When you talk about Greg Oden, it’s hard not to feel bad about him. A former No. 1 overall pick that had everything to be successful in the NBA except for one thing: a healthy body.
Oden couldn’t make an impact on the leave, which affected him a lot. During a recent interview, the player revealed he used to stay at home for two weeks without going out.
“I just secluded myself from everybody,” he says.
“I just felt like a failure. I felt like I let a lot of people down,” he says, via The Ringer. “Letting Portland down, letting the whole entire staff and organization down. I felt like I let my family down and everybody who coached me and believed in me.”
This must have been painful for Oden, who looked like a big candidate to dominate the NBA during the 2007 NBA Draft. He entered the league the same year as Kevin Durant, and while KD has had a successful career, Oden could never fulfill his potential, becoming one of the biggest ‘what ifs in league history.
The Portland Trail Blazers Could Have Been A Dynasty With Greg Oden
Oden was a part of one of the biggest dynasties that we never got to see. The Portland Trail Blazers of the late 2000s and early 2010s boasted LaMarcus Aldridge, Brandon Roy, and Greg Oden on the roster.
Everything looked great for this team, but injuries stopped them from becoming the great squad they were supposed to be. Besides Oden, Brandon Roy struggled a lot with injuries, ultimately decreasing his level and becoming another what-if in the NBA.
In only 62 games played together, the Aldridge, Roy, and Oden trio won 50 games, only losing 12 and looking incredibly great together. We can only imagine how great these three could have been if they had never gotten injured. The NBA is full of sad stories, and Oden must be one of the most famous.
A video showing the player interacting with a granny shows how cool he still is, but also how painful it is for him to talk about his past career. Now Oden is trying to become a coach, and he appears to have all the tools to do so.
In 105 games in the NBA, Oden averaged 8.0 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 0.5 assists.
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