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NBA prospects Greg Oden and Kevin Durant talk about what it means to be a member of the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team program. video.aol.com

Source: YouTube.com Promotional video from the Portland Trail Blazers website, featuring Art Alexakis, Storm Large, Mike Schekla, and Kevin Pritchard; weighing in on who should be the #1 pick, Kevin Durant or Greg Oden.Storm Large's debut solo CD titled 'Ladylike Side One' is availabl...

Source: YouTube.com The Portland Trailblazers 2007 number one pick Greg Oden plays against the Oklahoma City Thunder's 2007 number two pick Kevin Durant for the first time.Watch the video in high quality by putting " &fmt 18 " at the end of the url.

By rss@youtube.com (vika01) Durant hugs Brandon Roy but Oden expects him to do the same thing with him notice how Oden´s left arm moves because he thinks Durant will hug him. Author: vika01 Keywords: kevin durant greg oden funny devin harris doesnt like brook lopez fight Added: February 7, 2009

Source: Google Kevin Durant Goes #2 in Draft4 min Sep 1, 2008To the Sonics after Greg Oden, of course. NBA Se

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4 min - 2008-09-11 Sports babes discuss the "Oden vs. Durant: Who should be number one?" debate. - NBA - Portland Trailblazers - Greg Oden - Kevin Durant

4 min - 2008-09-01 To the Sonics after Greg Oden, of course.

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2 min - 2008-09-01 Oden goes first and Kevin Durant goes second.

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Source: YouTube.com Kevin Durant Mike was drafted after a promising big Sam Bowie and Durant was also picked after a promising big... 2 mistakes. Sam Bowie was an injuryprone big man who the Blazers picked based on his size, potential, and need. Oden was also picked for similar reasons. However i...

4 min - 2008-07-20 Gary Washburn reviews the performances' of Greg Oden, Kevin Durant, Mike Conley Jr. and Aaron Brooks.

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Just some of the questions he addresses intelligently: Where will LeBron James be?How will Greg Oden/Andrew Bynum develop?How will high-school-to-pros players age?Will Kevin Durant stay in Oklahoma?Is Daryl Morey the vanguard or an aberration?Which teams could get game-changin...

By Taylor Smith 3. Orlando Magic (3-0, Last Week: 3) 4. Denver Nuggets (3-0, Last Week: 6) 8. Atlanta Hawks (2-1, Last Week: 10) Greg Oden is averaging 10 rebounds and about three blocks per game so far.  22. Charlotte Bobcats (1-2, Last Week: 23) 23. Indiana Pacers (0-2, Last Week: 22)

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By Alex Shultz Kevin Durant could definitely be a finalist for the scoring title this season. He seems to get to the basket at will, and as a result, Oklahoma City is playing great basketball. Portland has struggled early on, losing a divisional game at home to their rivals, the Denver Nuggets. Greg Oden isn...

By Adam Lindemer Jennings was given slack after he graduated high school, when he decided to hop on a plane to Europe and play ball overseas, rather than spend a year in college like a Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. In his very first NBA game, Jennings flirted with a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, n...

By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writers Kevin Durant was invited to practice with USA Basketball two years ago and nearly made the U.S. team.

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By Brian Mahoney, AP Basketball Writers Kevin Durant was invited to practice with USA Basketball two years ago and nearly made the U.S. team.

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July 24: NBA youngsters Greg Oden, Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose talk about what it would mean to play for Team USA. (NBC Sports) nbcsports.msnbc.com

By Jason Quick Wow. The list of the greatest moments in Trail Blazers history just got some company. The No. 1 pick the year that Greg Oden and Kevin Durant enter the draft? It's gotta go behind the 1977 championship, but after that... Wow. The list of the greatest moments in Trail Blazers history just got some com...

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Clark came out of Rahway, NJ, in the talented high school class of 2006 that was headlined by Greg Oden and Kevin Durant but also included Thaddeus Young and many of the players who'll hear their names called on draft night this season. ...

 NY It's a big reason the NBA and NHL went to a lottery system, but even that doesn't prevent talk from bubbling up in hockey and, particularly, basketball, where the presence of Kevin Durant and Greg Oden in the 2007 draft class led to near-constant ...

The NBA's age limit has been a boon for the NCAA, with budding superstars such as Derrick Rose, OJ Mayo, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant bringing their schools success on the court and exposure off it. But as recent allegations of wrongdoing at Southern ...

Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder – Drafted 2nd overall by the Seattle supersonics in 2007. Without a doubt Durant has made a bigger impact on the NBA than Greg Oden, but he's also a better player than 90% of the league after just two seasons. ...

 OR Make no mistake, there was no Greg Oden or Kevin Durant (circa 2007) in attendance at the practice facility in Tualatin. Nor was there a Russell Westbrook or DJ Augustin (circa 2008). But considering the ho-hum workout participants we've snoozed ...

  Canada Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose, the last two rookies of the year, along with likely No. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin from Oklahoma have accepted invitations. Greg Oden and OJ Mayo are among the 19 commitments Colangelo has received for the July 22-25 camp ...

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 MA That's why it's hard for some fans to get excited for it. NBA fans didn't have to wait long for the debuts of Kevin Durant and Greg Oden after they were drafted. (Well, maybe not the case for Oden. Fans will be waiting forever on that one. ...

Hoopsvibe.com  MA Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley all did it — on June 25, the Clippers will draft Blake Griffin, the next generation of one-and-done star, with the No. 1 overall pick. As long as the NBA continues requiring basketball players ...

 NY From Kevin Durant to Greg Oden to Rose, staying in college for a matter of months only bastardized the academic experience and made us appreciate even more the four-year plans of Peyton Manning and Tim Duncan. Calipari recruited Rose knowing he'd stay ...

Kevin Durant and Derrick Rose, the past two rookies of the year, along with likely No. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin from Oklahoma have accepted invitations. Greg Oden and OJ Mayo are among the 19 commitments Colangelo has received for the July 22-25 camp ...

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By Joel Odom, The Oregonian(joelodom@news.oregonian.com) Greg Oden's tonsils delayed their first meeting, but top pick Oden and No. 2 pick Kevin Durant are set to square off at the Rose Garden on Oct. 24. The Blazers vs. SuperSonics matchup is one of Portland's seven exhibition... Greg Oden's tonsils delayed their first meeting, but top pick Oden and No. 2...

Portland went for Greg Oden over Kevin Durant in 2007, and the Chicago Bulls moved up to get Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose last season, with Michael Beasley going second to Miami. That wasn't the case this year, since Griffin seems like the only ...

 FL The Blazers had a 5.3% chance of winning the lottery and won it, scoring Oden who was supposed to be the best thing since sliced bread. An injury-ridden season kept him from doing anything. Maybe Portland should have gone with Kevin Durant who got ...

Imagine if the Thunder get Griffin ... the Northwest be will that much more loaded with young talent ... currently the Northwest boasts: Melo, Nene, JR Smith, Al Jefferson, Kevin Love, Brandon Roy, Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kevin Durant, ...

NBADraft.net  MA But that's not always how it ends up — the C's and Grizzlies missed out on Greg Oden and Kevin Durant, the Bulls and Warriors had no shot at Yao Ming, and the Heat and Thunder only wish they had Derrick Rose. It's an unfair game. ... Lottery must-see TV NewsOK.com all 158 news articles

 CA Last year, it was all about Derrick Rose and Michael Beasley, until OJ Mayo worked his way into the conversation a few weeks before the draft. The year before that, it was Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. But ask Atlanta how happy they are with Al Horford, ...

 CA 2008 – Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley – By draft day it was a toss-up. Even OJ Mayo had entered the picture. 2007 – Greg Oden or Kevin Durant – Most felt Oden, but many liked Durant. 2006 – Andrea Bargnani (foreign player) – Beat out LaMarcus Aldridge ...

By dberri Oden and Durant in 2007-08 Oden and Durant in 2008-09 Table Three: Comparing Kevin Durant and Greg Oden October 31, 2007: Will Kevin Durant Be the Best Rookie? November 16, 2007: Choosing the Best Rookie in November March 25, 2008: Horford Also Tops Durant in March

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 OH Of course, Memphis probably wants nothing to do with the lottery, having been screwed out of the Kevin Durant/Greg Oden choice despite the league's worst mark two years ago, then failing to keep Derrick Rose in the city last year when good fortune ...

By Fred Richani Any fan who loves the game of basketball should hope Greg Oden can recover and at least be an above average contributor this season and beyond. Not just because it's good for Greg Oden, but for the NBA as well. Basketball needs more Greg Odens in terms of character than Stephon Marburys.

By DanShanoff.com(noreply@blogger.com) In the debate whether Kevin Durant or Greg Oden has made the better pro -- to the extent that last night's first head-to-head match-up between the two can be used as a proxy -- Durant wins: Not just for scoring 31 points to Oden's 4, but because KD's Thunder beat Oden's Blazers. (But let's not m...

The Greg Oden-Kevin Durant debate gave the 2007 draft some buzz at the top, but the rest of the lottery picks from that year are making it fizzle. Consider that in this year's T-Mobile Rookie Challenge game on All-Star Saturday, only four of the top 10 ...

By dberri Weed out everyone who played less than twenty minutes per game … One of them is Greg Oden, who is ninth at the moment. He’s ahead of people like Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson. Not bad. Not bad at all. DJ Introducing PAWSmin — and a Defense of Box Score Statistics

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The second Horford was drafted, he was already behind both Durant and Oden in expectation and popularity. Many people around the NBA had already written in Durant and Oden as the best players in the draft, and no one really gave anyone else a chance.

By Cousins of Ron Mexico The skinny kid who wears all those jerseys has been selected as the 2007-2008 NBA T-Mobile ROY. KD beat out Paul Pierce’s favorite Hawk, Al Horford and some random fan’s favorite Clipper, Al Thorton. (Greg Oden received zero votes.) ...

College freshmen and the NBA  AR - Apr 23, 2008 1 - Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. This year, the pick 'em is between Rose and Beasley and the decision might swing on whether a team needs a point guard or a ...

By Michael McGowan NBA AWARD TIME: It is time to start talking about the NBA Awards. MVP: Without King James the Cavs would be battling Miami for worst in the league, hands down. Kevin Durant, hands down. Too bad Greg Oden didn't get to play this year. Honorable Mention: Kevin Durant

By Marcus Vanderberg That’s why I’m not sure I’m ready for the NBA. Yeah, sure, Mike. We have all heard this speech before. Anytime a high profile freshman such as a Greg Oden or Kevin Durant come around, it’s like they feel obligated to hint at the fact ...

By Nino Colla I've got three more years after this one," Kansas State phenom Michael Beasley told reporters. So Michael Beasley, what do you think of getting drafted by the Miami Heat? Greg Oden teetered, and he faced the result of going second behind Kevin Durant. But Oden eventually gave in.

Beasley teetering on the precipice of adulthood - Men's College ...  - Feb 29, 2008 Most people figure it's about as much a debate as it was last year for Kevin Durant and Greg Oden. As one athletic administrator at Kansas State described ...

By The Oregonian It was billed as "The Great Debate." Greg Oden or Kevin Durant? More fans have answered Oden in the past few weeks. But Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard still hasn't said which college freshman the team will select with the... It was billed as "The Great Debate." Greg Oden or Kevin Durant?...

By dberri Based on Draftexpress.com's current mock draft, Michael Beasley is the top NBA prospect.  His emergence at Kansas State lives up to all the the hype and so does his Win Score (adjusted for position played).  So far, his marks exceed those posted last year by Greg Oden and Kevin Durant.

Now in the second season since the NBA made the minimum age requirement to 19, college basketball fans have been spoiled getting the opportunity to watch the likes of Greg Oden and Kevin Durant play college ball for one season. ...

I like Kevin Durant, but Dwight Howard is exhibit No. 1 why the NBA places a premium value on centers and why the Durant-Greg Oden debate was never much of a debate in my mind. When you have a chance to take a dominant center, you always take the dominant center. Sure there's a chance Oden will turn...

By Atma Brother ONE That answer, the obligatory Oden vs Durant question/ answer, and more after the jump! If you're a true NBA Draft junkie definitely make DraftExpress a daily destination on your trips to the world wide web. There's always something to help satisfy your NBA Draft fix.

Rookie of the Year-Kevin Durant: Even if Oden were healthy, i'm not sure he would've beaten out Durant, simply because Seattle will depend more on KD than Portland would have on Oden.  The same could be said for Atlanta's Al Horford.  The former Gator has shown in the preseason that he can fil...

By Jon Wiener The facts are these: During his freshman season at Ohio State, Greg Oden established himself as a hellish post presence and game changer, while Kevin Durant needed just one season at Texas to convince everyone that he was the preeminent ...

You can tune into the country's newest TV sport: video games  FL - Aug 5, 2007 Greg Oden and Kevin Durant were the top two selections in this year's NBA draft, and they'll be going one-on-one in yet another arena: the video game store. ...

It only took two summer league games for the legions to jump off the bandwagons of Greg Oden and Kevin Durant and hop over to passing ships of Marco Belinelli and Yi Jianlian. The two American teenagers haven’t blown the...

Greg Oden and Kevin Durant both struggled in their professional debuts Friday night, but SI.com's Marty Burns says the Bucks' (for now) Yi Jianlian showed some skills in Vegas.

LAS VEGAS -- Greg Oden got in foul trouble. Kevin Durant got swatted. Yi Jianlian got posterized.

LAS VEGAS -- Greg Oden got in foul trouble. Kevin Durant got swatted. Yi Jianlian got posterized.

By Associated Press Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are expected to play Friday when the NBA's summer league opens in Las Vegas. Yi Jianlian is also scheduled to play Friday - but not for the Milwaukee Bucks , who took him with the No. 6 pick in the draft. Yi is playi...

By Geeves What an interesting night at the NBA Draft in New York City. Nobody was surprised that the Portland Trailblazerz took Greg Oden with the #1 pick, no matter how much GM Keith Pritchard gave vague answers that were sort-of contrary. Nor was anyone surprised that the Seattle Sonics made the no-...

For those who thought the Greg Oden-Kevin Durant debate was over, Peter Schrager says the two will be forever linked.

The Portland Trail Blazers got Greg Oden and felt like they won a championship. The SuperSonics settled for Kevin Durant, thrilling fans disappointed by the trade of AllStar Ray Allen.

As expected, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant went 1 and 2 in the NBA Draft. Follow the rest of the picks (LIVE) with our Draft Tracker.

Team Player School/Country Comment 1. Portland C Greg Oden Ohio St. GM Kevin Pritchard likes Durant more but can't pass on this once-in-a-generation guy. 2. Seattle F Kevin Durant Texas If Oden's gone, Durant is easy pick at No. 2. 3. Atlanta F Al Horford Florida Atlanta wants to trade pick but if i...

With a basketball in his hands and a baby blue suit covering his 7foot frame, Greg Oden exited a midtown hotel ballroom Wednesday just before Kevin Durant arrived.

By Alex Boeder July 3, 2007 adboeder@uwm.edu Will Yi or won’t Yi play? Bucks top pick a bold choice in busy NBA Draft As expected, the 2007 NBA Draft was marked by the fast-developing good fortunes of the Pacific Northwest, with the Portland Trail Blazers selecting Greg Oden first and the Se...

By rsiler@sltrib.com (Ross Siler) Nobody in Thursday's NBA draft - not Greg Oden, not Kevin Durant, not Joakim Noah - can make the same claim as Boston College forward Jared Dudley when it comes to minutes played the last two seasons.

Kevin Durant worked out with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, two days after Greg Oden, as both players show their talents to the team with the top draft pick.

NBA prospects Greg Oden and Kevin Durant talk about what it means to be a member of the USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team program.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics gave Doc Rivers a contract extension on Thursday, giving him a chance at possibly coaching the likes of Greg Oden or Kevin Durant next season and perhaps beyond. BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics gave Doc Rivers a contract extension on Thursday, giving him a c...

AP - The Boston Celtics gave Doc Rivers a contract extension on Thursday, giving him a chance at possibly coaching the likes of Greg Oden or Kevin Durant next season and perhaps beyond.

BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics gave Doc Rivers a contract extension on Thursday, giving him a chance at possibly coaching the likes of Greg Oden or Kevin Durant next season and perhaps beyond.

By Associated Press BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics gave Doc Rivers a contract extension on Thursday, giving him a chance at possibly coaching the likes of Greg Oden or Kevin Durant next ...

There is no graduating high school basketball player in the country as explosive as Kevin Durant or as dominant as Greg Oden. But that doesn't mean The Courier-Journal's Super Five — the nation's best high school basketball prospects — lacks talent.

The NBA's draft-age rule is not universally liked by the top high-school players. Texas' Kevin Durant and Ohio State's Greg Oden are the "what-if?" poster children for this season's new NBA age minimum.

If Kevin Durant and Greg Oden play only one season of college basketball, it will have been as All-Americans. The freshmen were voted to The Associated Press' All-America team Monday, the first members of their class so honored since 1989. The 6-foot-9 Durant, who led Texas to the Big 12 tit...