It seems like we hear this story just as much as we hear stories about Brett Favre’s retirement (every year). In another heartbreaking beginning to a season, Portland Blazers’ center Greg Oden finds himself sitting on the bench for the rest of the season once again. The former #1 pick in 2007 out of Ohio State must undergo microfracture surgery on his left knee and is officially done this year. Sound familiar? Oden had to miss his rookie season, ’07-’08, because of microfracture surgery on his right knee. Over the 4 seasons Oden has been in the league, he has only played one season’s worth of games (82).
This isn’t just déjà vu for Oden, however, but for Portland as well. In 1984 Portland picked Sam Bowie #2 overall. #3 that year? Michael Jordan.
