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Portland: No Interest in Lee

by Tommy Dee on July 7th, 2009 at 9:32 am

Via Jason Quick of the Oregonian

“…Since the stunning reversal Friday evening, the Blazers have been active, according to agents around the league. Andy Miller said the Blazers first inquired about Andre Miller shortly after the free agent market opened July 1, but then the dialogue ceased. After the Turkoglu deal fell through, his phone line lit up again.

“I talked to him more this weekend than I have since the start,” Miller said of Pritchard. “I talked to him Saturday and Sunday, but not (Monday).”

Mark Bartelstein, who represents Lee, said Pritchard took the same approach with him – talking briefly with him on July 1, then more frequent calls after the Turkoglu deal flopped. Bartelstein said the Blazers are interested in Lee, a 6-foot-9 power forward/center, even though he plays positions where the Blazers appear well-stocked, with LaMarcus Aldridge, Greg Oden and Joel Przybilla.

“I don’t think they operate like everyone else, where they have to fit everyone into a hole,” Bartelstein said of the Blazers. “They work to acquire great, young players and they make it work. And that’s what I think they are doing, trying to get the best players they can. And if (Pritchard) has an over-abundance of bigs? That’s a good position to be in in the NBA.”

A Blazers source shot down the team’s interest in Lee, saying they like him as a player, but don’t want to pay him what he wants. And a source in Charlotte said the Bobcats are staunchly against trading Wallace, whom they view as a building block for the team’s future.

That left Andre Miller as the only known scenario that still had legs. Miller, a 33-year-old point guard who played in Philadelphia last season, is viewed as an old-school point guard, one who passes before he shoots and excels at running the offense…”

What he said…
  • bmathews77

    Wonder where all those teams David Lee’s agent was saying were interested in him are? David Lee is going to remain a Knick.

  • Bennie_Blanco

    I know this might be reaching,.. but what about a sign and trade with Portland for Lee and Wilson C. for Odem and Sergio. Then try to trade Odem for Rubio?

  • illsun

    I’m going to sort of ignore your comment for two reasons.
    1. sergio is no longer on the team.
    2. the blazers are not goign to give up on their number one pick after he plays one season.

  • dan

    I noticed that you have several threads tagged as “2009 Active Offseason.” Unfortunately it might be more accurate to put them in the 2009 INACTIVE Offseason!

  • ScottD

    Bennie,

    Portland has already traded Sergio to Sacramento.

  • knicksbro

    Plus, why would we ever give up D Lee and Wilson for a center who may never have a career due to injury, and a decent guard who is yet to prove himself…Wilson and Lee are two of our best players and Wilson is still going to improve a lot…

  • pedro

    this is going to end up with Lee and Nate accepting their qualifying offers. I wonder what the Knicks are planning to do with Mobley’s contract.

  • Bart

    1 more day until the Ricky Rubio trade right?

  • knicksbro

    I thought it was July 9th, which is Thursday, but I’m also hearing it could happen Wednesday. I doubt it happens this soon though, Kahn will take a lot of time with this decision and hear all the offers first.

  • knicksbro

    I thought it was July 9th, which is Thursday, but I’m also hearing it could happen Wednesday. I doubt it happens this soon though, Kahn will take a lot of time with this decision and hear all the offers first…

  • Bart

    You know I’m being Sarcastic right.

  • illsun

    The proposed deal would never happen but if it was available. id jump on it in a heartbeat.

    lee and chandler for oden OR rubio..

    definately.

    lee is only good for us as a 6 mill player.
    and chandler might be the most promising player on the knicks.
    but thats not saying much.
    he is expendable/ replaceable

  • Cammydog0123

    http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=mpga7h

    I thought of a trade so great donnie walsh wont think of it. The knicks want cap space. the rockets need a pg and a big center and dont want t mac. the bulls dont want hinrich cuz of derrick rose. heres a perfect 3 way team trade that works for every team and improves every team. SHOW THIS TO EVERY SO THIS CAN GET AROUND.

  • Cammydog0123

    http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=msoduc

    I LISTENED TO EVERYONE COMPLAINING, DUHON WOULDNT FIT IN CHICAGO YOU’RE RIGHT. FINE I CAME UP WITH A NEW TRADE. A 4 WAY DEAL TRADE HAVING THE KNICKS BLAZERS ROCKETS AND BULLS. THE BULLS DEAL HINRICH AND THE KNICKS GET MONEY HELP THE BLAZERS GET DAVID LEE AND THE ROCKETS GET HINRICH AND A BIG MAN IN CURRY. CHECK THIS OUT.

  • nyknicksfan

    look at this. i think everyone could live with it and will help the teams for the season and will give the knicks more cap space

  • nyknicksfan

    sry about that forgot to put in url

  • nyknicksfan

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