RealGM Portland Trailblazers Front Office

Archives

Nov 4, 2009
2009-10 Season Preview: Portland Trailblazers

Jun 22, 2009
30 Teams, 30 Days: Portland Draft Preview

Apr 30, 2009
Is Brandon Roy The NBA's Best Offensive Wing?

Feb 16, 2009
The Trade Options At Small Forward

Nov 24, 2008
What Can Make The Blazers Truly Special And Unique

Full Archive

Official: Portland Trades Third Pick to Utah

Authored by Billy Ray - June 28, 2005 - 3:10 pm

Current Featured Columns

Merry Christmas, Raptors Fans

The Raptors might not be playing good basketball right now, but there are plenty of things for Toronto fans to be thankful for this holiday season.

Matthew Gordon. December 23, 2008.

A Melo Behind The Superstars

Carmelo Anthony has never been one of the league's most efficient offensive players.

Christopher Reina/Jon Nichols. December 21, 2008.

	Maynor Using Utah’s Resources Eric Maynor is an increasingly rare four-year, small college rookie. He sat down with RealGM to discuss how his first few weeks of NBA life has gone and what he has learned from Deron Williams and Jerry Sloan. Andrew Perna. November 20, 2009.
	Why LeBron To The Clippers Makes Sense LeBron James already plays for a perennial underdog in Cleveland, but moving to the Clippers would allow him to do so in a huge market and with a core that will immediately compete for championships while also having an encouraging long term outlook. Scott Essman. November 20, 2009.
	‘Home-Heavy Schedule’ Brings Question Marks The Heat have been plagued by inconsistencies, making it difficult to determine how good they really are this season. Brian Reynolds. November 19, 2009.
More from RealGM's Columnists

RealGM Search

Trail Blazers fans didn't have to wait long for the first trade of draft day. The Trail Blazers dealt the third overall pick to the Utah Jazz in exchange for the sixth pick, 27th pick, and a future draft pick that will come via Detroit.

Steve Patterson had this to say on the Trail Blazers official website www.blazers.com:

"We were able to move down only three spots and gain two additional first round picks. This trade will allow us to continue doing what we started last year, stockpiling young talent. We had three first round picks last season, and have two first round selections this year and next, along with all of our second round picks. But we are not necessarily done making deals today."

The trade gives Portland extra assets in a deep draft while all but ensuring that the Blazers have targeted either Gerald Green or Martell Webster with their sixth pick.

This will mark the second year in a row that the Trail Blazers have had multiple first round draft picks. Last year the Trail Blazers had the 13th, 22nd and 23rd picks overall in which the team selected point guard Sebastian Telfair, forward Viktor Khyrapa, and guard Sergei Monya respectively.

Stay tuned, things are just starting to get interesting.