Petteri Koponen News

November 6, 2008 5:07 PM Things are quiet on the Darius Miles front, despite Danny Ainge's testimonial on Miles behalf that he can still play.

Petteri Koponen has signed a four-year-contract with an Italian top league team, Virtus Bologna .

When you're the voice of the Trail Blazers, you get some perks. Like talking to those closest to Greg Oden, and those who have actually seen him workout.

Petteri Koponen, who was drafted 30th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft, has been under the basketball radar since he was 16 years old.

Another win! A nice way to end the 2008 Summer League. To the team's immense credit they got the victory without Jerryd Bayless.

The Portland Trail Blazers did not wait long to make a decision on rookie Nicolas Batum's future.

There will come a time, the Trail Blazers believe, when Nicolas Batum develops into a lock-down NBA defender, capable long-range shooter and versatile offensive force.

After three games of MVP-caliber play at shooting guard, Jerryd Bayless will assume a new role when the Trail Blazers resume NBA Summer League action on Saturday night.

The first-round pick in last month's draft scored 28 points to lead the Blazers to a 78-73 win over the Washington Wizards.

During the buildup to the NBA Summer League last week, Trail Blazers lottery pick Jerryd Bayless joked that playing off guard, while not exactly the long-term role he prefers, would at least allow him to shoot ...

Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard has a tough decision to make in the coming months: Sign up-and-coming point guard Petteri Koponen, or keep an open roster spot entering the regular season.

A buzz shot through the Portland Trail Blazers practice facility last month as Petteri Koponen worked out.

There was style, substance and intrigue during the opening practices of the Trail Blazers' summer league team on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Ike Diogu, the newly acquired power forward for the Trail Blazers, will not participate in the team's Summer League action because he recently tweaked his right knee, general manager Kevin Pritchard said.

When the smoke cleared late Thursday after another active NBA draft, Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard surveyed the scene and liked what he saw.

The last pick in the first round of the NBA draft doesn't sound sexy. He doesn't merit a draft party or a new hot jersey available in the team store.

The Trail Blazers aren't in the market for a center or a power forward, so it would seem as if Thursday's workout session with Nevada center JaVale McGee and Alabama power forward Richard Hendrix was pretty ...

Posted by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com June 11, 2008 11:47AM Main man Mike Barret coming through with some very solid updates in his blog today.