Damian Lillard said he couldn't even spin the ball on his finger.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/49376/rookie-tricks

Jared Zwerling@JaredZwerling Chris Andersen has received some offers from NBA teams. He does have a favorite team he wants to play for, but his reps won't say just yet. 13 Aug 12 Jared Zwerling@JaredZwerling Chris Andersen's offers have been from the $1.2 to $5 million range per season. 13 Aug 12 Forgive me if I sound skeptical, but I find it doubtful that he has any solid offers up to $5M considering that he was waived for $4.6M and could have been claimed for some portion of that by a team under the cap. With that said, it is also possible that any and all offers he might be getting are pending the clearing up of a messy police investigation. Chris Andersen’s people say Birdman has received offers | ProBasketballTalk There is the question of what will happen with a police investigation — his home was searched in an "internet crimes against children" probe, one where his attorney claimed it was part of an extortion plot. However, that investigation came to light in May, if the police had hard evidence this would be beyond an ongoing investigation. That said, nobody is talking so it still looms. Hopefully it really was just an extortion plot, but I think teams are wise to wait for that to play out before committing to him. That's a shame if he's innocent, but that's also life

Jason Quick of The Oregonian reports that Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen has completed interviews with the two finalists for his team's head coaching position. ----------------------------------- The Trail Blazers’ coaching search has reached its final stage - decision time - after owner Paul Allen completed interviews with Terry Stotts and Kaleb Canales in London on Friday. After more than a month of interviews with more than 10 candidates, Allen and the Blazers will choose between Stotts, a longtime NBA assistant and two time head coach, and Canales, the 34-year-old former video intern who has the backing of all the key players on the Blazers roster. ----------------------------------- ed: text edited, bumped to front page

Kennedy on 2013 ROY candidates - early, I know ------- Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers – Lillard exploded onto the scene in Las Vegas, averaging a league-high 26.5 points along with 5.3 assists and four rebounds. He was by far the most impressive rookie and showed how he was able to climb draft boards and make executives fall in love with his game over the last year. Lillard was able to score at will in college and summer league despite the fact that defenses were sending double teams at him and gameplanning to slow him down. In Portland, he’ll be playing alongside veterans like LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum, which should shift attention away from him and allow him to be more of a facilitator. The Blazers have made it clear that Lillard will start for them and they see him as their point guard of the future. Sometimes this award goes to the player who gets the most minutes and has the ball in his hands the most. This year, that player is Lillard and if his performance in Las Vegas was any indication, he’ll make the Rookie of the Year race interesting. Alex Kennedy on 20123 ROY candidates

Anyone got a link for an iPhone Blazers 12-13 schedule?

Blazers starting off season vs LA in RG! Halloween night! Dame vs Nash. So sick. Just saw on NBA TV.

The possibility for a 5th "mystery" candidate in the Trail Blazers' coaching search is in play, The Oregonian has learned.— Jason Quick (@jwquick) July 25, 2012 The 5th "mystery" candidate is not represented by LeGarie or Kauffman, two of the three major agents in coaching circles.— Jason Quick (@jwquick) July 25, 2012 If the Blazers turn to the 5th mystery candidate, it would be late in the process I'm told— Jason Quick (@jwquick) July 25, 2012

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Quick: "Brian Shaw is no longer a candidate for the Trail Blazers head coaching position, according to agent Jerome Stanley"

wendell maxey ‏@w_maxey good news for @pdxtrailblazers - joel freeland's knee tested well and he is expected to be in GB's line-up sunday vs. russia.

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