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Greg Oden out again, should jazz go after before he got signed by someone else?

https://www.theonion.com/articles/careless-blazers-goofing-around-with-basketball-sh,18448/

PORTLAND, OR—Although Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan has repeatedly warned his team about using the basketball around "valuable" and "really fragile" center Greg Oden, several players accidentally knocked the seven-footer to the floor with a carelessly thrown ball Thursday and shattered him into a thousand pieces.

"Oh, man, if Coach sees this we're gonna be in so much trouble," Blazers guard Brandon Roy told reporters while sifting through broken sections of Oden's legs, arms, head, and torso. "We're not gonna be able to play basketball anymore or go out or do anything."

"I can't believe it," Roy added. "The ball barely touched him."

According to team sources, Roy, point guard Andre Miller, and forwards Nicolas Batum and LaMarcus Aldridge picked up a basketball in the Blazers practice facility and started bouncing it near Oden, an exquisite but easily broken player Portland purchased in 2008 for $6.7 million.
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So yeah, let's go after him. </sarcasm>
 
Oh man, Championship! We need this guy!

While we're at it, is there any way we could sign Raul Lopez or Terrell Brandon?
 
I'm pretty sure the OP is joking.

I seem to remember, fairly recently, a thread about trying to trade for Oden. There were a lot of people on board with that idea.

EDIT: I stand corrected!

https://jazzfanz.com/showthread.php/2678-Memo-for-Oden-rudy-fermadenz?highlight=oden

OP started that thread too.

on the other hand, Oden is a big unknown, sure he is often hurt, but he is shot blocker with huge offensive potential that we should gamble on, jazz can probably sign him to an extenstion at reasonable price (maybe 5 mil/year) for multi-year.
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Someone loves Oden. Couldn't be for his durability...
 
A gamble... but I'd go for it. I wouldn't spend much.. offer guaranteed 3m/year for 2 years. I'm not sure anyone else would offer guaranteed cash.
 
i don't understand the scoffing in this thread? he's 22. plenty of teams will offer more than 2/10, microfracture surgery or no. the jazz would be lucky to get him for that much. blazers would match in an instant.
 
Get Down said:
i don't understand the scoffing in this thread? he's 22. plenty of teams will offer more than 2/10, microfracture surgery or no. the jazz would be lucky to get him for that much. blazers would match in an instant.
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I would be willing to bet he has played his last game as a Blazer.
 
Why is this a dumb thread? I think it would be worth it for the Jazz to take a gamble on Oden. 7'0 centers dont grown on trees. Theres a reason he was drafted ahead of Kevin Durant, he has the tools he has just had some terrible luck when it comes to injuries. Hes only 22 FFS, Why not take a gamble on him and throw him a 2 year 8 million dollar contract. IF he is able to come back and play even up to 75% of his full potential it could give the Jazz the ONE piece they have been missed for the past 5 years. A true Center who can play Defense and rebound. Your not beating the Lakers with a frontcourt of Okur, Jefferson and Sap. A healthy Oden could really put the Jazz over the top, he doesnt need to have a polished offensive game, he would be like Fes but 10x more talented. I think its worth considering....
 
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