Nerlens Noel is the hottest name entering the 2013 NBA draft, but he won't win the NBA's Rookie of the Year award next season. In addition to the fact that he's a big man coming off of knee surgery (Greg Oden asks, "what could go wrong?"), Noel lacks the necessary strength and bulk to contend with the elite big men in the NBA. Show More Summary
Six years ago, and a few weeks after their prayers in the Greg Oden/Kevin Durant sweepstakes went unanswered, the Boston Celtics weren't an attractive place for any marquee player to call home. Paul Pierce was there, sure, but the rest of the roster was infected with inexperience and far from realized potential. Show More Summary
Greg Oden was supposed to take the NBA by storm as a dominant big man in a league that has been lacking in stellar center play following the era of David Robinson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning, and Shaquille O'Neal. Show More Summary
Greg Oden’s story is truly a sad one, and it’s ironic that he has actually played the equivalent of a full season since being drafted in 2007: just 82 games. After being released by Portland last year following the need for another knee surgery, Oden has not ruled out an NBA comeback. He’s certainly young [...]
You may have heard the expression, "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me." Former number one draft pick, Greg Oden, however, has not only fooled everyone once, and not even twice, but a whopping five times. Oden has...Show More Summary
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No. 1-ranked high school basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins committed to Kansas today. The 18-year-old from Toronto is widely considered the best high school prospect in years. Some say he's the best since Greg Oden in 2007, while more bullish scouts say you have to go back to LeBron James in 2003. Show More Summary
In what is a draft with a notoriously weak class, the No. 1 overall pick will be decided by the lottery. There is no Anthony Davis this year. No Greg Oden. No LeBron James. And most certainly no Michael Olowokandi. With no surefire,Show More Summary
When former No. 1 overall NBA Draft pick Greg Oden unexpectedly stopped by the Rose Garden Wednesday night, he slipped into the bowels of the building to speak to some of his former teammates. Aldridge was one, and while he said it was nice to see his one-time frontcourt mate, it also was odd. “Like a [...]
The center spot has provided a lot of heartbreak for Portland Trail Blazers fans. From the early days with Bill Walton to the '80s with Sam Bowie and most recently with Greg Oden, the Blazers have cycled through several big men over the years. Show More Summary
Greg Oden, the Trail Blazers' often-injured former center, was among the fans at the Rose Garden for Portland's game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
The 2012-13 NBA season is quickly coming to a close, but that hasn ’t coincided with a slow down in rumors. In fact, there’s been plenty of buzz recently concerning some of the most notable players in the league. While much of the focus is no longer on trades, there are still injuries, signings, impending free-agency plans and much more to discuss. Show More Summary
Oden attended the Cavs’ game Friday as a guest of Memphis Grizzlies point guard Mike Conley Jr., his best friend since childhood – yet wound up in Cavs owner Dan Gilbert’s baseline seats adjacent the Cavs’ bench. Gilbert wasn’t in attendance Friday, so arena personnel invited Oden to move down from his original seats five rows [...]
The Miami Heat considered center Greg Oden for their final roster spot before last week signing a guy who is 15 years older. But Oden will be back on the Heat’s radar this summer. Mike Conley Sr., the agent for Oden, said Wednesday he had discussions with Miami president Pat Riley about the spot the Heat [...]
Andrew Bynum's season could end up being over before it ever starts, as news has come out that he has been contemplating arthroscopic knee surgery that would end his season. Andrew Bynum had another setback. Knee swelled up after brief work in practice last week. Show More Summary
It looks like NBA teams targeting former Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden to plug into the middle down the stretch will have to look elsewhere. According to Fox Sports' Sam Amico, Oden is continuing his rehabilitation throughShow More Summary
The Miami Heat need help in the interior defense department, and general manager Pat Riley may have found a potential gold mine in Greg Oden. That's right, the same Greg Oden who was drafted first overall in 2007, only to become an injury-prone draft bust. Show More Summary
According to Sam Amico of FoxSportsOhio.com, former No. 1-overall pick Greg Oden is eyeing a comeback, and the Cleveland Cavaliers might be the frontrunners to land his services. But could a tandem of Oden and budding superstar Kyrie Irving be enough to allow the Cavs to put the hurt caused by LeBron James' departure behind them? In a word — no. Show More Summary