Portland selected Elliot Williams with the 22nd pick in the NBA draft.

Canzano: Dumping Kevin Pritchard will backfire on the Blazers – The Oregonian

The NBA finals are done… let the craziness begin! NBA opens offseason with potential for lots of change

Lebron James:
• Where should he go?

Portland Trailblazers:
• What should they do?

NBA in general:
• Any predictions?
• Who’ll be the first pick in the NBA draft?
• Who’s going to win it all next year?
• How many titles will Kobe end his career with?

Blazers Insider: Kevin Pritchard, architect of team’s success, goes on offensive to protect his job – by Jason Quick/The Oregonian

Trail Blazers: Blazers can finish sixth with win tonight; news, notes and links

Blazers shake up the West
Win over Oklahoma City puts Portland in three-way tie for sixth in conference

• Ducks fire Ernie Kent.
• Blazers fire Tom Penn.

Jeff Pender-graphs: The Nickname Of The Game

Every time I hear about how well Kevin Durant is playing for Oklahoma City I say, “what if.” What if the Blazers had drafted Kevin Durant instead of Greg Oden? I was 100% for picking Oden. I was sold on the idea that you take a good big man over a great wing. But it looks like I was wrong, at least so far. Can you imagine Durant playing along side Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge? Wow, that would be amazing!

What has Kevin Durant done this year? Here are a few highlights:
• Averaging 29.8 points per game this year.
• 24.5 career ppg
• Durant has scored over 25 points in 27 straight games. No one else has done that in about 40 years.

Trailblazers get Marcus Camby for Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw. Great deal!