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With the 2024-25 regular season nearly here for the New Orleans Pelicans, the team is looking forward to what they hope will be a successful season. Last year, the Pelicans were able to make the playoffs, but were unfortunately knocked out rather quickly by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Blazer's Edge / October 12

Deandre Ayton Has Proven He Can Be Better

Ayton’s future hinges on his performance this season. Can he put up elite numbers with consistency? Deandre Ayton will enter the 2024-25 season as the undisputed starting center on a rebuilding Portland Trail Blazers roster over-endowed with big men.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Portland Trail Blazers on SI / October 11

Deandre Ayton Makes Blazers' Goals Crystal Clear For Upcoming Season

As the Portland Trail Blazers get going for a new NBA season, there aren't many who see them as true title contenders. The franchise is undergoing a true rebuild after spending multiple years in mediocrity.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Blazer's Edge / October 10

What Are the Chances of Deandre Ayton Making the All-Star Team?

Is it time for the former first-overall pick to shine? Few Portland Trail Blazers players are as intriguing as starting center Deandre Ayton. The 26-year-old, 7-foot pivot owns a 59% career success rate from the field and carried a 16.7 point, 11.1 rebound average through 55 games last season.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Fastbreak on SI / October 6

Scoot Henderson Reacts To Deandre Ayton's Instagram Post

Deandre Ayton is going into his seventh season in the NBA. The Portland Trail Blazers center is still young (26), but he is one of the veterans on an extremely inexperienced roster.

Deandre Ayton News / Fastbreak on SI / October 4

Deandre Ayton Makes Bold Statement About Portland Trail Blazers

Deandre Ayton is coming off his first year playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. After spending the first five seasons of his career with the Phoenix Suns, he was traded to Portland during the middle of the 2023 offseason.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Blazer's Edge / October 2

Clearing Up the Trail Blazers Center Logjam

Who plays where and how often? Entering the 2024-25 NBA season, the Portland Trail Blazers have a pleasant problem, fielding three centers with decent resumés.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Blazer's Edge / September 30

Trail Blazers Media Day Features Clarity and Deandre Ayton Vibes

Take a look at the biggest storylines from Blazers Media Day. Every year, teams project common themes and messages at NBA Media Day, trying to set expectations and a uniform narrative for the upcoming season.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Blazer's Edge / September 30

2024 Trail Blazers Media Day: The Starters

The Blazers’ (probable) starters stepped to the mic, with DeAndre Ayton bringing the energy. The Portland Trail Blazers’ 2024 Media Day continued as the Blazers players themselves took their turn at the mic following Blazers management and Coach Billups.

Phoenix Suns News / Phoenix Suns on SI / September 28

Former Suns Center Among Worst No. 1 Picks

It was a year ago yesterday that the Phoenix Suns decided to officially move on from the one and only number 1 pick in franchise history. Deandre Ayton

New York Knicks News / Empire Sports Media / September 27

Knicks have done ‘background work’ on possible trade for Blazers star center

The New York Knicks are in need of a center following the news that Mitchell Robinson will likely miss at least the first couple of months of the regular season.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Fastbreak on SI / September 25

Scoot Henderson Reacts To Deandre Ayton's Instagram Post

Deandre Ayton is coming off his first season playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. The former Arizona star finished the year with averages of 16.7 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 57.0% from the field in 55 games.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Portland Trail Blazers on SI / September 22

Blazers News: Deandre Ayton Surprisingly Dissed by Fresh Fantasy Centers Ranking

Despite a patchy start that hardly fulfilled his promise of a "DominAyton" season in 2023-24, Portland Trail Blazers starting center Deandre Ayton still wrapped up his first run in Rip City with totally respectable fantasy basketball numbers — outside of one critical stat: availability.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Portland Trail Blazers on SI / September 21

Blazers Center Viewed as Potential Fantasy Basketball Sleeper

The Portland Trail Blazers are going to be interesting to monitor this NBA season because there are a number of questions surrounding this team and their future.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Yardbarker / September 19

Three questions facing Portland Trail Blazers ahead of 2024-25 season

After trading Damian Lillard late last summer, the Portland Trail Blazers started a rebuild last year. With veterans shipping out and young players taking their places, the team looks ready to tank for another season. Here are three questions for the Trail Blazers.

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Portland Trail Blazers News / Portland Trail Blazers on SI / September 19

The Blazers Need to Trade Some Centers This Year — Will They?

The Portland Trailblazers are heading into the 2024-25 NBA season with some decisions to make regarding their roster at the center position. On September

Portland Trail Blazers News / Portland Trail Blazers on SI / September 17

Insider Projects How Blazers Will Handle Trade Pitches for Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams

Ahead of the 2024-25 season, the Portland Trail Blazers are fielding a strange hodgepodge of veterans and far-too-raw young players. After going 21-61 in 2023-24 and nabbing the Western Conference's No.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Portland Trail Blazers on SI / September 16

Insider Expects Deandre Ayton To Be Traded Before End of Contract

The Portland Trail Blazers have been quiet this offseason as they've made few decisions regarding their roster. With NBA teams adjusting to the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, there is probably a level of patience front offices are practicing as they get adjusted to the new landscape.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Portland Trail Blazers on SI / September 15

Bizarre Trail Blazers Summer Decision Stuns Expert

The Portland Trail Blazers stunned the basketball world in June's 2024 NBA Draft when the club opted to take the best player available. Two-time NCAA champion University of Connecticut Huskies center Donovan Clingan, projected by many as a top-five draft pick, was surprisingly still available by the time Portland's No.

NBA News / Hoops Wire / August 26

Hawks Urged To Trade For Blazers’ Deandre Ayton: ‘Playing With Trae Young Could Unlock New Parts Of His Game’

One NBA analyst has urged the Atlanta Hawks to trade for Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton. Ben Stinar of SI believes the Hawks should acquire Ayton, the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft. “I believe the Hawks should try to land Ayton in a trade with the Trail Blazers,” Stinar wrote.

Portland Trail Blazers News / Hoops Wire / July 31

Report: Blazers Could Trade Deandre Ayton

According to NBA insider Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the Portland Trail Blazers could trade Deandre Ayton. The Blazers drafted Donovan Clingan with the

Portland Trail Blazers News / Larry Brown Sports / March 18

Deandre Ayton gives strange reason for his early-season struggles

Ayton averaged an underwhelming 13-11 line through the first two months of the season on a tanking Blazers team.

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Portland Trail Blazers News / Yardbarker / March 17

Former No. 1 overall pick living up to 'max player' comments

Portland Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton, is arguably playing the best basketball of his career and backing up some comments he made in January.

Gregg Popovich makes a prophetic statement about star rookie's future

Luka Doncic can't believe Kyrie Irving's wild game-winner vs. Nuggets

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Darvin Ham makes notable cross-country appearance in between Lakers games

Portland Trail Blazers News / Larry Brown Sports / February 9

Report: Deandre Ayton has had ugly start with Blazers

Report: Trail Blazers center Deandre Ayton has had ugly start with team

Deandre Ayton has had a rocky journey since being selected No. 1 overall by the Phoenix Suns during the 2018 NBA Draft.

Deandre Ayton's 'tantrums' could cost him his career

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Portland Trail Blazers News / Yardbarker / February 9

Deandre Ayton's 'tantrums' could cost him his career

Being the new guy on a team and throwing tantrums is a quick way to get yourself traded.

Report: Boston Celtics trading Dalano Banton to Portland Trail Blazers

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Portland Trail Blazers News / Yardbarker / January 17

Deandre Ayton misses Trail Blazers game due to ice around his home

NBA players have become well known for taking "load management" days, and that's often to the chagrin of the fans who would rather see their favorite star player on the court than in street clothes on the end of the bench.

Trail Blazers rule out former first-round pick for at least two weeks

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