Portland Trail Blazers: Top 5 plays from early 2012-13 season
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The Portland Trail Blazers have the potential to be one of the most exciting, young basketball teams in the entire NBA. Their roster is full of energetic players, and the athleticism displayed on the floor is the reason they have highlights almost every night whether they win or lose.
The Blazers have made plays all year long, but here is a look at the top...
Portland Trail Blazers decline options on Williams, Smith & Babbitt
PDX looks toward future
The Portland Trail Blazers are in the midst of a massive rebuild, and as a result, a few of the young prospects on the team now find themselves in a year of uncertainty.
The Oregonian’s Jason Quick announced nearly 24 hours before the team’s season opener that the team has opted to decline team options on Elliot Williams, Nolan Smith and Luke Babbitt for...
Playing for jobs in Portland: Future rip city roster spots up for grabs
The Future Is Bright
Not everyone can be a star and the most successful sports teams know that quality depth will more often than not, result in a lengthy playoff run.
With Lamarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum firmly planted in the spotlight lineup, these next five may be equally important to the future of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Luke Babbitt
Luke Babbitt in his second year with...
Luke Babbitt re-discovering his game and confidence for Trail Blazers
For his first season and a half in the NBA, Luke Babbitt struggled to find the court for the Trail Blazers, seeing more court time in the NBDL than with Portland. Even when he did get playing time, Babbitt seemed hesitant to shoot the ball, and was largely thinking instead of reacting when on the court. Many, including myself, had doubts about his long-term fit in the league, and...
POTD 3/20/12: Mbah A Moute on Luke Babbitt
Is it still Luke on Luke violence if one of the Lukes spells his name with a “c”? I figure it is. Anyway, I really wanted to give this to Markieff Morris because I’m partial to any dunk that looks at all similar to Stromile Swift on Yao Ming, but I’ve accepted that Mbah A Moute’s long leap from the dotted line makes his and-one facial the superior of the two…
Tough...
ESPN graphics made Portland Trail Blazers forward Luke Babbitt look like a baby
A SportsCenter highlight made Portland Trail Blazers forward Luke Babbitt look like a baby. A WTF tag would be too easy on the wwl for this stupidity, no?
Every time you check your email, think --...
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Video: Luke Babbitt wins fans free Chalupas, offers best quote of the season
Most every NBA arena has a promotion tied to the final score, whether it involves the home team scoring or giving up fewer than 100 points. It's a nice way to get the fans a little more interested in the game, especially during a blowout. The most famous of these promotions is the Los Angeles Lakers' deal for two free Jack in the Box tacos for every ticketholder if the team...
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January 24, 2012
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Portland's Johnson, Babbitt assigned to D-League
The Portland Trail Blazers have assigned forward Luke Babbitt and guard Armon Johnson to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA's Developmental League.
Johnson has been inactive so far this season for the Blazers, while Babbitt played two minutes against Sacramento in the team's second game.
Both are second-year players who also played for the Stampede last season. Babbitt averaged...
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January 04, 2012
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IT'S JUST MONEY
Crawford pays $12K for jersey number
Jamal Crawford, who recently signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, had to shell out $12,000 to Luke Babbitt in order to pry the #11 jersey away from his new teammate.
Luke Babbitt went all the way to China just to get in some scrimmages
Earlier this week, Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski wrote a column detailing the frustrations of several ex-NBA players that had signed free agent contracts to play with the Chinese Basketball Association. Upon signing months ago, the players were told that the contracts were binding and could not be dissolved even if the NBA ended its lockout. The free agents in question essentially...
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December 08, 2011
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