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In 2008, Greg Oden (Getty photo) played his first NBA season with Portland
New York - It was supposed to be his. Awards and prizes, nine figure deal. In fact, Oh, Mike Conley was not always possible place in the NBA's elite. But if it has been prepared, it's Greg Oden, Conley's AAU team, his high school team, his college teammate, a great center hyped expectations that his career was derailed by injuries.
"It certainly was not planned that way," Conley said workspace. "Everyone will tell you, the guy who all the NBA teams, All-Star appearance should be. I think that at that time he took one of the best bigs stay healthy. It's funny how things shape out there."
Oden has resurfaced in recent weeks, Ohio State, Thad Matta 7 feet annually on staff to help out as a student assistant at the campus. At the age of 28, he said last week that his playing days are over. Last season, but he never fully recovered from his injury-ravaged body was fought through a couple of tour in China. Last summer, Oden said Conley; His body is failing him, a baby on the way, it's time to basketball was behind him.
"He understood his body, and he understands my position," Conley said. "I think having a child opened her eyes. It was her understanding that the main thing in my family. I do it with your kids play with them to get down on his knees, and they walk around with the risk of not being able to run does not seem to . it had to be the right time. I said to him, 'you better believe. "Nevertheless, I am with him. "
Greg Oden and Mike Conley always been the corner. (Getty photo)
Greg Oden and Mike Conley always been the corner. (Getty photo)
Oden and Conley disbelief at the sound of the fall is still unclear. This was Greg Oden. Middle school, Conley watched Oden to overcome the opposition of the UK circuits. High School in Indianapolis, Oden Lawrence North to three straight state championship was the backbone of the team. Ohio State, Oden Shaquille O'Neal, Bill Russell as the best prospect to emerge as a dominant axis is trying to become a defender. In 2007, was drafted first overall by the Portland, but missed because of injury 2007-08 season.
Together, the NBA dreamed - and professional sports, toys, and their ability will allow. Conley, it's a suped--up Range Rover was; For Oden, Conley says it is the world's largest collection of DVDs. At the end of the season, a career best NBA Grizzlies Conley rewarded with a record five-year, $ 153 million contract; Oden, meanwhile, has a complex life at the beginning of the next stage.
"It's all she saw was difficult to go through," Conley said. "He's a fighter, though. He is motivated. He's always trying to improve himself. His friend, the way I was trying to get together with him as. It is always to support me as well was great. He was calling, texting, always trying to play. We could always, when he is going through the transition tried to stay as close as it was. "
Oden is a good place Conley insists. Gave him some peace for his decision to stop playing. "Finally found some ground," Conley said. "Every aspect of a lot of things for him, and has not changed. He is excited to Ohio State for their chance."
In many ways, Conley often wonders what may have happened. Recently, Shane Battier 2014, when Oden, making his final NBA in a four-on-four drill will come up against LeBron James went to a summer practice in mind. For one day, Oden Oden athletic year was dangerous. Battier said: "It was like sitting on the rim of the basketball gods, the Titans Clash of it, I had never seen anything like it ..."
Philadelphia Memphis preseason play. Joel Embiid, Sixers' first hit repeatedly sounded the center of Conley. Conley fluidly Embiid how to move, how comfortable he began to look at the defensive play. The only comparison he could come up with. "I thought, 'He looks like Greg,' Conley said." This is the same person. Greg seeing what it was like. You just know that if he stayed in the league, he would have been a heck of a player. "
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