Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are the lone major professional sports franchise in Oregon, playing home games at the Moda Center in downtown Portland. Known for one of the most devoted fan bases in the NBA, sustained by a decades-long sellout streak, the Trail Blazers carry deep civic pride as the Pacific Northwest's basketball standard-bearer. The team's red-and-black branding is instantly recognizable across the league.

The Trail Blazers joined the NBA in 1976 and won their only championship in 1977 behind Bill Walton. Portland reached the Finals again in 1990 and 1992 with Clyde Drexler and later built memorable playoff teams around Damian Lillard. In 2026 the Blazers upset higher-seeded Oklahoma City in the first round as a No. 7 seed before falling to San Antonio, their deepest run in years.