International Blazers F Victor Claver Suffers Stress Fracture In Foot

ACB.com reports that Victor Claver, the 23-year-old Spanish forward selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round of the 2009 NBA Draft, suffered a stress fracture in his foot during practice this week for his ACB club, Valencia.
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Trabecular fracture in the his left foot third metatarsal.
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The site notes that Claver suffered a stress fracture on his other foot last year.

Valencia recently extended Claver's contract through 2014.

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he might need to get some different shoes

lol.

is this our first injury of the season? 2 weeks in and only 1 injury. not bad by blazer standards.

PHILLY!

by CleBlazer on Nov 13, 2011 8:25 AM PST reply actions

I hear they're trying to sign some scrub to replace him

Kevin Dur-something.

by meru on Nov 13, 2011 8:41 AM PST reply actions

Freeland '12

Claver won’t come over – if ever.

by Norsktroll on Nov 13, 2011 9:05 AM PST reply actions

pretty much what I was thinking

and I actually want to see Freeland

by hoodieNation on Nov 13, 2011 9:13 AM PST up reply actions

Freeland against S&R, today. Stats.

by amlmart1 on Nov 13, 2011 11:59 AM PST up reply actions

Already in the fanshot :(

by amlmart1 on Nov 13, 2011 12:01 PM PST up reply actions

I suppose...

…the silver lining to this, is Victor is playing overseas. He is signed to a contract through 2014. So purely selfishly? His foot problems are Valencia’s problem…

I actually have liked a lot of what I’ve heard about Victor Clavers talent and athleticism. But? If he starts having problems with the “landing gear”…that can severely hamper a career.

On the positive side, no gain, but no real loss for The Blazers. If he is playing well in 2 years, and not having foot problems…we still have his N.B.A. draft rights…if not? You win some you lose some….

You can complain about a lost draft pick…but that hasn’t really been determined yet, and he was a late, late 1st round pick even at that. He’s young a kid…I hope his feet allow him to play ball as long as he wants to…

"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"

by Krang on Nov 13, 2011 12:10 PM PST reply actions

KP is the best GM EVER!

Dude does his homework, oh wait he is just a used car salesmen. Charisma can’t change the facts on the ground, at this point is KP in the running for worst GM ever in Blazer history? Seriously look at the 2007-2009 drafts.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/draft.html

!!!o o!!!
OMG I just jizzed in my France
OMGrandpa

by sug on Nov 13, 2011 12:13 PM PST reply actions

Not defending or condeming...

…but I think it’s a waste of time to look back two years in retrospect and fault KP for the outcome of Victor Claver or any of our 22+ first round position draft picks.

What have we witnessed since? Even when KP was supposedly at the helm, he himself defined the draft process as a “group effort”. It does seem to me that Portland and The Blazers and Paul Allen embrace a “All Hands On Deck”…attitude to the draft. In other words? It’s not one person sitting atop making over riding decisions. I’m relatively sure Victor Claver wasn’t a purely KP decision.

"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"

by Krang on Nov 13, 2011 12:24 PM PST up reply actions

Agreed.

Blame can be pretty evenly distributed for the poor drafts of the past couple years. As far as the Spanish obsession, I think that’s more PA than anybody. I seem to remember him having a lot to do with Sergio’s selection.

Sure, there are some flubs that sit squarely in KP’s lap (not using Raef’s expiring contract), but the draft is a collective failure. We’re all (knee-deep) in this together, ya know?

Oddly enough, I think they’ve done pretty good at the bottom of the 1st/top of the 2nd in the draft. Batum, Cunningham, and Johnson are my recent favs. Pre-25th pick has been all fail for the Blazers since 2008.

Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers

by Adam Randall on Nov 13, 2011 1:56 PM PST up reply actions

In other news, Rodrigue Beaubois, selected by Dallas with the 25th pick in the 2009 NBA Draft...

…will be battling JJ Barrea for the 2nd string PG duties behind Jason Kidd. Dallas is confident that between Barrea and Beaubois, they can transition from the Kidd era into the future when the veteran PG retires.

Meanwhile, back in Portland questions swirl around the backup PG spot and who will fill the role. Armon Johnson manned the position to start the season, but after turnover troubles, he was replaced a better ball handler in Patty Mills. By season’s close it was obvious that Mills was not a long term solution due to his diminutive size, poor defense, and inconsistency on both ends. Portland looked to the draft once again, this time selecting Nolan Smith. Smith, Johnson, and Mills will fight it out when training camp opens for the role. A potential dark horse is Elliott Williams, who wowed many in his pre-draft workouts, but sat out last season with knee injuries. More on this story as it develops…

Doers & Makers > Movers & Shakers

by Adam Randall on Nov 13, 2011 1:29 PM PST reply actions