STEVE BLAKE
Blazers win 12th straight at home, survive Roy injury scare
Steve Blake had a season-high 24 points before leaving the game with a left calf injury and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the ...
Knicks Trying to Solve Problem at Point Guard
In NEWSDAY, Alan Hahn writes, "Even before Stephon Marbury announced his intentions to continue his career in Italy after his Knicks contract is up, the search for his replacement had begun. Isiah Thomas admittedly looked into signing free agent Steve Blake, a good ball-distributing guard. Meanwhile, Nate Robinson spent the offseason trying to get his wildly erratic game under control and be more of a defensive-minded player. He proved in the Las Vegas summer league that he could be an effective traditional point guard, albeit against lesser competition." - Read More...
Jones and Blake Get a Jump Start
It may well be the dog days of summer in the NBA and a good time for a little rest and relaxation, but don't tell that to Trail Blazers James Jones and Steve Blake. Both Jones and Blake are working out together this week at the Trail Blazers practice facility in Tualatin. - Read More...
Ailing Oden Likely to Skip U.S. Training Camp
Kerry Eggers of the PORTLAND TRIBUNE writes, "The terms of Pritchard's recent free-agent signings of Steve Blake and Travis Outlaw ? both two years, with a team option for a third season ? were by design. Pritchard's desire is to be in position to clear the books of as many contracts as possible after the 2008-09 season. Portland's payroll for 2007-08 is about $74 million, a figure that will dip slightly when Steve Francis signs with another team. The Blazers bought out the remaining two years and $33.62 million of Francis' contract for just under $30 million, but the club gets back half of what Francis signs for the next two seasons." - Read More...
Portland Excited About Blake's Return to Point
In THE OREGONIAN, Joe Freeman writes ?Steve Blake was (re)introduced Tuesday at the Trail Blazers' Tualatin practice facility as more than 100 kids lingered during lunch at coach Nate McMillan's youth basketball camp. McMillan and General Manager Kevin Pritchard have been enamored with Blake since before they brought the 6-foot-3 point guard to Portland as a free agent prior to the 2005-06 season. McMillan likes Blake's size, defense, pass-first mentality and uptempo capabilities. Pritchard loves Blake's toughness, character and attitude.? - Read More...
Blazers Excited About Training Camp
In THE OREGONIAN, Jason Quick writes ?fresh off a summer league performance that provided surprises and disappointments, the Trail Blazers now turn their attention to the start of fall camp. There still are moves to make and there still are questions to be answered, such as who is the starting small forward? But with a collection of new faces, such as James Jones, Steve Blake, Greg Oden and Channing Frye, and promising returners such as Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, the Blazers can barely contain their excitement for training camp to start.? - Read More...
Nuggets' Chucky Atkins Lured by Team's Talent
Marc J. Spears of the DENVER POST writes, "The Nuggets signed Atkins to a two-year guaranteed deal that pays $3.2 million next season and $3.4 million for the 2008-09 season with a team option for a third season. The eight-year NBA veteran arrived in Denver on Friday to sign the contract and take a physical. The 5-foot-11, 185- pounder replaces Steve Blake at point guard and is expected to add 3-point shooting and leadership while joining Allen Iverson in the backcourt. Blake signed with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday." - Read More...
Blake headed to Portland
Former Trail Blazer Steve Blake is coming back to Portland, even though in one sense he never left. The free agent point guard who played for the Denver Nuggets last season signed a reported two-year deal with an option. The Blazers, who confirmed his return late Friday, did not disclose terms. Blake, a four-year veteran, averaged 8.3 points and 6.6 assists in 49 games with Denver last season. It is Blake's second stint with the Blazers. He played for the team in 2005-06, averaging 8.
Blake blazes trail back to Portland with two-year deal
Former Trail Blazer Steve Blake is coming back to Portland, even though in one sense he never left. The free agent point guard ...
Horry's 3-pointer seals Game 4 victory
Robert Horry did it again. "Big Shot Rob" hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with 30 seconds left to seal San Antonio's 96-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Spurs a 3-1 lead in the first-round series. The Spurs can close out the best-of-seven series at home on Wednesday night. The Nuggets, who blew a 10-point second-half lead, had pulled to 90-89 on Steve Blake's jumper which looked like a 3 but his toe was on the line.
Bucks Acquire Boykins & Hodge for Blake
According to ESPN.com's Marc Stein, "the Denver Nuggets need some breathing space from luxury-tax territory. The Milwaukee Bucks need backcourt scoring to counter their injury crisis. That's why the teams, according to NBA front-office sources, are combining on a trade featuring Earl Boykins that will be announced later Thursday. Now 10 games into the Allen Iverson Era, Denver has agreed to send Boykins and little-used forward Julius Hodge to the Bucks for guard Steve Blake." - Read More...
Bogut cleared to play in season opener
Australian center Andrew Bogut is expected to start the Milwaukee Bucks' NBA season opener at Detroit on Wednesday after rejoining practice over the weekend. Bogut, the top pick in the 2005 NBA draft, was diagnosed with a lower left leg sprain after he banged his leg into teammate Steve Blake's knee during practice on Oct. 7. The injury originally was expected to sideline him for up to eight weeks.
Bogut injured in Bucks scrimmage
Bucks center Andrew Bogut left the court in the third quarter during a scrimmage Saturday after banging his leg into Steve Blake's ...
Bucks center Bogut injures leg during scrimmage
Bucks center Andrew Bogut left the court in the third quarter during a team scrimmage Saturday after banging his leg into Steve Blake's knee. - Read More...
Magloire Brings Playoff Experience To Blazers
In THE OREGONIAN, Jason Quick writes that "it won't be known until after October's training camp where the Trail Blazers' latest acquisition -- big man Jamaal Magloire -- fits best on a team that returns starters at both of his positions. In the meantime, Magloire on Thursday left no gray area as to what type of player the Blazers received when they acquired him from Milwaukee for Steve Blake, Brian Skinner and Ha Seung Jin. 'They are getting a soldier,' Magloire said in his first appearance since the trade." - Read More...
Bucks ship Magloire to Blazers for Blake, two others
The Milwaukee Bucks traded center Jamaal Magloire to the Portland Trail Blazers for guard Steve Blake, forward Brian Skinner ...
Trail Blazers Acquire All-Star Center Magloire
The Portland Trail Blazers' Web site reports, "the club has acquired All-Star center Jamaal Magloire in a trade with the Milwaukee Bucks. As part of the deal, the team sent guard Steve Blake, forward Brian Skinner and center Ha Seung-Jin to the Bucks." - Read More...
Report: Bucks Shipping Magloire to Blazers
In the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, Charles Gardner writes that the "Bucks finally have found a home for veteran center Jamaal Magloire and will trade him to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for three players, with the key acquisition being point guard Steve Blake." The Bucks reportedly "would pick up Blake, forward-center Brian Skinner and 7-foot-3 center Ha Seung-Jin in the deal with Portland, which is looking to improve its front-court depth. The trade could be announced as early as today." - Read More...
Report: Magloire to Blazers in Three-for-One Deal
"The Milwaukee Bucks have reached a verbal agreement to trade Toronto native Jamaal Magloire to the Portland Trail Blazers, according to the Racine (Wisc.) Journal Times. Bucks would get guard Steve Blake, forward Brian Skinner and centre Ha Seung-Jin for Magloire. The trade is expected to be made official tomorrow, pending players passing their physical exams, the Journal Times said," reports the TORONTO SUN. - Read More...
Former Teammate Lauds Hughes' Talent
"Portland Trail Blazers guard Steve Blake and Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes played for the Washington Wizards last season," writes Branson Wright of the CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER. "The Wizards made the playoffs for the first time since the 1996-97 season. Hughes' talent helped the Wizards advance to the second round after defeating the Chicago Bulls in the opening round. `Larry was a huge part of our team,' Blake said. `He was one of our go-to guys. He always wanted to step up and make a big shot and he was always there to make a big defensive play. He always gets his hands on the ball. He's just an all-around talented player.'" - Read More...
Blake, Randolph Push Trail Blazers Past Suns
Steve Blake matched a career high with 13 assists while Zach Randolph scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds off the bench to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 111-101 triumph over the Phoenix Suns. - Read More...
Dallas downs Blazers in overtime
Jerry Stackhouse scored 29 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 95-89 overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points for Dallas, which won its fifth straight overall and franchise-high eighth straight against Portland. Dallas led by many as 10 points in the fourth quarter, but Portland narrowed it to 77-73 on Steve Blake's 3-pointer with 2:59 left. No one scored until Blake's next 3-pointer with 44. - Read More...
Wizards make Brown, Blake restricted free agents
The Washington Wizards extended a qualifying contract offer Wednesday to Kwame Brown, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 draft who was suspended at the end of last season. The offer makes Brown a restricted free agent, so the Wizards have the right to match any offer another NBA team makes him this offseason. The Wizards also made a qualifying offer to guard Steve Blake. Brown averaged 7 points and 4.9 rebounds in 42 games last season, slightly below his four-year career averages of 7. - Read More...
Blazers Beat Warriors for 12th Straight Rose Garden Victory
Steve Blake had a season-high 24 points before leaving the game with a left calf injury and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 109-91 Wednesday night. - Read More...
Blazers Already Practicing
In THE OREGONIAN, John Canzano writes "the front doors of the Trail Blazers practice facility were bolted shut on Wednesday. To get inside, you needed a key, or a thumbprint that the security-system scanner outside recognized. Inside the practice facility, guard Steve Blake shot three-pointers. And center Greg Oden stretched. And guard Jarrett Jack worked with the team's new shooting coach, John Townsend. And power forward LaMarcus Aldridge and guard Brandon Roy were there, too." - Read More...
Blake Carves a Niche in the NBA
Jeff Barker of the BALTIMORE SUN writes, "Steve Blake created his NBA niche largely on character. The Blazers, trying to reconnect with fans after a spate of player misconduct in recent years, said they wanted Blake because he's grounded. Although Blake's career scoring average is only 6.4 points, the team's front office saw him as a prototype for the unselfish, blue-collar culture it is trying to create. He's proof that today's NBA teams - out of necessity - evaluate players on more than just statistics." - Read More...
Heat sign point guard Parker
Free-agent point guard William "Smush" Parker signed with the Miami Heat, his seventh team since turning pro in 2002. The deal came after the Heat failed to land several other point guards they pursued, including Mo Williams, Steve Francis and Steve Blake. "We are excited to bring Smush to Miami," Heat general manager Randy Pfund said Friday. "He's a talented young player who brings good size and athleticism to our point-guard position.
Blake Ecstatic To Be Back In Portland
In THE OREGONIAN, Joe Freeman writes ?as Kevin Pritchard and Steve Blake held up a white No. 2 Trail Blazers uniform, more than a hundred children clapped and screamed and cheered to welcome the newest Blazers point guard back to the franchise. Portland (re)introduced Blake on Tuesday afternoon during lunch at coach Nate McMillan's youth basketball camp, a fitting backdrop for someone regarded as a hardworking, family-oriented player who took less guaranteed money than other teams offered to return to Portland.? - Read More...
Nuggets sign free-agent Chucky Atkins
The Denver Nuggets signed free-agent guard Chucky Atkins on Monday, three days after point guard Steve Blake returned to Portland. Atkins averaged 13.2 points and 4.6 assists last year with the Memphis Grizzlies, second best in his eight-year career. "Chucky will be a great addition to our team," Nuggets vice president for basketball operations Mark Warkentien said Monday. "He is a proven veteran who can really shoot the basketball.
Reports: Nuggets, veteran PG Atkins agree to deal
DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets agreed to a deal with Chucky Atkins on Friday while Steve Blake is heading to Portland, according to reports. - Read More...
Heat may lose out on Williams
The Miami Heat may be moving toward Plan B in their quest for backcourt help this summer. Milwaukee point guard Mo Williams moved closer toward signing a $52 million, six-year deal to stay with the Bucks on Friday, the same day that another of the Heat's point guard targets - South Florida native Steve Blake - got a three-year deal to join the Portland Trail Blazers.
Blake follows familiar trail, signs deal with Portland
Former Trail Blazer Steve Blake is coming back to Portland, even though in one sense he never left. - Read More...
Dixon, Blake quietly finding their niche in NBA
Juan Dixon and Steve Blake knew their time in the NBA would come. The 6-3 guards believed it when they led the University of ...
Nuggets' Third-Period Spurt Downs Blazers
Allen Iverson scored 32 points and Steve Blake added a career-high 25 against his former team, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 109-93 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. - Read More...
Bogut out 6-8 weeks with leg sprain
Milwaukee Bucks center Andrew Bogut will likely miss the beginning of the season with a lower left leg sprain that is expected to sideline him for six to eight weeks. Bogut was helped off the court during a team scrimmage on Saturday after banging his leg into Steve Blake's knee. He did not return to the scrimmage. Bucks coach Terry Stotts initially said the injury was not serious. But the No.
Bogut injured in Bucks' scrimmage
Bucks center Andrew Bogut left the court in the third quarter during a team scrimmage Saturday after banging his leg into Steve Blake's knee. Bogut, who did not return to the game, was diagnosed with a contusion on his lower left leg. Bucks coach Terry Stotts said Bogut, the first pick in the 2005 draft, was "going to be all right" and is listed as day-to-day. "Whenever someone comes out of the game, you always want to make sure he's all right," Stotts said.
Patterson's Prepared to Clamp Down for Bucks
"Larry Harris found an explosive power forward in Charlie Villanueva, and he secured a capable backup point guard in Steve Blake in trades earlier this summer. But the Milwaukee Bucks' general manager desperately needed a veteran small forward, preferably a hard-nosed defender who could back up Bobby Simmons and start if needed. Ruben Patterson arrived at the Bucks' Cousins Center training facility on Tuesday and proclaimed himself to be willing and able to fill that role," writes Charles F. Gardner of the JOURNAL SENTINEL. - Read More...
Bucks' Blake Wants to Make Best of Trade
In THE MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, by Charles F. Gardner, Steve Blake, who was traded to the Bucks on Monday, says, "When I found out, I was a little shocked," Blake said at a news conference Friday at the Cousins Center. "But as the days go by, you start to realize what opportunities you have." - Read More...
Magloire headed to Blazers in four-player deal
The Milwaukee Bucks traded center Jamaal Magloire to the Portland Trail Blazers for guard Steve Blake, forward Brian Skinner and center Ha Seung-Jin on Monday.
Jack Looking Forward to Starting Gig
Brian Hendrickson of the COLUMBIAN writes, "The news of the Portland Trail Blazers' latest move stunned Jarrett Jack Saturday. Earlier that morning, while working out with fellow Blazers point guard Steve Blake, the two discussed rumors that Blake might be traded to Milwaukee. It sounded like water-cooler talk at the time." - Read More...
Bucks trade Magloire to Blazers for Blake, Skinner, Ha
The Trail Blazers on Monday acquired Jamal Magloire from the Bucks for point guard Steve Blake, forward Brian Skinner and 7-foot-3 center Ha Seung-Jin. - Read More...
Reports Say Magloire Could Move to Portland
Charles F. Gardner of the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL writes, "The Milwaukee Bucks could be considering a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers that would send 6-foot-11 center Jamaal Magloire to the Western Conference team. According to various reports, Portland is prepared to send guard Steve Blake, forward Brian Skinner and 7-foot-3 center Ha Seung-Jin to the Bucks in exchange for Magloire." - Read More...
Randolph helps Blazers scorch Suns
Zach Randolph had 32 points and 14 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 111-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night. Steve Blake added 18 points and 13 assists for the Blazers, who had lost nine of 10. Shawn Marion had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, whose six-game road winning streak was snapped. The game was a complete turnaround from a Dec. - Read More...
Randolph, Blazers Slow Down Lakers
Zach Randolph scored 20 points and Steve Blake added 19 as the Trail Blazers snapped a six-game losing streak with a 99-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. - Read More...
Blazers get Wizards' Blake
The Washington Wizards declined to match an offer sheet for Steve Blake, which will allow the guard to join the Portland Trail ... - Read More...