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Portland Trailblazers blogger Jason Green reports on the most sought after players for the 2011/12 Blazers via NBA Free Agency. On the list. Jamal Crawford, Brandon Roy, Nolan Smith, Spencer Hawes, Kwame Brown, Jeff Pendergraph, Glen Davis, Chuck Hayes and Carl Landry for starters. Jason Richardson could be a good fit too.
Portland Trailblazers blogger Jason Green reports on the possibilities of center Greg Oden leaving via free agency for the Miami Heat in 2011/12. He is the former #1 pick that reminds Portland fans of Sam Bowie, but he has the tools to be a great player. Miami’s GM Pat Riley has shown he can make impossible deals. Time will tell.
Portland Trailblazers basketball blogger Steve Lee tells us when you look at the astronomical salaries that are floating around the NBA these days, Rashard Lews ($22mil), Gilbert Arenas ($19mil), its easy to say Portland’s salaries are NOT out of control. Brandon Roy, Gerald Wallace, Greg Oden, Jerome Kersey, LaMarcus Aldridge contracts are examined…
Northwest hoops blogger Steve Lee had a day dream the other day, or was it a nightmare. As the Portland Trailblazers welcomed the Denver Nuggets in for their 2011/12 home opener. Did it really happen? The stadium and the game remain locked out, at least until the end of November and most likely beyond. No Brandon Roy, LaMarcus Aldridge, or Greg Oden…yet.
Our man on the Portland Trailblazers beat, Jason Green, explains how the next NBA season could be Greg Oden’s last chance in Portland playing for the Blazers.
