The Trailblazers have signed 28-year old power forward Craig Smith. Smith played in 48 games (0 starts) for the Clippers last year and he averaged 12.2 minutes, 5.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game last year. He has now played in 356 games (49 starts) in his first five years in the NBA and he is averaging 17.9 minutes, 8.2 points, 4.1 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. This was a smart signing for the Blazers as they needed a backup for LaMarcus Aldridge at power forward.

The Trailblazers have signed 31-year old shooting guard Jamal Crawford to a 2-year, $10 million dollar deal. The second year of the deal is a player option for Crawford. Crawford played in 76 games (0 starts) for the Hawks last year and he averaged 30.2 minutes, 14.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He has now played in 752 games (393 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 32.2 minutes, 15.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Wesley Matthews will now be the #3 guard for the Blazers as they promised Crawford a starting job to entice him to sign on.

27-year old shooting guard Brandon Roy has decided to retire due to doctor’s advice. He has a career ending knee injury. Doctor’s said that he might not be able to walk in the future if he keeps playing basketball. Roy played in 47 games (23 starts) for the Blazers last year and he averaged 27.9 minutes, 12.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. He played in 321 games (295 starts) in his five years with the Trailblazers and he averaged 35.6 minutes, 19.0 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game. It’s a shame that Brandon Roy’s career has ended so early as he was a pretty damn good player for the Trailblazers and they are going to miss him.

UPDATE: (12/15/2011) - The Trailblazers have waived Brandon Roy via the amnesty clause. He will get paid the remainder of his contract by the Blazers, but it won’t count against the salary cap.

The Trailblazers have re-signed 23-year old center Greg Oden to a 1-year deal. Oden missed all of last season due to knee surgery. He last played back in 2009-2010 for the Blazers and he averaged 23.9 minutes, 11.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 2.3 blocked shots per game. Oden has now played in 82 games (60 starts) in his first three years in the NBA and he is averaging 22.1 minutes, 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. The Blazers really hope that Oden can get healthy and stay that way in 2011-12. They have to be having nightmares of taking Oden in the NBA Draft over Kevin Durant.

The Trailblazers picked 23-year old, 6′6″, 205 pound shooting guard Jon Diebler with the 51st overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft. Diebler played in 37 games for Ohio State last year and he averaged 35.7 minutes, 12.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game. He also shot 50.2% from three-point range last year as he hit 114 of 227 shots behind the arc. Diebler played in 144 games in his four years in college and he averaged 32.5 minutes, 10.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Diebler might be able to get on the floor for the Blazers in 2011-12 as a long range assassin.