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Lightning name Tod Leiweke CEO Mon Jul 26 14:07:41 2010 EST
m delighted he has shown the confidence in the entire Tampa Bay community to join the Lightning." Leiweke has spent the last seven years as CEO of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and president of Vulcan Sports, providing oversight of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers and Major League Soccer's Seattle franchise. Additionally, Leiweke has NHL front office experience, having been the executive vice president of the Vancouver Canucks and president of the Minnesota Wild. "Jeff, Steve [Yzerman, the team's g
Blazers officially sign G Matthews Wed Jul 21 16:07:08 2010 EST
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers have officially signed restricted free-agent guard Wesley Matthews. As per club policy, no terms of the deal were announced. However, a report in the Oregonian last week placed the pact at five years and $34 million. The Blazers signed Matthews to an offer sheet on July 10 which his former team, the Utah Jazz, declined to match. Matthews was relied on right away as a rookie last season, averaging 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists
Cho named new Blazers general manager Mon Jul 19 14:00:43 2010 EST
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers have named Rich Cho as the team's new general manager. No financial terms of the deal were announced. Cho had spent the past nine seasons as assistant GM of the Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder and was responsible for constructing trades, contract negotiations, salary cap and Collective Bargaining Agreement matters, player contracts and all player personnel issues. "Rich Cho joins us as one of the new generation of general mana
Blazers sign G Matthews to offer sheet Sat Jul 10 22:35:08 2010 EST
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers have signed restricted free agent guard Wesley Matthews to an offer sheet. Financial details were not disclosed, but a report in the Oregonian places the pact at five years and $34 million. Matthews was relied on to start as a rookie last season for the Jazz, averaging 9.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 24.7 minutes per game. He played in all 82 games, making 48 starts. Matthews was an undrafted rookie out of Marquette, but pro
Blazers sign first-round pick Elliot Williams Wed Jul  7 23:14:31 2010 EST
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers have signed rookie guard Elliot Williams, who was chosen 22nd overall in this year's NBA Draft. The 21-year-old Williams compiled averages of 17.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.32 steals in 34 games as a sophomore at Memphis in 2009-10. The signing came one day after the Blazers inked forward Luke Babbitt, the 16th overall pick in this year's NBA Draft. Babbitt was selected by Minnesota, but was then traded on draft night, alo
Blazers sign Babbitt Tue Jul  6 19:35:05 2010 EST
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward Luke Babbitt, the 16th overall pick in this year's NBA Draft. Babbitt was selected by Minnesota, but was then traded on draft night, along with forward Ryan Gomes to the Blazers for swingman Martell Webster. Gomes was later waived by the Blazers. The 21-year-old Babbitt averaged 21.9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists last season while earning WAC Player of the Year honors as a sophomore at the University of Nevada
Trail Blazers waive Ryan Gomes Tue Jun 29 16:54:33 2010 EST
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday waived forward Ryan Gomes. Gomes and Luke Babbitt, the 16th overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, were acquired by Portland in a draft day trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard/forward Martell Webster. In 374 career games (307 starts) with Boston and Minnesota, Gomes has averaged 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.
Inside the NBA Draft: CBA is league's biggest problem Fri Jun 25 04:15:36 2010 EST
ckcourt and Anderson is a nice value pick. 21. - Oklahoma City Thunder - Craig Brackins (Iowa State), Power Forward (6-10, 230) - Brackins will head to New Orleans in the Aldrich deal and provide a big body to compliment David West. 22. - Portland Trail Blazers - Elliott Williams (Memphis), Shooting Guard (6-4, 180) - Chad Buchanan, the Blazers' director of college scouting, recently said there would likely be "two really solid catch-and-shoot guys" that could help the team at 22 and Williams, a
Blazers fire GM Pritchard Fri Jun 25 00:44:02 2010 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The Portland Trail Blazers fired general manager Kevin Pritchard just before the NBA draft began Thursday night. Pritchard was promoted to general manager in March of 2007. The draft was actually Pritchard's final day on the job. "This process was more public and took longer than any of us would have liked, but that was indicative of how critical a decision this was for the franchise," said Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen. "We want to thank and acknowledge Kevin f
Suns select Georgia Tech's Lawal with 46th pick Fri Jun 25 00:01:00 2010 EST
nk is phenomenal.''

Gentry said he had no interest in adding general manager to his title.

Sarver had no comment on whether he would like to talk to Kevin Pritchard, who was fired Thursday after seven seasons as general manager of the Portland Trail Blazers.

``Over the next 30 days, the process will play out,'' Sarver said.

Gentry called Lawal and Collins ``young kids that have the potential to do some good things.''

``You can never have too much size,'' Gentry said. ``You saw that in

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