The Portland Trail Blazers will tender a one-year, $8.8 million qualifying offer to center Greg Oden, making him a restricted free agent, according to Marc Spears of Yahoo! Sports. Blazers told Greg Oden’s mgmt earlier this week they will tender 1yr, $8.8 mill qualifying offer 2 make him a restricted FA, sources tell Y! Oden has [...]
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NBA Talk: For Greg Oden, Is It Officially Over? Maybe Not
November 18th, 2010 
Josh Dhani 
Posted in NBA Illness, NBA Injuries, NBA Team Analysis, NBA Team Issues This is a huge blow. A big blow to the Portland Trail Blazers, but worst of all, a huge blow to Greg Oden and his promised career in the National Basketball Association. Oden showed a lot of promise last season, on his pace to an invite to the NBA All-Star game. He was tearing up [...]
10 NBA Questions That Need Answers, Part 2
Imagine Rip City with Roy leading a healthy Blazers club 10 NBA Questions That Need Answers, Part 1 1. How is Yao? The big fella for the “Red Team” isn’t quite yet ready to rise and play at the level we’re accustomed to seeing him compete at. His performance early in the season will have [...]
Ellis Drains 34, Warriors Surprise Trail Blazers 108-94
Nothing like losing a ball player with mental baggage in order to get your team straight as the Golden State Warriors on Friday hosted the Portland Trail Blazers in their first home game since trading malcontent Stephen Jackson. Whether trading Jackson was the cure-all for the team will be water cooler conversation for the short-term, the [...]
Outlaw Pours In 33, Trail Blazers Trample Bulls 109-94
The Portland Trail Blazers obviously do not miss Darius Miles or the legal snafu that involves him; it has shown in their play as of late, winning 4 of their last 6 games without him. No Miles means no distractions and that credo was put to the test as they took on the Chicago Bulls [...]
Roy, Oden Questionable Vs. Celtics
As if the Portland Trail Blazers need more injured players, the team has announced that guard Brandon Roy and center Greg Oden are listed as questionable for Tuesday’s game against the Boston Celtics; Roy tweaked his hamstring in the final minutes of their game against Toronto on Saturday. He has participated partially in the team’s [...]
Trail Blazers Shoot Lights Out, Crush Bulls 116-74
This is a game that the Chicago Bulls may as well have just mailed in; in Wednesday’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, you had a game of stark contrasts. Portland shot 50.6% while Chicago shot 34.6%; Portland out-rebounded Chicago 49-33. Portland had 24 assists to Chicago’s 13. Chicago did however turn the ball over [...]
Trio Of Warriors Score 20+, Edge Trail Blazers 111-106
There’s two names that you’ll probably hear about more often this season – Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden and Golden State Warriors guard Anthony Morrow; one may wonder why those two? Well, consider this: Oden, when healthy, has the chance to be one of the better centers in the Western Conference. On the other hand, [...]
