We Beat Yahoo! Yahoo! Sports is just now reporting the Brandon Roy extension that we reported earlier. Yay us! (0)(11964)

We Beat Yahoo!

Yahoo! Sports is just now reporting the Brandon Roy extension that we reported earlier. Yay us!

Source: Brandon Roy Agrees to An Extension With Portland

The Portland Trail Blazers and Brandon Roy have agreed to an extension, a source close to the negotiations told But The Game Is On.

The source indicates that the deal is for four years and and a maximum $82 million, with a player option for the fifth year.

Roy has emerged into the rock [...]

Get Ready NBA, Anthony Randolph is Coming

It’s not very often when a six-foot-ten 20 year old with unlimited basketball potential goes unnoticed, but because of the market he plays in, Golden State Warriors forward Anthony Randolph is an unknown talent. However, I will admit that even though I consider myself to be a very serious NBA fan, I had not [...]

Portland Targets David Lee After Losing Turkoglu

After losing Hedo Turkoglu, who had committed to the team, to the Toronto Raptors, restricted free agent David Lee of the New York Knicks has become their top priority.

“We had been talking, but we’ll talk now,” Lee’s agent Mark Bartlestein told The New York Post last night.

The Blazers have long lusted after [...]

Hedo Now Headed North of the Border to Toronto

After backing out of his deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA free agent Hedo Turkoglu has agreed to terms with the Toronto Raptors.

The deal is believed to be worth $50 million over five years.

Bringing in Turkoglu likely means the team with not bring back free agent forward Shawn Marion.

There are [...]

UPDATE: Hedo Turkoglu Rejects Blazers Offer

Update: According to this NBA source, Hedo Turkoglu has rejected the Blazers offer and has ended negotiations with the team.

Former Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu has agreed to terms with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Sources speculate that the deal is worth $50 million over five years.

Turkoglu averaged 17 points, five rebounds and [...]

NBA Free Agency Starts Soon: Who is Available?

NBA free agency kicks off at midnight eastern time tonight and it is time to look at who will be available on the market when the clock hits 12.

We will start out on a somber note. The most talked about would-be free agent over the past few weeks has been Carlos Boozer, [...]

The Portland Trail Blazers Tried to Trade for Shaq

Shaquille O’Neal is now a Cleveland Cavalier. He came to town in a deal that had been talked about since the trade deadline, and talks started up again days before the NBA Draft. The deal that was made included no surprise, with Shaq looking for a title and the package of Sasha Pavlovic and [...]

2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 3 Oklahoma City Thunder

Previous Pick: (No. 25) Sam Young, Pittsburgh, Forward. A good back-up for Durant, or someone that can play shooting guard while Durant plays the three. It’s something I’d like to see the Thunder try because both of them are terrific shooters. Young has a great mid-range game to go along with his perimeter shot. [...]

2009 NBA Draft Preview: No. 13 Indiana Pacers

2008 First Round Pick: Jerryd Bayless, who they traded to Portland for Brandon Rush. Rush finished the season as the back-up shooting guard and he should split time at the two next season as well.

Departures: Jarrett Jack (restricted), Josh McRoberts (restricted), Maceo Baston, Marquis Daniels (team option), Travis Diener (player option), Stephen Graham, [...]