Tyson Chandler couldn't contain a smile recently when told the Bulls were going to inquire about Scottie Pippen's availability as a free agent.
''Now see, that's exactly the kind of player we need,'' Chandler said.
John Paxson doesn't disagree. But the Bulls' general manager isn't sure of Pippen's intentions.
The free-agent market opens Tuesday, and the Bulls will pursue a veteran, defensive-minded small forward armed with their mid-level exception, which is expected to be around $4.9 million. They also will have an injury exception for Jay Williams for approximately $1.8 million.
Pippen is on record saying his first choice is to re-sign with the Portland Trail Blazers, with the intent of becoming a minority owner who helps run the organization. But Pippen said he couldn't get Blazers owner Paul Allen to return a phone call.
Pippen, 37, is planning for his post-playing days, figuring he has two more good years left.
Via Chicago Sun-Times
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There are plenty of reasons why Damon Stoudamire is spending his summer in the classroom, working toward a degree in media arts (with a minor in sports broadcasting) at the University of Arizona, for the first time since he left for the NBA in 1995.
Sportscasting is a potential career once his playing days end. He promised his mother, Liz Washington, that he would get his degree when he left school two terms short of graduation. And it was an excuse to get out of town.
A couple of weeks after the Trail Blazer season ended, Stoudamire arrived in Tucson. Once summer school ends in late July, he will head for Houston. A few days before training camp begins in October, he will fly home.
"I ain't coming back to Portland till it's time to play basketball," the Wilson High graduate says. "I ain't having no fun in Portland no more. I like Portland, I'm from Portland, but it's best if I get out of there.
"It's crazy, but I feel more embraced in other cities. They still got a lot of love for me down here in Tucson. They are the truest fans I've ever been around. Whether you do good or bad, they back you 110 percent."
Stoudamire feels underappreciated by the fans, but the focus of his disdain lies in the way the team has used him since he came to Portland from Toronto in 1998. With the Raptors, he averaged nearly 20 points a game in 2 1/2 seasons as a water-bug-quick, volume-shooting point guard who won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award for 1995-96.
Via Portland Tribune
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OK, OK. Get the jokes out of the way -- a Trail Blazers organization intent on cleaning up its renegade image drafted an Outlaw on Thursday.
But 18-year-old Travis Outlaw, a 6-foot-9 small forward from Starkville (Miss.) High School, doesn't appear to have traits that would relate to his last name.
He still calls his parents "mommy" and "daddy," hates to kill animals and has lived under the watchful eye of his father, John, who is an officer in the Starkville Police Department.
"The reason why I have been clean all my life is my dad is a police officer," Outlaw said. "He is 6-6, 300 pounds -- so whoa! It was either (be good) or I would just get beat. It's like my last name, Outlaw, my dad outlawed me from everything."
The Blazers chose Outlaw with the 23rd pick -- the second time they have chosen a high school player -- then selected 7-3, 225-pound center Nedzad Sinanovic from Bosnia with the 54th pick.
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Trail Blazers Jun 2003 Archive
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Denver Post | Jun 27, 2003
A potential trade of center Marcus Camby to the Portland Trail Blazers "never got off the ground," Vandeweghe said.
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Boston Globe | Jun 26, 2003
Chris Wallace withdrew his name from consideration for the Portland general manager job yesterday after an interview process that dragged on for almost seven weeks.
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Denver Post | Jun 26, 2003
Considering the Nuggets dealt their franchise player in Antonio McDyess on draft night last year and the fact general manager Kiki Vandeweghe has shown he isn't scared to make trades, there is always a chance for a surprise, right?
Don't count on it during tonight's NBA draft.
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New York Post | Jun 26, 2003
JUST call me a draft dodger.
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Boston Herald | Jun 25, 2003
It's looking as if general manager Chris Wallace may have overplayed his hand with regard to the GM's job in Portland, according to sources out West.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 25, 2003
The Trail Blazers will not hire a general manager before Thursday's NBA draft, and team president Steve Patterson said the team will start over and identify more candidates.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 25, 2003
Bob Whitsitt still has work to do for the Trail Blazers.
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Boston Herald | Jun 24, 2003
While the Darius Songaila era was coming to an end yesterday, Celtics general manager Chris Wallace was riding a roller coaster in his candidacy for the same position in Portland.
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New York Post | Jun 22, 2003
One Ed is gone, but another stays with the Nets.
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The Oregonian | Jun 21, 2003
Three candidates have emerged as finalists for the Trail Blazers general manager opening: New Jersey director of scouting Ed Stefanski, Boston general manager Chris Wallace and Blazers assistant general manager Mark Warkentien.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Jun 20, 2003
The Milwaukee Bucks apparently won't be losing general manager Ernie Grunfeld to the Portland Trail Blazers but he might still be a candidate for a similar job in Washington.
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Boston Herald | Jun 20, 2003
The Celtic basketball operation may soon be in a state of flux, with general manager Chris Wallace and assistant coach John Carroll possibly having opportunities to move on.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 19, 2003
Minutes after introducing new president Steve Patterson, Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen stepped off the podium and turned his attention to hiring the team's general manager.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 19, 2003
The new Trail Blazers era that owner Paul Allen promised in May started taking shape Wednesday when Steve Patterson officially took over as team president.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 19, 2003
Steve Patterson could have spent the next several years sitting back on a battle-red velvet couch, pulling a nice check but no more 16-hour days.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 18, 2003
Working in several professional sports the past 20 years, Steve Patterson has built a reputation as an effective executive with, first and foremost, a passion for basketball.
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Houston Chronicle | Jun 18, 2003
Texans senior vice president and chief development officer Steve Patterson, who spent five years as the Rockets general manager, is leaving to become president of the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 18, 2003
Although nobody involved with the search was prepared to confirm anything Monday, several signs suggest the Trail Blazers could be headed toward naming Steve Patterson team president sometime this week.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 17, 2003
Eddie Jordan, coveted as a head coach by the 76ers and the Washington Wizards, could receive job offers from both teams within a few days, numerous NBA sources said yesterday.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 16, 2003
Word circulated at the NBA Finals last night that Miami Heat assistant coach Bob McAdoo was scheduled to meet with Billy King, the 76ers' president and general manager, about the Sixers' head coaching job.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 11, 2003
Add Wayne Cooper to the Trail Blazers' list of candidates for general manager.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 9, 2003
It would be a huge jump for Eddie Stefanski to go from coaching Monsignor Bonner High to a Philadelphia Catholic League championship to becoming a key administrator with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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New York Times | Jun 9, 2003
When the Nets' two top assistants, Eddie Jordan and Ed Stefanski, interviewed with other teams last week, some Nets owners became concerned enough to reach out to them.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 7, 2003
Radio executive Tim McNamara and former Houston Rockets general manager Steve Patterson interviewed with Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen for the job of team president, a source familiar with the discussions said.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 7, 2003
If Maurice Cheeks wanted to escape the speculation surrounding his job with the Trail Blazers, coming to the NBA's pre-draft camp didn't help.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 6, 2003
Rick Carlisle said he would talk to three teams during this week's NBA pre-draft camp in Chicago.
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Boston Herald | Jun 6, 2003
The Trail Blazers are taking their sweet time to decide on a new general manager (i.
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Portland Oregonian | Jun 5, 2003
Chris Wallace has emerged as the early front-runner for the Blazers' general manager position.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 5, 2003
In the midst of his search for a coaching successor to Larry Brown, Billy King isn't ignoring the guys who have already been in place.
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Boston Globe | Jun 5, 2003
According to Warren LeGarie, the agent for Chris Wallace, the Celtics' general manager should have a new job in another city sometime this summer.
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The Oregonian | Jun 5, 2003
It is "very possible" that free agent Gary Payton could become a Trail Blazer next season, according to the All-Star point guard's agent.
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Philadelphia Daily News | Jun 4, 2003
The life and times of Maurice Cheeks has been virtually a non-story for the last several days.
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New York Times | Jun 3, 2003
Portland Trail Blazers Coach Maurice Cheeks received permission today to interview for the Philadelphia 76ers' vacant coaching job, possibly dooming the candidacy of Eddie Jordan, a Nets assistant who interviewed for that same position earlier this week.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 3, 2003
One-third of the potential Philadelphia-Detroit-Portland triangle was completed yesterday when Larry Brown accepted the Pistons' head-coaching position.
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Jun 2, 2003
Larry Brown will be introduced as the new coach of the Detroit Pistons in a news conference today at the Palace in Auburn Hills.
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New York Daily News | Jun 2, 2003
As the Nets prepare for their second straight appearance in the NBA Finals, teams around the league are taking a close look at some in their organization.
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Washington Post | Jun 2, 2003
Top NBA coaching candidates Larry Brown and Paul Silas are off the market and a potential president of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards could soon become unavailable as well.
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Newark Star-Ledger | Jun 1, 2003
Philadelphia has called the Nets and asked for permission to interview Eddie Jordan for its vacant head coaching job, according to a friend of Jordan's who asked to remain anonymous.
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Detroit News | Jun 1, 2003
Rick Carlisle probably won't be without a job too long.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Columnist Don McKee | Jun 1, 2003
Billy King is going to have an interesting summer.
