Greg Ostertag returns...... to the D-League

The Texas Legends added Greg Ostertag Wednesday, a big man who comes with 11 years of NBA experience.

Ostertag, 38, played 10 seasons with the Utah Jazz and one with the Sacramento Kings.

At 38 and that size, can he even survive the D- League? Will he be able to return to the NBA in time?

Guess he found retirement a little boring. A call-up probably isn't out of the question if someone gets injured.

I didn't realize he was only 38 haha I guess I am ignorant

Guess he found retirement a little boring. A call-up probably isn't out of the question if someone gets injured.

he came to my work a couple months ago. i saw him smoking in the back. for someone who used to play in the NBA with stockton & malone and against jordan & pippen, he was bored

he came to my work a couple months ago. i saw him smoking in the back. for someone who used to play in the NBA with stockton & malone and against jordan & pippen, he was bored

He wasn't exactly ever in the best of shape even during his playing days, but when you saw him did he look like he was taking care of himself? Wonder if he'll actually do anything in this stint

Antoine Walker, who is a former all-star and NBA Champion, is having a really hard time re-entering the NBA. It'll even be harder for Ostertag, but who knows. best of luck to him.

On a related note: Top 10 Former NBA Players in the D-League

Ostertag is one of the players mentioned. They probably all stand a chance at seeing some time in a game or two once the injury bug starts biting players around the league.

what does he look like now?

Taken from here:

Ostertag became the oldest player in the D-League when he joined the Texas Legends earlier in the week and, in a move that wasn't at all surprising, the 38-year-old looked that way when he took the court for the D-League affiliate of the Dallas Mavericks. The longtime center for the Utah Jazz scored just two points in 17 minutes of court time while fouling four times to almost offset the 11 rebounds he hauled in for the losing team.

It's obvious that Ostertag plans to play his way in to shape over the next two weeks leading up to the make-or-break D-League Showcase, but as the picture at left shows, he isn't exactly in shape as of yet. His conditioning was most apparent when getting beat in the paint -- the fouls he picked up came as a result of this -- but there were numerous times when the Legends pushed the ball up court only to find themselves going 4-on-5 as Ostertag lumbered his way back on the offensive end.

As for Ricky Davis:

Davis, on the other hand, looked in shape as he debuted for his Maine Red Claws. Unfortunately he still needs to shake off some rust, however, as he gets acclimated with his new teammates in the D-League. The veteran scorer who averaged over 20 points per game in the NBA last decade was held to just six points on 3-of-8 shooting in 25 minutes off the bench.

In a surprising turn of events, Davis seemed to be looking for his teammates too often in Thursday night's debut. Known as a scorer throughout his career, Davis had three passing attempts turn into turnovers when it seemed he should have been able to create for himself against the competition. The veteran guard did have four assists, too, but his turnovers weren't necessary as he seemed to be trying too hard to force passes as an attempt to show the NBA his other abilities.

Are those man-boobs?

11 rebounds in 17 minutes? Good for him!

Davis seemed to be looking for his teammates too often in Thursday night's debut

WTF? He should write a book so Kobe can read it.

Ostertag looks huge! Two weeks won't be enough to get him in shape.

Yeah, that's ambitious on his part. Best of luck to him I guess, good on him for giving it a shot at least.

Antoine Walker, who is a former all-star and NBA Champion, is having a really hard time re-entering the NBA. It'll even be harder for Ostertag, but who knows. best of luck to him.

I'd say Antoine was a bit more of a headcase tho, not exactly locker room material

No, he wasn't. Teammates love 'toine and his generous ways of spending money. That's why he's broke.

Age, health and conditioning aside, it might actually be easier for Ostertag as he's probably more willing and able to accept a smaller role.

I actually dreamt last night that Ostertag was an unlockable player in NBA Live 10. I woke up feeling disappointed

CAP request?

For what it's worth, I posted the idea here. I think it could be entirely possible. Some kind of a My Player mode with a comeback twist.

Is it adsurd that I actually want to see this in a video game now?

Wasn't there a push to get Greg Ostertag voted into the All-Star game at one point? That's probably more absurd.