Nike ad in today’s Oregonian
Kidding. But the NY Post has a humorous Q&A with the big fella in which he comes with this strong revelation:
Q: What do you want people to say about you when your career is over?
A: He has toe rings! (smiles).
And don’t overlook this beauty sequence:
Q: On a scale of 1 to [...]
Oden accidentally give Stern a snot-palm
As expected, the Blazers selected Greg Oden as the #1 overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. The big fella smiled wide and applied some hand sanitizer in prep for his handshake with David Stern because he didn’t want to give his cold to the Commish. Shortly after the pick, [...]
Much more of this in Oden’s future
ESPN’s Rick Bucher is reporting that the Portland Trail Blazers have informed Greg Oden’s camp that they will be selecting the center with the first pick in the NBA draft tomorrow evening. While this comes as no real surprise to many Buckeye fans, you can bet that GM [...]
Officer O’Neal Lookin’ Out For Quan
Daequan Cook’s hometown fishwrap keeps the DC news coming at a pace even Access Hollywood could appreciate. Today, the DDN reported none other than Officer O’Neal picked up Cook at the Miami airport prior to his workout with the Heat. Apparently, Cook and the Diesel had met previously via a [...]
Greg Oden left his workout in Portland a little heavier in the wallet as he came to (unspecified) terms with Nike. Old fella broke it down on his blog:
“.. to be a part of the Nike family with all the tradition, it’s like a dream. I just want a commercial with ‘Little Penny’ maybe [...]
Portland bound
Various media outlets are reporting on the medical evaluations of top prospects for the NBA draft and the big talk centers around reports of some minor health issues with projected top pick Greg Oden.
Keeping with tradition, pro scouts, this time with the NBA, are looking for chinks in the armor of the top dog(s). [...]
Ron Lewis’ Draft Status Still Cloudy
With the NBA Draft less than a week away teams are getting a last look at guys and finalizing their draft strategy. With even the top half of the first round pecking order uncertain it’s even more of a mystery as to how the 2nd round will play out. That [...]
Cook looks to lock up 1st round status this week
Daequan worked out for the Sixers (#21) Saturday and has workouts scheduled this week with the Warriors (18), Spurs (28) and Heat (20). Cook commented he plans to sign with Conley Sr either today or tomorrow. The deadline to withdraw from the draft is [...]
Dog Mode, Yo.
Jason Quick, the Trail Blazers beat writer for The Oregonian, conducted an interview with future Blazer Greg Oden last week. The interview (direct link to MP3) featured many great soundbites, including the disclosure that Oden asked Matta to red-shirt him when he was first injured. However, nothing topped Oden’s response when [...]
