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Joe Freeman: Olshey on draft: "I don’t know if there is a presumptive superstar at the top ... but fortunately we’re not picking up there." Twitter @BlazerFreeman

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Neil Olshey 

Chris Haynes: #Blazers working out Dexter Strickland, Adonis Thomas, BJ Young, James Ennis, Richard Howell and Tony Mitchell today. Twitter @ChrisBHaynes

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Adonis Thomas, BJ Young, Tony Mitchell, Workouts, James Ennis, Richard Howell, Dexter Strickland 

Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews underwent a successful arthroscopic debridement of his left elbow today. The procedure was performed by Dr. Ken Yamaguchi at Washington University Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Matthews’ recovery time is expected to be 3-4 weeks. CSNNW.com

Portland Trail Blazers, Wesley Matthews, Injuries 

Illinois center Meyers Leonard, for instance, said he was at a complete loss when he got to an algebraic equation that, from his recollection, was comprised of four variables and no numeric values. "I got to the I.Q. section and it said something like, 'Y is to B as Q is to X.' I was like, 'What?!' I had no idea what it was talking about," the 7-foot-1 prospect said. Wall Street Journal

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Meyers Leonard 

The Portland Trail Blazers will begin working out prospects in advance of the 2013 NBA Draft on Thursday. The Portland Trail Blazers will begin working out prospects in advance of the 2013 NBA Draft at the practice facility in Tualatin on Thursday. Blazers Edge

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft 

Marc J. Spears: Ogden, Utah will give ex-Weber State star @dame_lillard the key to the city June 15. Lillard's hometown Oakland expected to honor him, too. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

Portland Trail Blazers, Damian Lillard 

Adam Zagoria: Greg Echenique will work out for Portland on Friday, his agent tells @SNYtv Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Draft, Workouts, Gregory Echenique 

You’re under contract for two more years. There have been rumors that the Cavs might float, say, Tristan Thompson and the No. 1 pick for you. How do you feel about your future in Portland? LaMarcus Aldridge: You know, as of now I’m here and we have a great team. I’m here now and we have a team that can definitely get better next year and we have cap room so we can bring in players. So I’m definitely here, and we’ll see what happens. SLAM

Portland Trail Blazers, LaMarcus Aldridge 

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

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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

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