There was an urgent need in Portland for the city hall and the Blazers to agree on a lease extension allowing the Oregon franchise to continue to play at the Moda Center, while the end of the current contract will end at the end of the 2024/25 season.
This Wednesday, the municipal council will thus enact the extension agreement between the two parties for a period of five years, until 2029/30, with the possibility of extending for five more years, until 2034/35.
This transitional agreement, beneficial for everyone in the short term, will however allow the Blazers to maintain pressure on the city with a view to obtaining a renovation of the Moda Center, which would be financed by both parties. Without which, the threat of a move could resurface. It will also be a question of revitalizing the “Rose Quarter” where the Moda Center is located.
“The Trail Blazers and Rip City are a key part of who we are as a community, a source of pride and identity in Portland and throughout Oregon.”, said Dewayne Hankinspresident of business operations for the Blazers and Rip City Management. “This is an important step toward a long-term public-private partnership that will help revitalize the Rose Quarter and ensure the Trail Blazers remain a part of Portland for years to come.”
Opened almost 28 years ago, the Moda Center is currently the “oldest” arena in the NBA, and it would therefore urgently need a facelift to be able to compete with the other arenas in the league.
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Anfernee Simons | 46 | 34.4 | 43.0 | 38.5 | 91.6 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 22.6 |
| Jerami Grant | 54 | 33.9 | 45.1 | 40.2 | 81.7 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 21.0 |
| Deandre Ayton | 55 | 32.4 | 57.0 | 10.0 | 82.3 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| Dalano Banton | 30 | 29.2 | 40.8 | 31.1 | 78.0 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 16.7 |
| Shaedon Sharpe | 32 | 33.1 | 40.6 | 33.3 | 82.4 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 15.9 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 39 | 28.7 | 44.0 | 41.2 | 81.9 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 15.7 |
| Scoot Henderson | 62 | 28.5 | 38.5 | 32.5 | 81.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 14.0 |
| Duop Reath | 68 | 17.9 | 46.1 | 35.9 | 74.2 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 9.1 |
| Jabari Walker | 72 | 23.6 | 46.0 | 29.5 | 75.4 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 8.9 |
| Toumani Camara | 70 | 24.8 | 45.0 | 33.7 | 75.8 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 |
| Robert Williams | 6 | 19.8 | 65.4 | 0.0 | 77.8 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| Skylar Mays | 21 | 17.0 | 38.4 | 28.6 | 76.5 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 6.3 |
| Kris Murray | 62 | 21.7 | 39.6 | 26.8 | 66.1 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Matisse Thybulle | 65 | 22.9 | 39.7 | 34.6 | 75.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 5.4 |
| Taze Moore | 4 | 10.1 | 42.1 | 14.3 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| Ashton Hagans | 19 | 16.6 | 40.8 | 32.0 | 82.4 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| Rayan Rupert | 39 | 16.2 | 33.5 | 35.9 | 76.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 4.0 |
| Moses Brown | 22 | 9.1 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 29.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 3.4 |
| Ish Wainright | 7 | 6.6 | 33.3 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
| Justin Minaya | 34 | 11.2 | 29.7 | 24.5 | 55.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 6 | 9.5 | 23.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Ibou Badji | 22 | 10.3 | 63.6 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
