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Greg Oden interview (plans to come back for 2013)

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I don't want him, don't care if he's 30 or 24 years old. He's had multiple microfracture surgeries, knees are just about shot. I don't ever want to get as desperate for talent like the Minnesota Timberwolves. They signed Brandon Roy to a two-year, $10.4 million deal. So far, he's played a whopping total of 4 regular season games.

Sure, I feel bad for both Roy and Oden, but the reality of the situation is both of their careers are over. If both of them decide to make yet another comeback, there could be serious consequences for their health down the road.

There are multiple teams out there that will be interested in Oden, only way Cavs can make a run at Oden is to overpay. Well, ain't that the story of Cleveland sports.

I think you're being a little dramatic here. Sure the Wolves took a shot with Roy, but it's not like that move set their franchise back years or anything. They took a shot on a former all star and it didn't work out. With the second year of his contract not being guaranteed, it was actually a pretty safe bet.

I wouldn't mind taking a shot on a talent like Oden at all for the right price.
 
I think you're being a little dramatic here. Sure the Wolves took a shot with Roy, but it's not like that move set their franchise back years or anything. They took a shot on a former all star and it didn't work out. With the second year of his contract not being guaranteed, it was actually a pretty safe bet.

I wouldn't mind taking a shot on a talent like Oden at all for the right price.

Correct sir, but the money could've been spent elsewhere. There were many other 2 guards out there on the market to go after.

Knowing Grant, he's not the type of guy to take risks, and neither am I myself.. especially on injury prone players. If the price is dirt cheap, fine go ahead and take a flyer on him, but from the reports coming out, it doesn't seem likely he will come cheap. The scenario of him coming to the Cavs is very very slim.
 
What makes you think he is risk averse?
 
What makes you think he is risk averse?

What's up dude, haven't seen you over in the CF forum in awhile.. don't blame you lol

Why do I think Greg Oden is risk averse?

Let me first start out saying, there's some bias surrounding Oden (OSU). Oden is no longer the athlete he was back in college. His knees can't support his man child like body and that's a shame because I believe the Blazers made the right call taking him 1st overall, he was a certain All-Star in the making.

The most precious thing teams covet who are under .500 in today's game are A. cap space and B. Draft picks. You will soon see teams ooze over Luke Walton's $6 mil coming off the books when the trade deadline approaches. I don't want the Cavs signing a player like Oden, obviously injury prone, dude can't stay healthy. What on God's Earth makes you seriously believe he suddenly breaks out and plays 60 games? I just don't see that happening.

If he comes no more than 4 mil for a 1yr deal I'll gladly accept him. These are just my opinions, don't want to put words into your mouth. I prefer the Cavs to take a big men in next years draft to solve our long term Center replacement, whether that be Noel,Len,Zeller etc.
 
Ha yeah I don't remember how I found this forum. Seriously, I don't. What I do know is it made me stop going back to CF

I was referring to Grant being risk averse. What makes you say he is conservative/not a risk taker?

Good to see you over here.
 
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I feel bad for this guy. I remember when he was drafted and everyone was calling him the next big center. I don't think anyone at that time even thought Durant would be this big of a star and Oden would have fallen this far down. Its tragic how his career as went with his mulitple injuries. Luckily for him he is only 24 and could make a decent come back, but then again he seems to be incredibly brittle.

If he could even start showing the potential that the Blazers saw when they drafted him 1st overall he could be a massive steal.

The problem is most players that are injured alot stay that way. And most often its been the Centers that are hurt most often, I just don't see how he could make a comeback, but I am rooting for him.
 
Ha yeah I don't remember how I found this forum. Seriously, I don't. What I do know is it made me stop going back to CF

I was referring to Grant being risk averse. What makes you say he is conservative/not a risk taker?

Good to see you over here.

Haha thanks! I created this account on here a few months ago, but I just was a bit hesitant on converting over.

I just see Grant as this smart, undermining, intelligent GM. He really takes a lot of bashing from the fans, but the guy deserves a lot of credit to be honest. Grant likes to stockpile assets, draft picks, stash possible young undiscovered talent with the Canton Charge, etc. The idea I get from Grant is he loves to minimize risk. The extra draft picks we have stockpiled will be used to strike a blockbuster deal in the future.

If this was 4 years into the rebuild, Rudy Gay would be high on the Cavs radar. I just don't see him taking on injury prone players/ players who can't play 60+ games a season. In the 2011 draft, we took Tristan Thompson, a very controversial selection at the time. Many believed Jonas Valanciunas was their guy at #4. The problem was Grant wanted someone to step right in and play right away and grow into the system.

The only risk I see him doing is taking on bad contracts, in exchange for a lottery bound draft pick. The Baron Davis deal was a dream come true, those type of scenarios don't happen very often. Greg Oden isn't absolutely out of the question. I just don't believe Cavs would be interested in him. There are currently young bigs in the developmental league like Michael Eric, Arinze Onuaku, and JaJuan Johnson that Grant would call up rather than sign a guy like Oden via free agency.
 
Haha thanks! I created this account on here a few months ago, but I just was a bit hesitant on converting over.

I just see Grant as this smart, undermining, intelligent GM. He really takes a lot of bashing from the fans, but the guy deserves a lot of credit to be honest. Grant likes to stockpile assets, draft picks, stash possible young undiscovered talent with the Canton Charge, etc. The idea I get from Grant is he loves to minimize risk. The extra draft picks we have stockpiled will be used to strike a blockbuster deal in the future.

If this was 4 years into the rebuild, Rudy Gay would be high on the Cavs radar. I just don't see him taking on injury prone players/ players who can't play 60+ games a season. In the 2011 draft, we took Tristan Thompson, a very controversial selection at the time. Many believed Jonas Valanciunas was their guy at #4. The problem was Grant wanted someone to step right in and play right away and grow into the system.

The only risk I see him doing is taking on bad contracts, in exchange for a lottery bound draft pick. The Baron Davis deal was a dream come true, those type of scenarios don't happen very often. Greg Oden isn't absolutely out of the question. I just don't believe Cavs would be interested in him. There are currently young bigs in the developmental league like Michael Eric, Arinze Onuaku, and JaJuan Johnson that Grant would call up rather than sign a guy like Oden via free agency.

Oden in a wheelchair has 10x the talent those guys do.
 
Haha thanks! I created this account on here a few months ago, but I just was a bit hesitant on converting over.

I just see Grant as this smart, undermining, intelligent GM. He really takes a lot of bashing from the fans, but the guy deserves a lot of credit to be honest. Grant likes to stockpile assets, draft picks, stash possible young undiscovered talent with the Canton Charge, etc. The idea I get from Grant is he loves to minimize risk. The extra draft picks we have stockpiled will be used to strike a blockbuster deal in the future.

If this was 4 years into the rebuild, Rudy Gay would be high on the Cavs radar. I just don't see him taking on injury prone players/ players who can't play 60+ games a season. In the 2011 draft, we took Tristan Thompson, a very controversial selection at the time. Many believed Jonas Valanciunas was their guy at #4. The problem was Grant wanted someone to step right in and play right away and grow into the system.

The only risk I see him doing is taking on bad contracts, in exchange for a lottery bound draft pick. The Baron Davis deal was a dream come true, those type of scenarios don't happen very often. Greg Oden isn't absolutely out of the question. I just don't believe Cavs would be interested in him. There are currently young bigs in the developmental league like Michael Eric, Arinze Onuaku, and JaJuan Johnson that Grant would call up rather than sign a guy like Oden via free agency.

Depending on the contract, though, Oden isn't that big of a risk. Two years, ten million with only the first year guaranteed is not a bad contract. In fact, it's a great contract, as it's essentially an expiring. Remember, we have to spend money next year just to hit the salary floor. Why not use some of that money to do some gambling?

I really don't understand why a team that will have twenty million in cap space would be opposed to a low-risk move like signing Oden to an only partially guaranteed contract. We're rebuilding. He's young. He's literally the perfect player to take a chance on. If it doesn't work out, big deal. Dan Gilbert is out five million, Oden gets cut in the off-season, and we still have a mountain of cap space. If it does work out, we've got an NBA-caliber center on the hook for five million.
 
If Big Z has any say in this.... i'd say we could possible land a huge piece. If he ends up staying healthy he's going to be a scary good center.
I remember the Ewing comparisons coming out of OSU, i mean the guy was taken before Kevin Durant.
No reason to not do this...we suck, take a chance...
 
Someone will outbid us, just the nature of the beast. Seeing how the Cavs are building this move doesn't seem possible. The only way it would work is if the contract as other stated would be partially guarenteed (can you blame a GM), and it was a fair value. I think it would be a diservice to not entertain the idea, but to not fall in love with it either.
 
Grant, the Cavs' general manager, declined to comment Thursday on Cleveland's potential interest in Oden. At one point, the Cavaliers were thought to have an eye on Oden.

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2013/01/former_cleveland_cavalier_zydr.html

Let's see if Grant is just playing this off, or the initial thought of mine, he's truly not interested in Oden.

Also found this interesting ...

According to Realgm.com, Oden is going to school and working out at Ohio State

http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...ay_Soon_Sign_With_NBA_Team_For_Rehab_Purposes
 
We have an open roster spot and Columbus isn't that far to go check him out if he's been working out at OSU...just saying...
 
Grant, the Cavs' general manager, declined to comment Thursday on Cleveland's potential interest in Oden. At one point, the Cavaliers were thought to have an eye on Oden.

http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2013/01/former_cleveland_cavalier_zydr.html

Let's see if Grant is just playing this off, or the initial thought of mine, he's truly not interested in Oden.

Also found this interesting ...

According to Realgm.com, Oden is going to school and working out at Ohio State

http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...ay_Soon_Sign_With_NBA_Team_For_Rehab_Purposes

I mean, why tell people if you're interested? That just drives his market value up. Pretend you're not and talk to him quietly.

According to a report The Bullshit Whisperer just filed (take that for what it's worth), the Cavs are rumored to have already worked Oden out:

http://www.foxsportsohio.com/01/11/...n/msn_landing.html?blockID=848287&feedID=3725
 

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