May 2011 Portland Trail Blazers Wiretap

Oden Aims To Lose Weight By Start Of 11-12 Season

Feb 28, 2011 2:53 AM

Greg Oden said on Sunday that he hopes to lose weight prior to the 11-12 season.

Oden's target is approximately 270 pounds, which is what he weighed during his freshman season at Ohio State.

Oden will be a restricted free agent this offseason, but the Blazers appear motivated to retain him.

John Canzano/Oregonian

Tags: Greg Oden, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA

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Roy Being Guarded One-On-One For First Time Since Rookie Season

Feb 26, 2011 3:38 PM

Brandon Roy made two big three-pointers in Portland's 107-106 overtime win over the Nuggets on Friday.

Nate McMillan wants to keep Roy at approximately 15 minutes per game as he comes back from double knee surgery, but he played 24 minutes in Friday's game. Roy scored 18 points on 7-for-14 shooting from the floor.

"The biggest thing I'm noticing is that - I'm not in full shape yet - but guys are playing at such a high level and are so aggressive that teams are guarding me one-on-one," Roy told Blazersedge. "And I haven't really been guarded like this since I was a rookie. Those guys have become threats and because of that it's hard for teams to decide what they want to do. It's giving me some looks, I'm seeing them now but I can't quite do it because I'm trying to get my legs. We're going to get better, the more conditioning I get, the more game minutes I get, it's going to definitely help us. These guys -- Wesley, Nic, Rudy, making big shots."

Ben Golliver/Blazersedge

Tags: Brandon Roy, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA

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Nets Made Trade Offer For Greg Oden

Feb 25, 2011 4:21 PM

The Nets offered Devin Harris, Troy Murphy and the 2012 first round pick of Houston's for Greg Oden, Andre Miller and Joel Przybilla, according to the report.

Portland declined that offer and countered with the request of Golden State's 2012 first round pick, which is top-seven protected.

The Nets instead ended up acquiring Deron Williams.

Peter Vecesy/New York Post

Tags: Portland Trail Blazers, Brooklyn Nets, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Gerald Wallace Traded To Blazers

Feb 24, 2011 3:17 PM

Charlotte's Gerald Wallace has been traded to Portland, according to sources.

The Blazers had strongly been coveting an upgrade at the deadline.

Portland will send Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and two first round picks to the Bobcats in exchange for Wallace.

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Tags: Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Rockets Increasing Efforts To Acquire Camby

Feb 24, 2011 2:44 PM

The Rockets badly want to acquire Marcus Camby from the Trail Blazers.

"The trigger-happy Rockets have redoubled their efforts to acquire Marcus Camby from Portland, sources say," Ken Berger of CBS Sports wrote on his Twitter page.

It has been reported that Aaron Brooks and Shane Battier have been discussed in a possible deal.

Ken Berger/CBS Sports (via Twitter)

Tags: Marcus Camby, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Rockets, Blazers Discussed Brooks, Battier For Camby Deal

Feb 24, 2011 2:13 PM

Portland and Houston discussed a deal involving Aaron Brooks, Shane Battier and Marcus Camby, but the deal is no longer on the table.

The Rockets have been looking to use Brooks and Battier in several trade scenarios.

Marc Stein/ESPN.com (via Twitter)

Tags: Marcus Camby, Aaron Brooks, Shane Battier, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Bobcats Turn To Rockets, Cavaliers After Blazers Pass On Wallace

Feb 24, 2011 2:09 PM

The Bobcats turned to the Rockets and Cavaliers after the Trail Blazers rejected a deal for swingman Gerald Wallace.

Cleveland isn't interested in Wallace, making Houston the lone remaining possibility.

Ken Berger/CBS Sports (via Twitter)

Tags: Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Hornets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Blazers Balked At Including Batum For Wallace

Feb 24, 2011 1:19 PM

Trade talks between the Blazers and Bobcats centered around a trade for Gerald Wallace broke down over the inclusion of Nicolas Batum.

Portland has consistently told teams throughout the season that Batum is unavailable.

Marc Stein/ESPN (via Twitter)

Tags: Nicolas Batum, Gerald Wallace, Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Blazers, Heat Interested In Ford After Buyout

Feb 24, 2011 10:51 AM

The Blazers are looking at an acquisition of T.J. Ford, who would serve as the team's backup point guard.

Indiana would buyout Ford's contract and the Blazers would subsequently sign him to a minimum deal, saving the Pacers the balance.

Miami is also interested in Ford, according to Ken Berger of CBS.

John Canzano/95.5

Tags: T.J. Ford, Indiana Pacers, Portland Trail Blazers, NBA, NBA Signing Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor, NBA Waiver

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Portland Pulls Back From Trade Talks Amid Strong Play

Feb 24, 2011 6:24 AM

The Trail Blazers had won six straight prior to Wednesday night's loss to the Lakers, which may have forced them to change their trade stance.

Portland has changed its mind about trading their veteran big men for youth, according to sources.

Teams initially believed that the team would trade Andre Miller and possibly Joel Przybilla and Marcus Camby as well.

It was reported on Wednesday that Portland was close to a deal for Charlotte's Gerald Wallace, but talked fizzled out.

David Aldridge/NBA.com

Tags: Portland Trail Blazers, NBA, NBA Trade Rumor, NBA Misc Rumor

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Roy Returns, Will Be Limited Initially

Associated Press

Bobcats Growing Reluctant To Trade Wallace

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Portland Looking To Include Oden In Trade Talks

Chris Mannix/Sports Illustrated (via Twitter)

Blazers Pushing Hard For Gerald Wallace, Cavs Still In It

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Harris Hopes For Trade From Nets

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Blazers Expected To Trade Miller, Camby

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Portland Recalls Armon Johnson From Idaho

RealGM Staff Report

Claver Out Two Months With Broken Foot

RealGM Staff Report

Blazers, Nets Talking Harris, Murphy For Miller, Przybilla Deal

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter)

Portland Interested In M. Harris, Sessions

Sam Amico/FoxSports

Warriors Inquire On Aldridge, Nene, Kaman, McGee

Rusty Simmons/San Francisco Chronicle

Bobcats Motivated To Trade Wallace, Jackson

Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo! Sports

Golden State Interested In Oden, Yao

Rusty Simmons/San Francisco Chronicle

Camby Would 'Contemplate' Retirement If Traded

Oregonian

Fernandez Mentioned In Miller For Williams Talks

Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! Sports

Sessions Drawing Interest From Blazers, Hawks And Knicks

Chris Broussard/ESPN (via Twitter)

Armon Johnson Scores 27 In D-League Assignment

RealGM Staff Report

Sixers Turn Down Portland's Offer For Speights

Philadelphia Daily News

Blazers Discussing Devin Harris Trade

Bergen Record

Blazers Could Be Busy On Deadline Day

CBS Sports