[外電] Report: Rudy Fernandez 'unhappy' with Blazers

看板BLAZERS (波特蘭拓荒者)作者Aldridge (目標：明星賽我來啦)時間17年前 (2009/07/02 07:38)推噓4(4推 0噓 1→)

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Chris Sheridan and ESPN.com have been told today by "sources" of some displeasure coming out of Spain surrounding the Trail Blazers possible acquisition of free agent Hedo Turkoglu: Portland's pursuit of a certain player from Turkey has infuriated the Trail Blazers' lone remaining Spanish player, Rudy Fernandez, to the point where he'd prefer to play in Greece, Russia or even Spain again, ESPN.com learned Tuesday. A league source told ESPN.com that Fernandez has already been courted informally by European powerhouses Olympiacos, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona and CSKA Moscow as word spread that the Blazers had become the apparent front-runners to land free agent Hedo Turkoglu. [... snip ...] The problem for Fernandez from a leverage standpoint is that he is entering the second year of his NBA rookie contract, and the Blazers have the option to re-sign him for a third and/or fourth season. Fernandez would have to be released from his NBA contract in order to receive a letter of clearance from FIBA, the sport's international governing body, to play elsewhere. The Blazers have been made aware of Fernandez's feelings, the source said. The source added that Fernandez has not formally requested a trade but has expressed his dissatisfaction with the way he was used by Portland coach Nate McMillan over the course of his rookie season. Fernandez averaged 26 minutes off the bench and scored 10.2 points per game, rarely handling the ball or acting as an offensive initiator -- two of Turkoglu's specialties. My initial reaction to this is if the Blazers do end up signing Tukoglu (coupled with extensions for Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge) and this is truly upsetting Rudy it would have to do with money and minutes, though I'm still not completely sold on the validity of this report. And I stress this is a report from league sources which does not include any actual quotes from Rudy. But, harkening back to Jason Quick's Blazers looking for some grit, inside and out: McMillan said three Blazers in particular are attracting serious attention around the league: Nicolas Batum, Rudy Fernandez and Travis Outlaw. The problem is, the Blazers think very highly of all three and have balked at what teams are offering in return. Dwight Jaynes, your thoughts? Long-term, as long as Brandon Roy is here, Rudy is never going to be a starting off-guard, which is what he wants to be. You might as well trade him now -- because later you're going to lose leverage if he stomps his feet and goes home in a snit. Better to trade him while you have options than wait until he's holding all the cards. You might get one more season from him where he's content, but that's going to be about it. Casey Holdahl has been in Spain catching up with the "infuriated" Rudy the past few days and providing must-read (infuriating) coverage. Including: Rudy is quick to point out how satisfied he is with Portland, especially when it comes to the support of the fans in the Rose City and beyond. Again, I stress the above is a report from unnamed league sources which does not include any actual quotes from Rudy. So take it for what you will. http://tinyurl.com/n2x29a -- LATE ADD: The word around the league is that Rudy's agent has made it clear to the Trail Blazers that if Turkoglu signs with Portland, it's time to trade Rudy. http://tinyurl.com/l5wg5v -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 221.169.172.177