David Aldridge of NBA.com writes that the Portland Trail Blazers should remove the "Acting" title on Chad Buchanan and make him the full-time GM. ------------------------------ Buchanan has been the acting GM since last summer, after owner Paul Allen fired Rich Cho. Portland has said it would consider Buchanan, but has been talking lately about wanting someone with more experience, with names like Mitch Kupchak and my TNT colleague, Steve Kerr, coming up as possibilities. The Blazers also have asked for permission to talk to Indiana's David Morway. The Blazers' collapse this season no doubt reflects poorly on Buchanan; Portland gambled and lost in trading Andre Miller for Ray Felton, and the team was rocked when Brandon Roy retired and Greg Oden suffered one last knee setback that led to his release. But those injuries weren't Buchanan's fault, and he was able to engineer the deal that got Portland a potential top-three pick in the 2012 Draft from New Jersey for Gerald Wallace. Nobody's a harder-working bird dog than Buchanan, and Portland is in need of front office stability, not another new face that has to prove himself to Allen and his people. ------------------------------ Aldridge also writes that the Washington Wizards should hire former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com | Twitter