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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.
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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.

If the Blazers were to sign Turkoglu, it could leave Fernandez in a reduced role -- backing up Brandon Roy at the two-guard spot and getting fewer minutes at small forward, where Fernandez and Travis Outlaw backed up Nicolas Batum last season.

Portland only recently severed its tied with its other Spanish player, dealing point guard Sergio Rodriguez to Sacramento on draft night last Thursday after Rodriguez spent three years with the Blazers as the second- and sometimes third-string point guard.
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If only yesterdays HOOPSWORLD rumor were true...
 
Rudy Upset About Hedo?

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.

Fernandez, who paid more than $500,000 of his own money to buy his way out of his contract with DKV Joventut, believes he can earn 5 million euros per season if he signs a three-year contract in Europe. He is due to make $1.1 million from the Blazers next season.
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Uh oh.

http://www.blazersedge.com/2009/7/1/934479/the-plot-thickens-rudy-mad-about
 
Re: Rudy Upset About Hedo?

Fuck him. It's not like he would have ever stayed here anyway. He does not want to be a back up, and unless he is our PG of the future he is always going to be a back up.

Let me start the madness.

Rudy, Travis, Blake and Webster for Paul. Get it done KP. In reality, Rudy could probably get you a decent PG via trade.
 
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And this is why we wouldn't have been able to keep Rudy longer than his rookie contract anyway. He wants minutes, and will never accept a full backup role on any team anywhere.
 
Re: Rudy Upset About Hedo?

Mediocre Man said:
Fuck him. It's not like he would have ever stayed here anyway. He does not want to be a back up, and unless he is our PG of the future he is always going to be a back up.

Let me start the madness.

Rudy, Travis, Blake and Webster for Paul. Get it done KP. In reality, Rudy could probably get you a decent PG via trade.
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Agreed. Package Rudy with Travis and Blake for Devin Harris or something. Go for the f'ing gold.
 
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BlazerCaravan said:
Agreed. Package Rudy with Travis and Blake for Devin Harris or something. Go for the f'ing gold.
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That was my first thought too.

Rudy, Travis, picks and cash to NJ for Harris.

Martell can take some of Rudy's minutes
 
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This is why I've been such a huge advocate of trading his ass..most overrated blazer ever
 
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The only way I trade Rudy is if I get a top tier PG.
 
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So much for Rudy being untouchable.

I hope this story is exagerated....but if it is true, he needs some cortisone for that swollen and distended ego.
 
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Hedo > Rudy.

Tell Rudy to get off his period.
 
Re: Rudy Upset About Hedo?

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.

Fernandez, who paid more than $500,000 of his own money to buy his way out of his contract with DKV Joventut, believes he can earn 5 million euros per season if he signs a three-year contract in Europe. He is due to make $1.1 million from the Blazers next season.
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He's under contract with Portland. He can't just sign somewhere else and play while still under contract in Portland, can he?
 
Re: Rudy may want out?

I'm assuming Pritch has a plan for Rudy, and that it either included trading him or broadening his role on the team.

From these comments, I'm thinking they either have relayed those thoughts to Rudy or they're trading him.
 
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TRADE HIM NOW! Seriously!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 Trade his ass NOW!!!!!!1
 
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There's plenty of minutes for Rudy. And I don't even think Hedo is who we are really going to get anyway. We should be more concerned with a PG than a 3.
 
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WTF is this shit?!

There were unsubstantiated rumors of Rudy being unhappy about us supposedly being after Brandon Rush last year as well. I'll reserve judgment on this until there is absolute confirmation that Rudy is pissed.
 
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Harris would be great.

Nash would be good too though.
 
Re: Rudy may want out?

This makes zero sense to me. I don't understand why Rudy would react like this. He took less money to come here in the first place, and he'd want to leave after one year? Until I hear him say it or read it in quotes I think this is exaggerated. :confused:
 
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lol.. here comes the "Trade Rudy" bandwagon!!!
 
PLEASE PLEASE Package Rudy with someone for a PG!!!

Serious! We NEED to trade his ass now. Serious. Who could we trade his crybaby ass to get? If those reports are true about him wanting out... we NEED to trade him while his value is high for a good PG.

What could we do? Trade ideas? This opens up our PG search quite a bit I think!!!1

Merge if you need to ... sorry I am just pumped up now lol
 
Re: Rudy may want out?

I am also not surprised at all that any player other than Blake and Travis are frustrated by how Nate used them.
 
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He does have a point. Rudy's game was very similar to Hedo's before Nate McMillan tried to turn him into James Jones.
 
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yuyuza1 said:
WTF is this shit?!

There were unsubstantiated rumors of Rudy being unhappy about us supposedly being after Brandon Rush last year as well. I'll reserve judgment on this until there is absolute confirmation that Rudy is pissed.
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Yeah, but Rush never played for us.
 
Re: PLEASE PLEASE Package Rudy with someone for a PG!!!

ACtually i cant say that. i'll just have to say, this is stupid, way to be mixum.
 
Re: Rudy Upset About Hedo?

Hank The Dwarf said:
Move him.. Rudy, Bayless and Outlaw for Devin Harris?
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I wouldn't be surprised if Bayless/Rudy/Batum/(Outlaw or Webster) was still not enough for Harris.
 
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