<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> [imgl]http://realgm.com/images/nba/4.2/profiles/photos/2006/Przybilla_Joel_por.jpg[/imgl]1st July, 2006 - 5:49 am Chicago Tribune - If teams want Joel Przybilla, they may want to move quickly. The Portland Trail Blazers want to keep the 7-foot-1-inch center and they reportedly sent director of player personnel Kevin Pritchard to Wisconsin for a meeting Saturday with Przybilla, who resides in Milwaukee. The Blazers want to re-sign Przybilla but can offer him only the midlevel exception of about $5 million because they are above the salary cap, according to the Chicago Tribune. Teams like the Chicago Bulls , who are interested in Przybilla, are in a position to offer much more. Przybilla, 26, told the Oregonian he is looking for security but is torn about the possibility of leaving the Blazers. "In sports, nothing is certain, and this could be my one shot to make as much money as I can," Przybilla told the newspaper. "I'm not getting any younger." [READ]</div> Source
Wow, this is surprising I was under the impression that Pyzbella was looking for anyway out of Portland. I’m surprised he is considering resigning. Especially after the team just drafted two big men in the draft to be the teams future front court. The Bulls need to move quickly with Ben Wallace, and not spend all the time trying to bring him to Chicago, only to have him eventually stay in Detroit. If they don’t we might end up missing out on all our top targets (Pryzbella and Mohammad).
I agree with BKS here. We need to move quickly on the Ben Wallace negotiations, that way, if he does stay we have a shot at someone else, like Pryzbilla. Either way, if it's him or Wallace, our defense will be better. Pryzbilla, like Wallace, isn't much on offense, but he's a beast on the boards and on defense. I would welcome either of them, I just don't want to have to overpay to get one.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The San Antonio Spurs are one of the teams that Portland free agent Joel Pryzbilla is considering, according to his agent Bill Duffy. "He's wide open," Duffy said. "Nothing has been looked at too closely yet, but he certainly has a lot of respect for the Spurs." The Spurs are limited to offering Przybilla their midlevel exception, expected to be worth about $5 million. They can extend the contract to as many as five years for a total of around $29 million. Chicago, who have cap room, will likely establish the market for centers. The Bulls reportedly are first targeting Detroit's Ben Wallace. If Chicago does not sign him, Przybilla could be among the Bulls' other options. In addition to being able to offer Przybilla a substantially larger contract than either Portland or the Spurs, Chicago also is close to Przybilla's home in Milwaukee. Duffy said it's "too soon" to tell whether the Spurs' financial limitations would hurt them. Przybilla has said he would like to play for a winning team, but he also hasn't ruled out returning to Portland.</div> Source
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> It looks like the Detroit Pistons didn't waste any time trying to secure a replacement for Ben Wallace. According to Jason Quick from The Oregonian, at 9 p.m. Portland time, Przybilla will have a tele-conference with his agent, Bill Duffy, regarding an offer from the Detroit Pistons . This comes after former Detroit center Wallace agreed in principle to a free agent contract with the Chicago Bulls . The Pistons immediately made contact with Duffy regarding Przybilla, and apparently Przybilla will strongly consider the offer from the Pistons. Reached at about 8 p.m. Portland time, Duffy said he expects Przybilla to make his decision by Tuesday morning after spending a night mulling over Detroit's offer. Quick belives that the Pistons are favorites to land Przybilla's services.</div> Source Looks like Pryzbella is Detroit bound...
