John Nash Adds Quotations

These moves provide our organization some salary cap flexibility. While helping balance the roster, today's trade adds another big man and gives us a player who is a proven shooter in this league.

We are very pleased that the Wizards did not match and that Steve Blake is now part of the Trail Blazers family, ... As we said when we signed him to the offer sheet, Steve has competed at the highest level in college culminated by his experience at Maryland and winning a National Championship. With his two seasons at Washington, he adds to the limited experience of a young team and we know he will bring additional energy and enthusiasm to our training camp