Shaquille O'Neal said no to a trade with the Trail Blazers
Ian Thomson of Sports Illustrated is reporting that Shaquille O'Neal nixed a potential trade involving Raef LaFrentz's expiring contract that would have sent him to Portland before last season's trading deadline back in February....
Via oregonlive.com
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June 27, 2009
Discuss
Who’s Hot? KU’s LaFrentz Settled In Native Iowa
Raef LaFrentz was one of just three players in the ’90s (the other two being Tim Duncan and Shaquille O’Neal) to be named a...
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March 23, 2011
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March 23, 2011
LaFrentz Will Have Surgery On Shoulder At End Of Month
File this one under "what was he thinking?" The "Associated Press" reported that Portland Trail Blazers veteran cent Raef LaFrentz will have an arthroscopic procedure performed on his right shoulder. LaFrentz has a torn labrum, which he suffered in a game against Seattle on February 22. The surgery will be conducted at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic [...]
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September 13, 2008
Inside the Cuban/Nellie Relationship
The legal transcripts in the battle between the owner and his former coach are amazing: “Asked about that negotiation, Cuban testified that he had lost some trust in Nelson’s judgment, ‘not necessarily in his coaching ability, but in his ability as a general manager.’ Pressed for an example, Cuban cited the February 2002 seven-player trade in which Dallas...
Via SLAM Online
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July 24, 2009
Nuggets' top priority minus Nene: rebound
What's next, an injury to Raef LaFrentz? Blair Rasmussen? Now, three Nuggets big men are injured.
Via Denver Post
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November 05, 2010
Mike Brown Wins Coach of the Year - McMillan Not Even Mentioned
Mike Brown is a worthy recipient of the NBA's Coach of the Year Award as he led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the best record in the league and one of the best home court records in history. Just a couple of years ago, you couldn't fend off the rumors that he should be fired because he wasn't using LeBron correctly or getting enough out of his team or he was too focused...
Via Blaze of Love
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April 20, 2009
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April 20, 2009
Three Jayhawks To Be Inducted Into Kansas Sports Hall Of Fame
Three former Kansas Jayhawks - Raef LaFrentz, Bob Frederick and Dick Harp - will be inducted into the state of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame Oct. 2 it was announced Wednesday.
Via KUathletics.com
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June 29, 2011
Fire up the Aldridge for Amare Talk Again?
CBSSports.com is now reporting that the Blazers have offered Aldridge, Bayless and the expiring contract of Raef Lafrentz for Amare Stoudemire.
A piece from the CBS article:The Portland Trail Blazers have made a strong play for Amare Stoudemire, discussing a package that includes LaMarcus ...
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February 11, 2009
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February 11, 2009
How About Some Reasons to Keep LaFrentz's Contract?
Great work on this list by Wendell Maxey over at Hoops World. He pokes around some reasons for Portland to keep LaFrentz for now rather than deal for locker room killers like Amare Stoudemire. Here are the two that I was excited to see:3. No More "Filler" – Raise your hand if you have read this line before in various trade reports centered around Raef: "with Raef...
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February 12, 2009
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February 12, 2009
Could Jefferson be the One?
From Adrian Wojnarowski's trade deadline blog, there's this:The Milwaukee Bucks have told teams they’re closer to moving Richard Jefferson to the Portland Trail Blazers for a package that includes Travis Outlaw and Raef LaFrentz, one Eastern Conference executive said.I'll tell you one thing, ...
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February 18, 2009
Vince Carter to the Blazers?
The Rockets and Spurs are known suitors for Vince Carter's services, but apparently the Blazers have entered the
Sources say the Blazers and Nets have discussed a deal that would send Carter to Portland for Raef LaFrentz and his expiring contract along with Travis Outlaw and Sergio ...
Via The Scores Report
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February 18, 2009
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February 18, 2009
If you're wondering how a porn star got better seats than Charlie Weis for the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game, this is how. "I didn't know any of the players, but my mom always wanted me to marry Raef LaFrentz."
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March 05, 2010
The NBA All-Star Selection is a Shamockery
This is what happens when you make the NBA an international
CHINA DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
Stop letting them vote. I think David Stern should amend the All-Star voting rules: You get one vote and if you don't currently reside in a democratic country (or watch any amount of, you know, ...
Via BostonSportZ.com
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January 24, 2009
Richard Jefferson and Ridnour on the Move?
I know that the rumors have been flying all week about the possibility of Richard Jefferson and Luke Ridnour becoming Blazers, but the Nets Blog over at the New York Post has them practically condo shopping in the Pearl already.Sources say Jefferson and Luke Ridnour likely are headed from ...
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February 18, 2009
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February 18, 2009
Featured Video: 1997 Border War Was An Instant Classic
On February 4, 1997, Missouri notched arguably the biggest upset in the history of the Border War, toppling the then-top ranked and 22-0 Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas had a lineup that featured four future NBA players in Paul Pierce, Jacque Vaughn, Raef LaFrentz and Scot Pollard. With time running out and the game tied during the second overtime, Missouri’s possession looked doomed...
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February 07, 2011
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February 07, 2011
New International Precedents
With the recent news of Chris Kaman aligning himself with the German National Team, The BearDown started thinking...What? In case you don't feel like following the link I'll sum it up. The 7 foot Clipper Center who's Great Grandparents were German has received German citizenship and will be playing with the German team this summer in Beijing. This leads me to wonder,...
Via The BearDown
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July 03, 2008
The financial state of the NBA…it ain’t pretty
Bill Simmons is getting a lot of praise for his recent column, "Welcome to the No Benjamins Association," where he outlines just how grim things are for the NBA. The entire piece is worth a read, but here are a few
On Portland standing pat with Raef LaFrentz's expiring ...
Via The Scores Report
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March 03, 2009
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March 03, 2009
Blasting Danny Cause No One Else Is
The Celtics are fastly approaching the worst record in the NBA and while the Pierce injury has clearly sabotaged the season and deserves a lot of credit for the Celtics record much of the rest of the blame needs to be placed on GM Danny Ainge's Shoulders. A look at Danny's tenure as Celtics GM to see what he has done terribly wrong.
Via Simon On Sports
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January 30, 2007
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January 30, 2007
Season Preview: Portland Trailblazers
Last season really represented the beginning of a new era for the Portland Trailblazers. After bottoming out the season before with a 21-61 record, the Blazers rebuilding project finally found some smooth sailing.
Via HoopsBlogging
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October 28, 2007
Friday Catch-me-up
Just a couple things I wanted to get up before the weekend kicks in.About that Jason Quick-Greg Oden thing, I was going to say something about it today but Quick answered for what he said at OregonLive last night, and that's really where it should end. It's just beating a dead horse to keep ...
Via Rip City Project
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December 14, 2008
Did Mark Cuban.....
Really do this:
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Dallas offered him nearly double, which made sense because this is the same team that inked Raef LaFrentz, Shawn Bradley, DeSagana Diop and Erick Dampier to more than $225 million in "Why the hell did we do that?" deals.
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Via Spurs Talk
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July 30, 2009
Blaze of Glory - 10/13/09
The Blaze of Glory is your almost-daily link list of Blazer blog ridiculousness and other random Blazers info. If you ever want your Blazer blog featured, make sure to drop us a line unless your name is Dwight Jaynes. (Kidding!)
Brandon Roy still thinking about Team USA. [NBA.com]
Barrett shares his opinion on live streaming KGW games. [Mike Barrett]
LaMarcus needs...
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October 13, 2009
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October 13, 2009
Carter In Center Of Trade Tornado
Vince Carter, all of a sudden, is a commodity in demand in light of the fact that the trading deadline is on Thursday. And there are plenty of suitors for Carter's services, it appears, according to ESPN.com. The Nets have talked to several teams, including the Houston Rockets, Portland Trail Blazers, and to a lesser extent the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, and Cleveland...
Via Slam Dunk Central
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February 18, 2009
For this edition of MLM, I asked for the opinions of my fellow writers here at Beantown Banter. Your fabulous owner, Stephen Bailey, suggested Raef LaFrentz. So I said, what the hell? Let’s do the Raefer.
LaFrentz played in Boston from 2003-06 after being traded there from the Dallas Mavericks in a package that sent beloved star Antoine Walker to Dallas. Needless to say, Raef...
Via Beantown Banter
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December 12, 2011
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December 12, 2011
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