In the week since the Blazers won the NBA draft lottery, power forward Zach Randolph has been included in trade rumors with Chicago, Washington and Atlanta.

"Been hearing a lot of stuff," Randolph said Tuesday from his recently purchased home in Indianapolis. "A lot of stuff."

In his first interview since the draft lottery, Randolph, 25, said he is not offended by the trade rumors, but he remains curious about what his future holds.

"I want to be a part of this here in Portland," Randolph said. "If not, I understand. I've been in this league for six years, and I know it's a business, so I can't take anything personal."

The Portland Trail Blazers suspect most of the misinformation flying around about their phantom pursuit of Mike Conley Jr. is coming from Camp Conley, which is run by Mike Conley Sr, The Oregonian is reporting.

There is no pursuit, the Blazers said. They like Conley Jr., but they like their young nucleus even more.

While it's true, a team source said, that the Blazers had a conversation with the Atlanta Hawks about their No. 3 pick, it was a single conversation that went nowhere fast.

The Hawks apparently wanted two young Blazers (LaMarcus Aldridge and Jarrett Jack) along with Portland's first pick in 2008 as part of the trade.

Tom Penn, who joined the Grizzlies when Michael Heisley bought the team in Vancouver in 2000, is leaving his post as assistant general manager to join the Portland Trail Blazers as assistant general manager, the Blazers announced Tuesday.

"Tom Penn is an expert on a litany of player personnel issues, and I'm excited to begin working with him immediately on next month's draft and free agency," said Blazers' GM Kevin Pritchard in a release on Tuesday.

Greg Oden has been drafted by a trading card company, and will be on the same team as Bill Russell.

Oden, a possible No. 1 draft pick after leaving Ohio State following his freshman year, signed a three-year contract worth at least $3 million Tuesday to become a spokesman for Topps Co. His first deal? A card featuring him and Russell, the Boston Celtics Hall of Famer, on the 50th anniversary of the company's first basketball set.

Like Russell, Oden is known for his ability to dominate a game on the defensive end with his rebounding and shot blocking.

"Certainly there's been a lot of comparisons to Bill Russell, which we don't run away from," said Bill Sanders, a vice president for BDA Sports Management, which represents Oden.

"I think that Greg has got a lot of that in him, but he's also got other skills in him that people don't necessarily associate with Bill Russell. Certainly he's honored to be mentioned in that kind of company. I think one of his goals is to accomplish a little bit of what Bill Russell did."

Greg Oden signed a multiyear deal Tuesday to become a spokesman for Topps Co.

A card featuring him and Bill Russell, the Boston Celtics Hall of Famer, on the 50th anniversary of the company's first basketball set will be his first feature.

"Certainly there's been a lot of comparisons to Bill Russell, which we don't run away from,'' said Bill Sanders, a vice president for BDA Sports Management, which represents Oden.

"I think that Greg has got a lot of that in him, but he's also got other skills in him that people don't necessarily associate with Bill Russell. Certainly he's honored to be mentioned in that kind of company. I think one of his goals is to accomplish a little bit of what Bill Russell did.''

With speculation rampant that Mike Conley, Sr. will attempt to get his son Mike Conley, Jr. on the same team as Greg Oden, Portland GM Kevin Pritchard was asked his opinion of the talk.

Pritchard declined to comment on any of the speculation.

Greg Oden's welcome-to-Portland moment came at 10,000 feet, when the man sitting next to him on an airplane opened his window shade.

"He opened it up and I saw a mountain with snow on it," Oden said, referring to a view of Mount Hood. "I've never seen that, until now."

Oden, one of the most sought-after college players to enter the NBA draft, stands a good chance of seeing more of Mount Hood if the Portland Trail Blazers do what many expect: Select the 7-footer with the first overall pick in the June 28 draft.

It had been less than 24 hours since the Blazers, and Oden, learned that Portland won the draft lottery for the right to pick first; but already, Oden found himself in Portland.

Long before the draft lottery results were announced Tuesday, Oden had agreed to fly to Portland to spend two days meeting with Nike representatives about a possible shoe contract.

Oden said the coincidence of his Portland visit the day after the Blazers won the lottery hadn't struck him yet, even as people at the airport snapped photos of him with their cellphones. One man went as far as to shout, "Greg, you are in the right place!"

"I haven't thought about it, to be honest," Oden said, his voice soft and his smile easy. "The lottery happened yesterday, so it's been crazy. I'm still like, 'Wow.' "

With Greg Oden all but assured of landing in Portland in June,  Zach Randolph may be the odd man out in the Blazers frontcourt.

Randolph, writes Sam Smith of the Chicago Tribune, sounds like a perfect match for a team like the Bulls, a 6-foot-9-inch, 270-pound player with a rare, classic post-up game and outside shot. He averaged 23.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per game last season, but with Oden and last year's No. 1 pick, LaMarcus Aldridge, there certainly is no room for Randolph in Portland. His time there was rumored to be up anyway, no matter whom the team would get in the draft.

The most recent talk has the Trail Blazers trying to trade Randolph to the Washington Wizards, who are in desperate need of interior scoring. Perhaps in a multiteam deal with Atlanta? Antawn Jamison, who's going into his final contract season with the Wizards, could be part of a deal to offset Randolph's $13.3 million salary for next season.

A source close to the Blazers and Greg Oden said Wednesday night, that the team is looking at trading into the top of the lottery for a second draft pick to secure the franchise center's personal point guard, Mike Conley.

Oden and Conley have been together through AAU and high school ball in Indiana and a Final Four season at Ohio State.

After talking with confidants about Portland winning the No. 1 pick, Oden expressed relief that he was going to a smaller market.

GM Kevin Pritchard said he expects to come to a decision on the No. 1 pick well before the June 28 draft.

"If it goes right up to (draft) night, then we haven't done our work," he said.

Several teams already have inquired about trading for the No. 1 pick, Pritchard said, but he remained steadfast that Portland will hold on to the pick. "I don't think anything is iron-clad, but I think these guys are really special. This is a real-deal draft."