The Trailblazers have signed 28-year old PG/SG Travis Diener. Diener played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Pacers this season and he averaged 6.3 minutes, 0.8 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Diener has now played in 174 games (21 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 15.1 minutes, 4.9 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. This was a nice signing depth-wise for the Blazers.

The Trailblazers have acquired 35-year old PF/C Marcus Camby from the Clippers for 29-year old point guard Steve Blake, 25-year old small forward Travis Outlaw and $3 million dollars cash. Camby will immediately bump Juwan Howard back to the bench and he will help out the defense and rebounding of the Blazers. Camby played in 51 games (all starts) for the Clippers this year and he averaged 31.3 minutes, 7.7 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per game. Camby has now played in 808 games (655 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 30.7 minutes, 10.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.0 steal and 2.6 blocked shots per game.

Steve Blake played in 51 games (28 starts) for the Blazers this season and he was averaging 27.4 minutes, 7.6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Rudy Fernandez and Jerryd Bayless will likely see bumps in their playing time to make up for Blake moving on to L.A. Travis Outlaw played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Blazers this season and he was averaging 21.0 minutes, 9.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. Outlaw has been a decent backup player in his career for the Blazers but Nicolas Batum and Martell Webster will likely pick up the slack with him gone.

This was a great move for the Trailblazers who are 31-24 on the season which has them in the 8th spot in the Western Conference, 3 games ahead of the Hornets and Rockets. The Blazers are probably more worried about the Grizzlies though who are 4 games behind them right now. This is not to say that Juwan Howard didn’t do a good job for the Blazers because he did, but Camby is a game changer both on the boards and defensively.

The Trailblazers have signed 26-year old power forward Shavlik Randolph to a 1-year deal. Randolph played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Heat this year and he averaged 11.5 minutes, 1.0 point and 3.5 rebounds per game. He has now played in 91 games (7 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 8.3 minutes, 2.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Randolph is a injury prone player but if he can stay healthy he can help the Blazers.

UPDATE: The Blazers have already waived Shavlik Randolph. Randolph played in 2 games (0 starts) for the Blazers this year and he averaged 2.5 minutes, 2.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. It’s possible that the Trailblazers might re-sign Randolph if he clears waivers.

UPDATE II: The Blazers have re-signed Shavlik Randolph to a 10-day contract.

The Trailblazers have waived 24-year old center Anthony Tolliver. Tolliver only played in 2 games for the Blazers this year and he averaged 2.0 minutes, 0.0 points and 0.5 rebounds per game. He has now played in 21 games (0 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 10.1 minutes, 2.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. The Trailblazers won’t miss him too much as he has shown nothing for them this year.

32-year old shooting guard Ime Udoka is coming back to the Blazers at least in training camp. He played in Portland during the 2006-07 season in which he averaged 28.6 minutes, 8.4 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. He also shot 40.6% from three point range that year. Last season Udoka played in 67 games (3 starts) with the Spurs and he averaged 15.4 minutes, 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He has now played in 227 games (78 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 20.4 minutes, 6.0 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. It was smart for the Blazers to give Udoka a chance to make the team.

UPDATE: The Trailblazers have released Ime Udoka. They just have too much depth at small forward and shooting guard to keep Udoka. He should be able to find another team soon as he is a talented player. This tells you that teams better watch out for the Blazers who are truly loaded this season.