The OFFICIAL NBA Off-Season Thread - Congratulations Chicago Bulls 7-0

[smashh]

A lot of those guys were close to 40!
Greg is only now 25 and had his last surgery just after his 24th birthday. If you look at the guys on that list who had the microfracture at 25 or younger it's pretty much Amare and Randolph, who both came back and become All Stars. Basically the only guy under 30 on that list who didn't come back/wasn't able to reach their potential was Darius Miles.

 

[stewie griffen]

A lot of those guys were close to 40!
Greg is only now 25 and had his last surgery just after his 24th birthday. If you look at the guys on that list who had the microfracture at 25 or younger it's pretty much Amare and Randolph, who both came back and become All Stars. Basically the only guy under 30 on that list who didn't come back/wasn't able to reach their potential was Darius Miles.

I disagree.

Karl Malone was 40

 

[Son of Skeletor]

Hmm.. I cant find any evidence of him actually having the procedure. Regardless, he was never the same after his injuries at the Clips, but yeah he played a big part in the latter stage of the Bulls run

I know he had a really serious injury in maybe his 3rd or 4th year in Cleveland, but he still put up 20ppg for the Clips.

How old was he on the Lakers championship team peternorth? Was still playing a heap of minutes then too.

Brian Grant had a decent career too.

Oden seems like a different case altogether- this guy has a pretty strong opinion..

http://www.sbnation.com/2013/7/31/4572296/greg-oden-nba-free-agency-2013-andrew-bynum

 

[peternorth]

he was 35 during his laker days (start of). he provide veteran leadership, D and helped kobe develop. his entry passes to shaq in the post were prejizz.

 

[PHX]

The NBA will officially unveil its schedule on Tuesday, August 6 on NBA TV at 6:00 PM ET.

 

[silverscope]

The NBA will officially unveil its schedule on Tuesday, August 6 on NBA TV at 6:00 PM ET.

About bloody time too.

 

[PP34]

About bloody time too.

Praying for Charlotte vs someone good around January 1.

 

[Scully2Folau]

Oden has made his decision...

 

[peternorth]

Oden has made his decision...

will he change his mind and then change it again a la d12?

 

[silverscope]

Oden has made his decision...

Surely it'll be PHX? That's the only place where his knees will survive

I want to see him do well and even though Sacramento is in the running I don't think he'll choose us. If I was him it'd be Miami, take that shot at a ring and he wouldn't need to play a huge amount of minutes either, perfect for him IMO.

 

[PHX]

The Atlanta Hawks have waived DeShawn Stevenson to clear a roster spot for DeMarre Carroll.
DeMarre Carroll >>>>>> DeShawn Stevenson ?????


Al Harrington was placed on waivers by the Orlando Magic on Friday.

Amar'e Stoudemire has canceled a scheduled week of workouts with Hakeem Olajuwon in Houston.
The New York Knicks and Stoudemire decided that rest would be more important than refining his post moves with Olajuwon.

Must have had such a demanding off-season.

 

[djrossie16]

Praying for Charlotte vs someone good around January 1.

Bout time you brought some class into your avys

 

[tigs2010]

Bout time you brought some class into your avys

I think nbaman is giving him some love before he fades off into oblivion.

 

[tigs2010]

Some pretty funny Oden tweets going around.

"broke his jaw announcing his team"
"team can't get insurance on his wrist before signing contract"

 

[PHX]

Some pretty funny Oden tweets going around.

"broke his jaw announcing his team"
"team can't get insurance on his wrist before signing contract"

@AlexKennedyNBA about 8 minutes ago
Don't worry, Greg Oden, you won't be sidelined by breaking news. It's just a phrase.

 

[J Shuttlesworth]

Some pretty funny Oden tweets going around.

"broke his jaw announcing his team"
"team can't get insurance on his wrist before signing contract"

Haha poor fella.

Hope he can get through the season injury free, wherever he ends up. Deserves a decent run at it.

 

[Dirtywhirl]

Oden's agent is Mike Conley Sr, interesting dynamic.

Greg taking his time with this

 

[Scully2Folau]

Oden is signing with the Heat.

 

[Dirtywhirl]

Two year deal, player option for year two apparently

 

[Scully2Folau]

Mark Titus @clubtrillion
It's official: Greg Oden will sign with the Miami Heat. My article coming shortly.

 

[Scully2Folau]

Two year deal, player option for year two apparently

So if year one is a success (especially injury-wise), he's gonna get paidddddddddddd...

 

[silverscope]

Two year deal, player option for year two apparently

Great deal for both parties. If Oden gets healthy he can play a very important part against the likes of Hibbert etc. and if not then it doesn't hurt the Heat all that much anyway.

 

[Shade]

Kinda hard to root for him now.

not that he will have any impact on the team

 

[tigs2010]

Please stay healthy.

 

[Shade]

Please stay healthy.

Even if he does people need to understand that he be an absolute shell of what he was.