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Monthly Archives: June 2012

Blazer pre-draft discussions include Brandon Roy, Doc Rivers, and…Kelly Kapowski

TUALATIN, Ore. — Two Washington Huskies were working out for the Trail Blazers Wednesday. So naturally, the discussion turned toward a man who has been both a Blazer and a Husky. Reports about Brandon Roy planning a full-fledged comeback to

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Olshey: Blazers coaching search will be "exhaustive"

Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey asserted Monday that when it comes to the team’s coaching search, most of it is going to play out “behind closed doors,” which of course means the media will have to do some reading

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Luke Babbitt's high school rival works out with Blazers

When it comes to producing star basketball players, Reno doesn’t quite compare with cities such as Seattle or Los Angeles. But just a few years ago, there was a major individual rivalry involving Luke Babbitt and Olek Czyz, the latter

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Young Andre Drummond pulls veteran move

TUALATIN, Ore. — Former UCONN center Andre Drummond may be the youngest player in this year’s draft class, but he pulled a move Saturday generally reserved for those who have been in the league a few years. When reporters encircled

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Since Kaleb said so — let's focus on the pre-draft workouts

Kaleb Canales addressed the media Thursday for the first time since the Trail Blazers hired new general manager Neil Olshey, who called Canales the “in-house favorite” to be Portland’s head coach during his first interaction with the press. Canales, however,

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Big names at Blazers pre-draft workouts…but not as big as Paul Allen's

TUALATIN, Ore. — Any downgrade in pressure potential draftees thought they might have working out for a team with no head coach in place was quickly halted when a reasonably important figure in the Trail Blazers organization showed up Wednesday:

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"This is always where I wanted to be." Blazers introduce new GM, Neil Olshey

PORTLAND — Neil Olshey came to terms with the Trail Blazers from Los Angeles Monday, flew into Portland Tuesday afternoon, and will hop on a plane to Chicago at 6 a.m. Wednesday. In other words, he seems to be just

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Blazers hire Neil Olshey as new GM

The Blazers have hired Neil Olshey as their new general manager, the team announced Monday. Olshey served as the Clippers Vice President of Basketball Operations for the past two seasons, overseeing the acquisition of Chris Paul and placing third in

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