Give him a short term reasonable extension (the 7 million for 3 years deal is a good example). This gives the team and the player time to figure out if he is truly a bust or not. If he turns out awesome, then you can extend him after three years. If he sucks, he is an expiring contract in two years. It's the most Portland should pay and Oden would be foolish to expect anything more. Oden, on the other hand, shouldn't except any extension, work his ass off and hope to play all of next season the way he did the first month of this last season. He does that and he gets a max deal without question.
I think 21 for 3 is a perfect offer. He should be happy to get something in that neighborhood at this point.
That's just silly. I agree with what others have said: a decent, but not near-max, extension makes the most sense... hopefully Oden would take it and prove he deserves more when the deal is over. Ed O.
I think that both the Blazers and Oden are going to want to get a deal done under this CBA because of the uncertainty as to what the new one will bring that could impact negotiations. I have no idea what a "reasonable" deal is. Big gets paid in the NBA and talented and big gets paid a lot. The injury factor is a concern, but all you have to do is look at what other lesser talent big guys are making to realize that the Blazers are likely to pay more than a lot of people around here seem to think Greg should get. Given that he's recovered from the microfracture and this current injury isn't likely to cause any longterm damage to his career, I just want to see him tied up for a good long period so that we can see him develop in a Blazer uniform.
I fear our definition of a "decent sized" extension is nowhere close to what Oden and his reps consider his due as the #1 pick. It would be logical for Oden to want to re-sign before the new CBA - but logic often gets lost in contract negotiations. From his POV, once he hits the free agent market, it only takes 1 team to make a really dumb offer. I don't doubt he has people in his ear telling him to take that risk.
Man and I figured this thread was about the phone pictures again. I could not for the life of me, figure out why Oden would need an extension.
3 years 25M with incentives to go considerably higher is my guess as to whats eventually settled on. Greg has national marketability... if he stays healthy he will dominate and be the face of the franchise STOMP
Good point. If I'm GO's agent I don't take anything under 10/mil year. Big men of questionable talent get some ridiculous offers. Someone will pay big bucks for Oden (big man with talent but questionable health) . . . the real question is should it be the Blazers. As said, a lot of teams dropped huge numbers for big men . . . but that doesn't always mean it was the right decision.
I think it would be foolish not to offer GO a decent deal. My feeling is he'll be a guy who misses several games every couple of years. I'm honestly fine with that as long as we get the 2-3 years of GO healthy and at least 1 championship. Similar to what Walton did, just get us a damn championship. I no longer have hopes of a dynasty. I think many of us (me included) started counting our championships the day we won the #1 pick. Unfortunately there is a lot of luck (staying healthy being the biggest) that also goes into winning championships. Injuries are such a huge factor in being able to compete for championships. Look at Boston, had Garnett (who I can't stand) stayed healthy last year we could be looking at a 3peat for the Celtics. Unfortunately I think we'll have to worry more about Roy staying healthy.
I'd offer an extension up to about 8 mil per year. If he wants more he can risk having another injury. I don't mind us having to pay more next summer if he has a break out year, I'll just be glad he is playing.
I'd make him earn it. If he has any motivation issues, the prospects of mo' money could be exactly what he needs. I voted 'no,' but I'd be okay with a contract filled with performance based incentives.
It's a sliding scale. A shorter contract and the Blazers can pay more. But if Oden wants a 6 year deal, with his injury issues, the Blazers would need to pay less. Example, 3 years 27 mil. 6 years 42mil. And of course some of that money would be dependent on number of games, but he is not going to sign anything that is too heavily weighted towards incentives.
