Brandon Roy News

Welcome, once again, to WW's Blazer blog. In this installment, I plan to regail you with all the pictures of third year Timberwolves bigman Oleksiy Pecherov I can hunt down on the internet.

Portland hopes to build on an impressive win in its last outing when it shoots for a ninth consecutive win over a reeling Minnesota Timberwolves club at the Rose Garden.

Brandon Roy had 24 points and five rebounds, Steve Blake added 15 points and the Portland Trail Blazers got a lift from their new-look lineup in a 96-84 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night.

TV on KGW , ESPN; radio on KXTG San Antonio's probable starters No. Player Ht. Pos. Statistics 9 Tony Parker 6-2 PG 4 Michael Finley 6-7 SG 24 Richard Jefferson 679 SF 21 Tim Duncan 6-11 PF 14.7 ppg, 12.7 rpg, 2.0 apg 15 Matt Bonner 6-10 C Portland's probable starters No.

You may remember the Trail Blazers' horrific season opener last year in Los Angeles.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Nicolas Batum underwent surgery Friday to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

Nobody ever said winning had to be pretty. Especially not on the road and especially not when you're trying to dodge a three-game losing streak.

Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder didn't win their third game until mid-December. They'll get the chance to reach that mark much sooner in 2009-10. Oklahoma City goes for the franchise's first 3-0 start in six seasons Sunday night, when it hosts a Portland Trail Blazers team that's dropped two straight.

Trevor Ariza scored a career-high 33 points, Aaron Brooks added 28 points and the Houston Rockets held on to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at home for the fifth straight time in the regular season, 111-107 on Saturday night.

The Toyota Center has been a house of horrors for the Portland Trail Blazers since it opened for the 2003-04 season.

Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony shoots overA Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy during the first quarter of Denver's win Thursday night.

Probably never before has the upscale restaurant inside the Four Seasons hotel in Vancouver had a lunch guest dine in shorts, shower sandals and a sweaty t-shirt, but that was the scene Thursday when Brandon Roy plopped down and ordered spaghetti with meatballs.

Just got done readnig this..... i got a man crush on ol' B-Roy me thinks. Seriously, who has this type of player? Smart, great leader, insanely talented, and isnt going anywhere.

Originally published October 27, 2009 at 10:41 p.m., updated October 27, 2009 at 11:43 p.m. PORTLAND, Ore.

How acquired: No. 6 pick in the 2006 draft. Traded from Minnesota to Portland for the draft rights to Randy Foye via Boston for cash considerations on June 28, 2006.

Having said that, like most things in life, there are uncertainties. The Blazers just wrapped up a middling preseason and Andre Miller, their "splash" acquisition of the summer, isn't immediately gelling with Roy and may be cool with a role off the bench, but he doesn't seem to like it.

Coach Nate McMillan was eager to make one thing unequivocally clear less than 48 hours before the Trail Blazers were scheduled to open the regular season against the Houston Rockets.

Four days after the Trail Blazers made the surprising decision to name Patty Mills to their regular season roster, the rookie point guard expressed a mix of shock and relief that his time in basketball "limbo" had finally ended.

Brandon Roy scored 22 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 113-93 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night in the final preseason game for both teams.

With forward LaMarcus Aldridge's contract extension, the Portland Trail Blazers solidified the core of their team for the next five years.