Luke Babbitt News

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, the media's unanimous selection as 2013 Rookie of the Year, has been unanimously selected by the coaches to the All-Rookie First Team.

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.

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.

June 28, 2012; Newark, NJ, USA; A general view of the stage before the 2012 NBA Draft at the Prudential Center.

The Portland Trail Blazers reportedly paid the Minnesota Timberwolves $1.5 million to settle a dispute over a 2010 trade involving Martell Webster.

Position: SF Height/Weight: 6-9/225 NBA experience: Three seasons 2012-13 salary: $1,892,280 Contract status: Unrestricted free agent.

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.

When the NBA 's Sixth Man of the Year voting came out on Monday, there wasn't too much of a surprise that the New York Knicks ' J.R. Smith came out the winner.

One local blogger concludes that 2013 Sixth Man of the Year finalist Luke Babbitt of the Portland Trail Blazers just didn't deserve his third place vote for 2013 Sixth Man of the Year.

Here is our regular look around the NBA - links to stories worth reading and notes to check out - done in bullet point form.

Portland Trail Blazers reserve forward Luke Babbitt received a third-place vote for 2013 NBA Sixth Man of the Year.