Portland trading for David Lee?

saleem · Jan 5, 2009

worzel gummidge said:

That is basically Lee's offense. He doesn't have a jumpshot but he consitently put up double doubles (3rd in the league), stay on the floor, and can man the 5.

Landry is good but he's nowhere near as good as Lee at this stage.
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That's exactly the reason why I would like to see him backup Yao.

worzel gummidge · Jan 7, 2009

http://ken-berger.blogs.sportsline.com/mcc/blogs/entry/11838893/12755883

January 6, 2009

...first some perspective from a league executive scouting at the D-League Showcase...

The executive commenting on Lee's situation expressed doubt that Portland -- a team known to like Lee -- would trade a package of role players for another role player. The Blazers, according to the executive, would like to parlay players such as Travis Outlaw, Sergio Rodriguez, Rudy Fernandez, and/or Jerryd Bayless in a trade for a star -- not another role player. The Blazers have a star in Brandon Roy, potential stars in LaMarcus Aldridge and Greg Oden, but other than that, they've corned the market on role players. Nothing wrong with that, but why would they need another one?

Portland's affinity for Lee may have been exaggerated in reports about possible trade talks with the Knicks. The Blazers' position, as the executive I spoke with understands it, is that Lee is the only player on the Knicks' roster who interests them. That is much different from saying that the Blazers are hellbent on acquiring Lee.
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