Greg Oden, the first overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, admitted he ‘felt like a failure’ as he struggled to get to grips with pro basketball at the Portland Trail Blazers.
As a freshman at Ohio State, Oden led the Buckeyes to the NCAA men’s basketball championship game in 2007 which saw his stock skyrocket as he averaged 15.7 points and 9.5 rebounds during a dominant regular season campaign. The Blazers took him first overall in the draft, and the rest is history.
Unfortunately, Oden is undoubtedly one of the biggest busts in NBA history. He was selected ahead of Kevin Durant - a former MVP, a sure-fire Hall of Famer and widely considered one of the game’s all-time great scorers - as well as the likes of Al Horford, Mike Conley and Jeff Green who are all still competing in the NBA today.
