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Draft Night Digest
blazersedge.com - 6/26/2009
Draft Night Digest
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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 pointless... but whatever). Post-Draft Availability ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/28/2009
Shaq says Blazers also wanted him
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — 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. (more) Shaq says Blazers also wanted him

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NBA Draft -- as the dust settles...
asternwarning.com - 6/26/2009
NBA Draft -- as the dust settles...
— 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 ... (more) NBA Draft -- as the dust settles...

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Portland Trail Blazer Draft Grades
bustabucket.com - 6/26/2009
Portland Trail Blazer Draft Grades
— bustabucket.com — 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 aggressive way Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard approaches the ... (more) Portland Trail Blazer Draft Grades

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Sactown Royalty:  How Sergio Rodriguez Can Make it Work in Sacramento

NBAMate:  Post-draft Patty

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How Sergio Rodriguez Can Make it Work in Sacramento
Sactown Royalty — ... And those are the on-court problems. Sergio apparently has issues in the locker room, too. Ben Golliver, an ace writer for Blazer's Edge, exploded in ecstacy last night when word of the Sergio trade leaked. I trust Ben's judgment on most basketball matters, and Ben has spent countless hours around the Blazers locker room and practice facility over the past year. He knows Blazers basketball, and so he knows Sergio's role there. This is what Ben wrote on BE this morning: The team's motto last fall was 15=16: a team dynamic ...

Post-draft Patty
NBAMate — ... I just say, how cool it is to be able to link to a bunch of Australian newspaper sites for a change. Every major paper around the country is running an article on Patty and the draft. Go Aussie! - Trailblazing Mills goes to work - Canberra Times - Portland pounces on Patrick Mills, Joe Ingles misses - Herald Sun - Mills ready to blaze in Portland - Brisbane Times - No guarantees for NBA-bound Mills - ABC News - Draft Night Digest - Blazers Edge - NBA Draft: as the dust settles - A Stern Warning - Blazers grab PG ...

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