#Shaedon Sharpe

The Oklahoma City Thunder are waiting patiently for their prized pick to return to the hardwood after selecting Chet Holmgren with the second-overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Holmgren has been sidelined since August and will not play this season. While this season has gone better than many thought it would for the Oklahoma City Thunder, as they…

The Portland Trail Blazers will travel to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at the Target Center. With that said, it's a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Blazers-Timberwolves prediction and pick, laid out below. Portland has endured an up-and-down season, going 19-17, good for seventh…

It was a common belief by analysts, oddsmakers, and fans that the OKC Thunder would be among the group known as'tankers' in 2022-23. That was a fair assumption given the prospects in the 2023 NBA Draft. Two youngsters are considered franchise changers - - Victor Wembanyama and Scoot Henderson. Plus, there are a further six that analysts believe…

The Portland Trail Blazers entered the 2022 offseason under a ton of pressure to deliver on Damian Lillard's wishes for a competitive squad. Now that the 2022 NBA draft and much of the offseason are pretty much done, the Blazers didn't do too badly. To be honest, the Blazers made every effort to regain their competitiveness this offseason. Will the…

With 2023 on the horizon, this time of the year is often considered a time of celebration, of feasts, of merrily changing up expectations. In keeping with the festive spirit, we're bringing you five straight nights of CrunchTime, beginning Monday and running through Friday. Streaming at 8:30 p.m. ET on the NBA App, Jared Greenberg and 2016 NBA…

The Portland Trail Blazers have lost four of their last six games, allowing some truly astonishing point totals in the midst of their futility. They don't seem crisp defensively. They look like a shadow of their early-season selves, when it appeared they had turned a corner on that end of the floor. This has given rise to plenty of questions…

Right as one season ends, a new one begins. A week after the 2022 NBA Finals ended, the 2022 NBA Draft will take place on Thursday night. The Orlando Magic won the Draft Lottery in May and will hold the top pick in Thursday's draft while the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets hold the No. 2 and 3 picks, respectively. The Sacramento Kings…

The OKC Thunder begins week 10 with a baseball set versus the Portland Trail Blazers. At the season start most of these sets were resulting in split decisions as teams would adjust from the prior game. But recently, there has been an uptick of teams sweeping these series - see the Pelicans versus the Suns and Magic versus both the Raptors and…

NBA Regular Season Venue: Toyota Center Home: Houston Rockets Away: Portland Trail Blazers 18.12.2022, @04:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,90 Bet Type1st Half: Spread: POR Trail Blazers -2.0 Bookmaker Bet Now! The NBA Regular Season is on and this has been another fantastic season full of amazing battles. As we head…

After a three-game losing streak to start last week, the Utah Jazz got things back on track over their last two games with wins against Phoenix and Portland on Friday and Saturday. With the victories, the Jazz re-asserted their lead at the top of the Western Conference, and got big individual performances from Malik Beasley. In his last two games,…

The night before last month's NBA Draft was filled with drama after Duke's Paolo Banchero became the new favorite to be the top pick after Auburn forward Jabari Smith Jr. was the favorite for months leading up. While the movement among oddsmakers was downplayed by one of NBA's top insiders, Banchero would ultimately become the top pick on draft…

The Jazz have been wreaking havoc at home, while the Blazers are beginning to look truly lost without Damian Lillard. See how our NBA picks are backing the home side for Saturday's showdown of surprising West squads. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The upstart Utah Jazz continue to crash the party in the Western Conference playoff picture and can pad…

Is Banchero the Rookie of the Year favorite? ORLANDO - Las Vegas Summer League has come and gone, and the top picks from this year's draft have gotten a small taste of what life is like in the NBA. The rookies will have about two months to relax before training camp kicks off their NBA career and a race to become the Rookie of the Year. Each of the…

Basketball. NBA. Regular season Portland Trail Blazers vs Los Angeles Clippers Moda Center (Portland) 30.11.2022 06:00 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,53 Bet TypeW1 Bookmaker Bet Now! Portland has lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in 9 of the last 10 meetings, but now the Blazers have a great chance to rectify the situation. Right now,…

The Portland Trail Blazers (10-7) will look to turn their fortunes around tonight after poor defense cost them a game against the Milwaukee Bucks earlier this week. The Cleveland Cavaliers (11-6), meanwhile, are coming in on a high note after soundly defeating the Atlanta Hawks in their last game. The Trail Blazers' three-game losing skid has…

After a five-game slide, the Cleveland Cavaliers have cleaned up some things up, en route to them winning their past three contests. Now, the first two opponents in the Charlotte Hornets and Miami Heat were without crucial players, such as LaMelo Ball, and Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro, so one had to take those wins with a grain of salt. The…

MIL vs POR Dream11: The NBA is on and this has been another intriguing season as we have witnessed multiple times rise up to the occasion. However, the season is long and tenous so we see a lot of flip-flops in records. In this another intriguing NBA game, the Milwaukee Bucks are going to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The Milwaukee Bucks come…

The matchup between the Portland Trailblazers and Milwaukee Bucks does lose a bit of its luster now that Damian Lillard injured his calf and will miss 1-2 weeks of action. How the Trailblazers stagger their starting lineup and their minutes is a bit of a mystery. We know that the Bucks have one of the best defenses in the NBA, and rarely will a…

The NBA Finals are in full swing, and we all know what that means: It's time to think about the NBA Draft. OK, fine. That's not true for everyone, but for diehard fans of lottery teams, it's hard not to look at the incoming draft class, watch the Finals, and ask yourself "Which of these guys can get us there?" With the Rockets selecting third,…

NBA Regular Season Venue: American Airlines Center Home: Dallas Mavericks Away: Portland Trail Blazers 13.11.2022, @04:30 AM (03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1862 Bet TypeIndividual Total 2 Over 105.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! The NBA Regular Season has been on and what a prolific start to the season. There has been a lot of see-saw…

Finally, after all these years of tinkering with their roster, the Portland Trail Blazers appear to have finally connected on the right mix of talent to surround star Damian Lillard. How else can you explain Portland's torrid run to start the season, even with plenty of man games lost across their first 11? Last game's 106-95 win over the New…

Star power will be on display in the NBA on Saturday night, when the Portland Trail Blazers face the Dallas Mavericks. Damian Lillard and Luka Doncic will lead their respective teams into this contest, in a game featuring two teams in the top-eight in the Western Conference. In our NBA predictions for Saturday night, we look at Trail Blazers vs…

When it comes to promising young prospects, 20-year-old Jaden Hardy might be the best one on the Dallas Mavericks' roster - Luka Doncic is 23 years old, but he's already a bonafide superstar and not considered a "prospect" anymore. Despite being the No. 37 pick in the NBA Draft, many are expecting Hardy to perform at a lottery-pick level during his…

PHX vs POR Dream11: The NBA Regular Season has brought us brilliant battles and this has been a great start to the season. In the Western Conference scene, the teams have been packing the stuff up and this has been a loaded Conference since its inception. In this NBA game, the Phoenix Suns will take on the Portland Trail Blazers. The Suns come into…

With the draft night less than a week away, Covers brings you version 2.0 of our NBA Mock Draft. Rumors are heating up and so is the NBA Draft betting market - check out the full mock and NBA draft props below. With the 2022 NBA Draft just five days away, rumors are heating up and oddsmakers are beginning to put out more draft prop picks on the NBA…

NBA Regular Season Venue: FootPrint Center Home: Phoenix Suns Away: Portland Trail Blazers 5.11.2022, @05:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,86 Bet TypePlayer Props: Player Points: Devin Booker Over 25.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! The NBA Regular Season is on and this has been a great start to the season. Many underdogs are on…

NBA Regular Season Venue: Moda Center Home: Portland Trail Blazers Away: Memphis Grizzlies 03.11.2022, @05:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,90 Bet TypePortland Trail Blazers- Total Points Over 111.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! The NBA Regular Season has made sure that we remain on our heels and the betting scenario looks even…

We went 2-0 on our NBA bets against the spread on Tuesday, fading the totally dysfunctional Nets and cashing on the red-hot Suns, who look like the best team in basketball a year after posting the best record in the league. Neither of those two teams is in action on Wednesday. Still, there's no shortage of value opportunities on the board,…

We've got an excellent slate in the NBA tonight. But if you don't have the patience to watch a complete game, I've got the bets for you. I'm looking at three players to score the first basket in their respective games. (Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook) Shaedon Sharpe I've got to give at least one long shot. The Portland Trail Blazers have won…

We've got an excellent slate in the NBA tonight. But if you don't have the patience to watch a complete game, I've got the bets for you. I'm looking at three players to score the first basket in their respective games. Here are three potential options for tonight's NBA First Basket market. (Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook) Jrue Holiday The…

Welcome to Layup Lines, our daily NBA newsletter where we'll prep you for a tip-off of tonight's action, from what to watch to bets to make. What's good y'all. It's Prince here with another Layup Lines, and I want to talk about the Portland Trail Blazers for a minute, because did anyone see them being the best team in the NBA through the first week…

What's good y'all. It's Prince here with another Layup Lines, and I want to talk about the Portland Trail Blazers for a minute, because did anyone see them being the best team in the NBA through the first week of the season? I certainly did not, and I was as optimistic about them as anyone this season. Though I picked them to finish under…

NBA performance typically begins to stabilize after the first 12-15 games of the regular season. While the first few weeks of any new campaign are fraught with small sample size theater, you don't have to wait until Christmas for the NBA season to really start to matter the way casual sports fans like to believe. What we see at the beginning of the…

After claiming that the Portland Trail Blazers roster was "blah", ESPN analysts Zach Lowe has changed his tune. Earlier this month, Lowe claimed, on his Lowe Post podcast, that Portland was mediocre, at best, among 2022-23 season prospects. This morning Lowe, joined by Sports Illustrated's Chris Herring, reversed his position, following the team's…

The 2022-23 NBA Season kicks off on Tuesday, Oct. 18. While fans are excited to see their favorite players, another portion of the fanbase is looking forward to which players win the upcoming annual awards, including NBA Rookie of the Year honors. Former Duke product Paolo Banchero was drafted first overall by the Orlando Magic back in June and…

LAC vs POR Dream11:The lore of the NBA is full of historic battles and rivalries that surpass generations. However, the Preseason isn't the true picture of what to expect. Players rest in one game, play big minutes in another. They can be on minutes restriction mostly but this is a matter of furthering NBA careers for many role players and deep…

The NBA is nearly back, and with it comes the Dallas Mavericks, fresh off of a run to the Western Conference finals. The season debuts on Tuesday Oct. 18, but Mavs fans will have to wait until Wednesday before seeing Luka Doncic and co. visit Phoenix to face their nemesis from last years' playoff run: the Suns. Considering the trash talk exchanged…

The Northwest Division is a mixed bag. You've got the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, two teams with title aspirations (as lofty as those may be). On the other end of the spectrum, there's the Utah Jazz and Oklahoma City Thunder - bound for shameless "tankathon's" in pursuit of projected top picks Victor Wembanyama and Scoot…

The NBA's decision-makers respond to 50 different questions in the annual survey. In last season's NBA App GM Survey, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks were not the favorite to repeat. Instead, the favorite was the Brooklyn Nets - the team that had just lost to the Bucks in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. This year, the Bucks lost in Game…

NBA Preseason Home: Golden State Warriors Visitors: Portland Trail Blazers Venue: Chase Center 12.10.2022, @05:00 AM (+03:00 UTC) Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,85 Bet TypeIndividual Total 1 Over 113.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! The NBA Preseason does bring the usual highlights; the dunks, the threes, the steals, the blocks, etc. But the main…

Blazers follower Nick Pither assesses the 2021-22 season for his team, and then casts an eye ahead to the 2022-23 campaign for Portland. My love for the Blazers began with a game of NBA 2K11 (similar to a story written recently on this website). I bought it in a sale, and had a match-up against my sister who chose the Celtics. I found it hard to…

GSW vs POR Dream11: The NBA Regular Season is just a week away or so and the Preseason is going to end soon. The Regular Season's intensity remains unmatched and it will be interesting if the Golden State Warriors are able to repeat as the champions this season. But that is a long road, and before that, the Warriors will take on the Portland Trail…

Many a national pundit has already written off the Portland Trail Blazers this coming season, suggesting they may even struggle to reach the Play-In tournament. The predictions might be fair. But there's a still plenty of talent on this roster, led by six-time All Star Damian Lillard who, after recovering from abdominal surgery, could be poised to…

Ra'anana vs Portland Trail Blazers 10/6/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Portland Trail Blazers play their final home exhibition game of the season on Thursday against Maccabi Ra'anana, an Israel-based professional basketball club, and there's a good chance many Portland regulars will sit down. Expect most of the Blazers' starters to be at rest…

POR vs MRA Dream11: The NBA Preseason is on and in this leg, we see some cross-league battles. In one of those battles, the Adelaide 36ers' long-ball destroyed the last year's number-one seed Phoenix Suns but let us be honest, the team wasn't as switched on and took it like an exhibition game. In one of another cross-league affair, Israeli club…

BENCH: Nasir Little, Greg Brown III, Devontae Cacok, Drew Eubanks, Wes Iwundu, Keon Johnson, Isaiah Miller, Shaedon Sharpe, Jared Rhoden, Olivier Sarr, Jabari Walker, Trendon Watford, Brandon Williams, Justise Winslow. Utah Jazz Team News Nothing to report as such. Guards: SG: Malik Beasley | PG: Mike Conley BENCH: Jordan Clarkson, Elijah Hughes,…

There's less than three weeks until the start of the 2022-23 NBA season, and one award race has changed dramatically since the 2022 NBA Draft. Oklahoma City Thunder big man Chet Holmgren, who played well in the NBA Summer League, is out for the season with a Lisfranc injury in his foot, which leaves Orlando Magic forward and No. 1 overall pick…

The 2022-23 NBA season will tip off on Tuesday, October 18. WagerTalk's team of NBA betting experts will help you catch up on all of the latest coaching moves, player acquisitions and incoming draft picks to help you turn a profit this season. The No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren went down with an injury to his right foot around a month ago and…

Well…if ever there was a time to fade the Boston Celtics... With the start of the NBA season less than a month away, we're getting into that period where the futures odds begin to calcify into what will become the official preseason odds we talk about at the end of the year when someone makes a playoff run. And despite Robert Williams' injury, the…

This article is part of our NBA Team Previews series. Portland had a relatively eventful offseason but didn't lose too many meaningful players, which bodes well for this season. The Blazers re-signed Damian Lillard, Anfernee Simons, Jusuf Nurkic and Drew Eubanks. Notable additions include No. 7 pick Shaedon Sharpe, Jerami Grant and Gary…