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USA Basketball attracting Blazers
Posted by jfreeman August 02, 2007 14:22PM
Categories: Breaking News
The Trail Blazers' young, up-and-coming roster apparently has become
attractive to USA Basketball.
According to independent sources, Portland forwards Channing Frye and
LaMarcus Aldridge have accepted invitations to play on a select team that
will practice and scrimmage with the national team later this month.
Blazers General Manager Kevin Pritchard on Thursday said nothing has been
finalized, but added: "I think there's a good chance."
Aldridge, a 2006-07 all-rookie first-team selection, and Frye, whom the
Blazers acquired from New York in the Zach Randolph trade, figure to compete
for the starting power forward position this season for the Blazers.
In other USA Basketball/Blazers news, Greg Oden told me this week that he has
not completely eliminated the possibility of competing at the U.S. training
camp later this month, which seems necessary if the 7-foot center wishes to
compete in the 2008 Olympics.
Oden, who this week resumed basketball workouts for the first time since
undergoing a tonsillectomy July 14, said he is contemplating the situation
and consulting with his mother.
"I can't really comment on that too much because we are still in the midst of
working things out with USA Basketball," Oden said. "But we're still talking
about it."
My gut feeling is that Oden will not attend the training camp because he is
focused on regaining his stamina and getting into shape for his first NBA
season. Of course, the lure of the Olympics must be tempting -- and working
with the nation's best certainly wouldn't hurt his conditioning.
Oden missed the U.S. minicamp in July while recovering from surgery.
Another Portland player, rookie of the year Brandon Roy, was invited to join
the select team but declined because of a previous commitment.
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Aldridge和Frye被邀請去參加這個月底美國國家隊的練習，
之前Roy也被邀請過，但他因為個人行程橋不定所以沒辦法去，
Oden則是在國家隊的名單當中，
但因為剛動手術以及身體狀況的問題，所以可能也不會去。
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我覺得拓荒者的幾位新人真的滿被看重的，
雖然沒辦法四個都去(應該是各隊裡面最多位的)，
但對他們來說能被邀請和大牌們打球應該算是好事！
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