May 22

I've heard a number of Trail Blazers fans argue that the Trail Blazers should make Victor Oladipo their target in this year's draft. And with his combination of athleticism, defensive prowess and motor, it's not hard to see why. But according to Chad Ford at ESPN.com, moving up to acquire Oladipo might take more than you're willing to part with...

May 22

Grantland editor and ESPN television personality Bill Simmons spent part of his morning on Twitter concocting fake trades involving draft picks now that the order has been set. Simmons always likes to mix it up with Trail Blazers fans, so it figures he'd suggest a potential move featuring our most important player.

May 21

The Portland Trail Blazers were not able to beat tremendous odds to get either the first, second or third pick in the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery. But all is not lost. The 10th pick, even in a what many consider a weak draft, still has plenty of value, especially when considering that the current collective bargaining agreement forces teams to mind their cap space more carefully than ever before. Rookie contracts are typically considered to be the best bargains in the NBA -- for example, Pacer's third-year forward Paul George earned just over $2.5 million in 2012-13 -- so even if there's not a lot of all-star talent in this class, there's still the opportunity to get a quality rotation player at a heck of a price.

May 21

Damian Lillard joined Courtside from New York to discuss representing the Trail Blazers at the NBA Draft Lottery and Portland getting the 10th pick. Lillard talked about the experience, how he doesn't consider himself the "face of the franchise" and which players he likes in this year's draft class.

May 21

Damian Lillard is in New York to represent the Trail Blazers at the Draft Lottery (5:30 PM on ESPN), but he's getting in a few other pieces of business as well, like showing up on BET's "106 & Park" to talk basketball and give away some Adidas CrazyQuicks to at least one caller with a very tenuous grasp on Portland's roster.