Greg Oden Free Agency Thread

[Old School 44]

I'll be shocked if it's not the Heat. I'm surprised Memphis is never mentioned in the mix for Oden. I know they already have bigs in Gasol/Randolph, but I would think with Mike Conley Jr, his former buckeye teammate at the point, and Conley Sr as his agent, you'd think there would be some interest from both Oden and the Griz.

[diego]

I cant believe all the panting and moaning over a guy who is a complete bust. Even when he was healthy, oden barely made an impact, and you have to go back to 2008-09 for that. he hasnt played an nba game for over 3 and a half years! honestly, he is not better than baynes at this point. Some people are just obsessed with names.

Same with kirilenko too. A beggars version of kawhi who is just as injury prone as manu despite being 4 years younger, is known to choke and wants 8m+ a year when the team has 25 minutes tops for him in the rotation? yeah, what a tragedy to have missed out on AK...

[Kindergarten Cop]

I question this site's credibility, but they are "Breaking the News" here:

http://theleaguenews.com/breaking-gr...gns-with-heat/

[Ice009]

Well, if that is true, Oden is a twit that was never interested in improving his game.

Have fun learning from the great 0 point Bosh.

[ace3g]

So what time is the Ode-n-cision?

[look_at_g_shred]

I question this site's credibility, but they are "Breaking the News" here:

http://theleaguenews.com/breaking-gr...gns-with-heat/

Welp..we all knew it..

[Bill_Brasky]

If he plays for the Heat that's pretty gay tbh....

[Kindergarten Cop]

I question this site's credibility, but they are "Breaking the News" here:

http://theleaguenews.com/breaking-gr...gns-with-heat/

With every passing minute, this is looking less and less like an actual news report and more like a guess (albeit it an extremely likely happening) that this kid can look back and say, "See, I have access to inside sources and I broke the news before anyone else!"

[Texas_Ranger]

hope no one will be surprised when he chooses the Heat.

[loveforthegame]

I'll be shocked if he doesn't choose the Heat. All this waiting just for that?

[Kindergarten Cop]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBAA

Greg Oden has decided to join to New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.



EDIT: I just got trolled.

I totally thought that it was the real Adrian Wojnarowski. After going to the profile, it's obvious that someone created a fake account. My bad.

[Obiwonginobili]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBAA

Greg Oden has decided to join to New Orleans Pelicans, sources tell Yahoo! Sports.

F'n liar

[King]

They accidentally put a : in the le.

BREAKING: Greg Oden Signs With Heat

[Spur|n|Austin]

I question this site's credibility, but they are "Breaking the News" here:

http://theleaguenews.com/breaking-gr...gns-with-heat/

Who the F is Brian Rzeppa?

[Kindergarten Cop]

Who the F is Brian Rzeppa?

About Brian Rzeppa

I'm a sop re in college and I have a passion for every sport. If you'd like to talk about any sport, either comment on one of my articles, or tweet at me!

[monkeypunk]

I question this site's credibility, but they are "Breaking the News" here:

http://theleaguenews.com/breaking-gr...gns-with-heat/

No credibility but a safe damn bet. 95% chance that it'll be true by the end of the day so odds are that he looks like he scooped everyone.

[Lincolnkreifels]

if his 5 years have done anything for him... it should have humbled him to the point of understanding the value and importance of playing with the spurs rather than the heat.. but we'll see

[RD2191]

If he plays for the Heat that's pretty gay tbh....

[dbestpro]

If Oden goes to Dallas, Carlisle will either use him too much or not at all. Good place to go to get paid to do nothing.

If Oden goes to Miami, the nightlife will kill him. He might get a ring, but he will never see a big payday again, and his career is as good as over.

If Oden, goes to San Antonio he actually has a chance to be the Oden that everyone saw coming out of college. Pop is the master of minutes and with Duncan's help they could get Oden back on the right track.

[Dancelot]

I cant believe all the panting and moaning over a guy who is a complete bust. Even when he was healthy, oden barely made an impact, and you have to go back to 2008-09 for that. he hasnt played an nba game for over 3 and a half years! honestly, he is not better than baynes at this point. Some people are just obsessed with names.

Same with kirilenko too. A beggars version of kawhi who is just as injury prone as manu despite being 4 years younger, is known to choke and wants 8m+ a year when the team has 25 minutes tops for him in the rotation? yeah, what a tragedy to have missed out on AK...

Thank you!

[Ice009]

Spurs are by far the best choice. Hopefully Greg realizes that.

[absoloot66]

If Oden goes to Dallas, Carlisle will either use him too much or not at all. Good place to go to get paid to do nothing.

If Oden goes to Miami, the nightlife will kill him. He might get a ring, but he will never see a big payday again, and his career is as good as over.

If Oden, goes to San Antonio he actually has a chance to be the Oden that everyone saw coming out of college. Pop is the master of minutes and with Duncan's help they could get Oden back on the right track.

Makes too much sense...

[cd98]

If Oden goes to Dallas, Carlisle will either use him too much or not at all. Good place to go to get paid to do nothing.

If Oden goes to Miami, the nightlife will kill him. He might get a ring, but he will never see a big payday again, and his career is as good as over.

If Oden, goes to San Antonio he actually has a chance to be the Oden that everyone saw coming out of college. Pop is the master of minutes and with Duncan's help they could get Oden back on the right track.

Don't get me wrong, if the Spurs think he can play, I hope we can sign him. That said, let's not be too homer about the Spurs. Dallas treats its players right and they do a pretty good job of developing them. They've struck out on a few free agents, but if he went there, he'd get plenty of time. Dallas is a well-run franchise, they are going to be careful with how they use Oden if they get him.

As for Miami, Lebron James can make Oden look better than he is. And Miami would be downright frightening with a big guy that could finish Lebron's oops while also providing elete level rebounding and shot blocking. And if his stats looked good playing with Lebron, which is clearly possible given what he did with the Birdman, then that may be a great spot for him.

I think it's a tough decision. San Antonio is a great place to go as well. He'll be buried in the depth chart here playing behind Duncan, Splitter, Diaw, and maybe Baynes. He'd have an easier path to playing time on the other teams.

[bklynspursfan]

[FromWayDowntown]

There's massive upside to being in Miami for Oden, including the assurance that his comeback will be prominently covered and assure that if he succeeds, he will be in line for the greatest off-court opportunities to increase his income to offset the loss he'll take by signing a small deal. Similar success in San Antonio, were he to choose the Spurs, would be less well-known and make him less appealing to potential sponsors.

San Antonio makes perfect sense if it's a purely-basketball decision, since the Spurs already have three reliable bigs, which should ensure that Oden could be in a winning environment with little pressure to carry a significant load (either production-wise or minutes-wise) in the near term. He could also learn at the foot of a purely fundamental player whose wisdom could extend Oden's ability to play even if his athleticism has been significantly compromised.

But we all know he's going to Miami. They always go to Miami.