Oden to get QO

[fantankerous]

Another center option (although an unlikely one to begin with) is out.

http://twitter.com/#!/SpearsNBAYahoo

[Marcus13]

never saw this one possible anyway  Hope he can stay healthy

[Fafnir]

This just means he's a RFA.

[nickagneta]

All this means is if the strike goes long term and Oden gets himself healthy in the meantime then Portland can match whatever someone offers him. If he doesn't seem healthy and someone offers him something they can pass. And worse case scenario, he takes the QO, they have one last year to see if he will ever be healthy for a whole season.

[2short]

I wish him well and hope he is healthy.  Nice young man who deserves success but who knows what's in store for him.
See bill Walton, etc etc

[BASS_THUMPER]

a big man knee will never ever be 100%

i feel bad for dude...

well not really cause he gettin paid to chill..

i want to see him run a full season but that knee is not dependable

[KCattheStripe]

The Greg Oden pipe dream continues.

[Cman]

Smart move by Portland.
Doesn't impact the Cs much, as this was the most likely scenario IMO.

FA Center targets with the MLE remain Brown or Dalembert (if the Cs plan to use the entire MLE and kill a bit of flexibility next year).

[radiohead]

Here's the link on Yahoo:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-trailblazers-oden

All the best to Greg.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

This doesn't bother me, because it was a long shot at best, and because I would've wanted Boston to take the risk only if it was otherwise stacked at the center position, which it isn't.