TWO HALL OF FAMERS OFFERED FOR NUMBER ONE PICK

• KidUterus

  +3

  Um...yeah, def did this post a day earlier on WTB.

   http://winningtheturnoverbattle.blogspot.com/2007/06/oden-offer.html

   

  Posted 6/11/2007 [reply] [flag]

• You Been Blinded

  +4

  i didn't see your post. my bad dude. and in all honesty i did this a few days ago. I held it for monday. at least we have different opinions.

  Posted 6/11/2007 [reply] [flag]

• KidUterus

  +3

  Yeah, it happens.

  Posted 6/11/2007 [reply] [flag]

• You Been Blinded

  +2

  indeed, but usually with bigger, more mainstream stories. Again my apologies.. "Great minds......."

  Posted 6/11/2007 [reply] [flag]

• KidUterus

  +1

  No worries

  Posted 6/11/2007 [reply] [flag]

• RedBaron

  +1

  Not too surprising that Portland would decline any of these offers.  You could argue that all of these guys have dropped in value since the Simmons trade value index from last summer:

  5. Dirk (playoffs)
  9. Kobe (hearing footsteps from #10 Gilbert)
  12. Garnett (stats, wins declined 3 straight seasons)
  24. Iverson (Andre Miller trade showed that he didn't deserve to be that high last year)

  Posted 6/11/2007 [reply] [flag]

  • farlane

    +2

    I think the list of players I'd accept for Oden would start with LeBron and end somewhere around ... Lebron.

    Maybe Wade, but only for the jersey sales. Oden is NINETEEN. 

    Posted 6/12/2007 [reply] [flag]

• WithMalice

  +1

  Commented on your site too.

  Well-written, and succinct.  Liked it.

  Posted 6/12/2007 [reply] [flag]

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Links (6)

Morning Paper: Sharon Stone Topless
Published 6/11/2007 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... NBA teams trying really hard to trade with Portland for the #1 pick [You Been Blinded]

Blogdome: Trouble In Denver
Published 6/11/2007 at Deadspin
... • Who exactly was offered for the Trail Blazers' No. 1 pick? [You Been Blinded]

Ramblings of Note
Published 6/11/2007 by the butler at Mile High Ramblings
... Giving props to our blogging buddies... Did Portland turn down a chance to acquire Kobe Bryant? (You Been Blinded)

Wolves Updates 6/12
Published 6/12/2007 by Lil Dice at I Heart KG
... You Been Blinded speculates that Garnett was one of the Western Conference players rumored to have been offered to Portland for the #1 pick in the draft. (Via

10 Darts at the NBA Board
Published 6/12/2007 by Brian at Empty the Bench
... - NBA scouts and front offices must really like what they’re seeing from Greg Oden in his pre-draft workouts. According to one report, two teams have offered Portland a future Hall of Famer in exchange for the first overall pick in the draft. You Been Blinded is onto something in suggesting the unnamed players were Kevin Garnett and Allen Iverson. I’m not so sure about Kobe though.

Late day links
Published 6/19/2007 by Casey Holdahl at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... says the Blazers are interested in drafting the small forward out of DePaul. With four second-round picks, I'm sure the Kevin Pritchard is interested in a lot of players. -- Bloggers are still trying to figure out which two Hall of Famers were offered to the Blazers for the No. 1 pick. Keep guessing guys. -- Are people ...