On June 28,2007, Greg Oden was selected first overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
36 Facts About Greg Oden
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Greg Oden recovered and made his NBA debut on opening night 2008.
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Greg Oden signed with the Miami Heat in August 2013, more than three years after last appearing in an NBA game, and played with the team through the 2014 NBA playoffs.
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In May 2019, Greg Oden was selected as the 7th overall pick in the 2019 Big3 Draft.
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Greg Oden was born in Buffalo, New York, and moved with his family to Terre Haute, Indiana at the age of nine.
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Greg Oden attended Sarah Scott Middle School in Terre Haute, where he first played interscholastic basketball.
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Greg Oden then relocated with his mother and brother and attended Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana which he led to three consecutive Indiana Class 4A basketball championships before graduating in 2006.
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Greg Oden was named Parade's High School Co-Player of the Year 2005 and 2005 National Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
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Greg Oden repeated as Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2006.
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Greg Oden was on the McDonald's All-American Team and played in the All-American game, and earned first-team Parade All-American honors for the second straight year.
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Greg Oden had surgery on his right wrist on June 16,2006, in Indianapolis to repair a ligament injury that occurred late in his senior high school season.
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Greg Oden made his college debut on December 2,2006, against Valparaiso, coming off the bench.
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Greg Oden finished the game with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 blocks.
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On March 6,2007, Greg Oden was named First Team All-Big Ten as well being voted the conference's Defensive Player of the Year.
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Greg Oden fouled out for the first time in his college career against Xavier in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and was bothered by foul trouble throughout the tournament.
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On September 14,2007, Greg Oden had microfracture surgery on his ailing right knee.
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Greg Oden's progress was recorded on the Trail Blazers' website and his blog.
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Greg Oden left his NBA debut with a foot injury after playing thirteen scoreless minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Greg Oden returned on November 12,2008, after missing two weeks, and scored his first NBA points in the first quarter against the Miami Heat.
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On November 23,2009, Greg Oden matched his career-high for points in a game again with 24.
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On December 5,2009, Greg Oden injured his left knee in the first quarter of a game.
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Greg Oden was taken off the court on two connected stretchers.
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That injury marked the second time Greg Oden had missed major playing time due to injury.
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On February 3,2012, Greg Oden underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.
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On February 20,2012, Greg Oden was scheduled for a procedure on his left knee similar to the procedure he underwent 17 days earlier.
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However, during the operation, further damage to the articular cartilage was discovered, and Greg Oden underwent his third micro-fracture surgery.
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On March 15,2012, Greg Oden was waived by the Trail Blazers to create room on the roster for trade acquisitions.
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Greg Oden played in his first NBA game since December 5,2009, in a preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans on October 23,2013.
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Greg Oden managed to score two points through a dunk attempt and grabbed two rebounds in four minutes of play.
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On January 15,2014, Greg Oden made his long-awaited return to the court.
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In March 2015, Greg Oden was reported to be working out with the Memphis Grizzlies, while he returned to his alma mater, Ohio State, to undergo some "high-level training" with Thad Matta, then Ohio State basketball team coach.
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Matta stated that since September 2014, Greg Oden had been working out with the other Ohio State coaches.
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In June 2015, Greg Oden had workouts with the Charlotte Hornets and the Dallas Mavericks.
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In 2019, Greg Oden graduated from Ohio State with a bachelor's degree in sport industry.
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Greg Oden pleaded guilty in 2015 to battery with moderate bodily injury, and the other three charges were dropped.
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Greg Oden was put on probation and ordered to pay a fine and attend counseling.