Oden just accepted one year $8.9 mill deal from Portland...you read that right

[Eja117]

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7330716/greg-oden-accept-portland-trail-blazers-deal-agent-says

Puke

He must have evidence that Paul Allen was involved with the Ndamaka Suh car crash

[Eja117]

Drat! I was so hoping Danny would throw $10 mill at that kid!   

[kozlodoev]

It was his qualifying offer, which the Trail Blazers tendered to him in order to make him restricted. What's the problem?

[Eja117]

I don't think there's any problem if you like flushing about 9 mill down the drain.

I suppose overpaying by about 5 or 6 mill might be worth it to see if a young guy with multiple major injuries will become the next Big Z but better.

Although it looks like Pervis Ellison to me

[barefacedmonk]

It was his qualifying offer, which the Trail Blazers tendered to him in order to make him restricted. What's the problem?

Ditto.

[Who]

I am surprised. I thought someone would take a chance on Oden on a multi-year deal.

Maybe Oden should have waited a bit longer to see what happens with those teams with all that cap space. Maybe he, or his agent, could have leveraged that into a bigger contract.

Excellent deal for Portland. Take a one year punt on a guy who was a terrific talent before his latest batch of injuries. If it works, great. If it doesn't, not too much lost.

[barefacedmonk]

I don't think there's any problem if you like flushing about 9 mill down the drain.

One last chance kinda thing. Paul Allen can afford it.

[BballTim]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

[Chris]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

Yes, and maybe. 

I think it will take a lot to erase his injury history, but I think you have to at least consider it.

[Who]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

Yeah, I think so. Cautiously.

[kozlodoev]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

Yeah, I think so. Cautiously.

Even if he has a monstrous year, how much faith (and cap space) are you willing to put into 2 surgically repaired knees in the long run?

[erisred]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

Yeah, I think so. Cautiously.

Even if he has a monstrous year, how much faith (and cap space) are you willing to put into 2 surgically repaired knees in the long run?

Chris Paul...just saying.

[Who]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

Yeah, I think so. Cautiously.

Even if he has a monstrous year, how much faith (and cap space) are you willing to put into 2 surgically repaired knees in the long run?

I don't know .. but I'd be more concerned about the length of the deal than the per annum cost.

I'd rather overpay to get a shorter deal than take a longer cheaper (per year) deal.

[kozlodoev]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

Yeah, I think so. Cautiously.

Even if he has a monstrous year, how much faith (and cap space) are you willing to put into 2 surgically repaired knees in the long run?

Chris Paul...just saying.

Cris Paul hasn't had 2 microfracture surgeries over the last 2 years, and doesn't weight 300 lbs. Just saying.

[Greenbean]

  Does that make him unrestricted next summer?

  If so, and he has a healthy year, and you can't sign Dwight Howard, do you think about signing him next year?

Yeah, I think so. Cautiously.

Yes. But he has to be healthy this whole year but only put up numbers good enough to warrant a team friendly deal...then he can turn into a monster for the Celtics...