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Kerry Eggers of The Portland Tribune: “It has been reported that the sticking point on Brandon Roy’s contract extension is the All-Star guard wants a player option on a fifth and final year..."
Roy Wants 5th Year Player Option
Roy Wants 5th Year Player Option
bustabucket.com — Last week panic struck Blazer fans when they found out that negotiations between Brandon Roy and the... Blazer organization had skidded to a hault. Speculation began to fester and it soon escalated with exaggerated statements from John Canzano regarding Roy's perspective on the matter. People ... (more) Roy Wants 5th Year Player Option
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ballerblogger.com — Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports: "Few have been terribly impressed with how Pritchard handled the highs of... the job, and now there are doubts about how he’s handling its lows. After the first 10 days of free agency, so far Pritchard stands as the summer’s biggest loser.” (more) The Fundamentals

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ballerblogger.com — Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: "Millsap’s agent, criticized the Jazz for insisting on having an... offer sheet brought to them. ‘I think we should’ve come to an agreement early,’ Simmons said. ‘If Paul was their first priority like they said, we should’ve come to an agreement early....'" (more) The Fundamentals
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