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NBA Draft -- as the dust settles...
NBA Draft -- as the dust settles...
"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 ...
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
Shaq Said No Thanks to Portland in February
Shaq Said No Thanks to Portland in February
bustabucket.com — Remember all that talk during the trade deadline about bringing Shaq to Portland? According to the big... diesel , that was real and he said no. This is basically a juicy gossip article but still intriguing, did Portland really go after Shaq? Here's what O'Neal had to say: "During the middle ... (more) Shaq Said No Thanks to Portland in February
BDL 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Pick No. 24, Blazers
BDL 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Pick No. 24, Blazers
sports.yahoo.com — 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) BDL 2009 NBA Mock Draft: Pick No. 24, Blazers
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Post-draft Patty
NBAMate — There’ll be more of this in tomorrow’s Sunday Six Pack, but for now here’s a few post-draft links about our own Patty Mills. And can 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 ...

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