Blazers / Timberwolves / Lakers In 3-Way Trade Talks?
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports reports...
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Portland's talks with Minnesota on a Jamal Crawford deal are gathering momentum again, sources tell Y! Sports.
Portland's talks with Minnesota for Jamal Crawford are part of a 3-way scenario with Lakers, source says. Michael Beasley would go to LA.
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Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld.com adds...
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Sources confirm: Lakers, Wolves and Blazers discussing three-team deal. Michael Beasley to LA, Jamal Crawford to MIN, Steve Blake to POR.
Other players and picks will likely be added to the LA-MIN-POR three-team deal. Those are just the names I'm hearing right now.
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Update: Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com reports...
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CSNNW.com has learned that the Portland Trail Blazers are close to bringing back guard Steve Blake in the reported three-team deal. A source who's familiar with the talks says "if it's not done, it sounds close."
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Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reports...
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A source tells me there is legs to the three-team trade that would send Jamal Crawford to Minny and Steve Blake to Portland.
The Blazers would get a 1st-round pick in addition to Blake in the three-team deal. Not sure where the pick is coming from yet.
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Jason Quick of The Oregonian reports...
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Agent Andy Miller (Crawford) says deal with Minn/LAL is close to being done. Blake to PDX. Steve Blake says he has not been informed of deal to Portland yet.
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The Blazers and Timberwolves sides have been linked in talks for more than a week.
Portland's desire for a first round pick for Crawford earlier this week. I joked with Blazers Acting GM Chad Buchanan about trading for Steve Blake back on Feb. 27.
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