Greg Oden might not be back until January

[Joey Gallo]

Bill Duffy, President of BDA Sports (http://www.bdasports.com/), the agency that represents Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, joined Brian Berger on 750 AM The Game. His appearance followed one from Blazers Acting GM Chad Buchanan (transcript here (http://www.blazersedge.com/2011/6/15/2225527/blazers-acting-gm-chad-buchanan-discusses-greg-oden)). The Blazers must offer Oden a Qualifying

Offer by June 30 to make him a restricted free agent.
Of note, Duffy says that Oden wants to be in Portland long-term but that it could be January before Oden is back playing basketball, adding that "we'll wait until we get full clearance and then probably err on the side of caution, maybe a month or so after that."

Duffy also said that Oden has undergone "counseling, therapy, interventions" to deal with the mental aspect of all of his injuries.
You can download and listen to the audio here (http://www.sportsbusinessradio.com/audio/interviews). Here's a transcript of the conversation. Questions are paraphrased. Answers are word-for-word and in blockquote.


http://www.hoopsworld.com/HeadlineStories.asp?lc=NBA&c=1&TEAM_ID=&PLAYER_ID=&hd=20110616#STORY_33579

[lefty]

Still, that will be more games played than his pro career to that point

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

I know it has about a .5% chance of happening, but I hope to god he's able to stay healthy and make a decent career for himself.

[Spurs da champs]

Imagine if all of the Blazers stayed healthy? Damn, scary.

[tlongII]

Non-issue. The NBA season won't start until January anyway.

[Ashy Larry]

In the thread title, just remove "until January"

[pass1st]

Will Oden ever play a full season?

[ducks]

so does this mean oden will get 10 million from portland next year?

they should offer him a contract and pay him for games played and not for the ones he does not play

[Proxy]

Non-issue. The NBA season won't start until January anyway.

Greg Oden is a non-issue. The time frame is irrelevant.

[DMC]

so does this mean oden will get 10 million from portland next year?

they should offer him a contract and pay him for games played and not for the ones he does not play
I don't think the players' union would allow it.

[frodo]

lol worst #1 draft pick since 02

[djohn2oo8]

lol worst #1 draft pick since 02

My Nigga Rogue! Bringing the goods since forever

[Cessation]

Damn, no wonder he looks so old. Is he ever healthy?

[4>0rings]

Who's Greg Oden? I've never seen him play.

[LnGrrrR]

In other news, the sun continued to shine today, encouraging millions of people who rely on the sun's rays to provide energy to Earth.

[redzero]

In before Oden shatters his leg in seven places after jumping up for a rebound on his second game back.

[DMC]

New Palestinian/Israeli peace talks underway, looking promising... wait.... duck! Nevermind.

[Stalin]

New Palestinian/Israeli peace talks underway, looking promising... wait.... duck! Nevermind.

thanks for the update scrah

[4>0rings]

thanks for the update scrahThis troll had so much potential, makes me sad. :depressed

[Stalin]

This troll had so much potential, makes me sad. :depressed

i'd take you serious, but you've become irrelevant

[Killakobe81]

Normally a rarely seen 7 foot hairy man in the Northwest is called a a big foot or a Sasquatch ....now we call it Greg Oden.

[Red Hawk #21]

Greg Oden should just leave the basketball thing alone. I think he'd make one hell of a Farmer for some reason.

[Stalin]

^ wow red hawk that jordan video is intense, he completelly shits all over leHype

[DJ Mbenga]

fortunately for tlong its just in time for training camp

[Mal]

Who's Greg Oden? I've never seen him play.

Portland once didnt realize that Oden is avaible, so they run 6 men play with him :hat

[tlongII]

You people are just jealous because the Blazers finished as the 2nd Best Team in the NBA this season. Once we add Oden LOOK OUT!

[djohn2oo8]

You people are just jealous because the Blazers finished as the 2nd Best Team in the NBA this season. Once we add Oden LOOK OUT!

Now don't YOU start with that 2nd seed shit. Nuh uh, not today, not on my watch

[frodo]

You people are just jealous because the Blazers finished as the 2nd Best Team in the NBA this season. Once we add Oden LOOK OUT!

rockets are da 2nd best in the west tbh :lol, as my nigga djohn just said. with da SHITE back next season the rockets will be competing for da SHIP.

[djohn2oo8]

rockets are da 2nd best in the west tbh :lol, as my nigga djohn just said. with da SHITE back next season the rockets will be competing for da SHIP.
:lol shite is retiring

[frodo]

:lol shite is retiring

yeah i agree so but when i was viewing clutchfans.net the other day i saw a whole different story, it said shite had been training hard ova the whole past season & was determined to return. im baffled tbh