Trail Blazers waive guard Armon Johnson

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PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers have waived guard Armon Johnson, it was announced today by the team.

Johnson, 23, averaged 2.9 points, 0.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 7.2 minutes in 39 games over two seasons in Portland. He appeared in one game this season.

The Trail Blazers selected Johnson with the 34th overall pick in the second round of the 2010 NBA Draft.

 

[Brock]

hes not even worth starting a thread

 

[THE HCP]

hes not even worth starting a thread

Trust me....... I've seen some of your threads..... this is like The Grapes of Wrath compared to some of your shit.

 

[Reep]

The interesting part is why? Did they keep Oden in hopes that it will create some kind of good will should he ever get healthy and then feel an obligation to sign with them and actually play?

In a way it was good for Johnson because he wasn't going to get any burn on this team anyway. Maybe he can hit the D-league and develop some skills on his own.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

The interesting part is why? Did they keep Oden in hopes that it will create some kind of good will should he ever get healthy and then feel an obligation to sign with them and actually play?

In a way it was good for Johnson because he wasn't going to get any burn on this team anyway. Maybe he can hit the D-league and develop some skills on his own.

Yeah, this is the best for AJ.

 

[THE HCP]

Because regardless of what the majority on here believes, a 7 footer with a shitload of potential (regardless of injury or shitty play has value in this league)

 

[Brock]

Listen "fams" or whatever the hell u wanna be called, im sure u have a personal relationship with the guy or whatever which is fine. Maybe armon is a great guy but hes a pretty fucking horrible nba player who will be out of the league by next xmas. Therefore not worth discussing imo. Its gonna be the same situation when we cut babbit and nolan smith. Awful draft picks who nobody cares about.

 

[THE HCP]

I was just messin' with you new guy! Armon is not ready to be an NBA player if you ask me..... nice move.

 

[BBert]

"Not worth discussing." Then why are you "discussing" it?

Everything Blazers related is worth discussing on a Blazers board.

 

[BBert]

Yeah. "New Guy". Riiight.

 

[PapaG]

A no-brainer, IMO. May as well keep Oden around just to keep the pipedream of him ever producing for the Blazers alive until at least the end of the season.

Armon Johnson sells no tickets, but cutting Greg Oden would have sold even less tickets, even though he can't play. I think the chances of Oden playing for Portland are next to nil, but even I would have been pissed had he been cut.

 

[Brock]

they did right thing... cant cut oden

 

[MARIS61]

AJ = the next Jeremy Lin?

 

[tlongII]

You can't cut Oden while there is still any chance of him playing. The chance may be small, but it's still worth keeping him.

 

[RR7]

but there's no chance he plays this season, and very unlikely next season, so what does keeping him do.

 

[THE HCP]

but there's no chance he plays this season, and very unlikely next season, so what does keeping him do.

Couldn't you say the same thing about Armon?

 

[e_blazer]

but there's no chance he plays this season, and very unlikely next season, so what does keeping him do.

It keeps the Blazers in the position of holding his Bird rights, in the unlikely event that being able to offer him a longer contract than anyone else should be something of value. However minuscule that chance may be, it's greater than the chance that Armon Johnson was going to break into the PG rotation.

 

[RR7]

Couldn't you say the same thing about Armon?

Armon COULD play. Not that he'd play well, not that we maybe want him to, but if needed, he could play, and Oden won't for another 2 seasons.

 

[RR7]

It keeps the Blazers in the position of holding his Bird rights, in the unlikely event that being able to offer him a longer contract than anyone else should be something of value. However minuscule that chance may be, it's greater than the chance that Armon Johnson was going to break into the PG rotation.

I'd say there's a greater chance of Armon playing PG for Portland than there is a need to go 5 years instead of 4 on a new contract with Greg.

 

[e_blazer]

I'd say there's a greater chance of Armon playing PG for Portland than there is a need to go 5 years instead of 4 on a new contract with Greg.

Maybe, but the potential reward with Greg could be better.
Either way, I think my odds of winning the Powerball lottery are probably better than either one of those events.

 

[Rhal]

So many people want to see Greg done. Yea he probably isn't going to play another game as a Blazer but you keep him tell his contract runs out over someone who isn't as good as the DLeague PG you could call up to a 10 day contract if the need arose.

 

[RR7]

So many people want to see Greg done. Yea he probably isn't going to play another game as a Blazer but you keep him tell his contract runs out over someone who isn't as good as the DLeague PG you could call up to a 10 day contract if the need arose.

along the same line, Greg is no better at C for us this year than Armon would be at C, since he can not play. Yeah, maybe you get a D-League call up better than Armon, but a Dleague call up is guaranteed to be able to play better than Greg this season, as wella s next season probably.

 

[Rhal]

along the same line, Greg is no better at C for us this year than Armon would be at C, since he can not play. Yeah, maybe you get a D-League call up better than Armon, but a Dleague call up is guaranteed to be able to play better than Greg this season, as wella s next season probably.

You keep the 7 footer who was the #1 pick for the year just because something could happen with him. MGM could decide to give him a 1 mill contract for next year once we use all our capspace up just to keep his bird rights and monitor his healthy. I don't really care but if you have a choice you don't waive you #1 pick from a few years ago when you don't have to.

 

[GrandpaBlaze]

The interesting part is why? Did they keep Oden in hopes that it will create some kind of good will should he ever get healthy and then feel an obligation to sign with them and actually play?

Those rare times when he played, Oden showed he COULD play and be an impact. Not so with Armon. I wish him well where ever he ends up.

Gramps...

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Trust me....... I've seen some of your threads..... this is like The Grapes of Wrath compared to some of your shit.

Best of the Year, right here. I am SHOCKED....SHOCKED, I say.... You not only made a funny, you referenced a classic book. I had no idea that you.....

Ah wait.... You saw the movie, didn't you?

 

[tlongII]

but there's no chance he plays this season, and very unlikely next season, so what does keeping him do.

At the very least he has trade value.

 

[RR7]

You keep the 7 footer who was the #1 pick for the year just because something could happen with him. MGM could decide to give him a 1 mill contract for next year once we use all our capspace up just to keep his bird rights and monitor his healthy. I don't really care but if you have a choice you don't waive you #1 pick from a few years ago when you don't have to.

we could offer him 1 million for next season, to I guess rehab on our dime, even if we cut him and used all of our cap space. Can sign him to a vet min. contract with no space just fine.

Seriously, what difference does it make if he was the #1 pick 5 years ago?

 

[Mediocre Man]

LOL at Paul Allen and the Blazers for paying $2 million bucks to move up to number 34 to draft him.

 

[RR7]

At the very least he has trade value.

he has very little trade value,a nd also has a no trade clause.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Weren't AJ and Babbitt friends since high school?

This will crush Babbitt and he'll be useless the rest of the season.