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His arrival may be a year late, but this 7-foot rookie is the real deal Trail Blazers center Greg Oden, the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, goes to the hoop in a preseason game against the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 7. Though on a 12-month time delay, pro basketball is at last getting a chance to unwrap one of its most precious gifts from the 2007 NBA Draft. Greg Oden is healthy, folks, and that is very good news. Oden and Kevin Durant were supposed to be the double-threat rookie treat for hoops lovers last season. But when the big center from Ohio State injured his knee in offseason workouts before his original rookie season, we were all forced to impatiently wait to get a true glimpse of the potential of the NBA’s next great big man. On Oct. 8 in Portland’s Rose Garden, there were 19,000 delirious Trail Blazers fans on... [read full story]
