Wesley Matthews News

As we continue to look at who the Portland Trail Blazers should draft at No. 10 overall, the prospect we looked at Friday was Lehigh guard, C.J. McCollum .

Amin Elhassan of ESPN.com offers his thoughts on the three best fits for the Portland Trail Blazers, who will select No.

Mar 21, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Wesley Matthews dribbles the ball against Chicago Bulls shooting guard Marco Belinelli during the first half at the United Center.

Fans of every lottery team have a simple solution for how to operate in a historically weak draft: Trade down.

Vander Blue has watched his friend and mentor Wesley Matthews beat the odds to succeed in the NBA, gaining a starting role with the Portland Trail Blazers.

It's too early to tell who -- or whether -- the Trail Blazers will select in next month's NBA draft, but general manager Neil Olshey said this week's draft combine allowed him to add one more piece to the puzzle, one more layer of knowledge to his decision.

Jan. 6, 2012; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Portland Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews during game against the Phoenix Suns at the US Airways Center.

April 17, 2013 - Neil Olshey watches as the Portland Trail Blazers face the Golden State Warriors at the Rose Garden.

Nov.. 16, 2011; Portland, OR, USA; Portland Trail Blazers small forward Nicolas Batum blocks the shot of Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden during the first quarter of the game at the Rose Garden.

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 .

Portland Trail Blazers executives enjoyed a major photo opportunity this weekend but that shouldn't distract from a major piece of news that came out late Friday afternoon.

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.

Jason Quick of The Oregonian reports on Twitter that Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard will be the organization's on-stage representative at the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery.

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.

Position: SG Height/Weight: 6-5/220 NBA experience: Four seasons 2012-13 salary: $6,505,320 Contract status: Matthews is entering the fourth year of a five-year, $33 million contract that will pay him $6.9 million.

The Portland Trail Blazers select Georgia Bulldogs sophomore guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with the No.

For Damian Lillard , winning Rookie of the Year was great, but it is only just the start of how good he hopes to become.

Kaleb Canales had been with the Trail Blazers since 2004, when he was an intern in the video department.

Zach Lowe of Grantland.com has a think piece on the "perfect role player" in an NBA game that has seen more three-point shooting on offense and paint-packing on defense in recent seasons.

Mar 30, 2013; Oakland, CA, USA; Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Wesley Matthews controls the ball against Golden State Warriors shooting guard Klay Thompson during the first quarter at Oracle Arena.