{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_ekj3colkzdoasiurkeoa","title":"Trail Blazers Notes: Morant, Lillard, Henderson, Arena","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/blazers-notes-morant-potter-carlson-arena-ekj3colkzd","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_vnh6zhkwxirzvfe66anq","seq":538657,"kind":"article","title":"Trail Blazers Notes: Morant, Lillard, Henderson, Arena","url":"https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/09/trail-blazers-notes-morant-lillard-henderson-arena.html","summary":"Asked Monday about the Trail Blazers’ offseason trade for Ja Morant, general manager Joe Cronin said he did extensive background work on the two-time All-Star point guard before making the deal, according to Jason Quick of The Athletic. “I’ve studied Ja Morant for a long, long time, and I’m very, very confident he is a […]","published":"2026-09-28T22:53:16Z","seen":"2026-09-28T23:02:31Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-hoopsrumors-com-cda0b6","name":"hoopsrumors.com","domain":"hoopsrumors.com"},"via":"kite-hoopsrumors-com-cda0b6","topics":["nba","portland trail blazers","damian lillard","dewayne hankins","ja morant","joe cronin","jrue holiday","scoot henderson"],"authors":["Rory Maher"],"entities":[{"id":"Q765989","name":"Emanuel Murant","type":"person"},{"id":"Q122595503","name":"Lillard","type":"person"},{"id":"Q49267","name":"Henderson","type":"person"},{"id":"Q641226","name":"arena","type":"place"}],"story":"st_ekj3colkzdoasiurkeoa","category":"sport","category_p":0.9100000262260437,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.11999999731779099,"political":0.019999999552965164},{"id":"n_ekj3colkzdoasiurkeoa","seq":340477,"kind":"article","title":"Blazers Notes: Morant, Potter, Carlson, Arena","url":"https://www.hoopsrumors.com/2026/09/blazers-notes-morant-potter-carlson-arena.html","summary":"The Trail Blazers took a major swing this summer when they traded for Ja Morant. While they were able to add him without giving up any crucial players, the move is not without risks, Jeremy Brener writes for Sports Illustrated. The first and most obvious concern is Morant’s health and general ability to stay on […]","published":"2026-09-28T02:57:18Z","seen":"2026-09-28T04:37:29Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-hoopsrumors-com-cda0b6","name":"hoopsrumors.com","domain":"hoopsrumors.com"},"via":"kite-hoopsrumors-com-cda0b6","topics":["nba","portland trail blazers","branden carlson","ja morant","micah nori","micah potter"],"authors":["Eli Cohen"],"entities":[{"id":"Q765989","name":"Emanuel Murant","type":"person"},{"id":"Q3400050","name":"potter","type":"person"},{"id":"Q1043395","name":"Carlson","type":"person"},{"id":"Q641226","name":"arena","type":"place"}],"story":"st_ekj3colkzdoasiurkeoa","category":"sport","category_p":0.8500000238418579,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.1599999964237213,"political":0.009999999776482582}]}