During the 2007 NBA draft, the Portland Trail Blazers made Greg Oden the first overall draft choice. Since then, Oden has played in a grand total of 82 games, last seeing the court on December 5, 2009.
As tumultuous as his career may be to this point, Oden would be a low-risk signing for a contending team to make.
According to Jeff Goodman and Marc Stein of ESPN, Oden, an unrestricted free agent, has cut his list of potential signing spots down to five teams: the Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings and San Antonio Spurs. The Heat and Spurs have reportedly emerged as front-runners.
Per Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, Oden has added the Atlanta Hawks to the mix and will decide upon his potential destination next week.
Regardless of where he signs, all eyes will be on Oden's decision.
It might be surprising to see a player who has been out of the NBA for nearly four calendar years garner this type of attention. With that being said, Oden was expected to become the next great NBA big man, taking the reigns from Shaquille O'Neal as the most dominant interior ...
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Greg Oden’s Potential Signing a Low-Risk Decision for Contending Team to Make
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