The Portland Tribune's Kerry Eggers makes the case that Trail Blazers players LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum should both make the Western Conference All-Star game.
- As he serves as head coach of the Timberwolves while Rick Adelman is on leave for personal reasons, Terry Porter wants to have a similar job full-time, writes TwinCities.com's Ray Richardson.
- The Oregonian's John Canzano writes that the Trail Blazers have an interesting decision to make with regards to whether or not they should trade center J.J. Hickson.