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Jun
18
The 2013 Draft is a little over a week away and ESPN.com's Chad Ford has released the fifth iteration of his mock draft, which has the Trail Blazers selection a familiar name with the No. 10 pick ...
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Jun
18
With the Finals drawing to a close, Tom Haberstroh over at ESPN.com has attempted to rank the best "Big Three" trios in modern NBA history, presumably to see where Lebron/Wade/Bosh of the Heat and Duncan/Parker/Ginobilli of the Spurs stack up all-time. Haberstroh describes the methodology in detail, and while these kind of historical comparisons are always going to be tough, it seems like a very reasonable approach. And I'm not just saying that because the criminally underrated trio of Clyde Drexler, Terry Porter and Jerome Kersey comes it at No. 7 on Haberstroh's list.
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Jun
17
The Portland Trail Blazers hosted their ninth pre-draft workout at the team's practice facility in Tualatin featuring six players, none of whom are expected to be drafted in the first round. Some mock drafts have two of Monday's participants, North Carolina State point guard Lorenzo Brown and Colorado State center Colton Iverson, projected as second-round picks, though it would not be a surprise if all ended up going undrafted.
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Jun
14
ESPN.com draft insider Chad Ford joined the Travis and Wilcox show today to talk about the Trail Blazers and the 2013 Draft. Ford discusses the likelihood of trading the No. 10 pick, the chances of Portland acquiring Indiana guard Victor Oladipo, whether or not it makes sense to draft a big man, how C.J. McCollum would fit on the current roster, which players might be second-round sleepers and Neil Olshey's prowess as a general manager and the perks of having Paul Allen as an owner.
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Jun
13
An interesting little line item from NBA.com's Scott Howard-Cooper in his recently updated mock draft. According to Howard-Cooper, at least a couple of NBA teams think the Trail Blazers are going to take Georgia guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.