Greg Oden Didn’t Expect To Be The No. 1 Pick

Greg Oden joins his former Portland teammate Channing Frye to explain why he wanted to return to Ohio State, why he didn’t expect to be the No. 1 pick ahead of Kevin Durant and what life after basketball looks like today.

They also revisit how great a healthy Oden could have been, Brandon Roy and Portland’s biggest what-if, the moment Oden began considering retirement and what he learned playing alongside LeBron James and the 2014 Miami Heat.

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
03:52 - Portland’s Draft-Day Whirlwind & Life After Basketball
07:03 - Mario Kart, Ohio State Stories & Player Comparisons
11:14 - How Greg Oden Learned To Love Basketball
14:15 - Financial Literacy & Preparing Young Athletes
19:44 - How Great Could A Healthy Greg Oden Have Been?
23:11 - Stretch Fives, Portland Memories & NBA Roles
28:28 - Retirement, Reinvention & No Regrets
34:50 - Brandon Roy, The 2007 Draft & Portland’s What-If
41:12 - LeBron’s Heat & The Modern Post-Up Big

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