Przybilla signs on the dotted line
Center signs a 5-year deal worth $32 million
Center Joel Przybilla made it official Monday morning, as the Trail Blazers
announced that he had signed a free-agent contract with them.
Przybilla and his wife, Noelle, were on hand for a ceremony and news
conference at the Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade.
Przybilla, 26, has a new five-year deal with Portland. It will be worth $32
million, if he exercises his fifth-year option to stay with the team.
The 7-foot-1 Przybilla came to the Blazers before the 2004-05 NBA season as a
free agent. Last season, injuries limited him to 56 games, but he averaged
6.1 points and 7.0 rebounds in 24.9 minutes per outing, and he shot 54.8
percent from the field.
After his sophomore season at the University of Minnesota, Pryzbilla was the
ninth pick in the 2000 NBA draft. He played his first 3 1/2 seasons for
Milwaukee before being traded to Atlanta.
“We are ecstatic about signing Joel to a new contract,” said Trail Blazers
President/General Manager Steve Patterson. "We want talented players with
character who want to be here in Portland. Joel is the embodiment of the
direction that this franchise has taken the last few years and his return is
another great step in making this team the Pride of Portland.”
Adds coach Nate McMillan: “It is great that we have Joel back with us and
under contract. He brings leadership and work ethic to a very young team.
"The fact that he wants to remain a Trail Blazer sends a very loud and clear
message to his teammates that he believes in the path that the team is taking
to turn things around.”
Przybilla says he and his wife wanted to remain in Portland. “We have grown
to love the city and we like where the organization is headed,” he says.
http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=115316065432797400
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Trail Blazers Re-Sign Center Joel Przybilla
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 2006
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Trail Blazers announced today that club has
re-signed free agent center Joel Pryzbilla to a multi-year contract. Per club
policy, terms of the agreement were not released.
“We are ecstatic about signing Joel to a new contract,” said Trail Blazers
President/General Manager Steve Patterson. “We want talented players with
character who want to be here in Portland. Joel is the embodiment of the
direction that this franchise has taken the last few years and his return is
another great step in making this team the Pride of Portland.”
Pryzbilla played in 56 games with 52 starts for Portland last season,
averaging 6.1 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 2.3 bpg in 24.9 minutes a game. Despite
missing 25 games due to patella tendonitis in his right knee, the 26-year-old
Pryzbilla led the team with 130 blocked shots and ranked seventh in the NBA
for the second consecutive year in blocks per game with 2.32.
“It is great that we have Joel back with us and under contract,” said
Portland Head Coach Nate McMillan. “He brings leadership and work ethic to a
very young team. The fact that he wants to remain a Trail Blazer sends a very
loud and clear message to his teammates that he believes in the path that the
team is taking to turn things around.”
“Deep down, my wife and I both truly believed that Portland was the place to
be and I am very excited about signing a new contract with the Trail Blazers,
” said Pryzbilla. “Two years ago, Portland was the team that gave me a
chance and to be able to continue my career here is great for me and my
family. We have grown to love the city and we like where the organization is
headed. I am committed to doing everything I can as a player and a teammate
to give our fans a team they can be proud of and one day get Portland back on
top.”
Pryzbilla originally signed with Portland as a free agent on August 25, 2004,
and then proceeded to have a breakout season in his fifth year in the NBA,
scoring more points in 76 games as a Trail Blazer than he did in 153 contests
in his previous four NBA campaigns combined. During his two seasons with the
Trail Blazers, he has averaged 6.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.2 blocks, 24.6
minutes and is shooting 57.7%. Additionally, he has recorded career highs in
rebounds (22), points (19) and blocked shots (9) during his two years with
the club.
http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_ReSign_Center_J-184836-1177.html
拓荒者和Pryzbilla正式簽約，
合約的內容是五年$32 million。
希望他簽了新約後要有更好的表現囉XD
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