Blazers general manager Chad Buchanan discussed the rehabilitation progress of center Greg Oden.

"Greg is kind of taking the next step in his rehab, doing some work out on the court,” Buchanan said. “We're taking it very slow with Greg. We want to make sure that he's completely comfortable and confident in his knee before he steps back out there. We're being cautious with his return. Like I said, we want Greg to feel completely ready when he does get to the point where he's ready to step back out there again. But there's definitely some challenges ahead for Greg to get to that point. We're going to be by his side the whole way."

It is not clear when Oden, who is coming off left knee surgery, might be available to play for the Blazers.

“Nobody knows at this point,” Buchanan said when asked if Oden would return this season. “We're just going to follow what the doctors are telling Greg to do with his recovery. We hope so but there's no guarantees at this point."