Portland brings back G Blake

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Jul 14, 2007, 2:50 GMT

Portland, OR - The Portland Trail Blazers signed free agent guard Steve Blake to a three-year contract Friday. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.The 27-year old Blake returns to the team he spent the 2005-06 season with. The guard averaged 8.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists, while shooting 41 percent from three-point range in 68 games with the Trail Blazers in 2005-06.'Steve embodies the kind of culture we're building here in Portland,' said Blazers general manger Kevin Pritchard. 'He's an intelligent, hard-working, team player with a tremendous grasp as to what it takes to play the point guard position.'Blake averaged 6.4 points and five assists per game in a 2006-07 season split between Milwaukee and Denver.The University of Maryland product is entering his fifth NBA season with career averages of 6.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists in stints with the Washington Wizards, Trail Blazers, Bucks and Nuggets.© 2007 The Sports Network

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