Darius Miles will not be conducting any interviews with the media this summer.

"He plans to do his talking on the basketball court,'' said his agent, Jeff Wechsler.

Wechsler said Miles' knees are fine and that he has been working out, but at an undisclosed place that only he and the Blazers know of.

There was some other dialogue - ranging from Darius' immediate future with the club, to who is running the show at One Center Court, and about the position Miles finds himself entering training camp - but all that was sworn to off-the-record status.

Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge, the second overall pick in the June draft, underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a ligament tear in his right shoulder and will miss the start of the regular season.

Aldridge had the surgery done in Los Angeles. The team said it expects him to start rehabilitation within three weeks and return to the basketball court in mid-to-late November. Portland opens the regular season at Seattle on November 1.

Portland Trail Blazers rookie power forward LaMarcus Aldridge will undergo surgery to repair a small ligament tear in his right shoulder on Wednesday.

The surgery will be preformed by Dr. Neal Elattrache in Los Angeles. Recovery time will be determined following the procedure.

The 6-11 Dallas native averaged 11.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.8 blocks in five games during the 2006 Vegas Summer League.

The Trail Blazers acquired Aldridge (second pick overall) and a future second-round draft pick from the Chicago Bulls for forward Viktor Khryapa and the draft rights to Tyrus Thomas (fourth pick overall) on June 28, 2006.

Police confirmed Monday that a sexual assault report taken last week involves Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph, but he was not named as a suspect.

Sgt. Brian Schmautz, spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau, said he had gotten calls about the report last week but was unable to confirm them at the time.

He said the investigation was continuing with detectives interviewing potential witnesses to the Aug. 14 incident.

But Schmautz emphasized "the Police Bureau is not identifying Zach Randolph as a suspect in the criminal investigation."

Jamaal Magloire was introduced to the Portland media and was asked if he could see himself re-signing with the club this summer when he becomes a free agent.

?My first reaction would be yes,? he says. ?I would like to find a home, find somewhere where I could stay and play for the rest of my career.?

Blazers' president and acting GM Steve Patterson is not tipping his hand.  

"There's nothing on the burner right now," Patterson said.

Patterson would not comment on the rumor that originated in New York which has the Knicks trading Quentin Richardson to Portland in order to bring back disgruntled swingman Darius Miles.

"Darius is under contract, and he's a part of the team, and as long as he's a part of the team, he's part of the team," said Patterson.

Miles seemed to take an early leave from the Blazers last season, sleeping through a shootaround and dressing back into his street clothes during halftime of a game.

During his exit interview, Miles expressed to head coach Nate McMillan and the GM (at the time) John Nash that he did not want to return to Portland.

Meanwhile, with Paul Allen apparently set to retain ownership of the Blazers, there has not been any announcement on the naming of a new general manager in Portland.  

NBA sources believe that the Blazers have not conducted a full-fledged search for a successor to the ousted Nash.  Therefore it is reasonable to expect that either Patterson or Kevin Pritchard will formally assume the head of basketball operations in Portland for the coming season.

"I'm not going to speculate," Patterson said. "When we have some news to report, we'll give you a buzz."

Knicks president and head coach Isiah Thomas may go back to Portland to finalize a trade that would send Quentin Richardson to the Blazers in exchange for Darius Miles, according to Frank Isola of the NY Daily News.

The official signing of Jared Jeffries yesterday could open the way for the Knicks' next move.

Before signing Jared Jeffries, Isiah Thomas had a deal in place with the Blazers to acquire Darius Miles.

With Jeffries now a member of the Knicks, the club will try to move Quentin Richardson.

Brian Skinner says he's comfortable being back in Milwaukee after getting more than his share of rainy weather and "contagious" apathy in Portland at the end of last season.

Skinner, who was traded to the Bucks in a four-player deal July 31, sounded happy to be free from teammates in Portland who he said simply stopped trying.

"It's contagious, and it carried like wildfire throughout the whole team," Skinner said Monday. "Even players that were really dedicated and really wanted to be there, just made it seem like it was for naught."

"It's everything," Skinner said. "From the way you just sit down at the dinner table, to how you walk, you can just tell when a player [has] not really lost their passion, but just lost their initiative to go out and try to win. And it just goes through everything. It goes through everything and completely destroys a team."

According to sources, Isiah Thomas and the Knicks were close to acquiring Darius Miles last week in a trade for Quentin Richardson but instead opted to sign Jared Jeffries to an offer sheet.

If the Wizards elect to match Jeffries' offer sheet, Thomas is expected to turn his attention back to Miles.