Blazers' general manager Kevin Pritchard sought out forward Channing Frye to address a published rumor about the Blazers trying to trade Frye for Chicago Bulls' forward Tyrus Thomas.

"He told me it wasn't true," Frye said of a column last week in the New York Post. "I appreciated it, but I think any general manager with the type of relationship he has with us would come up and say, 'Hey, this is not true,' or, 'This is true.' But I think I can say that I'm not going anywhere for a while."

Pritchard said he came to the arena knowing he wanted to talk to Frye.

"I just want to communicate with our guys; sometimes these things get fabricated," Pritchard said. "This is a tough business because you can be traded, but when it's not substantiated, I'm going to let the guys know."