Not sure if this has already been posted or if most of you have seen it, but David Aldridge has a nice article on NBA.com today that talks about the economy and mentions a lot about Portland and how they are in a great position coming into this trade deadline with a combination of Raef's contract, young cheap players, and a lot of owners really hurting in this economy.

It was a nice little read and really shows how much leverage Portland has in the next 10 days. This could get sooooo exciting for Blazers fans!

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/features/02/09/aldridge/index.html

P.S. Sounds like Richard Jefferson and Ramon Sessions are available. Would be interesting...