bustabucket.com - 6/26/2009
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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 ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/28/2009
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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.
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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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... said a senior executive of an Eastern conference team. "If there's any kind of gray area, they're going to flunk the player."
Because of the sophisticated testing of MRIs and other high-tech devices, team doctors "know things they never used to know," the executive went on. "They never used to flunk players, and now they flunk them all the time. And a lot of the time it's to cover their [butts]."
BustaBucket.com did a nice round up of draft grades around the internet.
Canis Hoopus has ...
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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 ...
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blazeoflove.com 6/26/2009 — A quick breakdown of where "your" Portland Trail Blazers ended up after a night full of trades, rumors and foreigners...
22. Portland (from Dallas)* - Victor Claver - 6'11" | 217 | SF | Spain
31. Portland (from Sacramento)** - Jeff Pendergraph - 6'10" | 240 | PF | Arizona ...
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Blazers trade Sergio Rodriguez on otherwise uneventful draft day
blog.oregonlive.com 6/26/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Blazers Move Up Slightly in Tomorrows Draft
bustabucket.com 6/24/2009 —
Huge breaking news! OR just a questionable minor deal that moves Portland up slightly. Here's what ESPN had to say about Portlands ascent to the 22nd pick:
The Portland TrailBlazers acquired the 22nd pick in Thursday's NBA draft from the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for the 24th and 56th ...
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...
What’s the Portland Trail Blazers’ Plan for Jerryd Bayless?
emptythebench.com 6/22/2009 — Portland Trail Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard has made a number of sound personnel decisions while rebuilding the franchise from the post-Jail Blazers Era rubble, but his track record is not without tarnish.
The Darius Miles fiasco was embarassing at ...
Portland Trail Blazers 2009 NBA Draft Recap —
Bleacher Report - NBA 6/26/2009
The 2009 NBA draft is over and some Portland fans are left scratching their heads. Over the past few seasons we've seen Kevin Pritchard make legendary moves to acquire the current members of the Trail Blazers. But was this draft really so boring? ...
Portland Trail Blazer Draft Grades —
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 ...
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