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News » Portland Trail Blazers Roster Report 2009-06-27


Portland Trail Blazers Roster Report 2009-06-27


Portland Trail Blazers Roster Report 2009-06-27
DRAFT PICKS:

Victor Clavert, F, 6-9, Spain (first round) -- Blazers have no room on their 2009-10 roster for the 20-year-old prospect, who will remain playing professionally in Spain for at least another season.

Jeff Pendergraph, F, 6-9, Arizona State (second round) -- If Blazers let veteran Channing Frye go, Pendergraph could have excellent shot at making the club next season.

Dante Cunningham, F, 6-9, Villanova (second round) -- He'll get a shot to battle Pendergraph for a spot in the Blazers' roster.

Patty Mills, G, 6-0, St. Mary's (second round) -- Blazers expected him to go much higher than No. 55; could earn the No. 3 point guard position.

FREE AGENT FOCUS: The Blazers have four free agents, including F Channing Frye, who is restricted. It's unlikely F Michael Ruffin or C Raef LaFrentz -- who will probably retire -- will be back. Portland hopes to have $6-7 million room under the salary cap with which to sign a free agent.

PLAYER NOTES:

--Restricted free agent F Channing Frye, who would make $4.3 million next season under a qualifying offer by the Blazers, could be retained, let go or used in a sign-and-trade. Odds are he won't be back in a Portland uniform next season.

--Pritchard said the Blazers intend to place a cap hold on three players who will remain in Europe next season -- former draft picks F Joel Freeland of England and G Petteri Koponen of Finland, along with Spanish F Victor Claver, taken in the first round of Thursday's draft. They will account for about $2.5 million collectively in cap space.

--F Martell Webster is recovering from the left foot injury that kept him nearly all of last season. He is shooting and doing a lot of walking, but not yet running. Blazer coaches hope he will be ready for informal scrimmage sessions in September and October training camp.


Author: Fox Sports
Author's Website: http://www.foxsports.com
Added: June 27, 2009

 

 
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