Warren2ThaG Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 The Portland Trail Blazers are trying to trade Greg Oden(notes) in order to improve their roster right away. This could be a good move for the franchise, especially with how little Oden has brought the franchise during his first few years in the NBA. The oft-injured big man is out for the rest of the 2010-11 season, and will then become a free agent, making a trade seem like a smart move by the Blazers at this juncture. Sources are stating that the Blazers are pushing hard to trade Oden, and that it is definitely possible that he could end up with a new team by the Thursday trade deadline. This is just one of many players that the Blazers have been shopping around, but it also shows an admission by the front office in Portland that they are ready to throw in the towel on Oden. After becoming the No. 1 overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden immediately got injured. Since then, he has missed more games than he has played in. Since getting drafted in 2007, Oden has been on the Blazers for four full seasons. In those four years, he has only been able to play in a total of 82 games, or what amounts to one season worth of games. He has been a huge bust for the franchise, mostly because of the salary that they have had to pay him to sit on the bench. When he was active Oden was able to provide a nice presence down low, putting up career stats of 9.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. In the games he played during the 2009-10 season, he was also averaging 2.3 blocks per game. Right now Oden is in the final year of his contract, making $6.8 million to again miss the season. There are two big factors that could make him attractive in the trade market though, and that is why teams are accepting phone calls about it. First of all, Oden will be off the books at the end of the season, so it another team is looking to dump salary, he could be a great option. The other thought is that if a team feels that Oden could provide them something in the 2011-12 season, he has a qualifying offer under this contract. It means that the team which gets Oden will be able to match any offer he receives on the free agent market.http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ycn-7926586 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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