A couple quick bites from Yahoo! and ESPN yesterday on the continued Greg Oden chase:
NBA free-agent center Greg Oden will decide next week where to sign, a league source told Yahoo! Sports on Tuesday.
Oden, 25, has received varying contract offers from the Miami Heat, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks, a source said. All deals are pending Oden passing a physical.
Oden worked out and rehabbed in front of the Kings, Pelicans and Heat in his hometown of Indianapolis on Tuesday. The 90-minute session included drill work, post play and running.
"He's coming along," said one scout who attended the workout. "Good to see him out there working."
ESPN:
Greg Oden went through a two-hour workout Tuesday in Indianapolis in front of Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, new Sacramento Kings general manager Pete D'Alessandro and representatives from the New Orleans Pelicans, according to sources close to the situation.
Sources told ESPN that Oden will put his skills on display again Thursday for Atlanta Hawks officials before sitting down for his long-anticipated private meeting with the Pelicans later this week in Las Vegas.
But Oden, sources said, is down to 275 pounds after being as heavy as 315 at one point while out of the game.
Overall, nothing super new here, though the weight bit does worry me a little.