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When the Portland Trail Blazers hired coaching veteran Terry Stotts in the summer of 2012, they were bringing in a teacher with previous NBA head coaching experience and a championship pedigree .

Dec 20, 2012; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Wesley Matthews smiles after making a free throw against the Denver Nuggets at the Rose Garden.

MARCH 29, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts speaks with point guard Eric Maynor during the first quarter of the game against the Utah Jazz at the Rose Garden.

Apr 10, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard dunks Portland Trail Blazers at the Rose Garden.

To accompany your You be the GM comments and votes, we've reached out to a handful of local experts who cover the Portland Trail Blazers for their opinions on the value of every player on the 2012-13 roster.

From an objective perspective, the Portland Trail Blazers ' situation looks fairly abysmal - they're out of the playoffs for two years in a row, their division is stronger than ever and their players are troubled with injury and fatigue.

To accompany your You be the GM comments and votes, we've reached out to a handful of local experts who cover the Portland Trail Blazers for their opinions on the value of every player on the 2012-13 roster.

We plumb the depths of Portland's bench searching for any player that might have value to the Trail Blazers going forward.

Thirteen years later, Portland Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen could have a chance to finally right one of his many regrets.

Jan. 10, 2013; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers general manager Neil Olshey poses with point guard Damian Lillard as Lillard was presented with the Western conference rookie of the month award for December 2012 before the game at the Rose Garden.

To accompany your You be the GM comments and votes, we've reached out to a handful of local experts who cover the Portland Trail Blazers for their opinions on the value of every player on the roster.

Position: PF/C Height/Weight: 6-9/240 NBA experience: Five seasons 2012-13 salary: $4,000,000 Contract status: Unrestricted free agent.

Dalembert interested in Heat : Bucks center Samuel Dalembert , who will be an unrestricted free agent over the summer, said he has interest in possibly playing for the Heat next season, reports FOX Sports.

In the flood of exit interviews , here's a handful of links you might have missed in the Portland Trail Blazers ' transition from the regular season to the offseason: Zach Lowe of Grantland writes about Nicolas Batum's defense , and how he's not quite impressed with what he's seen from the Trail Blazers forward: Let me be clear: I think Nicolas ... (more)