July 14, 1991 - The Blazers announced that veterans Cliff Robinson and Alaa Abdelnaby will join the Utah Summer League team. Portland will join six other teams and play eight games over a two week period in Salt Lake City. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 14, 1981 - After playing six games, Herb Andrew and Julius Wayne are making their case to be invited to the fall camp. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 14 1991 - Over 200 people attended a Blazers Dancer tryout at Lewis and Clark College. The dance troupe started in 1988 #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 13, 2012 - The Blazers signed rookies Damian Lillard and Meyers Leonard. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 13, 1989 - Blazers legend Audie Norris is visiting family in Mississippi after leading FC Barcelona to a second straight Spanish League Championship. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 13, 2000 - Brian Grant will meet with the New York Knicks today, according to his agent, Mark Bartelstein. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

Happy 88th Birthday to Pistons legend Ray Scott The NBA Coach of the Year in 1974, Scott made his coaching debut with the Detroit Pistons on October 29, 1972 against the Blazers, in the town he attended college. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 12, 2000 - Free Agent shooting guard Damon Jones, who has scored 46 points in two summer league games, is looking to latch onto the Blazers though it's possible he may have to move on soon. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 12, 1981 - Rookies Jeff Lamp and Michael Harper each scored 18 points for Portland but the Cleveland Cavaliers veterans Geoff Huston and Walter Jordan combined for 47 points, pushing the Cavs to a perfect 7-0 record in the Los Angeles Summer League. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 11, 1986 - Harry Glickman believes signing Arvydas Sabonis prior to the 1988 Olympics are only 50-50 but believes that will change after the games "We'd have a good chance at that time. With Sabonis, realistically we could win another championship." #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 11, 2007 - An active day on in the Blazers front office, and on the court, with a trade, a buyout, and a loss in Summer League action in Las Vegas. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 11, 1970 - When asked about the Portland coach Rolland Todd, Blazers President Harry Glickman said ... "We just couldn't see letting a young, handsome bachelor like he is run around in Las Vegas any longer." #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 10, 2013 - The Blazers formally announced the acquisitions of center Robin Lopez and forward Thomas Robinson, the signing of Free Agent Dorell Wright, as well as signing of rookie Allen Crabbe. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 10, 2007 - After playing two games with the Blazers summer league team, Greg Oden will be sidelined as he will have his tonsils removed. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 10, 2014 - With all apologizes to Thomas Wolff, Steve Blake proved that you not only can go home again, you can even do it a third time. "There is no better place to play basketball. I love it here," Blake said. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 9, 1979 - The Blazers ninth rookie camp opens today minus their first round selection, Jim Paxson. Turning 22 years old today, Paxson and the Blazers have not reached a contract agreement and will not attend camp until a signed contract. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

Throw Back Blazers Thursday - It was an office season that was one for the books. A controversial trade just before a controversial draft selection. The Blazers revamped a roster, adding five rookies and a high-scoring veteran All-Star forward to combine with their All-NBA guard. #RipCity #tbbt

July 8, 2012 - Nolan Smith is looking forward to playing in the coming summer league. A first round pick in 2011, Smith played in 44 games for the Blazers in the lockout season. He averaged 3.8 points and 1.4 assists in 12 minutes of action. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 7, 2023 - Five days after publicly acknowledging his request for a trade, Damian Lillard has furthered the request by specifically requesting to be traded to the Miami Heat. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 7 2016 - The Blazers acquired point guard Shabazz Napier from the Orlando Magic for cash considerations, and signed three other players. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 7, 1974 - Henry Bibby, a college teammate of both Bill Walton and Sidney Wicks, expects the Blazers to be the team to beat in the West. Bibby, attending a camp at Ft. Vancouver HS, believes that the rookie Walton could turn the franchise around. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 7, 1974 - The San Antonio Spurs have offered the Blazers $50K to come to Texas for an exhibition game, with one stipulation for the payment. The Blazers must win in order to collect the $50K. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 6, 2019 - The Blazers acquired center Hassan Whiteside from the Miami Heat in a 4-team trade. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 6, 2022 - A busy day for the Blazers front office as Portland announces four signings, one waiver, and two trades. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 5, 1978 - Maurice Lucas signs an autograph for a fan on his way into the Memorial Coliseum for the second day of the 69th annual NAACP convention. Over 8,000 people are expected to attend each day of the five-day event. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 5, 1981 - The Blazers summer league team rebounded after their opening game loss against the Detroit Pistons, to defeat the BPI All-Stars as Julius Wayne scored 25 points. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 4, 1976 - With the Bicentennial celebration going on nationwide, many NBA teams, including the Blazers, are looking at the coming Dispersal Draft. It is tentatively scheduled for the week of July 18 to 24, depending on court approval of the merger. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 4, 2014 - The Blazers have reached a verbal agreement with veteran center Chris Kaman. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 4, 1971 - The Blazers GM Harry Glickman is profiled in an Oregonian ad as one had a job delivering the newspaper. #RipCity

July 3, 1981 - Steve Johnson, the Oregon State great, is getting ready for his rookie season with the Kansas City Kings, as soon as a contract can be agreed on. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

Throw Back Blazer Thursday On Dec 20, 1970, Portland played their first ever OT game, had four players top the 20-point mark for first time, and nearly recorded their third victory against an established team. But what is remembered most is the longest :01 second in team history #RipCity #tbbt

July 1, 2012 - The Blazers and restricted FA center Roy Hibbert have verbally agreed to a 4-year, $58M contract. The offer does not become official until July 11, then the Indiana Pacers will have 72 hours to match it. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

July 1, 1981 - The inaugural issue of the Blazers Bulletin announces the list of rookies and free agents that will play for the Portland summer league team in Los Angeles, and welcomes newly hired assistant coach Jimmy Lynam. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 30, 1970 - Dale Schlueter becomes the first veteran player to sign with the expansion Blazers. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 29, 1974 - Rookie centers Bill Walton and Tom Burleson will renew their rivalry on the professional level in Seattle on October 10, when the Blazers travel north on I-5 to play their PNW rival. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 29, 1994 - Only on the job for a week, Portland coach P.J. Carlesimo made his mark on his first NBA Draft, helping his new squad select guard Aaron McKie of Temple with the 17th pick. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 29 1978 - Keith Herron scored 27 points to lead the White Team to a 86-68 victory over the Red Team in the annual Blazers Rookie game. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 29 1982 - One day after trading point guard Kelvin Ransey, the Blazers found their next point guard, selecting Lafayette "Fat" Lever of Arizona State with the 11th selection in the 1982 NBA Draft. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 27, 1978 - As the Blazers opened their ninth rookie camp, there was an extra player that coach Jack Ramsay and his assistant, Jack McKinney, weren't expecting. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 28, 1982 - One day before the 1982 NBA Draft, the Blazers traded point guard Kelvin Ransey to the Dallas Mavericks center Wayne Cooper. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 26, 1978 - The Blazers open their latest rookie camp tomorrow with 13 players, with nearly all looking for a chance to make a dream come true. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 25, 1978 - Paul Cozens, the leading scorer in George Fox history, says he will attend the Blazers rookie camp, starting in two days. When asked what he thought his chances are to survive and be invited to the fall camp, Cozens replied, "Slim and none." #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 25, 1974 - While the Blazers/Pacers combo summer league team is 0-2 so far, there are a few players in the league that have ties to either the Portland franchise or the PNW. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 24, 1992 - In the middle of the recently completed NBA Finals and the coming Tournament of Americas, Portland is the center of the Basketball universe, becoming the first team to host the NBA Draft. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 24, 1989 - After weeks of speculation, the New Jersey Nets traded their All-Star forward Buck Williams to Portland for their oft-injured center Sam Bowie. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 23, 2025 - The Blazers announce the trade of Anfernee Simons to the Boston Celtics for Jrue Holiday. The trade cannot be completed until the first week of July #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 23, 2011 - A busy draft day in the Blazers office, but a 3-team trade, trading two fan favorites, gathered more attention than the actual selections. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 23, 1974 - Ron Knight scored 33 points but the Blazers/Pacers team dropped a 146-132 decision to the NBA Stars. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

June 22, 1979 - "No basketball player is worth $800,000 a year, in my opinion," said Blazers guard Dave Twardzik, referencing the contract Bill Walton recently signed with the San Diego Clippers. #RipCity #ThisDateinBlazersHistory

HBD to Blazers legend Clyde Drexler The 92nd player to wear the Red and Black uniform, Drexler made his pro debut on Oct. 28, 1983, scoring two points in 11 minutes in a 107-93 victory over the visiting San Diego Clippers. #RipCity