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Joel Przybilla was ticked after the game, and bee-lined to the locker room from the bench like a guy thinking, "I came back ... FOR THIS?!?" Gerald Wallace was so angry that he slammed over a large recycling bin in the arena tunnel, out of sight of fans, spilling paper and plastics that had to be picked up by some poor guest services guy in a red vest. Jamal Crawford sat by his locker, with a blank expression, and said, "It gets old." Oregonian

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Kevin Pritchard: Congrats to @JoelPrzybilla for signing with the #Blazers. Happy for him and the team. One of the great kids in nba. Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Joel Przybilla 

Veteran center Joel Przybilla, who was shut out of the abbreviated free agent market in December, re-signed Monday with the Portland Trail Blazers. Przybilla spent six-plus seasons with the Trail Blazers until being traded to Charlotte with other goodies at last year’s deadline for Gerald Wallace. He gives Portland depth at center, where the club is a tad long in the tooth. Portland’s starting center is 37-year-old Marcus Camby. His backup is 39-year-old power forward Kurt Thomas. At 32, Przybilla is a comparative spring chicken. His presence will allow Thomas to spell All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge at power forward. “We’ve been actively trying to get Joel to return to Portland for some time now and we’re thrilled with his decision to come back to the Trail Blazers family,” Blazers acting GM Chad Buchanan said in a statement. “Joel is a hard worker, a great teammate and a player that does the little things to help you win, all qualities that will help us down the stretch run.” SheridanHoops

Portland Trail Blazers, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

Center Joel Przybilla is set to return to the Trail Blazers after he said he passed a physical by the team on Sunday in Portland. The team is expected to sign the 32-year-old Przybilla on Monday for the remainder of the season. First, however, they must waive a player from their roster to create room. The decision figures to be between second-year guard Armon Johnson and injured center Greg Oden. Acting general manager Chad Buchanan on Sunday said the team will not discuss the move. "We aren't going to comment on anything until (Monday),'' Buchanan said in a text message. "Our focus today is on LaMarcus (Aldridge) and the All-Star Game.'' Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Armon Johnson, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla 

Center Joel Przybilla is set to return to the Trail Blazers after he said he passed a physical by the team on Sunday in Portland. The team is expected to sign the 32-year-old Przybilla on Monday for the remainder of the season. First, however, they must waive a player from their roster to create room. The decision figures to be between second-year guard Armon Johnson and injured center Greg Oden. Acting general manager Chad Buchanan on Sunday said the team will not discuss the move. "We aren't going to comment on anything until (Monday),'' Buchanan said in a text message. "Our focus today is on LaMarcus (Aldridge) and the All-Star Game.'' Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Chad Buchanan, Armon Johnson, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla 

"At that moment, I realized I want to be with these guys," Przybilla said of his family, which also includes son Jayden, who is almost 2. "I didn't want to leave them." He internalized that thought as he went to bed. And he thought about it into the night. When he awoke, he faced his wife and shocked her. "I looked at her and said, 'Let's go back to Portland,'" Przybilla said. "And I could see a smile on her face." Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Joel Przybilla 

And he will be part of something where he is already comfortable. He knows McMillan. He knows much of the roster. And he knows Buchanan as an executive and a friend. "If I signed somewhere else, I wouldn't know what to expect, I didn't know what I would be getting myself into," Przybilla said. "Because the way I am, I'm very simple. I like simple things in life. And for me, Portland is home, for me and my family. I feel comfortable there." Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Joel Przybilla 

Free-agent center Joel Przybilla has decided to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, an NBA source told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

Portland Trail Blazers, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

Jason Quick: Agent Bill Duffy, who represents both Przybilla and Oden, said he is not sure whether Blazers would waive Oden to make room for Przybilla Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Free Agency, Greg Oden, Joel Przybilla 

Marc J. Spears: Free agent center Joel Pryzbilla has chosen to sign with Blazers, source tells Yahoo! Sports. Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

Sam Amick: Source says Przybilla will sign with Portland for the veteran's minimum through the end of the season. Twitter

Portland Trail Blazers, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

According to agent Bill Duffy, who spent halftime sitting courtside with team president Larry Miller, Przybilla is expected to make a decision Wednesday between signing with Miami, Chicago, Milwaukee or Portland ... or remaining idle at his home in Milwaukee, where he is an All-Star father to his two sons. Oregonian

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"I think Portland is always the sentimental favorite for obvious reasons," Duffy said. "Joel has a home here and he had the best years of his career here. And at this particular time, it looks like he is needed, too." Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

The Blazers have made an offer to the 32-year-old center for the remainder of the season. Now they are waiting. Hoping. Wondering. "Joel knows how we feel about him," said Chad Buchanan, the team's acting general manager, and one of Przybilla's close friends. "And we are always looking for ways to improve our team." Oregonian

Portland Trail Blazers, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

After the holidays, he found taking the kids to school and watching his beloved Green Bay Packers on Sundays was more fun than morning shootarounds and 3 a.m. arrivals in Oklahoma City. But then, I got a text message from Przybilla on Jan. 14. It said, "I'm starting to miss it." I asked him if he was in shape. "Very close," he wrote. On Tuesday, it sounds as if Przybilla still misses it. "There is some optimism," Duffy, his agent, said. "He is strongly, strongly considering." Oregonian

Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

Last we heard he was deciding between the Bulls and Heat, but then the heat resigned gladness and word was that Przybilla was not going to be heading to Miami after all. Sam: I’m not sure anyone knows. The Bulls have worked him basically since the lockout ended and I’ve heard they continue to talk to him. It seems more now a question of whether he wants to play, which he is not sure about. He has moved back to Wisconsin and is a family guy and one of those rare players who apparently can live without the game. He knows the Bulls want him. I think so do the Bucks, where he could be the starting center with Bogut out. I suspect that’s become a consideration as its sounded to me he would like to be closer to home than Miami. Have to respect that. NBA.com

Chicago Bulls, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

The Bucks have also shown more than a passing interest in veteran center Joel Przybilla, who is also an unrestricted free agent after finishing last season with Charlotte. Racine Journal-Times

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

What the re-signing of Gladness seems to indicate is that Joel Przybilla either isn't ready to return to the court, or isn't amenable to the Heat's terms. Sulia

Miami Heat, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

Marc Stein: Joel Przybilla update: He's still deliberating between Bulls and Heat. Decision was expected by now but he's still weighing his options Twitter

Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Free Agency, Joel Przybilla 

The Bucks are looking at Kyrylo Fesenko and Joel Przybilla, according to sources. Fesenko is an unrestricted free agent who has three years of NBA experience. Przybilla lives in Milwaukee and started his career with the team. HoopsWorld

Milwaukee Bucks, Free Agency, Kyrylo Fesenko, Joel Przybilla