. And there's no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Blake Griffin, Brandon Roy, Derrick Rose or Chris Paul, either.

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The NBA looks at soccer, particularly in Europe, very closely. The way clubs there have in-season tournaments was part of what convinced NBA Commissioner Adam Silver that such an event would work in his league. The tournament, now called the NBA Cup, has been a smash success in its first two seasons.

For the second time in his career Damian Lillard comes to Portland as a member of the road team on Tuesday, Jan. 28 when the Milwaukee Bucks take on the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in his first NBA game on his native French soil, Devin Vassell added 25 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Indiana Pacers 140-110 on Thursday night. Wembanyama finished with 11 rebounds,

PARIS (AP) — San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama stood outside in the ... Milwaukee teammates Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, Miami's Jimmy Butler, Dallas' Luka Doncic and New York's ...

PARIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama scored 30 points in ... MILWAUKEE (AP) — Damian Lillard had 29 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds and Milwaukee overcame travel issues to beat Miami for ...

PARIS (AP) — San Antonio star Victor Wembanyama stood ... on how to reach new fans. Wembanyama, LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Jimmy Butler, Luka Doncic and Josh Hart ...

At this point, there is no Victor Wembanyama in this season's NBA rookie class. There is no Paolo Banchero. And there's no Luka Doncic, Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Damian Lillard,

Despite Fox having a full season remaining on his current five-year, $163 million deal after the 2024-25 campaign, his time with the team that drafted him fifth overall eight years ago might be over sooner rather than later.

The NBA is set to announce this year’s All-Star Game reserves Thursday night. Here are The Post’s picks to round out the rosters next month in San Francisco.