Jorge SierraofHoopsHype.com caught upwith British big man Joel Freeland, whose rights are held by the Portland Trail Blazers. ------------------------- "(The NBA) is a goal of mine, but I’m still going to weigh my options," Freeland told HoopsHype. "We’ll see what happens next year. The NBA is definitely a place where I want to be. If I feel like I’m 100 percent ready and I’ve got the opportunity to make the step, I’ll make the step. If not, I’ll continue doing what I’m doing. "(The Blazers) came over to see me maybe four, five times. We had some dinners, some meetings and everything. Overall it was good. I haven’t had much of communication lately because of the lockout. I know they are keeping an eye on me and they got me in mind, so we’ll see what happens." ------------------------- Freelandaveraged11.2 points and 5.8 rebounds during the 2011 EuroBasket for Great Britain, including a 27-point effort on 12-for-12 shooting against Poland. -- Ben Golliver | benjamin.golliver@gmail.com |Twitter