The Portland Trail Blazers signed free agent center Joel Przybilla from the Atlanta Hawks.  The Blazers will be the third team he has played for after he left the University of Minnesota after his sophomore year and was drafted ninth overall in the 2000 draft by Houston.

"Joel is a young man that has demonstrated the ability to rebound and block shots especially when given the opportunity to play last season in Atlanta," Trail Blazers General Manager John Nash said. "We would welcome those attributes to our team."

Przybilla has had a modest carrer thus far, but there are a finite number of 7 footers in the NBA and has a lot of upside and should become a contributer with the rebuilding Blazers.