Marcus Camby News: Pro Sports Daily

Health usually an issue for Marcus Camby

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March 8

Oregonian

"The Trail Blazers could've used Marcus Camby against Denver Sunday night. The Nuggets outscored the Blazers 42-26 in the paint and many of the Nuggets' points in the paint came by way of dunks and layups (15 dunks or layups) in the game. That's exactly one of reasons why the Blazers acquired Camby, to block or alter a few of those high-percentage shot attempts. However, Camby sat out Sunday's game with a sprained ankle and his brittleness has followed him throughout his career. Sprained ankles have already caused him to miss two of the nine games that he was available to play since coming to the Blazers. He played five minutes before a sprained ankle forced him out of the Blazers' game ..."

Marcus Camby headlines Donnie Walsh's supporting cast in case Lebron James joins New York Knicks

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March 7

New York Daily News

"The Knicks' primary target this summer is LeBron James, but when it comes to the supporting cast Donnie Walsh plans to assemble, the team president has his eye on a free agent with New York ties. The Knicks, according to sources, will make a strong push for Marcus Camby, who 11 years ago played a significant role in helping the Knicks reach the NBA Finals. Walsh has tried for two years to acquire the 7-foot Camby and last month lost out again when the Clippers traded him to Portland. Although Camby turns 36 in two weeks, he still moves well and doesn't need the ball to make an impact. Instead, he is the shot-blocking, rebounding type of center Walsh and Mike D'Antoni covet. "He only has ..."

Marcus Camby injures ankle in practice, will undergo X-rays

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March 6

Oregonian

"The injury bug bit the Trail Blazers yet again on Friday. Marcus Camby, whom the Blazers acquired near the NBA trade deadline to fortify the interior, injured his left ankle during practice and was scheduled to undergo X-rays Friday to learn the extent of the injury. During a intrasquad scrimmage, Camby ran into the basketball standard and was immediately pulled. He missed most of the two-hour workout. When practice was opened to the media, Camby was receiving treatment and was unavailable for comment. Coach Nate McMillan was hopeful the injury was not serious, but said his starting center would have X-rays taken as a precaution. "We're hoping it's going to be OK," McMillan said. ..."

Trail Blazers: X-rays on Marcus Camby's ankle negative

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March 6

Oregonian

"Marcus Camby, who injured his left ankle today at Trail Blazers' practice, received some good news: precautionary X-rays were negative. The Blazers have officially listed their starting center as questionable for Sunday's game at Northwest Division rival Denver."

Marcus Camby injures ankle in practice, will undergo X-rays

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March 5

Oregonian

"The injury bug bit the Trail Blazers yet again on Friday. Marcus Camby, whom the Blazers acquired near the NBA trade deadline to fortify the interior, injured his left ankle during practice and was scheduled to undergo X-rays Friday to learn the extent of the injury. During a intrasquad scrimmage, Camby ran into the basketball standard and was immediately pulled. He missed most of the two-hour workout. When practice was opened to the media, Camby was receiving treatment and was unavailable for comment. Coach Nate McMillan was hopeful the injury was not serious, but said his starting center would have X-rays taken as a precaution. "We're hoping it's going to be OK," McMillan said. "We're ..."

Marcus Camby looking forward to practice

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March 5

Oregonian

"The Blazers have a 6-3 record since they acquired Marcus Camby in a trade, but even Camby admits he could be playing better and contributing more to the Blazers' effort during the stretch run of the season. "I can be whole lot better. I know I can," Camby said. "I was hoping everything would happen quickly for myself - like overnight." Camby came to the Blazers with the deserved reputation of being a rebounding and shot-blocking machine. He came into this season, his 14th, with a career rebounding average of 10.7 a game and blocked shot average of 2.6 a game. He is currently tied for third in the league in rebounding at 11.6 a game and sixth in blocked shots at 1.98 a game But Camby's ..."

Marcus Camby will not play against Toronto because of sprained right ankle

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February 24

Oregonian

"Trail Blazers center Marcus Camby has been ruled out of Wednesday's game at Toronto because of a sprained right ankle suffered Tuesday night at New Jersey. Camby becomes the third Blazers center to miss a game because of injury this season. Juwan Howard is expected to start. Camby sustained the injury when Nets center Brook Lopez ran into the back of Camby's legs. The Blazers center was trailing a Devin Harris-led fast break and was looking up at the rim when Lopez crashed into him. Camby's foot got caught and rolled. X-Rays were negative, but the sprain caused Camby to walk with a pronounced limp."

Camby, Bayless suffer ankle injuries

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February 24

Portland Tribune

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"A win is a win is a win, even against a team on a collision course with history as the worst NBA team ever. The Trail Blazers saw a 21-point third-quarter lead whittled to five with six minutes to go, then gathered to pull out a 102-93 victory over the New Jersey Nets Tuesday night at the IZOD Center. New Jersey is 5-52, with a chance to finish with fewer wins than the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, in the record books as the worst team in NBA history at 9-73. It was only the third win in seven games for Portland (33-26), which had blown a 25-point third-quarter lead in a 93-89 overtime loss to Utah Sunday night at the Rose Garden. "We were in this situation again," said coach Nate McMillan, ..."

Blazers injury woes continue, Marcus Camby sprains ankle against Nets

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February 24

Oregonian

"By now, there is no sense in fighting it, or even trying to figure it out, so the Trail Blazers have come to embrace what has become, quite simply, an awkward season. It's where no body part is safe. Where no lead is comfortable. And no lineup set in stone. A season of remarkable, if not eerie, consistency continued Tuesday when the Blazers beat the woeful New Jersey Nets 102-93 despite losing new center Marcus Camby to an ankle injury, watching a 21-point lead whittled to five and ushering out their 13th different starting lineup of the season. In his third outing with the Blazers, Camby rolled his right ankle five minutes into the game when Nets' center Brook Lopez fell on the back of ..."

Blazers blown out by Celtics in Marcus Camby's debut

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February 20

Oregonian

"The supposedly new-and-improved Trail Blazers looked only new when they debuted Friday night as the Boston Celtics and their vaunted defense dominated in a 96-76 win at the Rose Garden that was decided by halftime. It was the largest margin of defeat this season for the Blazers, who set season lows for points and shooting percentage (33.8 percent) while watching their lead shrink to two games over New Orleans and Houston for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. New center Marcus Camby, playing in his first game with the Blazers since being traded from the Los Angeles Clippers, won the opening tip and scored on a driving layup on the Blazers' second offensive ..."

Marcus Camby makes his Blazers' practice debut

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February 19

Oregonian

"It has been a whirlwind 72 hours for Marcus Camby. He found out late Monday night he would be dealt from the Clippers to the Blazers while at a team dinner with his then-teammates. Less than 24 hours later, he was shown around the Blazers practice facility, introduced to the basketball operations staff and answered questions from the Portland media at the press conference officially announcing the trade. Fast forward 12 hours and Camby was on a 6 a.m. flight to Los Angeles to get his belongings in order. All set for an evening flight back to Portland, Camby missed his plane and had to wait for the next flight from LAX to PDX, which happened to be at 6 a.m. Thursday morning. So at roughly ..."

No time to lose for Marcus Camby and the Trail Blazers

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February 19

Oregonian

"After hopping on a 6 a.m. flight to Los Angeles, hurriedly packing belongings into seven boxes and saying goodbye to his wife and two young children, Marcus Camby headed to the airport Wednesday evening to board a 9 p.m. flight back to Portland. But there was one problem. His flight had been cancelled. "It's been a whirlwind 24 or 48 hours," Camby said. And it doesn't appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Camby eventually left Los Angeles at 6 a.m. Thursday morning and went directly from PDX to the Trail Blazers' practice facility in Tualatin, where he arrived just in time to slip on a No. 21 jersey and undergo a crash course on his new team's plays while participating in his first ..."

Roy looks, sounds better; Camby will practice Thursday

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February 18

Oregonian

"It was a light practice Wednesday for the Trail Blazers, 12 hours after cruising to a 109-87 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Nate McMillan said the team spent the majority of the session doing light shooting and will get back at it Thursday with a more demanding practice in preparation for Friday's game with the Boston Celtics. Marcus Camby was surprisingly not at the facility -- or even in Oregon -- today. Camby was given the day off to fly back to Los Angeles to better prepare himself for his stay in Portland. With no Camby on hand, the hot topic was (surprise!) Brandon Roy's hamstring. But, in what seems like a full reversal of his in-the-moment comments Tuesday night, Roy was ..."

Trade that lands center Marcus Camby puts Trail Blazers in position for playoffs

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February 17

Oregonian

"It was Jan. 4, courtside at Staples Center in Los Angeles when Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard looked at Clippers center Marcus Camby warming up and shook his head. "Love him, but can't get him," Pritchard said. At the time, Pritchard was on the prowl for a big man. He inquired about Washington's Brendan Haywood, dabbled with the idea of Indiana forward Troy Murphy and wondered about Orlando's Marcin Gortat. In his early dealings with teams, he was left to believe if he were to pull off a deal, it would have to be with an Eastern Conference team. Nobody in the ultra-competitive Western Conference was in the mood to facilitate a Blazers team that had lost Greg Oden and Joel ..."

Blazers roll with Webster, without Camby

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February 17

Portland Tribune

"Lots of things were good about what happened for the Trail Blazers Tuesday night at the Rose Garden. Martell Webster had a career shooting night as Portland took out the Los Angeles Clippers 109-87 in its first game following the all-star break. And the Blazers (32-24) did it without Marcus Camby, who watched in street clothes from the Portland bench after being acquired in a trade with the Clippers earlier in the day. But there was an ominous overtone to an otherwise feel-good game for Portland's pro basketball franchise. All-star guard Brandon Roy played the first half, then sat out the second half due to tightness to the right hamstring that had caused him to miss 15 of the previous 16 ..."

Clippers trade Marcus Camby to Portland

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February 17

Los Angeles Times

"A day after their coach acknowledged they were out of the playoffs, the Clippers on Tuesday traded veteran Marcus Camby to Portland for guard Steve Blake, forward Travis Outlaw and $1.5 million in cash. The Clippers were willing to part with one of the NBA's top rebounders and defenders, General Manager Mike Dunleavy said, so they could acquire two younger players while giving more minutes to forwards Craig Smith and DeAndre Jordan. The Clippers also waived reserve guard Ricky Davis to clear a roster spot. Davis was averaging 4.4 points and 1.6 rebounds. Blake, 29, and Outlaw, 25, have expiring contracts, but Dunleavy said there is interest in re-signing both players for next season. The ..."

Clippers trading Camby to Blazers

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February 16

Yahoo! Sports

columnist Marc J. Spears

"Los Angeles Clippers center Marcus Camby unknowingly attended his own farewell dinner on Monday night. The Portland Trail Blazers agreed in principle Tuesday to acquire Camby from the Clippers, league sources said. The deal only needs approval from the league office to be completed. The trade proposal, which was first reported by Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, sends Camby to Portland in exchange for forward Travis Outlaw, guard Steve Blake and $3 million. In town in advance of their Tuesday game against the Trail Blazers, the Clippers were having a team dinner at Portland's Ringside steakhouse Monday night when Camby received a call on his cell phone from his agent, Rick Kaplan. Kaplan ..."

Clippers trade Camby to Blazers

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February 16

Yahoo! Sports

columnist Marc J. Spears

"Los Angeles Clippers center Marcus Camby unknowingly attended his own farewell dinner on Monday night. The Clippers completed a trade Tuesday that sends Camby to the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources said. The trade, which was first reported by Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, will send Camby to Portland in exchange for forward Travis Outlaw, guard Steve Blake and $3 million. In town in advance of their Tuesday game against the Trail Blazers, the Clippers were having a team dinner at Portland's Ringside steakhouse Monday night when Camby received a call on his cell phone from his agent, Rick Kaplan. Kaplan informed Camby that he would likely be traded to Portland."

Camby stunned by potential trade to Blazers

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February 16

Yahoo! Sports

columnist Marc J. Spears

"Los Angeles Clippers center Marcus Camby may have unknowingly attended his own farewell dinner on Monday night. The Clippers are on the verge of completing a trade that will send Camby to the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources said, but the veteran center is not happy about the potential deal. The proposed trade, which was first reported by Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, will send Camby to Portland in exchange for forward Travis Outlaw, guard Steve Blake and cash. In town in advance of their Tuesday game against the Trail Blazers, the Clippers were having a team dinner at Portland's Ringside steakhouse Monday night when Camby received a call on his cell phone from his agent, Rick ..."

Blazers will trade Travis Outlaw, Steve Blake to Clippers for Marcus Camby

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February 16

Oregonian

"The Trail Blazers will trade forward Travis Outlaw and guard Steve Blake to the Los Angeles Clippers for veteran center Marcus Camby, an agent for one of the players has confirmed to The Oregonian. Outlaw late Monday night said his agent, Bill Duffy, informed him that the deal should be finished on Tuesday. "He said it is still being finished, but that it should go through,'' Outlaw said. The deal, which will also include the Blazers giving cash to Los Angeles, is expected to be finalized on Tuesday, well before the noon Thursday trading deadline, and on the same day the Clippers are in Portland to play the Blazers in the Rose Garden. Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said the deal ..."

Denver Trade Winds

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February 10

Denver Post

"The Nuggets will be working the phones leading up to the Feb. 18 trade deadline. Karl said the likelihood of Denver making a trade could be fifty-fifty. The Nuggets are over the league's luxury tax line and aren't looking to spend too much money on an insurance policy on the bench. According to CBSSports.com, the Los Angeles Clippers' Marcus Camby could return to the Nuggets in a deal. But according to an NBA source, don't expect Denver to make a trade for the pricey Camby. According to Chicago newspapers, another big man being shopped is athletic big man Tyrus Thomas of the Bulls. But Thomas clashing with coach Vinny Del Negro over playing time shows he has a volatile personality that ..."

Camby sits out most of game with bruised rib

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January 28

Los Angeles Times

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"Consider the Clippers unlucky, then. They played most of the game without Marcus Camby after the forward suffered a bruised rib while taking a charge in the first quarter and all but 2 minutes 2 seconds of the fourth quarter without Baron Davis after tendinitis in the guard's right knee flared up."

Camby hopes schedule does well by his knee

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January 3

Los Angeles Times

"The Clippers are entering a relatively appealing stretch of their NBA schedule that, among other things, should help injured players such as Marcus Camby get healthier. But it's an open question whether the Clippers (14-18) as a whole can find better form as well. The team plays only three games in the next nine days and all three are at Staples Center, starting Monday night against Portland. The Clippers play the Lakers on Wednesday night and then have three days to prepare for the Miami Heat on Jan. 10. "The schedule is definitely in our favor," said Camby, the veteran forward who is nursing a hyper-extended left knee even as he remains among the league leaders in rebounds and blocked ..."

Blake Griffin's rehab progresses; Camby, Thornton are injured

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December 26

Los Angeles Times

"Looks as if that Alter-G anti-gravity treadmill arrived at the Clippers' training facility just in time. It was, of course, supposed to be for one injured patient named Blake Griffin, representing another step in his long-and-winding rehabilitation assignment. The Clippers' rookie power forward went through the paces on the machine Thursday, and his close buddy and teammate DeAndre Jordan decided to try it out and looked like a cartoon character, clowning around on the high-tech apparatus. Will there be other anti-gravity clients? Considering the Clippers' past and present . . . well . . . probably. Two others could be Al Thornton and Marcus Camby, both suffering injuries in the Clippers' ..."

Kaman draws praise, gives it back to Camby and Davis

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December 18

Los Angeles Times

"And now, a word or two, from Chris Kaman. The Clippers, in particular, were talking about Kaman's standout season after his double-double performance (23 points, 10 rebounds) against Minnesota on Wednesday. Marcus Camby, who had his own double-double (10 points and 18 rebounds), said that Kaman had been playing "all-star type basketball" all season long. Point guard Baron Davis said he thought Kaman was just starting to realize how dominating he could be on the floor. Camby's presence looms large for Kaman. "Last year, I loved at the beginning of the year being on the floor the same time as Marcus, and then I got hurt and wasn't able to finish the season at all," said Kaman, who was ..."

Dunleavy won't confirm report of trade offers for Marcus Camby

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December 14

Los Angeles Times

"Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy declined to confirm Saturday a recent report that said various NBA teams have made trade offers for starting forward Marcus Camby. In the last year of a contract worth $9.1 million, Camby goes into tonight's game against the San Antonio Spurs ranked fifth in the league in blocks (2.1 per game) and sixth in rebounding (11.0 per game). "Marcus has been great," Dunleavy said. "We have a lot of guys that have a lot of interest from a lot of people." As for the rest of the Clippers' roster, Dunleavy said the team has no immediate needs beyond forward Blake Griffin fully recovering from a stress fracture in his left knee that has kept him out for all 21 games. Camby ..."

Mike Dunleavy won't confirm report of trade offers for Marcus Camby

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December 13

Los Angeles Times

"Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy declined to confirm Saturday a recent report that said various NBA teams have made trade offers for starting forward Marcus Camby. In the last year of a contract worth $9.1 million, Camby goes into tonight's game against the San Antonio Spurs ranked fifth in the league in blocks (2.1 per game) and sixth in rebounding (11.0 per game). "Marcus has been great," Dunleavy said. "We have a lot of guys that have a lot of interest from a lot of people." As for the rest of the Clippers' roster, Dunleavy said the team has no immediate needs beyond forward Blake Griffin fully recovering from a stress fracture in his left knee that has kept him out for all 21 games. Camby ..."

Less-than-tough Clippers cuff Nuggets

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November 21

Denver Post

"There are times when Nuggets coach George Karl will warn the smirking media that every team is an NBA team, which in his head means any team can beat his team if the circumstances are right. Friday, the circumstances were more than right. The Nuggets made them so. Their 106-99 loss to the Clippers at the Staples Center was built on a solid foundation of turnovers, questionable decisions and lax defense for much of the game. And so they became easy pickings for a team believed to be better than its 4-9 mark coming into the game suggested, but which hadn't played like it. There is young talent on the roster in Al Thornton and DeAndre Jordan; old talent in Baron Davis, Chris Kaman and Marcus ..."

Clippers lose game, and Camby

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November 19

Los Angeles Times

"Remember all those days ago when the latest Clippers crisis appeared to be averted? Turns out it was merely the briefest of commercial breaks, or someone leaning on the pause button for a second or two. Three days after a seemingly unifying road victory, not only has the malaise resurfaced, but the Clippers have practically gone subterranean, losing consecutive games to NBA minnows. The latest was an embarrassing loss to the lowly Memphis Grizzlies, who won their third game, defeating the Clippers, 106-91, at FedExForum on Wednesday night. Marc Gasol ran the table in the first half, and Rudy Gay and former Clipper Zach Randolph (21 points) took over in the second half for the Grizzlies. ..."

Camby injures ankle in practice

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October 17

Los Angeles Times

"Question of the day: If there is a collision involving Craig Smith and another player, who usually ends up walking away untouched? Smith. And if the Clippers didn't know the answer to that question before Smith arrived back home in Los Angeles, well, it hasn't taken them long to find out. "He's a bull," said Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy. In fact, Smith's nickname is "the Rhino," but you get the general idea. Apparently "the Rhino" was a creation from Smith's days with the Minnesota Timberwolves. He came to the Clippers in the Quentin Richardson trade, along with Mark Madsen (since waived) and point guard Sebastian Telfair in July. Here, Rhino's wreckage has taken out two teammates. First, ..."

Clippers' Camby sits out with hyperextended knee

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October 4

Los Angeles Times

"There was an injury to their No. 1 draft pick before training camp started, and, once the official practices started, there was one to the oldest player on the roster and another to the backup point guard. Bring it on. The games, that is. The Clippers are familiar with this sort of thing, of course. They can only try to keep it under control, hoping the injury damage is confined to the preseason. They will play their first game in nearly six months -- their regular-season finale was back on April 15 -- Sunday night at Golden State against the Warriors, at 6 p.m. There was summer league in Las Vegas, in July, but that mainly featured an anonymous cast and the Clippers' kids, No. 1 draft ..."

Another growth spurt

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March 23

Boston Globe

"With the 100th-year anniversary in mind, an old picture of Julius "Dr. J" Erving is shown in the top right corner of the University of Massachusetts 2008-09 men's basketball media guide. In the bottom right corner is the image of ex-Minuteman Lou Roe. And between them is a picture of Marcus Camby, who was the star during the best and worst of times for UMass hoops. Camby led UMass to its only Final Four appearance in 1996. But a year later, the NCAA ruled the school had to forfeit its tournament victories because Camby accepted gifts from sports agents. Twelve years after the NCAA wiped out the Minutemen's one shining moment, the Final Four banner still hangs in the Mullins Center rafters ..."

Camby inspiring on and off court

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March 14

Denver Post

"The best kind of sports heroes are the kind who touch us on a personal level, and fittingly so, the night before Marcus Camby will return to the Pepsi Center, he opened the Cambyland Teen Center. Despite not living in the Denver community, the former Nugget shot-swatter is a community mainstay, and Friday he attended the ribbon-cutting at the teen center bearing his foundation's name, located at 808 Inca St. Tonight, he will be welcomed by even more gracious friends when his Clippers (15-49) play the Nuggets (41-25). "I think all the Denver fans should be excited for him to come back," Denver forward Linas Kleiza said. "He does a lot for this community, and hopefully he'll get a huge ..."

Marcus Camby might be the name on top of the Cleveland Cavaliers wish list

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February 17

Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The countdown is on for Thursday's 3 p.m. trading deadline. With the Cavaliers in position to challenge for the NBA Championship and a collection of assets, they will be involved in a lot of rumors. In his first three seasons at general manager, Danny Ferry made two deadline-day deals including last season's 10-player trade and two years ago had a three-team deal fall through at the last minute. Over the next three days, the Plain Dealer will be tracking the behind-the-scenes happenings and be evaluating rumors as they break. It's Tuesday and this is when stuff starts to happen. After having talks over the weekend at the All-Star Games, GMs come back and meet with their staffs and talk ..."

Clippers finally win a game but lose another player

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January 18

Los Angeles Times

"The losing began for the Clippers four weeks earlier in Milwaukee, a 34-point beating that sent them spiraling. The winning began for the Clippers on Saturday night against the same Milwaukee Bucks, a 101-92 victory at Staples Center that did not come without yet another Clippers injury. Center Marcus Camby, having another solid game, suffered a sprained left ankle in the fourth quarter. Camby underwent an X-ray, which was negative, and was listed as day-to-day. "I was really pleased with the way our guys responded, particularly down in the fourth quarter and after Marcus went down," Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy said. The Clippers had lost 12 consecutive games, last winning on Dec. 18 ..."

As Clippers melt down, Marcus Camby can take the heat

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January 18

Los Angeles Times

columnist Mark Heisler

"It's not exactly true that Marcus Camby is the Last Clipper Standing, although there aren't many of them. Of course, there are none like him, with the Clippers or anyone else. At 34, chained to a team that started the weekend 8-30, he has just moved ahead of 23-year-old Dwight Howard for the league lead in rebounds and is No. 2 to him in blocked shots. After missing the preseason with a heel injury and easing back into action in November, Camby has since averaged 39 minutes, suffering through their 12-game losing streak while their other big-money players went to the sidelines. Best of all, he's a great locker room guy. Six months after joining the franchise, under protest, in a funk, he's ..."

Clippers, Blazers set to talk trade with Knicks?

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January 5

Newsday

"With the holiday season over, trade talks are expected to pick up this week, and teams such as the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers could be major movers. The Knicks could get involved in talks with both teams in an attempt to land a desperately needed shot-blocking presence such as Marcus Camby. The Clippers, who have struggled all season, have a logjam in the frontcourt, especially after acquiring Zach Randolph from the Knicks on Nov. 21. It is believed they might consider moving Camby, who has an expiring contract, for the right piece to fit into their thin backcourt. The Blazers, who can offer coveted backup guard Sergio Rodriguez, have a strong interest in Knicks ..."

Knicks consider trade to bring back Marcus Camby

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January 5

New York Daily News

"The Portland Trail Blazers' dogged pursuit of David Lee could result in Marcus Camby returning to New York. Knicks president Donnie Walsh denied that he is working on a three-way deal with the Blazers and Clippers, but several team sources confirmed that Walsh and the Knicks' coaching staff have discussed the possibility of adding Camby, who was traded from Denver to the Clippers last July. Portland has been trying for months to acquire Lee, who will become a restricted free agent this summer. Mike D'Antoni would prefer to have the athletic 7-foot Camby as his center as opposed to the 6-9 Lee, who has improved offensively but has struggled on the defensive end. There was a report of the ..."

Camby's value may show itself at trade deadline

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November 26

Rocky Mountain News

"When Marcus Camby was traded to the Nuggets in 2002, he suffered through one losing season before the franchise enjoyed a resurgence. Now in his first season with the Los Angeles Clippers, the suffering might be equally brief - but for a different reason. With the Clippers off to a 2-12 start, Camby could become a valuable asset when the NBA trade deadline rolls around in February. His name surfaced last week when the Clippers made a four-player deal with the New York Knicks, who sent Zach Randolph and Mardy Collins to the West Coast for Tim Thomas and Cuttino Mobley. Camby remained a Clipper, but 13 years in the NBA have taught him a change of address is only a phone call, text message or ..."

Baron Davis, Marcus Camby trying to get ready

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October 24

Los Angeles Times

"They are racing the calendar, and it looks as if it could be a photo finish for Baron Davis and Marcus Camby. It's all about getting ready in time for the Clippers' season opener, on Wednesday against the Lakers. There are elements of luck involved, pain management and even desperate measures. Camby, sidelined by a bruised right heel, was saying Thursday after his teammates practiced that he planned to get a cortisone shot today to alleviate the pain. "I'll probably still need a couple of weeks of healing," he said. "But time, right now, is not on my side with the season approaching in the next five or six days." He clearly does not want to be a mere spectator Wednesday. "I'm long ..."

Big man is L.A.'s big gain

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October 13

Denver Post

"They moved the mountain, and now one of Denver's most recognizable peaks towers above L.A., a human 14er shunned like a 14-year-old jilted at a school dance. Center Marcus Camby, who had played for Denver since Carmelo Anthony's lone season at Syracuse, was traded to the Clippers this past summer, and while his relationship with the Nuggets ended in divorce, he looks at his relationship with the city of Denver as a separation. "Just because the Nuggets turned their back on me," he said, "I'm not going to turn my back on the community." A fan favorite since 2002, Camby said he will remain involved with Denver from afar. He will continue to spearhead Marcus' Mentors, a tutoring program for ..."

Camby shackled team

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October 7

Denver Post

columnist Mark Kiszla

"For all the crying around Denver when center Marcus Camby was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for a bag of In-N-Out burgers, you would have thought the Nuggets had committed a historic basketball blunder. Something as dumb as using the No. 3 pick in the 1998 NBA draft to take Raef LaFrentz ahead of Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki or Paul Pierce? Or as stupid as allowing Dikembe Mutombo to leave town and take the soul of the Nuggets with him? No way. Well, now that we all have a little perspective, here's a news flash for you: The Nuggets can win 50 games without Camby - and if George Karl deserves to be coach of this team, they will. Denver can be a nastier, more rugged defensive team ..."

Clippers' Marcus Camby finishes full workout

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October 7

Los Angeles Times

"New Clipper Marcus Camby had his first full workout today with his teammates in almost a week, having finally shaken the flu-like symptoms plaguing him during training camp. Camby didn't go with the Clippers to their open scrimmage at Camp Pendleton on Saturday but stayed behind at their Playa Vista training facility and worked out. He worked out twice more on Sunday when the rest of the team had the day off. Today, he hung in there until the last segment of drills. "I imagine I'll work him back in real slow," Clippers Coach Mike Dunleavy said today. "It'll take a bit. I told him go as long as he could go today, let me know when he felt it." There's not much concern that Camby, 34, has ..."

Camby gets early shot at payback against Nuggets

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August 7

Rocky Mountain News

"Marcus Camby's revenge and Carmelo Anthony's return. Those are among the early story lines that emerged Wednesday when the Nuggets officially unveiled their 2008-09 schedule. The Nuggets will open the season on the road against the defending Northwest Division champion Utah Jazz on Oct. 29 before facing Camby and the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center on Oct. 31. Anthony will miss both games while serving a suspension for his arrest on drunken-driving charges in April. He will make his season debut in Denver's home opener Nov. 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers, who swept the Nuggets in the first round of the 2008 Western Conference playoffs. An early look at some of the best Nuggets ..."

Camby 'insulted' by Clippers trade

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July 17

Rocky Mountain News

"After blocking 1,126 shots in six seasons with the Nuggets, center Marcus Camby took a few Wednesday. Still trying to come to grips with his trade from Denver to the Los Angeles Clippers, Camby talked candidly about his disappointment in the hours after his abrupt departure. "Blindsided, distraught, disrespected. All those adjectives. I definitely feel insulted," he said in a telephone interview with the Rocky Mountain News."

Camby move part of grand chess game

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July 17

Denver Post

"Nuggets executives said it was difficult to send the veteran center to the Clippers for nothing more than an exchange of future second-round draft picks, because of his value on court and in the community. But it was strictly business. Immediately, the Nuggets will save $10 million by not having Camby on their roster next season. As for Tuesday's trade, Nuggets vice president of basketball operations Mark Warkentien called it a "chess move" %u2014 a strategic plan to set up possible other moves."

Camby trade a bad deal? Look again

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July 17

Denver Post

columnist Jim Armstrong

"This just in. The Nuggets in the aftermath of the Marcus Camby trade aren't about to win an NBA championship. But then, they weren't about to before the Camby trade, either. Their decision-makers obviously agree or they wouldn't have shipped him out of town. The deal no doubt will be unpopular among local hoops fans, who've shown amazing patience with a team that can't get out of its own way in the playoffs. Memo to each of those fans: Read on and maybe you'll change your mind."

New Clippers forward Camby 'blindsided' by trade from Denver

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July 17

L.A. Daily News

"Nothing against the Clippers. If anything, it's nice to be wanted, Marcus Camby says, but it's going to take a little while to come to grips with the trade that sent him from Denver, his home the past six seasons, to Los Angeles on Tuesday. "He was pretty disappointed," said Rick Kaplan, Camby's agent. "Marcus is a guy who really embraces the place he is (in), and he did that in Denver. He wanted to be there, and he thought they wanted him. "I'm sure, eventually he'll feel that way about the Clippers. By making this move, obviously, the Clippers indicated that they wanted him and are committed to winning. They did it right after everything that happened with Elton Brand, so ..."

Nuggets deal Camby to Clippers in 'salary dump'

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July 16

Rocky Mountain News

"Marcus Camby's agent was told it was a salary dump. It was one fit for only the largest city dump. The Nuggets traded the center to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in a move that next season could save them more than $22 million when the luxury tax is considered. And what must the Clippers give the Nuggets? Possibly nothing. The Nuggets have the option of trading second-round picks in 2010. But if Denver's pick ends up being better than Los Angeles', the Clippers give up nothing."

Camby shipping out

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July 16

Denver Post

"With one Nuggets executive calling it a "chess move," the luxury tax-handcuffed Nuggets traded starting center Marcus Camby — and his hefty contract — to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday for the right to swap second-round picks in the 2010 draft. "He played great for us," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "A big hole to fill." The trade may not please Denver fans — the idea of trading a star player for no player — but it could help the Nuggets make another roster move down the road. "It's not a checkers move, it's a chess move," said Mark Warkentien, Denver's vice president of basketball operations. "Chess is a tougher game to understand and you've got to wait longer to see the ..."