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Portland Trail Blazers Tickets The Trail Blazers entered the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team; and have played in Portland for the entire time. In 1977 they won their only NBA Championship. The team had been a regular fixture in the NBA Playoffs until as recently as 2002. The team was sold to Paul Allen in 1988; in 1990 and 1992 the Blazers advanced to the NBA Finals but were defeated both times; first by the Detroit Pistons and then by the Chicago Bulls. NBA Commissioner David Stern stated, "my goal on behalf of the league would be to keep the team in Portland, playing in the Rose Garden, with economic prospects that make some financial sense." It is highly unlikely the Blazers could move due to the fact that they are contractually obligated to play in the Rose Garden until 2023. The team, and the arena management, formally announced that the team and arena were jointly up for sale on June 7, 2006 On May 30, 2006, the team announced that general manager John Nash would not be given a new contract; team president Steve Patterson would act as interim GM until a replacement could be found. Two members of the team are unrestricted free agents in the 2006 offseason; center Joel Przybilla and guard Voshon Lenard. The latter is unexpected to return; the former may return (and the team has expressed interest in retaining him), however due to the short length of his contract, the Blazers do not hold Larry Bird rights to Przybilla (and thus may not offer him more than the NBA's Mid-level exception as compensation). It is expected that Przybilla will receive offers from other teams, and there are reports he is disenchanted with the current state of the franchise.
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