Ha Seung-Jin, the first Korean player in the NBA, was waived Saturday by the Bucks.

The 7-3 Ha spent two seasons with the Trail Blazers before being acquired this summer in a trade. He played in just one preseason game, nursing a sprained left MCL.

After 12 NBA seasons, spent with the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns, Brian Grant announced his retirement on Friday due to chronic knee problems.

"I just decided it was time to hang it up. I really wasn't able to perform over the past few years like I was the first 10 years," he said. "It was time.

"For 12 years -- really 16 years -- you've been on a schedule where you know what's going to happen every day for the next seven months," said the 34-year-old Grant. "Now I wonder what I'm going to do the next day. So that's an adjustment."

Jamaal Magloire is in a contract season, but he is on his third team in three seasons and will likely be part of the Blazers' second unit.

"I'm uncertain at this point where I fit in, but I definitely see myself fitting into this team," Magloire said. "Coach has given me opportunities, and I guess once the season starts and the rotation is set, we will find out (where I fit in)."

The Portland Trail Blazers today waived center Zendon Hamilton.

Hamilton, 31, played in six preseason games with the Trail Blazers where he averaged 6.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 11.7 minutes. In his best game of the preseason he scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds on Oct. 24 at the Golden State Warriors.

A six-year NBA veteran, Hamilton has spent time with the L.A. Clippers, Denver, Toronto, Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Cleveland, posting career averages of 4.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 11.6 minutes in 134 games.

The San Antonio Spurs will win another title and LeBron James will capture his first MVP award, according to a preseason poll of NBA general managers.

All but two of the league's 30 general managers responded to the fifth annual NBA.com survey. They also picked Portland's Brandon Roy as the rookie of the year, Pat Riley of Miami as the best coach and Kobe Bryant as the player they want taking a shot with the game on the line.

The Portland Trail Blazers today claimed guard/forward Stephen Graham off waivers.

Graham averaged 3.0 points and 7.0 minutes in three games for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2006-07 preseason. He also played for the Cavaliers in the 2006 Vegas Summer League. In five games he averaged 9.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 24.4 minutes.

The 6-6 swingman played in 22 NBA games in his rookie season (2005-06) with Chicago, Houston and Cleveland averaging 2.6 points, 1.2 rebounds and 8.0 minutes.

Born June 11, 1982, Graham played his junior and senior seasons at Oklahoma State University before going undrafted in the 2005 NBA Draft.

The Trail Blazers roster stands at 16 players.

Raef LaFrentz could make his debut with Portland tonight after being out with a torn calf muscle, according to a report in The Oregonian.

LaFrentz had not taken part in a full practice this season with the Trail Blazers after tearing a muscle in the calf last month. Testing it last week, he still felt pain, but it wasn't the alarming kind.

"It's quite a difference between running and feeling like it's going to pull, and running and just being sore," said LaFrentz, who went through a full practice for the first time Sunday. "Soreness is no big deal, but when you feel ripping and tearing, that's no good."

If he still feels OK, LaFrentz will make his debut in a Blazers uniform when Portland plays host to Utah tonight at the Rose Garden in its final home exhibition game.

Blazers scout, John Gabriel, is not trailing the Knicks in order to scout Quentin Richardson for a potential trade, according to Peter Vecsey.

The former Magic GM is scouting a host of teams looking at potential players that could become available via trade in the future.

In Portland, Travis Outlaw is drawing attention to himself for excellent play.

In one scrimmage, he twice blocked a jump-hook by Jamaal Magloire, racing from the weak side to volleyball spike the shot from the 6-foot-11 center. Later, on defense, he blocked a dunk attempt in traffic by 7-1 center Joel Przybilla. All the while, he has been diving on the court for loose balls, streaking on fast breaks and leading the team during wind sprints.

"He's gritting his teeth going in there for rebounds and loose balls," coach Nate McMillan said. "He's fighting, showing some fight, and we need that from him. If he can continue to do that and get better -- because he is not there yet -- he can play. And he can help us."

Steve Patterson had the 'interim' part of his GM title removed on Monday.

Patterson has been team president since 2003 and will perform both jobs "for the foreseeable future," according to an item on the team's Web site.

Patterson took over the general manager duties after John Nash was fired in late May.