The Portland Trail Blazers have signed forward/center Marcus Camby to a two-year, $20 million contract extension. Camby would have become a free agent without the extension.

Camby posted averages of 7.0 points, 11.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 1.13 steals, 2.04 blocked shots and 31.2 minutes in 23 games (all starts) with the Trail Blazers this season. He ranked second in the NBA in rebounds (11.8), fifth in blocked shots (1.97) and eighth in steals-to-turnover ratio (1.04) for 2009-10.

?Portland felt right to me since I got here and the support from the team, fans and organization has been incredible,? said Camby. ?I?m looking forward to continuing my career as a Trail Blazer and think this team can do something special.?