Blazers to waive Greg Oden

[InspiredLebowski]

https://twitter.com/#!/BlazerFreeman/status/180406938830508032 (https://twitter.com/#%21/BlazerFreeman/status/180406938830508032)

A league source tells me the #Blazers (https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23Blazers) intend on waving center Greg Oden.

Also working on a buyout with Shawne Williams and waiving Chris Johnson.

Sad stuff.

[StateOfMind12]

They should buyout Jamal Crawford as well so the Bulls can sign him.

[PHaYze]

Suns

[Clocian-IGN]

looks like the heat get their center :cheers:

[ProfessorMurder]

Does this affect his free surgeries and rehab?

[LA_Showtime]

I can't believe how unlucky Portland's been over the years, what with Oden's injury woes and Roy's unexpected retirement. Unbelievable.

[tomtucker]

I can't believe how unlucky Portland's been over the years, what with Oden's injury woes and Roy's unexpected retirement. Unbelievable.

more like dumb as fukk..........Durant

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Does this affect his free surgeries and rehab?
good question

[CavaliersFTW]

looks like the heat get their center :cheers:

If that's the case than they should make this guy their point guard as well.
http://moviespics.wcgame.ru/data/2011-07-16/unbreakable-movie.jpg

X-Ray of Oden's glass skeleton.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/04/22/article-0-00FF72B400000578-733_468x590.jpg

[alenleomessi]

Its all because of Melo

[InspiredLebowski]

Does this affect his free surgeries and rehab? Doubt it, he's still in the NBAPA.

[ZeN]

sounds like Portland is having an out of business sale.. someone made what seems like a swift decision to restart everything over there..

[AMISTILLILL]

Wow, Portland front office going HAM.

[Micku]

Oden will go to the Miami Heat for the min. (prediction)

[Clocian-IGN]

Oden will go to the Miami Heat for the min. (prediction)

he wont play unless he goes to the suns

[Myth]

sounds like Portland is having an out of business sale.. someone made what seems like a swift decision to restart everything over there..

I think the plan has been to rebuild for well over a month, but it took till the trade deadline to get other teams to buy into trading with them.

Btw, Rich Cho wanted to the Blazers to blow it up when he was their GM, but Paul Allen was too blind, so he fired Cho.

[bagelred]

Backup to Tyson. Make it so.

[swi7ch]

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[swi7ch]

I can't believe how unlucky Portland's been over the years, what with Oden's injury woes and Roy's unexpected retirement. Unbelievable.

Just a dumb management. Always willing to pass a SURE HOF (Jordan, Durant) to draft big men with question marks.

[CelticBaller]

Celtics

[Myth]

Just a dumb management. Always willing to pass a SURE HOF (Jordan, Durant) to draft big men with question marks.

At the time, Oden was also considered a for sure HOF player.

[Joshumitsu]

Just a dumb management. Always willing to pass a SURE HOF (Jordan, Durant) to draft big men with question marks.

Hindsight is a b*tch.

That being said...

....Walton, Sabonis, and Oden all had the potential to be top 10 centers.


I might as well accept the existential angst of being a Blazer fan. First round exits and crippled super-centers.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Who gives a sh!t where he goes?

[Jimmy2k8]

If Greg Oden plays ever again, he's playing for a team named the Suns and not a team named the Heat.

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Hindsight is a b*tch.

That being said...

....Walton, Sabonis, and Oden all had the potential to be top 10 centers.


I might as well accept the existential angst of being a Blazer fan. First round exits and crippled super-centers.
Why the fck are you bringing up Sabonis?

[swi7ch]

At the time, Oden was also considered a for sure HOF player.
No he was not and he had question marks all over him specifically about his health (BIIIIIIIIIIIIIG warning sign right there).

Jordan and Durant had no such question marks coming out of college. They were sure things unlike Bowie and Oden.

[StateOfMind12]

Celtics
This, it would be fitting too. Celtics would have never acquired KG and Ray had they had a top 2-3 draft pick. Celtics were dying for Oden in the '06-'07 season and they were pissed when they got like the 6th overall pick.

[CelticBaller]

No he was not and he has question marks all over him specifically about his health (BIIIIIIIIIIIIIG warning sign right there).

Jordan and Durant had no question marks coming out of college.
Greg oden injuries were never considered career threatening. the only injury i remember he had was a wrist injury, I don't remember anyone ever questioning his knees. greg was also monster on defense and had the tools to become a nice scorer.

[swi7ch]

Hindsight is a b*tch.

Oden's doctors told the Blazers that one of his leg was one inch shorter than his other leg. Google this and see the reports. I'm no doctor but I sure as hell would be alarmed especially considering you use your legs to play basketball.

Durant had no problems coming out of college.

So which one do I draft? The guy who doctors told me would not be able to play basketball or the guy who was about to destroy the NBA just like how he destroyed the NCAA?

[swi7ch]

I don't remember anyone ever questioning his knees

Please use Google (use the search term: oden leg one inch shorter) and read the doctors' reports. I will let science do the arguing for me.

[CelticBaller]

This, it would be fitting too. Celtics would have never acquired KG and Ray had they had a top 2-3 draft pick. Celtics were dying for Oden in the '06-'07 season and they were pissed when they got like the 6th overall pick.
yup we got the 5th pick, then traded it for ray allen. I'm pretty sure if the celtics would of had the #1 pick they wouldnt had trade it for allen but looking at it now thank god we got green, since we got him back anyway.

[Joshumitsu]

Why the fck are you bringing up Sabonis?

Sabonis played well against David Robinson in the Olympics. Pippen even said that, if healthy, he was better than Robinson. When scrimmaging (drafted but not on the team yet) w/ Drexler and Porter in the early 90's, the two were in awe at his all-around game. He was supposedly doing it all: throwing crazy passes, blocking shots, and scoring from all over.

Even up until the mid-2000's, he was considered Europe's best player over the likes of Dirk, Divac, and Drazen. Like the other Blazer centers, his knees were busted up by the time he got a chance to play in Portland.

[CavaliersFTW]

Oden's doctors told the Blazers that one of his leg was one inch shorter than his other leg. Google this and see the reports. I'm no doctor but I sure as hell would be alarmed especially considering you use your legs to play basketball.

Durant had no problems coming out of college.

So which one do I draft? The guy who doctors told me would not be able to play basketball or the guy who was about to destroy the NBA just like how he destroyed the NCAA?

So was Steve Prefontaine's

The human body never has perfect symmetry - though 1" is a bit extreme. But it never stopped Prefontaine from being a dominating figure in athletics that demanded use of legs (... running). Most NBA players wear custom orthopedic inserts too, maybe they should simply bump his stump-leg up to the length of the other one? That dude has got to heal though I dunno what is with him, years of recovery and set-backs despite elite, spare-no-expense medical care, surgeries, and therapy? What is this? I mountain bike regularly and have had severe internal injuries centered around my joints (Torn muscles, torn ligaments, internal bleeding, dislocations, fractures - etc). Despite doctors wishes to wait longer I recovered enough to ride again within two months and felt 100% within 3. Doing nothing but simple ice therapy. I've never shattered a knee cap, but seriously, years of recovery!?!?

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Sabonis played well against David Robinson in the Olympics. Pippen even said that, if healthy, he was better than Robinson. When scrimmaging (drafted but not on the team yet) w/ Drexler and Porter in the early 90's, the two were in awe at his all-around game. He was supposedly doing it all: throwing crazy passes, blocking shots, and scoring from all over.

Even up until the mid-2000's, he was considered Europe's best player over the likes of Dirk, Divac, and Drazen. Like the other Blazer centers, his knees were busted up by the time he got a chance to play in Portland.
yeah sabonis was great before he came to the blazers. but he was broken down by the time he signed with the blazers. how long did they have his rights before he came to portland?

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

So was Steve Prefontaine's

The human body never has perfect symmetry - though 1" is a bit extreme. But it never stopped Prefontaine from being a dominating figure in athletics that demanded use of legs (... running). Most NBA players wear custom orthopedic inserts too, maybe they should simply bump his stump-leg up to the length of the other one? That dude has got to heal though I dunno what is with him, years of recovery and set-backs despite elite, spare-no-expense medical care, surgeries, and therapy? What is this? I mountain bike and while doing it have had severe internal injuries around my joints (severe torn muscles, dislocations, torn ligaments etc) that I recovered from enough to ride again within two months and enough to feel 100% within 3. Doing nothing but simple ice therapy. I've never shattered a knee cap, but seriously, years of recovery!?!?
running and basketball, non comparable. oden is jumping up and down trying to collect rebounds, running the floor, etc.

[CelticBaller]

Please use Google (use the search term: oden leg one inch shorter) and read the doctors' reports. I will let science do the arguing for me.
And? thats not the reason his knees ****ed up.
A healthy Oden would give howard a run for his money

[Joshumitsu]

Oden's doctors told the Blazers that one of his leg was one inch shorter than his other leg. Google this and see the reports. I'm no doctor but I sure as hell would be alarmed especially considering you use your legs to play basketball.

Durant had no problems coming out of college.

So which one do I draft? The guy who doctors told me would not be able to play basketball or the guy who was about to destroy the NBA just like how he destroyed the NCAA?

Actually, I could've sworn that came after the Blazers drafted Oden. I believe it came from Ainge actually, after Oden was out for the first time.

However, I read a recent article from the Oregonian (after Oden's most recent surgery) that before his injury, the Blazers ran tests for gigantism, knee injuries/imbalances, etc and everything was fine. Structurally, his knees were superb (supposedly).

Oden and Durant were supposed to be a 1a, 1b type of deal. It's just unfortunate the two teams (SEA, POR) that picked them never got a chance to enjoy them.

[Joshumitsu]

yeah sabonis was great before he came to the blazers. but he was broken down by the time he signed with the blazers. how long did they have his rights before he came to portland?

You know, I have no idea. He came in 1995 but was drafted in 1986. The Blazers pursued like crazy but couldn't get through due to the Cold War.

[CavaliersFTW]

running and basketball, non comparable. oden is jumping up and down trying to collect rebounds, running the floor, etc.

It's comparable enough to know that it shouldn't be a severe handicap especially when modern orthopedics and custom shoes could level out his legs. That's not even my main point, though I'm baffled as to why the f_ck he can't heal after years of elite medical care and therapy!? People recover from heart surgery in only a few months for crying out loud... and they open up your rib cage for that... He'll be so rusty even if he does heal since he hasn't played in years that who knows what he'd be like on the floor

[G-train]

Portland made an ok call at the time, anyone but a troll knows this.

[Myth]

Just a dumb management. Always willing to pass a SURE HOF (Jordan, Durant) to draft big men with question marks.

You know, sometimes it still upsets me when I think we could have had Durant instead of Oden. But then I think, "It could have been worse. My team could have moved away to Oklahoma."

[Ghostfacethrill]

You know, sometimes it still upsets me when I think we could have had Durant instead of Oden. But then I think, "It could have been worse. My team could have moved away to Oklahoma."
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Rowe]

You know, sometimes it still upsets me when I think we could have had Durant instead of Oden. But then I think, "It could have been worse. My team could have moved away to Oklahoma."

http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/gif/044159e6e0b6bbae9a223ead74efee75883a7b7.gif

Cold Blooded.

[Joshumitsu]

You know, sometimes it still upsets me when I think we could have had Durant instead of Oden. But then I think, "It could have been worse. My team could have moved away to Oklahoma."

:lol

That's funny but also quite profound.

[RoseCity07]

It is the right move.:(

It's over, finally.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/DA14Life87/83129067_10.jpg

[bence23]

he wont play unless he goes to the suns
We couldnt rebuild michael redd..no hope for oden

[Chicago Brawls]

He's got Bulls written all over his knees.

:rolleyes:

[Bernie Nips]

Grab him Celtics! Grabbb himmmmm!!

[InspiredLebowski]

It's like people don't realize he had another microfracture surgery last month. The dude's not playing this year (if ever obviously). He was hobbling around on two canes in Indy the other night, it seriously made me sad.

[tomtucker]

Actually, I could've sworn that came after the Blazers drafted Oden. I believe it came from Ainge actually, after Oden was out for the first time.

However, I read a recent article from the Oregonian (after Oden's most recent surgery) that before his injury, the Blazers ran tests for gigantism, knee injuries/imbalances, etc and everything was fine. Structurally, his knees were superb (supposedly).

Oden and Durant were supposed to be a 1a, 1b type of deal. It's just unfortunate the two teams (SEA, POR) that picked them never got a chance to enjoy them.

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100919202721/simpsons/images/b/be/HatB_-_Ken_Griffey_Jr's_misfortune.png

[Shepseskaf]

Oden is living a charmed life. People throw millions of dollars at him, and he doesn't have to do jack.

Prediction: he will never play more than 20 games in any season before finally retiring, but will trick several more teams into giving him more unearned money because they're in love with his potential.

[no pun intended]

Hasheem Thabeet will save the Blazers. Am I right?

[Euroleague]

WTF took them so long? A competent club would have waived him after his initial team physical before the draft.

[Euroleague]

Sabonis played well against David Robinson in the Olympics. Pippen even said that, if healthy, he was better than Robinson. When scrimmaging (drafted but not on the team yet) w/ Drexler and Porter in the early 90's, the two were in awe at his all-around game. He was supposedly doing it all: throwing crazy passes, blocking shots, and scoring from all over.

Even up until the mid-2000's, he was considered Europe's best player over the likes of Dirk, Divac, and Drazen. Like the other Blazer centers, his knees were busted up by the time he got a chance to play in Portland.

This is complete BS and totally untrue.

[oh the horror]

Oden is living a charmed life. People throw millions of dollars at him, and he doesn't have to do jack.

Prediction: he will never play more than 20 games in any season before finally retiring, but will trick several more teams into giving him more unearned money because they're in love with his potential.



Its the greatest mystery in the NBA today, isnt it?

[Maga_1]

So, how many picks does Portland have in the next draft after all this?

[tommyhtc]

he is my favorite current player and still is....
portland was the team on the rise in 2007,

imagine 3 all stars with healthy oden, healthy roy and altridge, they also had a solid supporting cast in steve blake, t-outlaw, etc...

and if not for the injuries, I see them competing in the finals by adding a few more pieces..

and for the fourth straight time, I'm waiting for Oden's breakout season..

[El Kabong]

Wouldn't surprise me to see a team like the Celtics take a punt on him next year.

[EnoughSaid]

Watch him go to Miami and instantly become a Top 5 C. :lol

[Detroit]

A healthy Oden with OKC or Miami, especially Miami has championships written all over it. I hope he signs with Detroit though, I think our medical staff can bring his knees back to life.

[Myth]

Hasheem Thabeet will save the Blazers. Am I right?

Poor guy. It was bad enough that he sucks at basketball, but now he will have physical pain in his knees too.

[AAckley1]

Someone on my twitter feed (I'm from Indianapolis) posted a photo of Greg walking around a popular area of town with a cane.

[Bless Mathews]

Does this affect his free surgeries and rehab?



Hahahhah:applause: a

[BurningHammer]

Oden should join the Suns. See Grant Hill, Steve Nash and Shaq. If their medical staffs can make those three old, broken machines work very well for their ages, they could with Oden.

[I<3NBA]

you just gotta hold out Oden! in 5 more years, science will have produced bionic legs. just hold out until then!

[Kiddlovesnets]

Goodbye, the greatest bust in NBA history.
:facepalm

[tomtucker]

Someone on my twitter feed (I'm from Indianapolis) posted a photo of Greg walking around a popular area of town with a cane.
show that shit !

[CavaliersFTW]

you just gotta hold out Oden! in 5 more years, science will have produced bionic legs. just hold out until then!

Even if we waited til technology existed that could successfully clone humans and cure cancer, Oden's knee's still won't be healed, or heal-able. No medical technology in the world can heal Oden. His bones are made of glass. Does glass heal itself? No it does not.

[vinsane01]

Suns

This. Suns future looks bright. :D

[Lebron23]

Prime Jesus Christ couldn't heal Greg Oden.

[FindingTim]

Prime Jesus Christ couldn't heal Greg Oden.

:lol could a rookie Jesus heal Andrew Bogut?

[Lebron23]

:lol could a rookie Jesus heal Andrew Bogut?

:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Shepseskaf]

A healthy Oden with OKC or Miami, especially Miami has championships written all over it. I hope he signs with Detroit though, I think our medical staff can bring his knees back to life.
He's never going to be healthy enough to play basketball for anything close to a full season... he just won't.

This type of thinking is what will keep teams paying him money for the next decade for doing nothing.

Nice work, if you can get it.

[Rocker09]

Wasted talent at no fault of his own.....

[I<3NBA]

Even if we waited til technology existed that could successfully clone humans and cure cancer, Oden's knee's still won't be healed, or heal-able. No medical technology in the world can heal Oden. His bones are made of glass. Does glass heal itself? No it does not.
did you read the part wherein i said BIONIC LEGS? that's not medicine. that's robotics :lol so why heal glass when you can replace it with metal? :lol

[maxhornets]

The dude seems to have it easy, until he retires we will be offered money based on potential, yet he will never play a full season cause he can't stay healthy. The dude will earn more money then any person posting on this forum to walk around with a sore knee, just cause he was an awesome college player

[kumquat]

That picture makes me so depressed :(



http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/DA14Life87/83129067_10.jpg

[highwhey]

It is the right move.:(

It's over, finally.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y37/DA14Life87/83129067_10.jpg
if healthy, the whole buzz wouldn't be on lakers contending with okc, it would have been the blazers. sucks but ohh well. just imagine that team..playoffs would have been a lot more exciting.

[chips93]

The dude seems to have it easy, until he retires we will be offered money based on potential, yet he will never play a full season cause he can't stay healthy. The dude will earn more money then any person posting on this forum to walk around with a sore knee, just cause he was an awesome college player

:facepalm

with all the tools in the world, so close to realizing his dream, and he will never get there

money cant make up for that.

[hawkfan]

Oden needs to go to Phoenix and let them work their magic on him.

[O_City_Thunder]

Prime Jesus Christ couldn't heal Greg Oden.
LMAO!!!! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: