The Portland Trail Blazers have extended head coach Chauncey Billups' contract after a significant turnaround, marked by a top-five defense and Deni Avdija's emergence. General Manager Joe Cronin ...

Avdija (thumb) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Lakers. As expected, Avdija has been downgraded from doubtful to out and will miss a fourth straight game to end the campaign.

Toumani Camara and Deni Avdija. “I’m just so happy, with what we’ve done and where I think we can go," Billups said. “So much promise here. I’m pumped about it." Billups has helped the ...

Avdija (thumb) is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Lakers. Avdija continues to navigate through a right thumb sprain that has sidelined him for the last three games, and the doubtful tag ...

TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 16.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Austin Reaves is ...

TOP PERFORMERS: Deni Avdija is averaging 16.9 points, 7.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Austin Reaves is ...

Oren Manor likes to boast that he was a Deni Avdija fan before it was cool. Manor, an Israeli sportswriter, has been following Avdija since he was a 16-year-old playing in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s ...

Portland has listed Deni Avdija as doubtful due to a thumb injury and Shaedon Sharpe as questionable due to right knee soreness. The Trail Blazers have also ruled out Deandre Ayton, Jerami Grant ...