Greg Oden's name has become synonymous with "draft bust," "injured" and "unfulfilled potential."
He's played in only 82 games since leaving Ohio State, which would be fine if he was drafted in 2012. But seeing that this number is out of a possible 492 games that have been played since he was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in 2007, that's rather problematic.
Going into the 2013-14 campaign, Oden will have a chance to resume his troubled career with the Miami Heat, as originally reported by ESPN's Jeff Goodman:
Now that the big man has found a new home with the two-time defending champions, let's take a look at how we got to this point.
Portland fans, you may want to avert your eyes or at least prepare yourself for blast of depressing thoughts. This complete timeline of the big man's injury-plagued professional career can get ugly.
Drafted No. 1 Overall in 2007
They say hindsight is 20/20.
Back in 2007, there was a legitimate debate about whether Greg Oden or Kevin Durant s ...
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Complete Timeline of Greg Oden’s Tumultuous Injury-Plagued NBA Career
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