26-year old starting shooting guard Brandon Roy doesn’t need knee surgery quite yet but he’s going to miss some time. Roy has played in 11 games (all starts) for the Trailblazers so far this year and he is averaging 35.4 minutes, 18.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game. The Blazers are lucky they signed 24-year old SG/SF Wesley Matthews away from the Jazz last summer as he will replace Roy in the starting lineup until he’s ready to return to action. Matthews has played in 12 games (1 start) for the Blazers so far this year and he is averaging 23.1 minutes, 11.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

22-year old center Greg Oden needs microfracture surgery on his left knee which will cause him to miss the rest of the 2010-11 season. That means that Oden has missed two of his first four years due to injury. Oden has played in 82 games (60 starts) in his four years with the Blazers and he has averaged 22.1 minutes, 9.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game. This really hurts when you consider that they could have drafted Kevin Durant over Oden. The 22-year old Durant has played in 247 games (247 starts) in his first four years in the NBA and he is averaging 37.8 minutes, 25.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The Trailblazers must be cursed because they did the same thing quite a few years back when the took a injury prone center (Sam Bowie) over Michael Jordan. History is repeating itself in Portland, Oregon.

35-year old center Fabricio Oberto has decided to retire due to a heart condition. Oberto played in 5 games (0 starts) for the Blazers this year and he averaged 9.0 minutes, 1.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game. Dante Cunningham will likely see a bump in P.T. until one of the injured centers (Greg Oden or Joel Przybilla) come back. Rookie guard Elliot Williams will also miss the rest of the year with a dislocated right patella. Williams didn’t get into any games for the Blazers this year.

The Trailblazers have lost 23-year old forward Jeff Pendergraph for the 2010-11 season due to a torn ACL in his right knee. Pendergaph played in 39 games (4 starts) as a rookie for the Blazers last season and he averaged 10.4 minutes, 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game. He shot 66.2% from the floor and 90% from the free throw line as he made the most of the few minutes he got to play for the Blazers last season. This will hurt the bench a tad for the Blazers in 2010-11.

UPDATE: (10/26/2010) - The Trailblazers have waived Pendergraph. It’s a shame that getting hurt cost him his career with the Blazers.

Starting shooting guard Brandon Roy underwent knee surgery and the original prognosis was that he would miss 4-6 weeks. But, it’s possible that Roy could return for the second playoff series if the Blazers advance. This is a big blow to the Trailblazers heading into the playoffs as Roy is without a doubt the best player on the team. Roy has played in 65 games (all starts) for the Trailblazers this season and he averaged 37.2 minutes, 21.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.