Former Portland Trail Blazers center Greg Oden has come to accept the fact his lasting basketball legacy will likely include being the biggest bust in NBA draft history.
Jeff Goodman of ESPN passed along comments Oden, the first overall selection in 2007, made to Outside the Lines about trying to move forward after failing to reach the sky-high expectations.
"I'll be remembered as the biggest bust in NBA history," Oden said. "But I can't do nothing about that."
The Buffalo native, who's now 28 and works as a student manager at Ohio State while taking classes, admitted to OTL he'd love to get an opportunity to change that status. He also understands his body simply isn't capable of giving him that chance, though.
"Don't get me wrong," Oden said. "If I was healthy, I would love to continue playing, but I'm not healthy."
The seven-foot post player looked like a can't-miss prospect. Scout ranked him as the No. 1 recruit in the nation coming out of Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis in 2006 thanks to a dominant combination of size, touch around the rim and old-school pure power.
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