[sbjensen]

from the star-telegram:

The ongoing speculation about a trade between Dallas and Portland was put to rest by Donn Nelson: "There has never been an offer, there isn't one and I don't expect their to be one. It's really just a media fabrication more than anything else." Nelson said he met with Portland general manager John Nash before the game to air things out, adding: "We just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything we were missing, and there wasn't, so we just kind of move on our separate ways."