Blazer demands a trade
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Trail Blazers forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim, despondent over the Blazers' rejection of a trade that could have sent him to the New Jersey Nets, told The Oregonian on Monday that he wants a meeting with Blazers management to emphasize that he will not report to training camp unless he is traded.
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"I hope it doesn't come to (a holdout), but if it does, it does," Abdur-Rahim said. "I don't want that to happen; it's not me and I don't think it's indicative of who I am. But at the same time, when I left Portland after the season, I was put under the impression of one thing (being traded), and now it has changed."
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Abdur-Rahim's solution is that he should be traded to a team where he can start at power forward.
That could have become reality last week, but Goodwin said the Blazers turned down a proposed trade from New Jersey that would have sent shooting guard Kerry Kittles, shooting guard Lucious Harris, power forward Aaron Williams and a first-round pick to Portland for Abdur-Rahim.
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In a contract year, Abdur-Rahim just doesn't want to come off the bench. Goodwin has extra incentive since one of his other clients, Brandon Armstrong, could really benefit from the trade as well.
Seems like this trade could get another look. A lot could depend on Minnesota's decision on Hassell.
Abdur-Rahim Talks Rekindled
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