Former overall number one pick Greg Oden has yet to play a complete season with the Portland Trailblazers, numerous injuries has halted his professional career before it has even begun. Greg has played in a total of 13 out of 162 games regular season games in his two NBA seasons.
Despite these set backs, Oden's Agent is insistent that he will play next season, which team is the question.
via RealGM.com
"He's focused on keeping his weight down, getting back to figuring out how to stay healthy. I give him a lot of credit for staying motivated to get through all this," his agent, Mike Conley, said.Oden's current contract with the Trailblazers expires at the end of the 2010-2011 season, the Blazers however still have a Qualifying offer or "Bird Rights" for an additional season. If Richard Cho (Blazers GM) decides to cut ties with the 7 footer then he will become an unrestricted free agent.
"I know that he'll play next year, and as long as he keeps his weight down, he'll get back to being the Greg we knew, being able to run and jump and everything. The thing is keeping him healthy and give him the confidence to play without being scared."
The Knicks are looking to improve their front court depth this summer, but the recent re-signing of Chauncey Billups may have restricted the team from attracting the likes of a Marc Gasol or Nene Hilario type.This leaves the Knicks with possible Mid-Level Exemption Plan B's options like Sameul Dalembert, DeAndre Jordan etc. For the right price(cheap) New York may be the perfect place for Oden to make his return to the big stage, and there is no bigger stage than MSG.
4 comments:
I would love to get Gasol, but that chauncy deal may have crushed that for us. I wouldn't mind taking a chance with this dude for a low cost 2 year contract. No matter what, he was a #1 pick and was dominant in college...
Greg Oden = Sam Bowie 2.0
Oden over Kwame Brown any day...
Gregs only played 13 games and you were able to find a pic of him posting up STAT...NICE!
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