Report (Quick): Oden will not be extended

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Women all over Portland breathe a sigh of relief.

In all seriousness, the most (only?) interesting note here--Oden becomes the first #1 pick not to receive a contract extension since...Kwame Brown.

Make of that what you will.
 
Judging by his infamous photo, Greg is not in need of an extension.

ZING POW!

(somebody had to post it)
 
BGrantFan said:
Judging by his infamous photo, Greg is not in need of an extension.

ZING POW!
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Wrong! He is in need of a leg extension to make them even. There definetly going to want to resign him after that, so they might as well do it now while the price's low. it won't last long!
 
I think it's the right move, and I hope that Greg doesn't take it personally because it's a business decision. The team would look stupid to extend him at this moment.
 
Cho's first move: Trading Jerryd Bayless for a decent chance at a top ten pick :check:
Cho's second move: Letting the market decide the value of Greg Oden and refusing to bid against yourself :check:


Solid.
 
Nikolokolus said:
Cho's first move: Trading Jerryd Bayless for a decent chance at a top ten pick :check:
Cho's second move: Letting the market decide the value of Greg Oden and refusing to bid against yourself :check:


Solid.
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I'm still not sold on the Bayless trade, but I think is the right move with Oden, so he gets a :check: on that from me.
 
dunno how it's even a debate really, it's the correct move all things considered.
 
Who has cap space next summer and would they offer a toxic contract?
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Who has cap space next summer and would they offer a toxic contract?
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I don't think you can really call it a "toxic" contract because that would mean that it's front loaded, and that kind of tactic wouldn't work on PA. We need a different term for someone offering Oden a disingenuous offer with the intention of making us overpay for him.
 
Well that will set his value. What if a cap wealthy team offered him max money?

Say...the nets. Or mavs.
 
We have his Bird rights so we can match whatever anyone offers.
 
We could have locked him up cheap. Only way this saves blazers money if Oden has another injury not career ending
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
We could have locked him up cheap. Only way this saves blazers money if Oden has another injury not career ending
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You don't know that.... are you sure they didn't make him some low offers and his agent refused? I'm sure Oden would probably rather wait until after the season too (unless he thinks that he won't be healthy this year, in which case he would probably take the money).
 
In hindsight the first mistake was drafting him over Durant.

The second is in not extending him while we have no competition.

There is simply no possibility that we don't pay massively more to keep him later. Trading him for a comparable star is the only way for the Blazers to not end up chumps.
 
Natebishop3 said:
You don't know that.... are you sure they didn't make him some low offers and his agent refused? I'm sure Oden would probably rather wait until after the season too (unless he thinks that he won't be healthy this year, in which case he would probably take the money).
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IMO, the highest offer the blazers give right now is the lowest offer next summer when the other teams, not the blazers, negotiate his "fair market value". You have a major market team with no real options and cap space who offers him max money...a place like say NY Knicks or whatever.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
IMO, the highest offer the blazers give right now is the lowest offer next summer when the other teams, not the blazers, negotiate his "fair market value". You have a major market team with no real options and cap space who offers him max money...a place like say NY Knicks or whatever.
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How many teams have max money available this summer? I just don't see it.
 
Natebishop3 said:
How many teams have max money available this summer? I just don't see it.
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While it's impossible to tell what max money would be next year with the CBA up in the air, if you use the current salary cap and team payrolls for 2011-2012 then : New Jersey, likely New York, Toronto, Indiana, likely Washington, Memphis, likely Denver, Minnesota, likely OKC, Pheonix, and Sacramento. Alot of that room would be used on their own free agents, but if Greg is healthy and plays well when he comes back there are alot of teams with room to spare and holes at center.
 
Jayps15 said:
While it's impossible to tell what max money would be next year with the CBA up in the air, if you use the current salary cap and team payrolls for 2011-2012 then : New Jersey, likely New York, Toronto, Indiana, likely Washington, Memphis, likely Denver, Minnesota, likely OKC, Pheonix, and Sacramento. Alot of that room would be used on their own free agents, but if Greg is healthy and plays well when he comes back there are alot of teams with room to spare and holes at center.
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So what are the chances that a team offers Greg max money just because they know that we would HAVE to match, regardless of whether they wanted him or not?
 
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Natebishop3 said:
So what are the chances that a team offers Greg max money just because they know that we would HAVE to match, regardless of whether they wanted him or not?
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Khhhaaaannnn?
 
I could see the thunder, knicks and nets doing that too.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
I could see the thunder, knicks and nets doing that too.
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Nah, I think the Knicks or Nets will be too focused on getting an actual star to play with Amare or Brook Lopez. I could see OKC doing it, or the Grizzlies if they actually have money.
 
What's the market? Mello and then what. It only takes one team to make the offer and if Oden is healthy he is worth a lot of .money
 
I don't know if with his injury history that any team goes full max on an offer to Greg even if he is healthy this year, but I could see OKC/Minn/Toronto going 12mil per or something, which I think would be alot more than the frontoffice wants to pay or could have gotten him for now.
 
Why does everyone assume that Greg would have actually accepted a lower offer?
 
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