Hoop DossierBranden Carlson
Portland Trail Blazers · Center · 7′0″ 220 lb · age 27 · Utah · 3rd season
Season averages appear after his first game (Tomorrow).
Availability
Tomorrow @ LALDay-to-day ESPN injury table ·
Lineups not confirmed yet
Teammates out
Recent changes
- Oct 24AvailabilityDay-to-day
- Oct 22AvailabilityOut
What's being said
8 items · 3 sources this season- Podcast Locked On Blazers · 2 points ·
- Mike Richman: Branden Carlson was in concussion protocol and unavailable. at 25:42
- Mike Richman: Host analysis: the third center is either small ball or Branden Carlson, and it is "very clearly not" Yang Hansen, who wasn't given an opportunity in this game. at 26:12
“Trail Blazers' 3rd Quarter Surge Enough to Down Kings | The Depth Delivers & Crunch Time Choices” · listen ↗
- ESPN ESPN · Report ·
Carlson (concussion) has been ruled out for Friday's game against Sacramento.
- X Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) · Report ·
Suns injury report: QUESTIONABLE: Luke Kennard (left knee tendinopathy). OUT: Mark Williams (left shoulder surgery). Blazers injury report: QUESTIONABLE: Deni Avdija (right ankle soreness), Micah Potter (illness). OUT: Shaedon Sharpe (right meniscus surgery), Branden Carlson
- Podcast Locked On Blazers · 4 points ·
- Mike Richman: The host reads Yang Hansen as having moved into the third-string center role ahead of Branden Carlson. He had expected Hansen to be at least fourth, and Hansen also got early subs in other preseason games. at 16:05
- Mike Richman: Micah Nori gave each available point guard a solo stretch without the other stars, alongside Vit Krejci, Toumani Camara, Sidy Cissoko and a center. That center was mostly Carlson with some Donovan Clingan. The solo guards were Scoot Henderson, Lillard and Morant. The host reads this as intentional experimentation. name not confirmed at 16:43
- Mike Richman: Backup centers rotated by quarter: Yang Hansen took the first-quarter minutes and Branden Carlson the second-quarter minutes. In the third, Portland went small with Camara and Sidy Cissoko as the bigs, alongside Krejci, Morant and Scoot Henderson. at 17:25
- Mike Richman: Branden Carlson took an elbow to the mouth and left the game with a busted lip, so Yang Hansen played a lot in the fourth quarter. at 18:41
“Trail Blazers Struggle in Preseason Finale vs Golden State Warriors | Portland Waives Jeremy Sochan” · listen ↗
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Game log
● = started2025-26 season (last season) · 42 games
| Date | Opp | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12 | PHX L | 42 min | 26 pts | 10 reb | 1 ast | 5 3PM |
| Apr 10 | @DEN L | 37 min | 23 pts | 12 reb | 5 ast | 3 3PM |
| Apr 7 | @LAL W | 7 min | 8 pts | 2 reb | 1 ast | 1 3PM |
| Apr 5 | UTA W | 8 min | 11 pts | 2 reb | 0 ast | 1 3PM |
| Apr 2 | LAL W | 12 min | 4 pts | 4 reb | 1 ast | 0 3PM |
| Mar 27 | CHI W | 3 min | 0 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Mar 23 | @PHI W | 2 min | 0 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Feb 25 | @DET L | 4 min | 4 pts | 4 reb | 2 ast | 0 3PM |
| Feb 4 | @SAS L | 16 min | 3 pts | 7 reb | 0 ast | 1 3PM |
| Jan 27 | NOP W | 6 min | 2 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 23 | IND L | 7 min | 2 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 21 | @MIL W | 16 min | 9 pts | 6 reb | 1 ast | 1 3PM |
| Jan 11 | MIA W | 2 min | 0 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 9 | @MEM W | 16 min | 5 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 1 3PM |
| Jan 7 | UTA W | 11 min | 3 pts | 5 reb | 1 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 5 | CHA L | 18 min | 3 pts | 4 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 4 | @PHX L | 7 min | 0 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Jan 2 | @GSW W | 22 min | 15 pts | 11 reb | 2 ast | 1 3PM |
| Dec 31 | POR W | 20 min | 12 pts | 7 reb | 1 ast | 2 3PM |
| Dec 29 | ATL W | 11 min | 6 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Dec 28 | PHI W | 6 min | 4 pts | 2 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Dec 25 | SAS L | 2 min | 2 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Dec 23 | @SAS L | 3 min | 0 pts | 0 reb | 1 ast | 0 3PM |
| Dec 22 | MEM W | 25 min | 11 pts | 3 reb | 2 ast | 3 3PM |
| Dec 18 | LAC W | 16 min | 4 pts | 4 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Dec 10 | PHX W | 12 min | 11 pts | 2 reb | 0 ast | 1 3PM |
| Dec 7 | @UTA W | 24 min | 13 pts | 6 reb | 0 ast | 3 3PM |
| Dec 5 | DAL W | 22 min | 9 pts | 6 reb | 3 ast | 1 3PM |
| Dec 2 | @GSW W | 3 min | 3 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 1 3PM |
| Nov 23 | POR W | 9 min | 8 pts | 1 reb | 2 ast | 2 3PM |
| Nov 21 | @UTA W | 9 min | 7 pts | 0 reb | 1 ast | 0 3PM |
| Nov 19 | SAC W | 5 min | 2 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Nov 17 | @NOP W | 11 min | 7 pts | 4 reb | 2 ast | 1 3PM |
| Nov 15 | @CHA W | 17 min | 7 pts | 2 reb | 0 ast | 1 3PM |
| Nov 12 | LAL W | 17 min | 0 pts | 5 reb | 1 ast | 0 3PM |
| Nov 5 | @POR L | 8 min | 0 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Nov 4 | @LAC W | 4 min | 2 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Nov 2 | NOP W | 20 min | 11 pts | 5 reb | 1 ast | 1 3PM |
| Oct 30 | WAS W | 4 min | 3 pts | 2 reb | 1 ast | 1 3PM |
| Oct 28 | SAC W | 4 min | 2 pts | 1 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Oct 25 | @ATL W | 2 min | 0 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
| Oct 23 | @IND W | 1 min | 0 pts | 0 reb | 0 ast | 0 3PM |
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