Carl Landry will be an unrestricted free agent this offseason and is intrigued about the possibility of joining the Blazers.
Carl Landry
“I think I can fit in with Portland, “Landry told SLAMonline. “They’re in need of a big post presence down low. I’m not taking anything away from (Greg) Oden and (Marcus) Camby. I just know what I can provide. The Blazers are a good team and I know I can help.”
Landry finished the 10-11 season with the Hornets.
“I really like Portland,” said Landry.” I’m good friends with Greg Oden, and Wes Matthews is from Wisconsin like me. There are a lot of ties there and I have no doubt that I would blend in fine.”
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The Portland Trail Blazers will honor former Portland center and basketball legend Arvydas Sabonis on Thursday, Aug. 18, following his 2011 induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Arvydas Sabonis
Sabonis, who played for the Trail Blazers for seven seasons (1995-2001, 2002-03), is known globally as one of the greatest centers to ever play the game. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., Aug. 11-13, before returning to the Rose City.
The team will honor Sabonis and reunite him with fans in a public celebration at Pioneer Courthouse Square at approximately 1 p.m., where Sabonis will be added to the Trail Blazers Hall of Fame banner displayed in the Rose Garden.
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Greg Oden
The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland.
The offer means the often-injured 7-foot center becomes a restricted free agent. The Blazers can match any other offer made for him. Because of his injuries, the former Ohio State star has played in only 82 games over parts of two seasons, averaging 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds.
If no other teams make offers for Oden and he stays with the Blazers, he will become an unrestricted free agent for the 2012-13 season.
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The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired guard Raymond Felton from the Denver Nuggets in exchange for guard Andre Miller, while sending Rudy Fernandez and Petteri Koponen’s NBA rights to Dallas as part of a three-team trade.
Raymond Felton
Portland also acquired the draft rights to Jordan Hamilton (taken 26th overall) and Tanguy Ngombo (taken 57th overall) from Dallas for Fernandez and Koponen.
Hamilton’s rights were then sent to Denver as part of the Felton trade and Portland is currently in discussions to trade Ngombo’s rights.
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Rudy Fernandez
The Dallas Mavericks are already gearing up to defend their title, trading both their draft picks Thursday night to get Portland Trail Blazers guard Rudy Fernandez.
The deal was arranged before the Mavericks were on the clock with their first selection at No. 26, sources had confirmed to ESPN.com senior NBA writer Marc Stein.
“So happy to be in the best team in the nba!!!dallas!!!” Fernandez tweeted.
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The Magic and Blazers are holding discussions centered around a trade of Andre Miller and the No. 21 overall pick for Jameer Nelson.
Andre Miller, Jameer Nelson
Portland has been attempting to unload their first round pick in exchange for immediate veteran help.
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Andre Miller
Speaking from the team’s Tualatin practice facility on Thursday, Blazers Acting GM Chad Buchanan said that while the team values Andre Miller’s play, it is keeping its options open.
“We’ve spoken with Andre a little bit,” Buchanan said. “Obviously he’s aware of what his contract situation is. He knows how we feel about him. We’re going to see as we listen around the league.”
“If Andre is back as our point guard next year we’re very happy with that,” Buchanan said. “Like any other player, if there’s a chance to improve your team, you’re going to listen to what offers are out here.”
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Greg Oden
Greg Oden is being cautious in his recovery from microfracture surgery on his left knee and may not return until January 2012, according to his agent Bill Duffy.
“You proceed with caution,” Duffy told Portland radio station KXL, via Blazersedge.com.
“We don’t want to come back too soon. We’re not going to even challenge it until we get to that 12 month threshold. If it were December or November or January we just can’t afford any more slip ups. We’ll wait until we get full clearance and then probably err on the side of caution, maybe a month or so after that.”
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Andre Miller
The Trail Blazers, who own the 21st pick, are looking to move up in the draft.
According to a league source, Portland would like to get into the top seven to be in position to take Connecticut point guard Kemba Walker. That might mean packaging veteran point guard Andre Miller and the No. 21 pick for another team’s player along with a top-seven pick.
Acting general manager Chad Buchanan was noncommittal on the report.
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Greg Oden
In a 26-minute meeting with reporters Monday, Blazers GM Rich Cho was asked repeatedly about Greg Oden’s future.
The 7-foot center will become a restricted free agent on July 1, and the Blazers have from the end of the NBA Finals to June 30 to tender a qualifying offer to Oden. Cho said if Oden continues to work hard in his rehabilitation, he was “pretty sure” the team would tender the offer.
“All the indications from a medical standpoint are that it’s come along well,” Cho said of Oden’s left knee. “I see him in here every day, working hard. He’s getting a sweat up every day. He wants to come back, and come back and play well.” Cho said Oden could become a key piece alongside LaMarcus Aldridge, who emerged this season as the Blazers’ leading scorer.
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