Portland Trail Blazers' Greg Oden speaks during an interview at the NBA basketball team's media day Monday, Sept. 27, 2010, in Portland, Ore. (AP file photo/Rick Bowmer) ...

Greg Oden: I don’t really think like that. I’m so grateful for the Portland Trail Blazers franchise just for changing my life, changing my family’s lives. It was my body.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Greg Oden had 20 points and 12 rebounds in his second consecutive strong performance, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to an 89-86 victory over the Sacramento Kings ...

Greg Oden: I don’t really think like that. I’m so grateful for the Portland Trail Blazers franchise just for changing my life, changing my family’s lives. It was my body.

Portland will go a long way in erasing previous mistakes if it selects Buffalo native Greg Oden No. 1 overall as expected in the NBA draft at 7 p.m. Thursday (ESPN).

Oden endured depression when he missed his entire rookie season after undergoing a microfracture surgery just two months after the Portland Trail Blazers made him the No. 1 overall pick.

Portland Trail Blazers Acting GM Chad Buchanan said Friday that center Greg Oden is still not clear for surgery on his left knee because of the ankle blood clots. "Nothing new," he said.

When Greg Oden was selected first overall by the Trail Blazers at the 2007 NBA draft, he was heralded as the most impactful player to enter the league since LeBron James, the kind of guy who could ...

Oden missed a pair of free throws with 4.6 seconds left, squandering a chance for Portland to go ahead. “We came out here and stole the win,” Anthony said. “It wasn’t just an important win.