My ode to Oden is going to be very short and sweet. Oden is a rookie senior citizen that unfortunately ended up with the same injury as a former Trailblazer #1 pick Sam Bowie. Oden had surgery today on a microfracture of his knee and is done for the entire year. Portland’s season is done before it starts and so is Oden’s professional career.

The first pick of the NBA Draft of 2007 is Greg Oden.  This is more chalk than taking all the number one seeds in the first round of the NCAA Basketball Tourney.  Kevin Durant could end up being a better player, but Portland is taking Oden and that’s the bottom line because StonecoldJZ said so!

Roy Hibbert has pulled his name from the 2007 NBA Draft and will return to the University of Georgetown. The 7-2 center decided he would rather gun for a national championship with the Hoyas instead of playing in the NBA next year. The more I thought about Hibbert’s decision the more it made sense to me. He was going to be picked in the low teens more than likely this year and if he waits until next year he could easily be a top five pick. I just Jeff Green would have decided to come back to because Gtown would have been one solid squad.

Greg Oden of Ohio State has ended all the speculation by announcing he is entering the NBA draft. Two of his Buckeye teammates Mike Conley Jr and Daequan Cook have also announced they are entering the draft, but won’t hire an agent.

Mark my word that Oden will go first in the draft this year. Durant may be the better play in the long run, but no team will pass up the chance of getting an instant star in the post.