I don't know how much this tidbit has made the rounds (maybe it's in print somewhere I haven't seen) but Jason Quick was interviewed on ESPN radio Sunday morning and he said that due to scheduling issues the Blazers won't be able to meet face-to-face with Greg Oden and Kevin Durant until the week before the draft. Expect a lot of rumor and innuendo between now and then but don't expect anything even remotely conclusive to be decided until they've had their firsthand look. That would include any reported trades for other drafts picks (for whatever reason). If you don't know who your main guy is going to be how do you know who to get alongside him?
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)