Portland Acquires Jeff Pendergraph
The Statesman Journal reports Portland acquired big man Jeff Pendergraph, 6′ 9 240 pound forward:
The Portland Trail Blazers acquired the draft rights to forward Jeff Pendergraph (No. 31 overall) from the Sacramento Kings in exchange for guard Sergio Rodriguez, the draft rights to forward Jon Brockman (No. 38) and cash.
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“We’re excited to add a player like Jeff, who is a four-year starter, hard worker and has a strong athletic presence inside. We feel he can help this team.”Pendergraph, 22, played four seasons at Arizona State, where he finished with career averages of 12.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.04 blocked shots and a 58.0 percent shooting percentage.
The 6-9, 240-pound forward set school records for games played (126) and started (120) and his 1,588 points are sixth best all-time.
As a senior, Pendergraph averaged 14.5 points and was named to the all-Pac-10 Conference first team. His 66.0 percent shooting percentage led the nation.
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