OT: Greg Oden signs deal with Chinese league
So 50 year old Greg Oden, arguably one of the worst #1 picks of all time due to his knee problems severely limiting his playing time, has just agreed to a 1 year contract with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/13453841/greg-oden-signs-jiangsu-drag…
A little googling tells me that they also have former first round picks MarShon Brooks (Providence, 25th pick in 2011) and Arnett Moultrie (Miss St, 27th pick in 2012) on the roster, along with another 7 footer in Tang ZhengDong.
http://basketball.asia-basket.com/team/China/Jiangsu_Nangang_Dragons_Na…
August 17th, 2015 at 10:23 AM ^
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August 17th, 2015 at 10:28 AM ^
Gettin' paid. In China.
August 17th, 2015 at 11:30 AM ^
So when Lebron is real old and ready to do The Decision 2.0, I think we all know that he will take his talents, and walker, to China vs. the Akron AARP Basketball League.
August 17th, 2015 at 4:46 PM ^
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August 17th, 2015 at 10:44 AM ^
How long before he punches out his old lady again?
August 17th, 2015 at 10:49 AM ^
2006 - Lamarcus Aldridge (2nd overall) and Brandon Roy (6th overall)
2007 - Greg Oden (First with Durant going 2nd and Marc Gasol going 48th)
August 17th, 2015 at 11:16 AM ^
And that is still not as bad as the Thunder choosing to pay Ibaka over Harden...
August 17th, 2015 at 11:33 AM ^
They could have easily kept them both, but their owner is a penny pinching scumbag.
Now they're looking at losing both Westbrook and Durant.
August 17th, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
Harden knew he would get the money but he wanted to be the man. He knew that wouldn't happen with Durant and Westbrook on the roster.
August 17th, 2015 at 11:34 AM ^
Well... Roy wasn't a bad pick at all. Dude was really good. Too bad for injuries. Even then they got a nice replacement in Point Anti-Christ.
They just gotta retool a younger team around him.
August 17th, 2015 at 10:54 AM ^
basketball leagues around the world are littered with former 1st round picks....pretty nuts.
August 17th, 2015 at 11:13 AM ^
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August 17th, 2015 at 12:53 PM ^
I knew someone would see the "50" and think he was actually 50 years old. Paging Mr Dorian Gray...
August 17th, 2015 at 12:17 PM ^
Wasn't there a leaked photo a few years back of Greg Oden with his 7-foot ZhengDong?
August 17th, 2015 at 12:38 PM ^
You know what his favorite thing was to do after games?
Sit down and then unwind.
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August 17th, 2015 at 12:58 PM ^
Might be time for him to hang up the jersey and think about starting to collect his AARP card.
Seriously, dude looks like he's easily 50.
August 17th, 2015 at 1:28 PM ^
Dude looked like he was 50 when he was in high school.
August 17th, 2015 at 6:07 PM ^
For doing next to nothing. He's probably going to continue that over there.