PROTECT THE PAINT

Brandon Roy and the Blazers agreed to a 5-year deal worth $82 million. The 2006-07 rookie of the year is cashing in as the leader/face of the franchise of the youthful Portland Trailblazers.

The two-time All-Star is exceedingly underrated, but this new contract should ease the burden of his unjustly low popularity level.

$52 million tastes better with a ring. (Credit: picapp.com)

Roy puts up great overall numbers, but is rarely mentioned amongst the NBA’s elite members. Maybe that is because he’s self-effacing, hard working, and most importantly, never speaking in the third person. P

laying in Portland likely doesn’t help either. He is the prototype of what inspiration ought to be in the NBA.

Things to deliberate when it comes to Brandon Roy

• He’s one of the most deadly closers in the game. Make no oversight, he sneezes clutch shots.

• His maturity and poise on the floor has always been that of a more experienced player. Now he’s coming into his own as one of the league’s elite.

• He is not the variety to unwind simply because of the security of a long-term contract. He is not Tracy McGrady.

• Roy overcame great odds to even be in the NBA, and works hard to make sure he stays.

• He is simply too intelligent a player who has surmounted far too much to take for granted his position in life.

His supporting cast is good: Rudy Fernandez is slated for a breakout year, Greg Oden has labored to improve his game and is healthy for the first time since micro-fracture surgery. He ought to be improved this year. Expect LaMarcus Aldridge to be locked up long-term now that Roy has been signed. Newly acquired Andre Miller is secured for at least two years.

The Lakers fear us. (Credit: picapp.com)

The Blazers are young, and only getting better. GM Kevin Pritchard now has the fundamental essentials to build around.

Blazer basketball is shining bright in the Pacific Northwest, and only poised to shine brighter in the coming years.

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