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Point guard Pierre Jackson out of Baylor is scheduled to workout for the Portland Trail Blazers on June 17, a league source informed CSNNW.com. CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Pierre Jackson 

Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen is making the most of his offseason. After recently selling a painting for $43.8 million, he has now purchased, restored and displayed a 46-foot tall V-2 rocket used by Nazi Germany in World War 2 at his Flying Heritage Museum in Everett, Washington. Blazers Edge

Portland Trail Blazers, Paul Allen, Owners 

Marc J. Spears: Nate McMillan told Y! Sports he wont return to Coach K's bench with @usabasketball. "Be good for someone else to experience it," Nate said. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

Portland Trail Blazers, Nate McMillan 

George Sfairopoulos, the agent who represents the 6-9 small forward, says the likely scenario is Portland opting to trade Papanikolaou's rights. “As of now, we don't have any sign that leads us to believe that Kostas will go to Portland,” Sfairopoulos told CSNNW.com. “Therefore, we believe that he will not be in the plans of the organization next season and probably will be traded.” CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Trade, Kostas Papanikolaou 

Portland detectives are investigating a disturbance in Old Town early Saturday involving two men who told police they were assaulted after one of them took a photograph of Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard. Lillard is not a suspect in the assault, Sgt. Pete Simpson said. He remained at the scene and spoke with officers. Aaron Goodwin, the agent for Lillard, said Lillard was "not involved" in the incident. The victims, who are brothers, told police that others who were with Lillard and saw them take the photo assaulted them. "Police have not verified if the suspect(s) are or are not associated with Lillard,'' Simpson said, in an e-mail. Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Law, Damian Lillard 

Portland detectives are investigating a disturbance in Old Town early Saturday involving two men who told police they were assaulted after one of them took a photograph of Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard. Lillard is not a suspect in the assault, Sgt. Pete Simpson said. He remained at the scene and spoke with officers. Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Law, Damian Lillard 

The Portland Trail Blazers have parlayed a sustainability-driven partnership with Burgerville into a top NBA sponsorship award. The Blazers won the 2013 NBA Team Sponsorship Activation of the Year Award, beating out submissions from all 30 NBA teams, for a limited time hamburger promotion. The arrangement with Burgerville led to the Blazers Burger, which the team and restaurant promoted on several platforms. The Blazers Burger became the second most successful limited-time product launch in Burgerville’s 52-year history. Sustainable Business Oregon

Portland Trail Blazers 

Unless the Trail Blazers get the luck of the ping-pong balls and find themselves in the top three, the chances of them acquiring Oladipo are slim to none. However, there are moving up possibilities. Sources close to the prospect say the Trail Blazers, among a few others teams, “really like him” and are “considering moving up to get him.” CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Victor Oladipo 

When Oladipo was reached for comment, he acknowledged being aware of the interested teams that weren't in position to take him. If Portland did pull off the move, Oladipo is all for it. “I would really love to go to Portland, and I'm not just saying that,” he said convincingly to CSNNW.com. “I hope, and I don't think I'm dropping that far, but if they decided to move up somehow, I think that would be a great situation for me. It's a place where you can just concentrate on basketball.” CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Victor Oladipo 

"They were one of the teams to ask me about it," Carter-Williams said of the Blazers. "I told them my body language didn't have anything to do with my coaches or my teammates. I hold myself accountable, and to a high standard, and when I'm disappointed in myself that frustration comes out a little bit. I don't let it affect my game, but it's definitely something I can work on. I think it's something that I can fix, something that is easy to change, so I don't think it's a problem." Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Michael Carter-Williams 

Chris Haynes: North Texas PF Tony Mitchell interviewing w/ #Blazers today. Projected early 20s. Says most teams questioning him re: effort in college. Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Tony Mitchell 

Joe Kotoch: The Trail Blazers are actively looking for help at center and appear willing to trade their lottery pick for immediate help and depth. Twitter @Probballdraft

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Trade 

Jason Quick: San Diego St. SG Jamaal Franklin met with the Blazers yesterday, and the whole meeting consisted of a psychological test taken on a computer Twitter @jwquick

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Jamaal Franklin 

Muhammad says he had a feeling the Trail Blazers would be in his ballpark before the 2012-13 NBA season concluded. So he reached out to Trail Blazers franchise point guard Damian Lillard when they were in town to take on the Clippers, and Muhammad says in that conversation, the possibility of them playing together in the NBA came up. CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Damian Lillard, Shabazz Muhamadd 

Chris Mannix: Cody Zeller says he interviewed with Toronto, Portland, Houston and Boston. Denies wingspan is 6-8. Says closer to 6-11. Twitter @ChrisMannixSI

Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Draft, Cody Zeller 

Chris Haynes: Syracuse F Michael Carter-Williams says he interviewed with #Blazers yesterday. Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Michael Carter-Williams 

Jason Quick: Bucknell's Mike Muscala - a stretch 4 who was coined by ESPN's Chad Ford as a "super sleeper" - says he has workout scheduled with Portland Twitter @jwquick

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Mike Muscala 

Jason Quick: UCLA G/F Shabazz Muhammad and Syrcause F James Southerland have interviewed with the Blazers at the Chicago Combine. Teams get 18 interviews Twitter @jwquick

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Shabazz Muhammad, James Southerland 

Chris Mannix: Muhammad, occasionally unprompted, gushed about Portland. Says he would be a great fit between Lillard and @LaMarcus Aldridge. Twitter @ChrisMannixSI

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Shabazz Muhammad 

Paul Allen: Feeling for Seattle basketball fans today, would have been great to have a #NBA team once again Twitter @PaulGAllen

Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Seattle SuperSonics, Paul Allen