Hooped Up

Of course, Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard will make a trade. We’re talking about the general manager who once pulled off an NBA-record six deals on a single day. And we’re looking at a franchise that knows now more than ever that it needs to dramatically improve, quickly grow or decide to make a deal, and raise the talent level in three positions if it wants to play deeper in the playoffs. So we’ve arrived at another Blazersmoment in which the off-season breakfast burrito should be — and is — taking a backseat to the basketball. Could Pritchard be after what he’s coveted for years — New Orleans’ point guard Chris Paul? Or Memphis’ Michael Conley? Or is Pritchard simply trying to work his way into the top five of the draft again?

The Oregonian