Blazers interested in retaining Odom
The Portland Trailblazers have extended an $8.8 million qualifying offer to center Greg Oden, making him a restricted free agent.
The move allows the Trailblazers the opportunity to match any offer that another team may extend to Oden.
Oden missed the entire 2010-2011 NBA season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his left knee.
The oft-injured Oden is still only 23 years old, which is a big reason why the Blazers and other teams are still willing to take a chance on him. (Read More…)