Ike Diogu

Move Over Wildcats, the SI Cover Belongs to the Sun Devils

AZ Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008

Sports Illustrated’s college basketball preview hits newsstands today and features James Harden (as opposed to, say, Chase “goatboy” Budinger) on the cover. That’s got former Sun Devil Ike Diogu walking a bit taller in the NBA. The cover of Sports Illustrated’s west region college basketball preview has long been the domain of the University of Arizona. [...]

Super Fantastic Podcast Fun

Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008

Here's the latest edition of the Blazers.com podcast with 95.5 The Game's Gavin Dawson, Casey Holdahl of the Center Court Blog , and myself. We talked about Channing's surgery, took an extensive look at Travis Outlaw, pondered Rudy's position and immediate impact, tossed Ike Diogu around for a while, projected best-case scenarios for the upcoming season, debated Shawn Marion's relative usefulness,...

More Bayless

Blazers Edge (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Some more thoughts on Jerryd Bayless, since he, Ike Diogu, and Nicolas Batum are officially Blazers now . I talked yesterday about the expectations for Bayless to do well in Summer League since his role is not defined. In my eyes there’s added expectation for him to perform given the situation into which he was drafted. You may recall me saying in several pre-draft interviews that I didn’t feel the...

Pacers deal made final: Bayless, Diogu to Blazers

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jerryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland, and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Indiana Pacers.

Pacers deal made final: Bayless, Diogu to Portland

Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jerryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland, and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Indiana Pacers.

Pacers, Blazers finalize draft-night deal

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jarryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland, and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Indiana Pacers.

Pacers deal made final: Bayless, Diogu to Portland

kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jarryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland, and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Indiana Pacers.

• Pacers deal made final: Bayless, Diogu to Portland - Miami Herald
• Pacers deal made final: Bayless, Diogu to Portland - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Blazers finalize trade for Pacers' Diogu, Bayless

ESPN (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jarryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Pacers.

Deal made final: Bayless, Ike to Portland

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

Former Arizona star Jerryd Bayless and ex-ASU star Ike Diogu are officially Trail Blazers.

Pacers deal made final: Bayless, Diogu to Portland

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

The Trail Blazers completed the draft-night deal that brought Jarryd Bayless and forward Ike Diogu to Portland, and sent Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack, Josh McRoberts and cash to the Indiana Pacers.

Bayless headed to Blazers from Pacers

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

UA guard Jerryd Bayless, drafted 11th overall, is being sent to Portland, along with ex-ASU forward Ike Diogu.

Bayless headed to Trail Blazers

Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

UA guard Jerryd Bayless, drafted 11th overall, is being sent to Portland, along with Ike Diogu.

Blazers Gets Jerryd Bayless Via Trade

The FanHouse - NBA (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008

Filed under: Pacers , Trail Blazers , Kings , NBA Draft , Indianapolis ESPN is reporting that Indiana picked Jerryd Bayless at #11 not for themselves, but for the active active Blazers. Chad Ford says the trade is Bayless and Ike Diogu in exchange for Brandon Rush , picked 13th, and Jarrett Jack . Of course, it's a coup for Portland's Kevin Pritchard , who came into the draft needing a point guard...

We Built that City

Hornets247.com Blog (Free subscription) | 01/20/2008

A few days ago, our friends over at the Golden State of Mind did a recap of last year’s blockbuster trade between the Pacers and the Warriors involving Al Harrington, Stephen Jackson, Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Ike Diogu and cap fodder. The Warriors fans have gone on to claim victory – something I won't quibble with, but I wanted to bring up one relevant point about their team. We built them. Seriously....

Golden Break: The Trade, One Year Later

Golden State Of Mind (Free subscription) | 01/17/2008

The island of Manhattan for beads and mirrors. The Louisiana Territory for $23 million and change. Stephen Jackson, Al Harrington, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Josh Powell for Mike Dunleavy, Troy Murphy, Ike Diogu, and Keith McLeod. OK, so maybe the first two steals were a little more lopsided than the third one, but the founders of New York City and Thomas Jefferson didn't have to worry about salary cap...