"The NBA lockout has rendered what would normally be an active July free agency period dormant. But that's not going to keep us from looking at some of the available free agents and analyzing whether or not they could (or should) be on the Trail Blazers' radar.

First, a look at Portland's current roster:

PG: Raymond Felton, Armon Johnson, Nolan Smith, Patty Mills*

SG: Wesley Matthews, Brandon Roy, Elliot Williams, Jon Diebler

SF: Gerald Wallace, Nicolas Batum, Luke Babbitt

PF: LaMarcus Aldridge

C: Marcus Camby, Greg Oden*, Chris Johnson

*Restricted Free Agent, extended qualifying offer

Once a new collective bargaining agreement is reached the salary cap will undoubtedly look much different, impacting how Chad Buchanan and Co. pursue free agents. As of today, here are the Blazers' salaries that will count against the cap for the 2011-12 season (via HoopsHype.com):

Brandon Roy $15,032,420

Marcus Camby $12,866,332

LaMarcus Aldridge $12,372,000

Gerald Wallace $10,500,000

Raymond Felton $7,560,000

Greg Oden QO-$8,788,681

Wesley Matthews $6,135,160

Luke Babbitt $1,768,800

Elliot Williams $1,348,800

Nicolas Batum $2,155,365

Patty Mills QO-$1,117,493

Armon Johnson $788,872

Chris Johnson $788,872 (non-guaranteed)

(Not included above are rookies Nolan Smith and Jon Diebler, whose salaries will be determined in the new CBA.)

Looking at the Blazers roster, the most pressing area of need is behind LaMarcus Aldridge at power forward. They're set at small forward with Gerald Wallace and Nicolas Batum, who will both surely see some minutes at power forward as well. "