"An Arizona judge on Tuesday denied a motion to supress marijuana evidence that was discovered on Trail Blazers guard Damon Stoudamire as he passed through an airport security station."

"(Coach Maurice)Cheeks has named his starting lineup as Damon Stoudamire at point guard, Bonzi Wells at shooting guard, Rasheed Wallace at small forward, Zach Randolph at power forward and Dale Davis at center."

"Vladimir Stepania, a 7-foot, 236-pound center with five years of NBA service as a backup, signed with the Blazers on Wednesday."

"His contract is for one year, with a one-year player option."

"Neither Jeff nor Damon has gotten better at telling guys what to do on the floor," Cheeks said. "They haven't mastered the art of telling a player to go here or go there. That part for me would make it easier to pick a point guard out if one of them had those qualities. Neither one of them has those qualities, and given the type of team that we have, we'd benefit from having a point guard who says, 'Go here, go there.' "

"I'm not that concerned about Dale," Cheeks said. "But I'll be concerned if he goes down for good, because we don't have a capable backup. If he aggravates (the groin) even more, he could be out a long, long time, and right now we don't have the backup we want, unless it's Boom-Boom or Mamadou. That's why we are being a little more cautious."