3 Blazers on "most likely to be traded list".

Today's Indy Star offers a listing of 14 players most likely to be be traded by the February trade deadline. Among them are 3 Portland Trailblazers. I guess it's no suprise that Darius Miles has made that list. The other two are Shareef Abdur Rahim and Damon Stoudamire. The list says that Damon has said he wants to be traded. This is not exactly true. Damon has said that if Portland can make him a deal that includes a potential office job in the future that he'd love to stay. I think Paul Allen would be crazy to say no.

As for Reef, I think it's the best kept secret in Portland that fans are disappointed in Zach and are regretting that Nash gave him such a large contract. It is becoming more clear everyday that Zach is not the guy you want to build around. He is a good player, but he isn't a cornerstone guy-yet. Reef is. One week ago, Darius Miles would not be on this list at all. Today is different. Darius Miles has become public enemy #1 in Portland, a town that is growing downright sick and tired of having to deal with Blazer problems. All we want to do is enjoy basketball! We want to support our team, desperately.

Having Darius as a potential trade option changes the equation. We could dump Miles and keep Reef and Damon. These are the solid, mature, guys we need to regain the respectable TEAM we once had. I know there are folks who would love to see Zach traded, not because of his game, but because of his attitude. Zach's attitude is frighteningly aligned with Miles. I have hope for him but I find myself doubting. We have about 4 weeks to go, it is going to get mighty interesting around here.

Here are the names that made the Indy Star list: P.J. Brown, Dale Davis, Eddie Jones, Toni Kukoc, Donyell Marshall, Darius Miles, Gary Payton, Paul Pierce, Shareef Abdur Rahim, Cliff Robinson, Glen Robinson, Jalen Rose, Damon Stoudamire, Antoine Walker.
Source: IndyStar.com