More Great News For The Blazers

The Blazers already are dealing with Greg Oden, Brandon Roy, Elliot Williams and Jeff Pendergraph all of which have had knee surgery this season. Now they are dealing with another one...

"Camby had an MRI on Tuesday and it revealed he has a partial tear of the meniscus in the left knee (ESPN)."

The Blazers just can't catch a break. Camby is going to need surgery, and should have it at some point this week. There is no timetable for his return, but while he is out it looks like Joel Przybilla will be starting.

I have always liked Camby, and he is still a very good defensive player, so this could really hurt the Blazers who currently in 8th place in the West only 2 1/2 games above Phoenix and Memphis.

Camby To Blazers Getting Close (UPDATED)

The Clippers are close to trading Marcus Camby to Portland for Travis Outlaw and Steve Blake. What a great deal for the Blazers. They have been missing that inside presence since Oden went down, and this could certainly fill that whole. Camby isn't much of an offensive player, but he can rebound and play great defense, which is really all the Blazers need. What's even better for the Blazers is the fact that everyone that is included in this deal have expiring contracts, so both teams will be looking good going into the offseason.

Let's be honest the Blazers are going to be a lot better off with Camby at center then Juwan Howard, and once Roy is healthy again this could be a very dangerous team.

***UPDATED**

It's official Camby is a Blazer.

Marcus Camby to Clippers

According to ESPN, "The Clippers will only have to surrender a future second-round pick to acquire Camby, who is being jettisoned into the Clippers' salary-cap space vacated by Brand to generate payroll relief for the Nuggets."
I don't get why the Clippers only had to give a 2nd round pick for a guy who averaged 9.1 points, 13.1 rebounds and 3.61 blocks. A lot of other teams could have done that. Although I like Marcus Camby, he is not a good answer to Elton Brand. This move will mean that much more if they get a guy like Josh Smith or Iggy.

Still no word on Posey.