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Crawford also said that former Blazers guard Brandon Roy will play in his annual summer pro league in Seattle. He continued to say that an NBA comeback is not out of the question for Roy, who was released by the Blazers using the Amnesty Clause back in December. "I think there's definitely a chance," Crawford said. "It's just up to him and how he moves forward in the process, his knees, and whether there's treatments to be done." Blazers Edge

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Here's what Roy said on Tuesday via a story via KGW. "The thing about the situation that I'm in is that I can always come back if I choose to. Having that option is always a good thing for me. I've been in the gym working out with Tony Wroten and you just find out how fast you miss the game. "In the back of my mind, maybe this is something I may do again. But who knows? It's something right now where I'm enjoying playing and not playing with the pain I had last year after going through two knee surgeries. I was never the fastest or the highest leaper but being smart -- those are all little things I have up my sleeve if I do decide to play, those are all positives I do have going for me." Blazers Edge

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Jamal Crawford to KJR in Seattle on possible Brandon Roy return: "I wanted to take some time off but he's back playing so I'm like, 'Alright I'm out there with you.' We've been playing and he's looked just as good as he did before the season started last summer. Actually I think he's in better shape now than he was. It's amazing how things work out. I think he's just enjoying it right now & seeing the potential of possibilities of what can happen in the future." Sulia

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Chris Egan: Brandon Roy says he's happily retired but is not ruling out a comeback, says he's been working out with Tony Wroten. Twitter

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The Blazers locker room had McMillan detractors previously during the coach's seven seasons in Portland. But there was always someone -- be it James Jones, Joel Przybilla, Brandon Roy or Juwan Howard -- to extinguish the fires and remind teammates that personal agendas never trump the team. It's why I cornered LaMarcus Aldridge shortly after McMillan was fired. I told him that I was disappointed in him. I said that part of the responsibility of being a star is leading. I expected him to tell Felton to zip it when the point guard was making his poisonous locker room rounds. I expected him to tell Crawford to quit worrying about where he was playing and focus on how he was playing. As not only a star but an All-Star, it was his job to get guys focused on the team. Oregonian

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In an email exchange and multiple telephone conversations with Blazersedge -- the first conducted last Thursday, a follow-up conducted on Wednesday -- Ziegler went into further detail about his relationship with the Blazers, he passed along portions of the biomechanical testing results for Oden, Roy and former Blazers guard Rudy Fernandez, and he offered an explanation for why he decided to go public with his account. In Jan. 2012, as noted by Corvid, Ziegler was arrested in Arizona along with two co-defendants on charges of the sale of unregistered securities and financial fraud. Last week, Ziegler retained Ashley Adams of AZWhiteCollarCrime.com. Adams explained the criminal charges to Blazersedge on Wednesday and said that her initial impression of Ziegler is that he came across as a "nice guy." Blazers Edge

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Joe Freeman: At halftime, Brandon Roy and #Blazers owner Paul Allen met for a long chat in the team's training room. Would have loved to be fly on wall. Twitter

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Mike Tokito: Roy is wearing a credential on his wrist. Funny. I'm pretty sure none of the ushers would've stopped him. Twitter

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John Canzano: NBA source tells me that had Brandon Roy not "retired" that Golden State was poised to claim him off Amnesty waiver. Twitter

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Brandon (Roy) wants to play – heard that from tons of people… no he can not go back to Portland he is an unrestricted free agent. His knee is bone on bone… that’s not going to work long term… Doctors told him he risked not walking later in life if he kept playing…. He’ll hear that again when he tries to come back. HoopsWorld

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Brandon really had issues with how the Blazers were dealing with him… he felt like they pushed him out the door. He balled hard during the lockout and really felt like he was ready to play and then Doctors red flagged him… He still thinks he can play. HoopsWorld

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When Jordan told him the Bobcats were eyeing Gonzaga star Adam Morrison with the third overall pick of the 2006 draft, Barkley said he questioned his friend on the decision. "I said 'Michael, I think you should take Brandon Roy, and he said 'We like Adam Morrison,' " Barkley said. "I said 'Adam Morrison can't play. I said let me ask you a question, did you say Adam Morrison first and [the Bobcats front office staff] agreed with you or did they say Adam Morrison first? He said 'What do you mean?' I said 'Michael, nobody wants to disagree with you. You are such a powerful personality nobody, especially your flunkies as I call them, the flunkies are never going to disagree with you.' Adam Morrison is a nice kid. He can't play in the NBA." ESPN.com

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Brandon Roy's comeback talk caught Miller by "surprise" but he understands how Roy "can get the itch." Blazers Edge

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Miller has not had much, if any, contact with Roy since the amnesty decision but has extended an open invite for Roy to make a Rose Garden return and/or work for the organization. He is not aware of any hard feelings on Roy's end. Miller admitted a Rose Garden return would be "a little awkward" if Roy is serious about a return. Blazers Edge

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Blazers president Larry Miller on Brandon Roy's comeback talk: "It did surprise me a bit. From everything I was told and in talking to Brandon, he had decided he was done playing. So it was kind of surprising. I understand how a player like Brandon can get the itch. He's watching the All-Star Game, thinking about having been there... I can understand how that environment and situation would make him think about it. But it was surprising." Sulia

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According to the report, Roy has been exploring medical treatments on the degenerative knees that caused him to retire before this season and he's not ruling out a return to the court. The news was met with shock at the Blazers' practice. McMillan had not heard about the report, and when a reporter asked for his reaction, his face -- which looked as if he had seen a ghost -- said more than any words could. "I haven't seen that, I haven't heard that," McMillan said. "But that would be surprising." Oregonian

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The news was even surprising to Jamal Crawford, a close friend who talks to Roy several times a week and saw him as recently as Sunday, when Crawford was visiting Seattle over the All-Star break. "I read it on HoopsHype like everybody else," Crawford said. "It caught me off guard, too." Oregonian

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Crawford said Roy has not stopped working out since he informed the Blazers on Dec. 8 that he was retiring, and that he continues to play in pickup and other basketball games in the Seattle area. How close Roy is to returning remains a mystery. "I talked to him two days ago and he didn't say anything about coming back," Crawford said. "I mean he's kicked the idea around before. But he didn't say anything like it was for sure or anything." Perhaps the only person at practice who wasn't completely stunned was LaMarcus Aldridge. The Blazers All-Star said he has been hearing whispers that Roy was pondering a return. And while Aldridge has not spoken to Roy recently, he could guess his motivation. "Missing the game," Aldridge said. "A lot of players leave the game and it's hard to just be at home. You miss that competitive edge. He was one of the best closers in the game. So obviously he lives for that. He's probably just been missing it." Oregonian

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Don't expect to see Roy in a uniform this season. His retirement might have been about him realizing that a 66-game schedule was going to be too much for him. It might have been a concession that he needed more time off. It might, also, have been Roy realizing that the Blazers were going to push him into amnesty anyway, and instead of allowing the Minnesota Timberwolves to claim him, he took matters into his own hands and took himself off the market. Oregonian

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Roy's a free agent now, if he wants to return to basketball. Just like Joel Przybilla, he can call his shot. Anyone who has ever seen Roy take over a game with a flurry of scoring late knows that look he has in his eyes. Heck, the Blazers should probably dispatch a staffer to Seattle to knock on Roy's door, and look him in the eyes. You'd know immediately if he means business. The rest of the Western Conference knows what I'm talking about. Portland has the second half of an NBA season to prepare for. There's lots of interesting basketball left. And I'm curious to see if Raymond Felton, Gerald Wallace and Wesley Matthews can all have a more productive finish to the season. Also, what the Blazers will do with their pile of expiring contracts at the March 15 trade deadline. Keep them? Or trade them? Lots of intrigue. But there's no better theatre than this Roy thing. Oregonian

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