Random Ravings: Analysing Possible Trail Blazers

If the headline above this article didn't scream Captain Obvious, I wanted to use this time to highlight some free-agents that are available this summer, and pitch in my thoughts about how effective, or ineffective, they would be playing for the Portland Trail Blazers in 2009-10. The Blazers have somewhere between $7 and $8 million to offer this year, but Kevin Pritchard, the Blazers GM, has a reputation for making trades that likely will grow this year, if the scuttlebutt from every corner of the Portland sports scene is to be believed. Knowing this, I'll list some players that Portland may not be able to afford, unless they get rid of a couple of their current players. Pritchard has a history of going outside the box and taking gambles other GMs would shy away from, a trait he'll have to exercise to full effect if he's going to adequately fulfill owner Paul Allen's edict to improve the roster for next season. He's likely taking a look at all these players as I write this. Hedo Turkoglu If ... (link)