blog.oregonlive.com - 6/26/2009
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TUALATIN -- Yaaaawwwn. In one of the franchise's dullest, most uneventful and least interesting draft days in recent memory, the Trail Blazers ditched their trade-happy ways Thursday and selected four players who are not expected to contribute next season. General...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/28/2009
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Amid a wealth of midseason rumors that he
was headed to Cleveland in February at the trading...
deadline, Shaquille O'Neal says another team also was trying to land him -- the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Shaq says Blazers also wanted him
asternwarning.com - 6/26/2009
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asternwarning.com —
"And I see your true colours, shining through..."
Patrick Mills was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers...
with the 55th pick of the draft yesterday. As both a proud Aussie and a long-suffering Portland Trail Blazers fan, I could not be happier. As happy as a pig in mud. Here we can see ...
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NBA Draft -- as the dust settles...
sports.espn.go.com - 6/25/2009
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Blazers Trade Rodriguez, Brockman for Pendergraph
SLAM Online —
... Bet that Spencer Hawes was whispering in Geoff Petrie’s ear about acquiring his former Huskie teammate Jon Brockman. The trade, from the Blazers perspective, cleans up some clutter: “Rodriguez, who endured an up-and-down three seasons with the Blazers, openly lobbied for a “change” the day after the season ended, so the Blazers were able to ditch a disgruntled player. And perhaps more important, they also were able to free additional cap space — ...
It's All About Pat Mills
JR, On Fire —
... . - Backup point guard Sergio Rodriguez was traded by the Trailblazers before the draft. Does this leave the door open for Mills? - ...
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Adios Sergio
bustabucket.com 6/25/2009 —
ESPN and others are reporting that the Blazers have swapped 2nd round picks including the Blazers sending Sergio Rodriguez to the Kings. Here's what Chad Ford had to say:
The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to send Sergio Rodriguez and the 38th pick in this year's draft to the ...
Blazers Trade Up To #22
blazersedge.com 6/24/2009 —
Those of you who, like me, voted to trade up from the #24 spot have gotten your wish. Kinda sorta.
Via ESPN .
The Portland Trail Blazers agreed to trade the 24th, 56th and worst of their second round picks in 2010 to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday for the 22nd pick in ...
Draft Night Digest
blazersedge.com 6/26/2009 — A lot happened today and there's no way I have the energy to get it all out to you tonight.
But let me run through some of the most exciting and pertinent information, sum up my thoughts and provide a draft grade (which is surely ...
Making Sense of The Draft
blazersedge.com 6/26/2009 —
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Hopefully Dante Cunningham will be able to kiss another trophy soon. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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McMillan relies on reports
columbian.com 6/22/2009 — TUALATIN, Ore. The last two NBA Drafts have taught Nate McMillan to place his trust in the Portland Trail Blazers scout team. At times, the Blazers coach has only seen video footage of players the team has selected. Other times, he has relied mostly ...
The Portland Trail Blazers' Cap Situation Heading into Summer, 2009
blazersedge.com 6/4/2009 — Yesterday Ben wrote a great piece on lopsided/asymmetrical trades, made possible by one team (in this case the Blazers) being under the salary cap and thus being able to absorb more salary than they send out. This practically begs us to check up on Portland's salary cap situation this ...
Canzano: Don't miss the point... Blazers "pass" was a big move
oregonlive.com 6/26/2009 — There was a guy sitting on an overturned plastic bucket at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Morrison Street in downtown Portland on Thursday during the NBA draft. He held a couple of blurring drumsticks in his hands and was...
BDL 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Pick No. 24, Blazers
sports.yahoo.com 6/24/2009 — With the NBA Draft just a day away, Ball Don't Lie has decided to
weigh in with its own 2009 Mock Draft. But since we know so little
about college basketball, we called in SB Nation's team experts (and a few others) to throw their darts at the ...
More NBA trade rumors: Hinrich to the Blazers? He thinks so.
blog.oregonlive.com 6/24/2009 — The real art this time of year is not building draft boards or evaluating talent, rather separating fact from fiction. The latest buzz from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports includes: ... Chicago Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich is telling friends that...
Adios Sergio —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/25/2009
ESPN and others are reporting that the Blazers have swapped second round picks, including Sergio Rodriguez, to the Kings. Here's what Chad Ford had to say:
The Portland Trail Blazers have agreed to send Sergio Rodriguez and the 38th pick in ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 6/26/2009
Taking a look around the league I've found some very differing opinions on how well Portland did in the 2009 NBA draft.I will add more throughout the day but here's what I found so far:
Chad Ford, ESPN - Grade: B-
Analysis: I love the ...
