This is a truly heartbreaking story, not just because he had so much potential as a player, but he also seemed to be a young man with high intellect, an engaging sense of humor and insight far beyond the basketball court. From all appearances Greg Oden is a genuinely nice guy. The kind of guy the NBA can proudly market.
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Greg Oden Reaches the End of His Oregon Trail: Is His Career Over?
Posted: 16th March 2012 by DavidBurnett in Basketball, NBATags: Greg Oden, injury-prone, Is his career over?, Portland Trailblazers, waived
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A Dream Deferred Again: Portland’s Greg Oden to Miss Entire Season
Posted: 18th November 2010 by DavidBurnett in injury, NBATags: bust, center, Greg Oden, number one draft pick, Portland Trailblazers
One can only wonder why Greg Oden will be sidelined yet again. But there may never be a good answer. Sometimes things just happen. But the fact is, this once promising seven-footer, who some saw as the second coming of Bill Russell, Hakeem Olajuwan, and Patrick Ewing, has now been injured for most of the last five years.
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