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Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:12 am EDT

Blazers meet with representatives for Knicks' Lee

By Joe Zedalis

Following Hedo Turkoglu's(notes) rejection of their contract offer, the Portland Trailblazers held talks with representatives for New York Knicks' guard David Lee(notes), according to the New York Post.

According to the Post, the Blazers have interest in Lee, but still are not prepared to sign Lee, a restricted free agent, to an offer sheet, fearful that the Knicks will match a proposal that would start at $9 million a year. That's great news for Knicks president Donnie Walsh.

The Blazers don't want to be tied up for 10 days as they wait for the Knicks to decide whether to match, according to agent Mark Bartelstein.

"If he was unrestricted, he would've been signed July 1," Bartelstein said.

According to the Post report, Portland is prepared to wait and pursue other free agents. One report mentioned point guard Andre Miller(notes). After Turkoglu backed out of the Portand deal, the Blazers are $9 million under the salary cap and one option they have considered is making a trade to clear more cap space. Bartelstein said he will continue to talk to Portland, as well as other clubs over the cap, in sign-and-trade scenarios. However, the Knicks would have to agree to a sign-and-trade and are sitting pretty if Portland doesn't jump in.

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  1. Christian
    1. Posted by Christian Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:33 am EDT

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    yeah boy!
  2. Mark KevinK
    2. Posted by Mark KevinK Sun Jul 05, 2009 7:56 am EDT

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    portland already has oden aldrige pryzbilla.. they dont need him...
  3. Francis Christian L
    3. Posted by Francis Christian L Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:19 am EDT

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    guard?
  4. bill russell
    4. Posted by bill russell Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:21 am EDT

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    the Knicks finally drafted a non bust who is a very good player, extremely popular with NY fans, with upside ( could improve defensively) and they are willing to let him go. if he was in the draft and from italy or spain, walsh would be drooling for him. this is a delusional and incompetent organization.
  5. Chris M
    5. Posted by Chris M Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:26 am EDT

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    Pryz is the oldest playing player on the team (excluding Ruffin and Lafrentz). Oden's health is an issue until he plays 80 games unscathed. Even LA has missed time every year. This would be the ultimate front line - deepest, well rounded, and youthful. This team is being built for a long run into the next decade.
    SF - Webster, Batum, Outlaw
    PF - LA, Outlaw, Lee
    C - Oden, Pryz, Lee
    So they pick up Miller instead. Then the back court is even better with about the same front court. Portland can not go wrong with either one of these guys. And as good as Philly is getting, Miller is not going to win a championship there anytime soon. Lebron and Howard own the East. The West will transition over the next two years. Portland, NO, Utah, a couple others are on the verge of hitting their prime.
  6. That's it!
    6. Posted by That's it! Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:26 am EDT

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    Get your acts together Yahoo Sports group!!!!
    When was David Lee a guard????
  7. That's it!
    7. Posted by That's it! Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:31 am EDT

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    If David Lee is guard, then Yao Ming is forward then Nate Robinson is a high school baller!!! lol
    WTF is wrong with you Yahoo?
  8. Lj M
    8. Posted by Lj M Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:36 am EDT

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    David Lee a guard yeah right in their dreams
  9. chamalolo
    9. Posted by chamalolo Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:41 am EDT

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    Exactly # 8. I wish someone who posted blogs or wrote about the world for a living would do some homework before they print stuff.
  10. Andoni E
    10. Posted by Andoni E Sun Jul 05, 2009 8:57 am EDT

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    What on earth could cause Pritchard to think they need another big man when they already have Aldridge, Oden & Przybilla??? And why would he go after a player Andre Miller??? That guy is aged, has no leadership skills, can't pass the ball very well and is as much a threat at the 3 point line as Shaq is a threat on the FT line... Go after Hinrich or Bibby and a SF like Marion, Battier or Prince!!!!
  11. Steven Z
    11. Posted by Steven Z Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:12 am EDT

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    Also... why would David Lee want to go to a team where he'd just be a back up to Aldrige? He finally got to start this year for D'Antoni and put up very nice numbers, I'd imagine he wants to keep starting wherever he goes.
  12. Wah C
    12. Posted by Wah C Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:17 am EDT

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    They should have drafted Durant and now they were heading to championship
  13. Ricky V
    13. Posted by Ricky V Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:29 am EDT

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    David Lee needs to be signed by the Knicks. They should also go after Nate. He's a ball of dynamite in small burst and changes the dynamics of this team. Forget all these mid level, 5 million dollar 34 year old, has beens and up. They just made a couple of good moves and need to keep going. The draft and trades were good. Forget next years free agents, you don't know who will want to leave where their at anyways. In the meantime keep trying to move Curry and Jefferies.
  14. Jj
    14. Posted by Jj Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:32 am EDT

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    PG- Blake-Bayless
    SG-Roy-Rudy
    SF-Batum-Outlaw-Webster
    PF-Aldridge
    C-Oden-Przybilla
    If Lee is added, he will have to come off the bench 8 minutes in the game for Aldridge.
    Portland needs a quality SF or PG.
    Hard to trade Outlaw or Batum both young and promising, and Webster got signed and is off an injury to prove himself, so I say, get a PG like Andre Miller, who is unselfish and is not as old as Kidd...
    Bibby is staying in Atlanta, that's too bad, he would work great with the Blazers.
    Greg, LaMarcus, Millsap, Roy, Blake.
    Joel,Outlaw, Batum, Rudy, Bayless.
    Let them work for starting roles..
  15. Leander P
    15. Posted by Leander P Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:45 am EDT

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    David Lee is a Power Forward Guard, a power forward that brings the ball and assumes the role of a point guard.
  16. BahMan
    16. Posted by BahMan Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:50 am EDT

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    I think the only reason Knick has yet to negotiate a contract with him is to appraise his value in the market. The only way to know how much a player is worth.. is to let other teams bid for him. The advantage is all Knicks'.. if Lee is offered a very large sum of money.. obviously its good for Lee. Knicks will likely let him go.. Afterall.. Knicks main objective is to become a major player in next year's free agency.. With a lot of money available, they'll be able to lure LeBron James and/or Chris Bosh or a whole lot of other players in what will become the greatest free agency year in the history of the league. Chris Bosh is certainly an upgrade to Lee.. with just a year wait and a little more money.. Knicks could very well land Bosh who I think will not stay with the Raptors after this season. Its a very very good play by the Knicks management.
    All in all.. I think Lee will remain a Knick.
  17. BahMan
    17. Posted by BahMan Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:51 am EDT

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    Knicks played Jared Jeffries who is a natural SG/SF as Center last season.. lol.. maybe that's why Yahoo is messed up with the Guard Forward issue.. lol !!
  18. Cotton Piquer
    18. Posted by Cotton Piquer Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:09 am EDT

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    bill russell
    FYI: Donnie Walsh has drafted, Al Harrington, Johnathan Bender, Jamaal Tinsley, Dale Davis, Antonio Davis,
    and 10 other African American players that have been busts and or head cases. HE traded for Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Niell, & Stepven Jackson. Donnie Walsh hired Issiah Thomas in Indiana, and refused to leave the GM job in Indiana so Bird could be the GM.
    Where in the he*l do you come up with a statement like "if he were in the draft, and was from Italy or Spain Walsh would be drooling all over him"? Dino Gallianari is the only foreign born player the Knicks have drafted since Walsh became GM, and that was because D'Antoni insisted.
    Issiah Thomas drafted David Lee with a late 2nd round pick. But 1st he wasted a 1st round lottery pick on Ronaldo Balkman. Get your stories straight, Then come back.
  19. Cotton Piquer
    19. Posted by Cotton Piquer Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:17 am EDT

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    BahMan
    Did you go to the Charles Barkley/Kenny Smith scool of Stupidity? The NBA is not a fantasy league. Although it is scripted like the WWE, What David Lee is worth to the Knicks is what matters, not what Portland or another team is willing to pay him.
    Letting a player go that led the NBA in double-doubles in hopes of hitting the lottery jackpot next year would be a move that you would make. Go ahead, name all of the African American players that you would rather see on the Knicks than David Lee. WTF? Are you channeling leslie d?
  20. Unbiased-fan
    20. Posted by Unbiased-fan Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:33 am EDT

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    Lebron marry me!!!!!!
  21. BahMan
    21. Posted by BahMan Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:53 am EDT

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    the world is simply not just black and white Unbiased-fan.. take a good hard look at the mirror... maybe u see urself sunk in that stupidity of yours. and free agency is not a lottery jackpot.. teams with the most losses don't get the best player in free agency.. unless u got the money. u should learn basketball terms first before commenting on the subject.. stupid !
  22. bill russell
    22. Posted by bill russell Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:53 am EDT

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    bahman, when are people going to figure out that lebron james isn't coming to a terrible team like knicks. he can't win with the team he is with so would need a major upgrade and at least another star - sorry shaq is not it. also, when did chris bosh become an impact player to wait for in the 2010 draft. he can't win at toronto with decent players. he is a third option for a competing team.
  23. BahMan
    23. Posted by BahMan Sun Jul 05, 2009 10:56 am EDT

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    and I bet Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith knows a lot more than u do.. Do I see u on TNT? NO ! unless u're that rat down in the basement eating on charles' leftovers...
  24. BahMan
    24. Posted by BahMan Sun Jul 05, 2009 11:01 am EDT

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    but then again.. comments coming from somebody who spelled jason kidd as jaYson and saying Dwight Howard has no talent.. obviously is as hardly worth anything.. what a jackass..

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