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Greg Oden

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Also known as Gregory Wayne Oden Jr.

American basketball player

OverviewAI-generated

Gregory Oden is an American basketball player who competed as a center. Born in Buffalo in 1988, he attended Ohio State University. He was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers and played in the National Basketball Association. His professional career spanned from 2007 to 2016.

Oden played for the Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, Real Madrid Baloncesto, and Jiangsu Dragons. He represented the United States in his sport. He is male and speaks English as his native language. Physical records list his height as 213 and his mass as 129.

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Listeners
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Total plays
49

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Key facts

Born
( 1988-01-22 ) January 22, 1988 (age 38) , Buffalo, New York , U.S.
Listed height
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight
273 lb (124 kg)
High school
Lawrence North , ( Indianapolis, Indiana )
College
Ohio State (2006–2007)
Nba draft
2007 : 1st round, 1st overall pick
Drafted by
Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career
2007–2016
Position
Center
Number
52, 20
2007 2012
Portland Trail Blazers
2013 2014
Miami Heat
2015 2016
Jiangsu Dragons
Points
840 (8.0 ppg)
Rebounds
656 (6.2 rpg)
Blocks
130 (1.2 bpg)

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Retired Basketball
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Gregory
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Buffalo
Native language
English language
Position played
center
Country for sport
United States
Mass
129
Image
Greg Oden.jpg
Height
213
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Commons category
Greg Oden
date of birth
1988-01-22
end of work period
2016-00-00
start of work period
2007-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. (born January 22, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. Oden, a 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) center, played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes for one season, during which the team was the Big Ten Conference regular season champion and Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament champion with Oden as the tournament MOP. Additionally, the Buckeyes were the tournament runner-up in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.

On June 28, 2007, Oden was selected first overall in the 2007 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. He underwent microfracture surgery of the knee in September 2007 and missed the entire 2007–08 NBA season as a result. Oden recovered and made his NBA debut on opening night 2008. In March 2012, he was waived by the Trail Blazers after missing the previous two seasons due to injuries. Oden signed with the Miami Heat in August 2013, more than three years after last appearing in an NBA game, and played with the team through the 2014 NBA playoffs.

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