BLOCKBUSTER: Camby agrees to 2 year extention with Blazers

[bowdown]

http://www.sbnation.com/2010/4/19/14311 ... -two-years

I love the deal only catch being he is injury prone. And thats the last thing we need is our luck messing with us again

[Lamrock]

Blockbuster? I love that we're bringing him back, though he's making about twice as much as I thought he would. All of the team's centers are injury prone, but we have 3 of them, who are all starting caliber.

[Andrew]

It's a bit more than I'd have expected them to shell out, but seems like a good move to me. Ideally Oden will be back and showing the same form he was before he went down, all the while continuing to improve, but having Camby and Przybilla around as his backups (and yes, insurance policies to a certain extent) is not too shabby at all. Hopefully Oden will remain healthy and shake that unfortunate reputation but even so he still struggles with foul trouble, so having Camby and Przybilla on hand will be a luxury for the Blazers.

[jonthefon]

Any chance of crazy-insane lineups involving Oden, Camby, LMA, and then maybe a backcourt of, say, Webster and Roy?

[NovU]

Oden and Camby twin tower combo sounds really interesting. Both are great at shot blocking and rebounding. I think many will have trouble against this duo.
But it's noteworthy that Camby is 36 years old and will be 38 in the final year of contract.

[bowdown]

Yeah i know. But lets not forget even at age 36 he is easily grabbing over 11 rebounds a game and blocking 2 shots per game.

I dont see that going down much next season. And the season after that he will be a great trading asset with 12.5 million in his final year of the contract about to expire.

[Andrew]

That's a good point, even as players decline they seem to regain some value as an expiring contract when the time comes. Even if the Blazers can get one productive year out of Camby and then use him in a shrewd deal moving forward, it'll have been a worthwhile investment.

[Fresh8]

I didn't realise he was 36 until he signed this extension.

[Andrew]

Me neither, though he's in his fourteenth season so I guess I should've realised he'd be around that age. The last few years seem to have gone by so quickly that guys that were hitting their prime, in their prime or perhaps just slightly past it are suddenly edging ever close to retirement.

[Kenny]

With Camby and Mills, I'm starting to like the blazers a lot more now.

[Murat]

Hmm. Camby agrees and its great for BLAZERS, because Oden is having injuries all.