- Trail Blazers tender Oden $8.8M qualifying offer
The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland. - Blazers extend qualifying offer to Oden
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland.
- Trail Blazers offer Greg Oden qualifying offer
The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland.
- Blazers give Oden $8.8M qualifying offer (AP)
The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland. The offer means the often-injured 7-foot center becomes a restricted free agent. The Blazers can match any other offer made for him. Oden, 23, didn’t play this past season after microfracture surgery on his left knee.
- New CBA not close with time running out (AP)
The NBA is headed to deadline day, with perhaps one last chance to avoid a lockout. Negotiators for owners and players will meet Thursday, about 12 hours before the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement and seemingly nowhere close to a deal. The sides remain far apart on just about every major issue, from salaries to the salary cap, revenues to revenue sharing.
- Bucks exercise option on PG Jennings (AP)
The Milwaukee Bucks have exercised contract options on Brandon Jennings and forward Larry Sanders. The team has announced that it picked up the fourth-year option on Jennings, who averaged 16.2 points, 4.8 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 63 games last season. Jennings was the No. 10 overall pick in the 2009 draft.
- Warriors pick up options on Curry, Udoh (AP)
The Golden State Warriors have exercised the options on guard Stephen Curry and forward Ekpe Udoh that will keep them under contract through the 2012-2013 season. The moves announced Wednesday were mere formalities on Golden State’s promising young players. Curry averaged 18.6 points, 5.8 assists and 3.9 rebounds in his second season.
- Bulls exercise option on F Gibson (AP)
The Chicago Bulls have exercised their fourth-year option on forward Taj Gibson for the 2012-13 season. Taken with the 26th pick in the 2009 draft, Gibson has made 89 starts in his career and is averaging 8.0 points and 6.6 rebounds. Mainly a reserve last season, he was a key contributor on a team that won a league-leading 62 games and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, averaging 7.1 points…
- Oden offered $8.8M to stay in Portland
The Trail Blazers have offered former No. 1 draft pick Greg Oden
an $8.8 million qualifying offer to stay in Portland.
- Luke Winn: UNC’s Harrison Barnes, OSU’s Jared Sullinger among top 2012 NBA draft prospects
After a relatively weak draft this year, the class of 2012 already has NBA talent evaluators drooling, writes Luke Winn. Here’s an early look at next year’s top draft prospects.
NBA Draft News June 30, 2011
June 30, 2011
