Portland Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups announced before Sunday night’s game against the Chicago Bulls that guard Shaedon Sharpe was removed from the starting lineup. This development occurred even with guard Anfernee Simons out with an elbow injury.

The better he gets on that end, the easier it’ll be for New Orleans to reclaim the defensive identity that’s slipped away during this injury-riddled season. As always, the most important aspect of Williamson’s maturation is consistency and health. The better he is in those two areas, the quicker he can prove his two-way dominance is here to stay.

Reserve Shaedon Sharpe poured in 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers cruised to a 119-90 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

The New Orleans Pelicans’ level of play has taken a step up since star forward Zion Williamson returned from injury. Williamson has scored more than 20 points in all but one game since he has returned

Henderson had an excellent run about two weeks ago, and then he had a few quiet games that likely scared managers. However, after scoring 25 points with five 3-pointers on Sunday, Scoot had a really efficient performance against the Bucks. They’ll unleash him at some point, though we’re hoping it’ll be sooner rather than later.

The New Orleans Pelicans have been in many trade rumors, but an unexpected candidate is drawing a ton of interest.

Already signaling the tanks are the Brooklyn Nets. After a surprisingly competitive start, Brooklyn traded away veterans Dennis Schroeder and Dorian Finney Smith. Thanks to indulging in some horrific basketball, they currently have the sixth-worst record in the league. And still have plenty of assets to trade away.

NBA Mock Draft sees the Trail Blazers address their shooting woes while the Bulls search for a potential Nikola Vucevic replacement.

Paul George scored 30 points and Tyrese Maxey added 29 as the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 132-129 win over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.

With Portland, the Hornets welcome a team that's in a very familiar spot to Spectrum Center. As many expected, the Trail Blazers have been one of the worst ball clubs in the Western Conference. But as of late, they are riding a three-game winning streak, including last night's impressive 101-79 victory in Orlando.

Things have not gone as planned for fantasy basketball managers who drafted players like Joel Embiid or Jimmy Butler. But there's plenty of basketball left to be played and it's time to reassess how we view players going forward.

Unfortunately, the Thunder wasted an all-time showing from star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The 26-year-old had 52 points on 16-of-29 from the field and an 18-of-21 clip from the free-throw line in a massive outing. In turn, Gilgeous-Alexander set a few NBA marks in the loss, and the NBA announced the history he made after the game.