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NBA Rumors – Portland Trail Blazers Hoping Arron Afflalo Opts Out
The Arron Afflalo experience wasn’t very pleasant for the Portland Trail Blazers, who are hoping the wing man who got traded to the team midway through the season doesn’t opt in and turns to free agency.
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Portland Trail Blazers – Worried About LaMarcus Aldridge, But Also Regarding Damian Lillard
The main concern for the Portland Trail Blazers this offseason will be whether or not LaMarcus Aldridge re-signs with the team despite the temptations from bigger markets. It’s easy to forget that Damian Lillard is also facing an extension which is another major priority for the team to engage.
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NBA Playoffs – Brooklyn Nets & Milwaukee Bucks Make Things Interesting; Portland Trail Blazers Find Hope
No more sweeps, and actually some interesting series developing, as the Brooklyn Nets even things at 2-2 with the Atlanta Hawks, the Milwaukee Bucks win again to make it 3-2 and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Memphis Grizzlies for the first time this season, narrowing it down to 3-1.
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NBA Playoffs – Grizzlies vs Blazers Game 4 Predictions
An excellent sign of how the Portland Trail Blazers seem to be giving up on their series with the Memphis Grizzlies, down 3-0 at this point, is that the main thing being mentioned heading into game 4 has been whether LaMarcus Aldridge is going to re-sign with them or not.
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NBA Rumors: San Antonio Spurs Will Re-Sign Kawhi Leonard & Go After LaMarcus Aldridge
Regardless of what happens in these playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs might look very different next season. Re-signing Kawhi Leonard to a max contract is a priority, but so is bringing LaMarcus Aldridge over from the Portland Trail Blazers.
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NBA Playoffs – Memphis Grizzlies Keep on Dominating the Portland Trail Blazers
The Memphis Grizzlies have the Portland Trail Blazers number, beating them 115-109 to take a 3-0 lead in the playoff series and make it seven wins in seven games including the regular season despite Mike Conley leaving with a face injury in the third quarter.
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NBA Rumors – Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks & San Antonio Spurs Interested in Signing LaMarcus Aldridge
Maybe the biggest name in the 2015 free agency will be LaMarcus Aldridge, who has indicated his intention to re-sign with the Portland Trail Blazers but offers from the likes of the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Dallas Mavericks and maybe even the San Antonio Spurs might change his mind.
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Memphis Grizzlies – Beno Udrih Plays Relief Point Guard Perfectly
With both the Memphis Grizzlies and Portland Trail Blazers dealing with banged up starters or missing altogether, it’s important to have a bench player who can be a game changer. Beno Udrih played that part in a 100-86 win for the Grizzlies in game 1, taking a 1-0 series lead.
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NBA Playoffs – Blazers vs Grizzlies Game 1 Predictions
Both the Memphis Grizzlies and the Portland Trail Blazers would have liked to head into the postseason in better form and a little bit healthier, but it is what it is for both teams, kicking off their first round playoff series.
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Oklahoma City Thunder – Russell Westbrook Not Giving Up
The one man mission Russell Westbrook is on to do as much as possible on his own and put the Oklahoma City Thunder in the playoffs remains intact, leading his team to a 101-90 win over the Portland Trail Blazers with another impressive individual performance.