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Posts tagged "Portland Trail Blazers"

The Deng to Portland rumour got changed for the worse

A couple of days, I brought the story of a rumoured Deng to Portland trade, one that had received airtime on ESPN Radio 1000. The rumour suggested that Luol Deng might be traded to the General Manager-less Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Joel Przybilla’s expiring contract and backup guard Jerry D. Bayless. I would... Read more »
By MarkDeeks,
July 8, 2010 at 4:38 am
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Deng for Przybilla and Bayless?

A story on ESPN Radio – thus, no link – reports that the Bulls are discussing a trade with Portland that would see Luol Deng shipped out to the Blazers in exchange for Joel Przybilla and Jerryd Bayless. Trying to dissect the history of the rumour is not easy, and it may of course be... Read more »
By MarkDeeks,
July 3, 2010 at 1:05 pm
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Chicago Bulls vs Portland Trail Blazers, 7:00 PM CSN-Chicago

With Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla out, the Blazers decided to make a push for a center. They acquired the second-leading rebounder in the NBA in Marcus Camby only to see him go down as well. Camby’s status is unknown for the game tonight. Should the experienced shot-blocker not play tonight, the Bulls have an... Read more »
By MortenJensen,
February 26, 2010 at 5:32 pm
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Chicago Bulls @ Portland Trail Blazers 9:00 PM, NBATV

After two rough road losses, the Chicago Bulls will look to bounce back against Brandon Roy and the Trail Blazers tonight in Portland. The Bulls dropped a 93-112 game to Denver, in which fatigue, lack of defense and poor guard play, all hit the team in the second half. Chicago gave up 66 points, after... Read more »
By MortenJensen,
November 23, 2009 at 1:08 pm
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Breaking down the Eastern Conference, Tea Drinkers Edition

Like Doug, I too hate preseason predictions. They will never, ever be accurate, because all predictions have to assume static rosters. You can’t predict injuries or midseason transactions with any real ability – especially since the two are often reliant on each other – and as such, all predictions invariably wobble and collapse. No one... Read more »
By MarkDeeks,
October 29, 2009 at 6:59 am
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LaMarcus Aldridge agrees to extension

Per Yahoo Sports Twitter, Portland’s lengthy negotiations with LaMarcus Aldridge have resulted in an agreement for a 5 year, $70 million extension, with a follow-up tweet announcing a slightly lesser figure. Of the entire 2006 draft, only three players have signed extensions. First overall pick Andrea Bargnani got a 5 year, $50 million extension, and... Read more »
By MarkDeeks,
October 21, 2009 at 7:11 pm
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Rumoured deal for Carlos Boozer brewing

This story has been bubbling under for a few days, just waiting for a big outlet to give it some credence, which ESPN.com has just done: Another major multi-team trade might be looming in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls having discussed a deal that would be headlined by... Read more »
By MarkDeeks,
July 9, 2009 at 5:23 pm
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Rudy Fernandez unhappy in Portland

ESPN.com: Blazers guard Rudy Fernandez not cool with the idea of having another man around. Portland’s pursuit of a certain player from Turkey has infuriated the Trail Blazers’ lone remaining Spanish player, Rudy Fernandez, to the point where he’d prefer to play in Greece, Russia or even Spain again, ESPN.com learned Tuesday. A league source... Read more »
By MarkDeeks,
July 1, 2009 at 3:48 pm
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