Greg Oden Ohio State Highlights

[@About36Greekss]

From what I remember in 07 nobody was talking about KD going ahead of Oden in the draft . Just tells you how dominant he was in college and could’ve been if not for the injuries

[@user-wy1et9dk9w]

If my memory serves correctly as well you are right, Durant almost ended up being a surprise because so much attention was on Oden

[@nolajets6382]

Facts

[@kingkoopa654]

Y’all are crazy. It was a big debate on who should go #1. Oden or Durant. Y’all are idiots. For real

[@LynxStarAuto]

Oden was nice. His game was a mix of Shaq and Russell. When he went to Portland, and they had Roy, I remember that being like if Roy is healthy, this team are instant contenders. Brandon Roy LaMarcus Aldridge Greg Oden Batum and Fernandez were also rookies that year Plus these guys had size for days Camby and Howard (Juwan). Scariest what if imo.

[@Habeev07]

All 30 NBA teams were drafting Oden. It was unanimous in articles back then.

[@SuperMario-zt7fl]

One of the biggest what if

[@gunbirparhar8477]

This and D Rose

[@peterzimbalist3779]

@@gunbirparhar8477 for sure. I’ll add Brandon Roy to that list as well

[@Bnguyen276]

A beast.

[@Mattshadows678]

Roy Lillard Aldrdge and Oden

[@tyshawn5983]

He was literally projected to be the next shaq

[@toddellwood8644]

I’ve had the pleasure of meeting him a couple of times and he is a super nice guy. His physical issues were not within his control and it’s a shame….of course. But more importantly is his ability to move on beyond that and have a great life.

[@gregwebb4917]

@wongpantai4004he’s director of basketball operations at Butler.

[@tayshawnwilson8443]

Man came down on his knees hard every dunk

[@bigpenis8278]

Thats not going to do anything. Unless ypire made outta paper

[@okokokokokokokokkook]

Big penis which he was

[@bluescripts100]

@@bigpenis8278wow like wow

[@bigpenis8278]

@@bluescripts100 is this a baaaaabe? Come to sweet mama

[@apohimagsik5693]

@@okokokokokokokokkook read your comment without looking at the name above.

[@magamarquina8796]

Man his dunk style is insane 😳🔥👌👏 SHAQ.... 2.0

[@dariusgoatland10]

Oden played three future all stars & all defensive team members at his position in his ncaa career(Horford, Noah & Hibbert), & he absolutely dominated all of them. To say that he would have ran the league is an understatement. There wasn’t a big man in the 2010s that could have contained him.

[@truthlove1012]

💯🎯

[@charlieprince8671]

He was INCREDIBLY athletically gifted. He was gonna be an absolute monster. Just another NBA tragedy

[@MyNikeSocksON]

Shit give me chills....i remember watching him and saying hes gonna be the truth.....sad how it played out

[@sammunoz2112]

Yeah put on too much weight after the 1st injury but what do I know

[@darrinhedges3767]

I hope Michael Porter He’s career isn’t destined to turn out like Greg Odens

[@keithw8131]

He had medical red flags coming out of college which should have been identified but weren't. His legs weren't the same length which led to his injuries and downfall. Could have been corrected if caught early and he missed a few years recovering. He would have been a nice pro and he was dominating in college.

[@Habeev07]

IKR he had 13pts/20red/4blks the game before his injury. Oden was never a bust his body just couldnt sustain his greatness.

[@rachealpar]

Man what an incredible guy.. so sorry for his injury 😭😭❤️💟

[@flushjackson9545]

This only showed one of his blocks. Don't get me wrong, loved his thunderous dunks, but Greg could block / alter shots in drastic fashion. I absolutely hate that he was sidelined with injuries, such a great kid. I despise Ohio State, but damn sure watched everytime Greg Oden took the floor -- that was a fun team.

[@mikiec125]

Crazy part he played most of college with his off hand. He was the 1st coming of new center, the embid meets a young Dwight Howard potential

[@cosmic_JAV]

Damn!!! That 1st dunk was on a future NBA defensive player of the year

[@khai5190]

Kurdt Kobain who was that

[@Red_Devil8347]

Makhai Jones joakim noah

[@khai5190]

Tio Pinochet i feep slow 😭😭 he looks exactly the same

[@MyNikeSocksON]

Bullied his ass

[@cosmic_JAV]

@@MyNikeSocksON Straight up!... Oden just went full grown man vs a child on his ass, and pretty much the entire ncaa. Would've liked to seen Oden go against zbo or artest see what he could've done against other physical guys

[@meditationmayham3590]

He is like a Cross between Dwight and Hakeem. He didn’t have the Bag that The Dream had in the post but he had a great understanding of positioning and leverage. No one was as Bouncy as Dwight but he was taller and just as powerful

[@SwuadeTV]

What about no one was as bouncy as David Robinson?

[@TMoore-sy7ht]

Shaq

[@roverjohnson6854]

@@TMoore-sy7ht 💯

[@DylanGarciaaa]

He plays like SHAQ

[@RichieWilliams97]

Played*

[@Mjkhh]

RichieWilliams97 That’s a sad reply

[@Liam-ex4mf]

Not really, he played like pre injury dwight howard just taller and as robotic in post

[@michaeljohnson7945]

Not remotely as good as Shaquille O'Neal. He's more Erick Dampier, except much more injury-prone.

[@urielcst3356]

Looks like an older Zion

[@mohammadcali554]

The Portland TrailBlazers should have taken the Joel Embiid route in letting him fully recover before making his debut.

[@joshweiner4645]

Mohammad Cali hindsight, man. Always a tough one.

[@alvincreatives3974]

But he was out for the supposedly his first season.

[@anthonybanks1948]

A lot of teams ran their players into the ground me I’d definitely take the Embiid or KD route I’m goin sign but I want you healthy stronger then a 100%

[@jollyrancher9016]

He was made of glass.

[@chino050406]

@@jollyrancher9016 so was Embiid.

[@atthespeedoflife2150]

It hearts me to see this happen to a good person. He was gonna be so big in the NBA but a short career.. He was a true big man that banged in the paint. Now days it's nothing like this and he was just a freshman sky was the limit.

[@lordeb7316]

Anybody here from Tiktok?

[@youngrozay3576]

Dude was such a dominant force. I’m so glad to have grown up as a kid watching him. I always disliked Ohio State but man was it fun watching this man play. Truly an incredible force, he was a PLAYMAKER through and through.

[@jeffwischhof5752]

Always liked the way he played the game. He seemed like a hard-working guy & a class act. I've been a Celtics fan since 1975, so I know all about how it feels to have potential superstars not pan out. Len Bias & Reggie Lewis to name a cpl... Wish him all the best in life 👍🏼

[@Tyonne]

Looking at how he’s landing now that I’m like 11 years older and I’m not a 7 year old Buckeye fan lol.. his dunk landing are horrific. No one bothered to tell him to relax on the landings? I mean yea we want you to go up that strong and with the same energy but letting go of the rim while your legs are 5 and a half feet in the air is just a terrible idea. What could’ve been...

[@PJPayway]

Combine that with the fact that his hips were misaligned... which basically made his right leg longer than his left. Recipe for disaster.

[@Tyonne]

PJPayway yea man, sad story

[@ch.illmatic]

@@PJPayway the thing is, he was fast, dominant, played insane defense, could rebound, extremely athletic, he was pretty much the next bill russell. Who could pass up on that?

[@Mightyon3_]

Tyonne said the same thing 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@___Anakin.Skywalker]

What's the proper way to land then

[@Jt_mano]

Not a doctor but he’s extremely similar to drose before getting hurt, stiff landings, landing on one foot with uneven weight distribution, they’re victims of their own explosiveness and poor trainers throughout their careers smh

[@meditationmayham3590]

Yeah especially for a big guy. Sometimes being athletic is a burden

[@kennethch9549]

Trainers are so much better in 2023 than in 2007. Sadly, we lost the great career of Oden just because he came out too early before sport science was ready for him.

[@NyQuiiLx]

You can redraft that 2007 draft 100 times over, and Oden would still go number one. Injuries robbed him of what could have been. You can see how ridiculous he was, and how he would’ve dominated the league. Freak of nature talent.

[@12savage68]

If you're smart you'd draft KD

[@TSwany]

@@12savage68 Oden was the better player. KD had better luck with injuries

[@12savage68]

@@TSwany KD was the best player in the country...he even averaged more pts and rbs than oden

[@spence2515]

@@12savage68 KD could just flat out get buckets on anyone. They were both unicorns and it's crazy because the injury bug could have easily got KD like Greg O or even Anthony Davis because of how tall he got so fast in high school. But it didn't and the rest is history. I'm happy to see Oden pursue coaching in basketball, he can offer a lot of knowledge and insight for these big time recruits coming into college before they head to the NBA. He is a graduate assistant coach at Ohio State, I'm happy for him

[@timeflies313]

That’s what I was saying to the haters. If Oden never got injured and KD was the one that got the injury bug, people would have also been on KD’s ass smh. Oden was never a bust, if Oden’s a bust then Grant Hill is a bust, Zion right now is also a bust. Y’all see how dumb that sht sounds?

[@truthlove1012]

Greg Oden was a Generation Talent! He was DIFFERENT. Being from Portland, I met him personally and watched him play up close. A different breed and a different type of strength!

[@idipped2521]

His physicality and build made him a monster among men before getting injured

[@jalenmcintyre1660]

No need to type the injury part

[@MeTube1988]

@@jalenmcintyre1660 well he wasn't after the injury

[@carseye1219]

It was the correct call to draft him #1. He was a generational talent felled by injury. As someone who coaches young volleyball players, his landings are horrific. If you don't teach vb players to land correctly, over time, their backs/knees give out.

[@treecosmos386]

How are you supposed to land to avoid injuries?

[@flushjackson9545]

You can coach landings fine, but really it boils down to properly training strength and mobility from the feet, ankles, knees and hip so that they work in concert and eliminate injuries that are building up due to imbalances in strength and mobility. Unfortunately, most of this knowledge just wasn't developed enough until the last 5 - 7 years (and it's continuing to evolve).

[@don8244]

Had him being The Admiral 2.0 at one point heading into the NBA draft. Bone chilling on both ends, gave opponents goosebumps when he started to heat up.

[@kevindownes9474]

He lacked the athleticism of Robinson tbh

[@ryu4524]

my knees is hurting everytime he lands

[@kb081]

One of most dominant Collegue players

[@showme8061]

Crazy he dunk the ball the same way everytime lol!!!! (Shaqlike)

[@skyhatcher6174]

Greg oden: the goat that never was

[@cosmic_JAV]

Umm, maybe. I'd say Len Bias is the "what if goat"

[@ch.illmatic]

@@cosmic_JAV Len bias is definitely the what if, but oden just showed sooooo much promise in his career. He was fast, strong, athletic, and played insane defense

[@cosmic_JAV]

@@ch.illmatic yeah I agree Oden was more the "would have" since we know if not for injury he would have been a beast.. Bias was a what if since we never seen him at all.. but more than likely both would've been amazing

[@ch.illmatic]

@@cosmic_JAV Len bias I think would've been a hall of famer he was as good as Jordan, but he and his stupid ass decided to do drugs... RIP Len bias

[@cosmic_JAV]

@@ch.illmatic was he really that good, I'm a bit to young to have seen him play just heard the stories of him

[@jollyrancher9016]

I was so looking forward to his NBA career.

[@steveregal6321]

Joey Dorsey was one of my favorite players that year playing for Memphis watching him at 6ft8 guard Greg oden and do a decent job

[@travisprice57]

The athletic ability was fuckin incredible and he had a great jump hook this dude was the one forreal

[@DaDualityofMan]

Dwight Howard was my favorite player in the late 2000s, I would have loved to see them battle

[@bri5731]

Dwight is prob the best gay player in the nba

[@ravennation5846]

Jamarcus Jackson he ain’t gay

[@duanethomas3217]

He was just different... A generational talent ..

[@edubbzz4078]

Love those rim rockin dunks!

[@CoreyAlpough]

Bro was dominate as hell. Look how much bigger he is than everybody else 🤣😭

[@preis3220]

This dude was babying Al horford and joakim Noah like it was nothing. Dude was gonna be a monster😭

[@dats0kold]

7 seasons only 105 games played .4 of the 7 seasons didn’t even play . I feel sorry for him . Never really got to play to his potential

[@jboxuyan999]

I'm sure it was that consistent awkward landing after every dunk that done it

[@sammunoz2112]

So much potential seeing these highlights reminds me of embiid

[@maxdurk4624]

Sam Munoz How???

[@jollyrancher9016]

They play nothing alike.

[@chino050406]

More like Shaq

[@pinhan4145]

Look at his agility despite his size. Unbeliviable.

[@I.Need.Everything]

Look how he’s coming down wild after he dunks just like d rose that’s why he got injured that’s why players today hang on the rim save your knees

[@alee0294]

Dude was cold with both right and left hooks 😲 Very quick first step for someone that size and strength

[@KINGJAMES2NYC]

Damn watchin him play really hurts

[@CWJ0725]

this guy slammed his feet onto the floor during landings. smh

[@ralphnorth3432]

yeah truly unnecessary ended up weaing his knees in the long run

[@tyshawn5983]

the fact he was drafted before kd

[@MeTube1988]

I was in high school when this was happening so i didn't recall the specifics of his game. Is this truly his all his highlights? Just about every play was a dunk and just swinging his legs to make it cooler?

[@jalenmcintyre1660]

Makes me cry seeing this🥹🥹🥲🥲

[@joyful_yolk123]

the GOAT 🐐

[@zacflemo1994]

I miss big 7fters doing huge 2h under the basket dunks

[@jakew1362]

I’m a blazers fans and always felt so bad for Greg. Blazers staff made him put on a ridiculous amount of muscle/weight trying to get him to be the next Shaq and I am convinced that played a big part in shortening his career. He might not have been as much of a force on offense without the bulk, but he could have been Theo Ratliff on defense and most importantly, healthier.

[@squashua7222]

Honestly it seems like his entire game relies on his athleticism. Nothing but powerful dunks. Let’s pray the same thing doesn’t happen to Zion

[@izzaelofficial6103]

The way he dunks man Shaq-like! if it wasn't for the injury. We would've have a modern-era Shaq!

[@rainfallen1064]

I could see why they chose him over Durant in the draft. They thought he could become Shaq-like. But he didn’t have the same agility and power as Shaq (comparing against each of their college years).

[@kennethch9549]

Oden had a much better feel for the game than Shaq did and he was smarter at the same stage and it wasn't close. Oden was the best center prospect since Shaq. Injuries suck man.

[@Habeev07]

Every team was going to take Oden over KD in the draft it was all over articles at the time. Nobody was passing on Oden.

[@lustearnz]

All those landings after those dunk pull ups caught up to him

[@grayfearnow827]

GOD BLESS!!! 🙏❤️

[@crysheep7184]

Beast

[@eajinabi]

Oden doesn't just dunks the ball....he DUUUNKS it!

[@jamesmarshall6619]

as a Suns fan I always wanted to show this to Ayton to show him THIS is how you attack the basket.

[@ajizzleprodeje7089]

His facial expressions everyone he finishes I love it. Oden seemed like a humble dude. Yo Idc what anyone says he's definitely one of the best Centers to ever play in the NBA just sadly he didnt have many games due to that size of one leg being taller than the other. But still judging by these highlights and that one season Portland was above .500 with him Roy and LA playing Oden would've been an All-star at least 5 times before bis prime ended if healthy in my opinion

[@fedeofeast3525]

most of these highlights are against nba players (noah, horford, hibbert, speights). Reall impressive

[@GHOST-nk9im]

Was gonna be the Kobe to shaq's Jordan not quite as dominant but really close

[@Ma1q444]

Man imagine if he didn’t have bad knees I feel so bad for him he was the next star Bigman he got put up 9 and 7 in his rookie season with bad knees man one of the biggest what if’s

[@jeremiahmcafee3816]

He was so fun to watch.

[@StevenEvens7125]

_Ppl forget there was a reason he went before Durant. His projection was hof smh. __#BuckeyesForLife_

[@soccerchamp22198]

Hey was a bad bad man 🐐

[@zwebackshyper9307]

being honest even without the injuries i couldn't see oden being a great nba player in the current nba big men who play with their back to the basket just aren't for the nba anymore the game is evolving he would have had a couple good years at the beginning when the league was just starting to transition but by 2013 the league was very different guys like dwight, hibbert, al jefferson, and more declined hard

[@timeflies313]

You see Ayton succeeding right now with the Suns. I don’t see anything that’s gonna stop Oden from becoming a star. He is more mobile than Hibbert and Jefferson. Dwight is still very effective in today’s era. Oden without the injuries would have challenged Dwight with the “who is the best center in the league” debates.

[@kennethch9549]

Oden was a tremendous defender in college off of BBIQ as well. He was always going to be a good player if he could stay healthy.

[@Habeev07]

Wrong. There is always a need for players like Greg. He was going to be usefull no matter what.

[@jamesmarshall6619]

Oden was a better athlete than Durant. He was faster down the court, agility drills, vertical, he easily would have done well in the NBA. Put him in pick and rolls, had far more athleticism than most current centers in the NBA. He never would have been a dominant offensive force but he would have been a good third to fourth option and still a great defensive player. Brook Lopez is still a really good defensive player in today's game and Oden was far more athletic.

[@rapgodreloaded9259]

Greg Oden was ahead of his time in the way he dominated against his competition.

[@nonyobussiness3440]

No

[@ohhhyeah9435]

I really think the way he dunked the ball is what was killing his knees.

[@bigtrav920]

I thought the same thing coming down on different angles and different pressure on the knee everytime

[@kewan2045]

Now he was supposed to be the next Shaq!

[@MoFire]

Best college player I’ve ever seen besides maybe melo or drose. Biggest what if for sure

[@benturbo5081]

is he the brother of Kozuki Oden of Wano Kuni?

[@samuelmunoz1464]

Damn so quick off his feet at this time would've loved to see this Oden with a healthy BRoy, LA, and Dame, literally anyone at the small forward.

[@leftovers2go198]

They have Batum too

[@24savage43]

Post spin technician HALL OF FAME

[@Steviescuba]

Geez once he's in the paint it didn't matter how many guys you put on him, he could be aggressive and dunk it over you, or just be patient and wait for the perfect shot.

[@donttouchmysilver8202]

Portland could have drafted Jordan and KD. Wow

[@ohme1645]

Blazers has it Lamarcus Greg Roy Lillard Batum Fernandez

[@g-dub5272]

3:23 was absolutely filthy

[@robranko5931]

thought he was gons be like Shaq,,, high expectations,, feel bad for him,,, he was like a next Lebron looking like a 30 yr old at 16

[@g17yt99]

Lmao

[@byejinx1473]

Damn shame he couldn't stay healthy, kid was special

[@ericcotton1311]

Damn he was a true low post dominat big in college imagine if he coulda stayed healthy

[@michaeljohnson7945]

Greg Oden was just much bigger than most of the players he faced in college. And even then, these highlights are misleading. He had many games where he struggled to score, in part because he was notorious for getting a lot of fouls quickly. Oden quite a few 8-point games and lots of times looked lost on the court. He had no post moves and he was very mechanical offensively.

[@squashua7222]

@@michaeljohnson7945 Yeah tbh it looks like his whole game just relies on athleticism. When you get to the NBA you can’t just dunk on everyone that easily unless you’re Shaq but he ain’t even close to Shaq’s build. I wasn’t that impressed with these highlights cause it looks like he can’t do anything but dunk. I’m not trying to hate but I’m just being honest

[@jamesmarshall6619]

​@SQUASHUA offensively yes, he was robotic and still developing. Defensively though he was a beast. He had great defensive instincts, knew how to read the offense, that's where his talent early on was. He probably would have had a similar career as Dwight, good offensive player while he had his athleticism but mostly a defensive terror.

[@leftovers2go198]

I hate injuries... What if: Roy, Aldridge and Oden with Batum in the Wings plus maybe Dame

[@eugeniomainar6162]

I see him on tiktok thats why Im here

[@PaoloSarabia]

Hopefully Zion ain’t Greg Oden 2.0....

[@drdlin]

The fact that you have a 5 minute highlight reel of basically just his tournament games in his 1 year in college should tell you just how good he was. Even more they didn't really show any of his defensive highlights which was a big part of his dominance too.

[@NBWDOUGHBOY]

Bro, I legit have never watched any greg oden highlights until today after seeing the tik tok of the old woman asking if he played basketball.

[@InfamousAWJ]

Same!!

[@addisonrussell6030]

I can see who knows basketball and who doesn’t he decent because of his size in college but we definitely not gonna be a better pro than KD

[@drawkcab9731]

Homie would get the deepest post position ever and it would take these guys 5 more seconds to get him the ball. Jesus

[@bknol2012]

Top guy in his prime

[@punaforager8165]

Dunks, dunks and more dunks. It’s funny that one of his highlights is a shot that barely goes in. I personally don’t know if he could handle the nba legends at his position which were more versatile.

[@atreusjesse2265]

Thats why his the no.1 pick..

[@Ldieselbeats1]

Damn I was one of the people that have critic Portland for taking oden over kd but if he would of have never had injuries that would of not being a debate this man was a fucking beast damn but god does everything for a reason and super nice and humble person

[@daviskaufman3168]

oden vs zion?

[@AuntyMabele]

What could have been...

[@Frankenstein0777]

He could have ben the next shaq he was so athletic and explosive at 7 feet tall.

[@juanieb9284]

Look how he’s landing after dunks of course his knees gone b bad

[@salem927]

He literally could’ve been the closest thing to shaq. Because think of how big he already was and he would’ve put on even more muscle in the NBA and skill

[@user-dc7um4pr3f]

His game is like a mix of Tim Duncan and Shaq. Would have been an easy 17-20 and 10 boards guy. Probably would have been a top shot blocker too behind only Dwight.

[@arveearcita3122]

I still believe kd should be the 1st pick, but oden will also be legit like kd without injury. :(

[@markmyword8982]

POV: You came here from watching him talk to that old lady.