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Brandon Roy
Position: SG
Height/Weight: 6-6/211
NBA experience: 4 seasons
2009-10 salary: $3,910,816
Contract status: Brandon Roy will enter the first year of a five-year extension in 2010-11 that will keep him in Portland through the 2014-15 season: "Roy stands to make nearly $82 million over the length of the contract, but exact figures won't be known until the salary cap is set for the 2010-11 season. But if the cap stays the same next season, Roy would make $13.5 million in the first season of the contract. Roy will receive 10.5 percent raises each season, which could balloon his salary to $20.1 million in the fifth season, when Roy will be nearly 31."

2009-10: Averaged 21.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.7 assists, 0.94 steals and 37.2 minutes in 65 games (all starts) ... Honored as Western Conference Player of the week ending March 14, joining only Clyde Drexler as a five-time winner of the award in franchise history ... Named an All-Star for the third consecutive season on Jan. 28 ... Blocked a career-high three shots March 3 vs. Indiana ... Made a career-best 16 field goals (of 26) in scoring 41 points, including a career-best 25 in the first half, Dec. 25 vs. Denver ... Passed out a season-best 10 assists in recording first double-double (25 points) Dec. 15 vs. Sacramento ... Grabbed a season-best nine rebounds to go with 17 points Nov. 16 at Atlanta ... Scored a season-high 42 points, his second-highest career total, and matched a career high with five treys Oct. 31 in Houston.

In many ways it was both a successful and frustrating year for Brandon Roy. Roy began the season trying to establish an on-the-court repertoire with offseason acquisition Andre Miller, then found his own offensive groove in December before missing 15 games in January with an injured hamstring.

Roy returned to the lineup to help guide Portland to a playoff berth and consecutive 50-win seasons, but a torn meniscus in his right knee caused him to miss the final two games of the regular season and put his availability for the playoffs in doubt.

All told, the three-time All-Star missed 16 games but still remained as productive as we've come to expect. Roy led the Blazers in scoring a team-best 36 times, netted 20-plus points in 41 games and ranked second on the team in assists, leading Portland 24 times.

Roy scored 23 points or more in 15 straight appearances (12/1-1/2), the longest string of 23-point games in a season in franchise history (27.9 ppg). He became the third-fastest Trail Blazer to record his first 5,000 points in Portland (247 games) Jan. 10 vs. Cleveland.

Roy ranked 11th among NBA leaders in scoring and was one of four NBA players that averaged at least 21.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.7 assists (Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwayne Wade). Roy finished in the Top 20 in the NBA in free throws made (19th, 343) and attempted (16th, 440), minutes per game (18th, 37.2) and PER (16th, 21.3).

Roy, who was selected to the All-NBA third team following the season, became just the third Trail Blazer to receive the All-NBA honor more than once, joining Bill Walton and Clyde Drexler.

A surprising return just eight days after surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his right knee, in a gritty Game 4 win over Phoenix, highlighted Roy's postseason. Roy came off the bench to score 10 points in 27 minutes to help the Blazers even the series at 2-2.

Roy was again a reserve for Game 5 in Phoenix but his surgically-repaired knee appeared to be more of a factor as Roy went just 2-for-7, scoring just five points and collecting four fouls in 19 minutes.

In his first start of the playoffs in Game 6, he scored 14 points but struggled from the field (4-for-16 FG, 1-for-8 3 PT). Overall, Roy totaled 29 points (10-for-23), 7-for-9 from the line, seven rebounds, five assists and three turnovers in 83 minutes on a hobbled knee this postseason.

After a frustrating finish to the season, Roy is already looking ahead to next year.

"Whenever you lose you're always looking forward to next year; it can't come fast enough."