Camby to the Blazers

[ozballer23]

as per HoopsHype - NBA Rumors

Looks like the Blazers might make a good run at the playoffs!

 

[Billyhoyle]

not sure how I like this, think it is a great opportunity for him, but likely he'll be waived at seasons end too

 

[ozballer23]

They just need him for the rest of the season as Oden's knee injury has been confirmed to be season ending.

 

[midnight_show]

Yeh not sure if they'll waive him. Read somewhere Przybilla's recovery isnt coming along that well so IF IF IF IF IF IF, ANd that a BIG IF, IF Oden can stay Healthy, a rotation of Oden and Camby would be pretty strong. Both great inside players, rebounders and shot blockers.

 

[ozballer23]

now what are the clippers going to do with the log jam of pg's they now have?

 

[midnight_show]

now what are the clippers going to do with the log jam of pg's they now have?

I believe the only appropriate response to that question is ""WHO CARES??""

 

[jimboiitmac]

purely financial for both teams. swing and see for blazers, if camby goes well they could try and get him back - if not he's aging and he'll come off the books all too easily.

i think he'll make them a legitimate contending team in the West though depending on how Brandon Roy comes back from injury. camby is really great defensively and very underrated, he was one of the most important players for those Denver teams a few years back that made the playoffs and this Blazers team is better than all of them.

 

[ozballer23]

I believe the only appropriate response to that question is ""WHO CARES??""

davis, gordon, novak, collins all surely do

 

[Billyhoyle]

rumours are still hot that LAC are looking to more thornton as well, so a package with the pgs could happen

 

[ozballer23]

rumours are still hot that LAC are looking to more thornton as well, so a package with the pgs could happen

Thornton will be a nice addition for any team! He is being under used with the clips, he played more during his rc season.

 

[jimboiitmac]

davis, gordon, novak, collins all surely do

gordon and novak aren't point guards. gordon is a 2 and novak is a 4.

 

[ozballer23]

gordon and novak aren't point guards. gordon is a 2 and novak is a 4.

Gordon has played the pints several times, novak was a mistake, I'll sleep better tonight now, thanks

 

[jimboiitmac]

Gordon has played the pints several times, novak was a mistake, I'll sleep better tonight now, thanks

well like you said, there is a point guard log jam but it's davis, collins, sebastian telfair and this other dude i think a rookie haha.

 

[ozballer23]

more confirmation, looks like Ricky Davis is out the door!

from NBA.COM - Where amazing happens.

Clippers Acquire Guard Steve Blake and Forward Travis Outlaw From Portland
Tuesday, February 16, 2010 - 11:00 am (PT)


The Los Angeles Clippers today acquired guard Steve Blake, forward Travis Outlaw and cash considerations from the Portland Trailblazers in exchange for Marcus Camby.
Blake, 29, is in his seventh NBA season and is averaging 7.6 points, 4.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds in 51 games in 2009-10. In his career, the former University of Maryland star has appeared in 470 NBA games, making 289 starts with career averages of 7.6 points, 4.2 assists and 2.6 rebounds. Originally drafted in the second round (38th overall pick) of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards, Blake is a career 39 percent three-point shooter and has played for a total of five teams, spending time with the Milwaukee Bucks and Denver Nuggets as well as the Wizards and Trailblazers.

Outlaw, 25, was drafted by Portland with the 23rd overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft and has been limited to 11 games this season after undergoing surgery to repair a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his left foot on Nov. 18, 2009. Currently fourth on the Blazers in scoring in 2009-10 averaging 9.9 points per game, the six-foot-nine forward has appeared in 377 career NBA games, starting 26 with career averages of 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists.

Camby leaves the Clippers in the midst of his second season with the club after coming to Los Angeles in a trade with Denver on July 15, 2008. A 13-year NBA veteran and former NBA Defensive Player of the Year, Camby has appeared and started in 51 games for L.A. this season, averaging 7.7 points and 12.1 rebounds – the second highest total in the league.

In a related roster move, the Clippers also waived combo guard Ricky Davis.

Davis, 30, in his 12th NBA season is averaging 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 36 games in 2009-10.

 

[A_Iverson_I]

Thornton will be a nice addition for any team! He is being under used with the clips, he played more during his rc season.

That's cause of his inconsistency!

 

[LeRoy]

being as im a Blazers fan and a Camby collector this trade is a win win for me!!!! another great move by Portland plus with Blake out that might mean more mins for Mills

 

[jimboiitmac]

being as im a Blazers fan and a Camby collector this trade is a win win for me!!!! another great move by Portland plus with Blake out that might mean more mins for Mills

Probably not heaps more as Bayless will still be ahead of him and there is Andre Miller too. But hopefully! Fingers crossed!

 

[blazers_fan9]

I believe the only appropriate response to that question is ""WHO CARES??""

hahaha nice one man

---------- Post added 19-02-2010 at 05:20 PM ----------

being as im a Blazers fan and a Camby collector this trade is a win win for me!!!! another great move by Portland plus with Blake out that might mean more mins for Mills

bayless has more potential then mills mate..

 

[nenjabin]

Good trade for the Blazers. Great in fact!