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Blazers Decide Starting Backcourt With Lillard's Return and Morant Trade

Damian Lillard returns from injury to mentor Ja Morant as the Trail Blazers determine their starting backcourt for the 2026-27 season.

2 publishers · 2 articles · first seen 1 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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How the odds moved · Will Portland Trail Blazers win the 2027 NBA Finals?
0%50%100%1%25 Sept, 18:22 UTCnowfeeds.bleacherreport.com: Ja Morant, Damian Lillard Potentially Being Used in Bench Role Discussed by HC Ahead of NBA Season · 2 Oct, 16:16 UTCSI Feed: What the Blazers Can Expect From Damian Lillard in 2026-2027 · 1 Oct, 00:00 UTC

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The story so far

2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 1 Oct 2026. SI Feed published first, on 1 October at 00:00 UTC; feeds.bleacherreport.com followed 40h 16m later. The most recent article, from feeds.bleacherreport.com, appeared on 2 October at 16:16 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: SI Feed, feeds.bleacherreport.com.

2 prediction markets price this story:

  • Will Portland Trail Blazers win the 2027 NBA Finals? — the market puts it at 1%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jul 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the Portland Trail Blazers are officially named the champion of the 2026-27 NBA season. It resolves to No if they lose in the playoffs or if the season ends without a declared winner by June 30, 2027, at 11:59 PM ET. Readers often mistake the linked article about player comments for the resolution source, but only official NBA announcements or credible consensus reporting count.
  • Will Jalen Duren play for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2026-27? — the market puts it at 0%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Nov 2026. The market resolves based on which team Jalen Duren officially joins by October 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET. If he signs with the Portland Trail Blazers before that deadline, the outcome is Yes; otherwise, it is No. Readers often mistake the start of the 2026-27 season for the resolution date, but the actual cutoff is the end of October.

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Sources

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  1. Ja Morant, Damian Lillard Potentially Being Used in Bench Role Discussed by HC Ahead of NBA Season feeds.bleacherreport.com
  2. What the Blazers Can Expect From Damian Lillard in 2026-2027 SI Feed

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  • Polymarket Will Portland Trail Blazers win the 2027 NBA Finals? 1% $1k 24hends 1 Jul 2027

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  • Polymarket Will Jalen Duren play for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2026-27? 0% $1k 24hends 1 Nov 2026

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  • Ja Morant
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