The Thunder play the Spurs, the Lakers, Houston, and Portland. Going 2-2 would be fine. That would keep them in the playoffs and still have a shot at a good seed. Anything above that would be great. Anything below that would put them in danger of falling to the 8th seed. It all starts tonight with San Antonio.
Portland
22 March 2010
16 February 2010
In the first big move of the tradeseason, Portland acquired Marcus Camby from the Los Angelos Clippers for Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw. This was a great move for the Trailblazers. They have had a huge hole vacated by injuries to Joel Pryzbilla and Greg Oden. Juwon Howard has filled in very well and Camby gives them the second best rebounder in the game inside. Losing Blake will hurt some, but not as much as they gain from Camby. Andre Miller has played very well at point guard and youngser Bayliss has shown he can be an effective backup. They won't miss Outlaw. He has been out since November with a broken foot and is to return soon.
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5 July 2009
next year as they can in order to lure LeBron James. Since Hedo Turkoglu decided not to go to Portland, the Trailblazers now have enough cap space to offer Lee a 5 year $50mil deal. That would be a lot for New York to match. And if they match, they may take themselves out of the James sweepstakes. A sign and trade is what the Knicks would like to do. It will be an intersting week once July 8th arrives and teams can sign free agents.
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1 July 2009
Portland coach Nate McMillen is flying to Orlando today to meet with free agent Hedo Turkoglu. Then tomorrow, Turkoglu is flying to Oregen to tour the Trailblazers facilities. Portland
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25 June 2009
Portland traded their 24th and 56th picks this year and their lowest pick next year to the Mavs to move up two spots at 22. Usually picks in the 50s don't amount to much and trading two o
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