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Adrian Wojnarowski and Chad Ford are both reporting that LaMarcus Aldridge and the Trail Blazers have verbally come to an agreement on a contract extension. The deal is worth around $65 million for five years and with certain bonuses, could be worth up to $70 million. Ford also adds this: The deal comes after a summer of angst between the Blazers and their two young potential free agentsùAldridge and Brandon Roy. ...

Yesterday the Trail Blazers announced the streaming of all 15 games which will be televised on KGW Channel 8. It's the first step in a process to make all Blazer games available to everyone, even if it's not on their televisions. It's a step in the right direction, as more media moves to the internet, the NBA has no choice but to keep up. The only hitch in this progress is ...

Get ready to hear this word over and over again Rip City. It has been isolated as the factor that will be most responsible for whether the Blazers have a successful season or not. Chemistry. It feels strange to question Portland's chemistry coming off a season where it was a major source of strength. Maybe that means we shouldn't worry about it at all. Or maybe it is just another example of ...

As many of you know, the officiating by the replacement refs in the preseason has been atrocious. Three hour games and a record number of foul calls are ruining the flow of NBA games. Apparently there is good news on the horizon. It appears the always arrogant David Stern met with the referee's union head today. Marc Stein says the referees are planning to vote on a new proposal this ...

Our Finnish consultant Hippo took a long enough break from watching Stig Dogg videos to drop us a Petteri Koponen update. Spoiler alert: it features the unfortunate return of our man's minor ankle injury. Another week and another euro for Petteri Koponen in Italian Serie A basketball. Unfortunately, our beloved Finnagler couldn't hold the court this time after being sidelined with a bum ankle earlier this week. The same ankle ...

Team Name: Portland Trail Blazers Last Year's Record: 54-28 Key Losses: Sergio Rodriguez, Channing Frye, Shavlik Randolph, Michael Ruffin Key Additions: Andre Miller, Juwan Howard, Jeff Pendergraph, Dante Cunningham, Mills/Udoka/Collins "Super" Individual Player previews part 1 and part 2 . 1. What significant moves were made during the off-season? The "disappointing" off-season of the Portland Trail Blazers has been a popular subject among some uninformed national critics. From the Hedo Turkoglu debacle, to ...

Once again, the Blazer game was not televised last night, so the excitement down the stretch could only be relayed via Wheels and Tone on the radio. The team finally seemed to play with some passion in the fourth quarter breaking a three-game preseason losing streak. It sounded like Oden struggled early on, but then with a little help from Juwan Howard, got his confidence going late in the game. This is ...

Took long enough right? We finally had some time to finish up our Blazers player preview. If you've already forgotten, part one was done on Sunday night and can be found here . You'll find the remaining Blazer players below. Enjoy. With x-ray vision and the ability to fly, our new assist man should make everybody around him better. Andre Miller was brought here to Portland for his experience, his ability ...

Eager to get back to work following a brutal outing against the Clippers, Portland plays host to the Phoenix Suns in a highly anticipated return to the Memorial Coliseum. The players will be wearing the new Rip City jerseys, tickets are $19.70 a piece, and fans will be dressed in their old school gear. The game won't be televised so your best bet to see the action is to ...

After missing out on Team USA events over the last few summers, Brandon Roy plans to step up the communication and let them know he wants to be a part of the team. There have been injury and contract hurdles preventing Roy from participating in past events. Hence the following: "It's unfortunate Brandon Roy has not been able to participate because of a series of injuries, contract issues, whatever," a USA ...