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The biggest question today in the NBA arena is the top pick of the draft. There are two clear cut top players, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. Find out why the first pick should be Oden instead of Durant.

Coming into the NCAA basketball season, it seemed obvious that Greg Oden would be the #1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. But since then,Kevin Durant has burst onto the scene. So who should be the #1 overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft: Kevin Durant or Greg Oden?

Ohio State freshman Greg Oden is a man among boys in the college basketball game. Apparently, Oden has had enough of this child's play. Oden is declaring for the NBA draft.

Oden, Durant out of reach.

Here is a look at what players will be leaving for the NBA Draft and who has decided to stay in college.

Last night, the NBA draft came and went. Many teams' fans are left dreaming about what the future holds for their new superstars and fans of other teams are left scratching their head.

The NBA draft got under way with the first 3 picks going as predicted...but what happened next?

With the Portland Trail Blazers now holding the number one overall pick in the 2007 draft, here is a look at the best first overall picks of all time.

Sam Bowie? Bill Walton? Greg Oden? The Trailblazers have some pretty bad luck with drafting centers.

With an injury that will keep Greg Oden out for the year, did the Trailblazers make a mistake in drafting the seven foot center.

Greg Oden undergoes microfracture surgery.

The Portland Trailblazers have conffirmed that they will select Greg Oden with the first overall selection in the 2007 NBA Draft.

A look at the best games and assets of both players and what they need to do to be drafted first in the NBA.

Could this be the same thing in Portland that happened to Sam Bowie? Did the Blazers make the wrong pick?

The Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors and Charlotte Bobcats have all received fines in the last week, all related to discussions of, or contact with, Kevin Durant or his family. The NBA sent out a memo reminding teams to stay away.

Texas Longhorn All-American Freshman Kevin Durant is expected to declare for the NBA draft today according to a source close to the star forward.

After reading an article stating that Kevin Durant should stay in college, I decided to compile a list of reasons for him not to.

Will Durant's terrible performance at the NBA pre-draft camp hurt his draft position?

Here are the top point guards in the 2007 NBA Draft class.

Greg Oden and Kevin Durant are the consensus #1 and #2 picks in the Draft this year but will either win the Rookie of the Year next year?

the NBA draft is unique in that the worst team doesn't always get the first pick of the draft. While this may make for exciting television, is it really a fair system?

Looking back on the stunning developments in the 2007 NBA Draft.

Looking st how the top 14 picks in today's NBA Draft may well happen, given the current trade-talk and rumors du jour.

Which teams are looking to take which players on the day of the NBA Draft?

This is not a prediction. The following is who I would draft in each position if I were the General Manager. I expect some picks to flip-flop and trades or potential trades may have a huge influence on the draft order.

Who will be taken with the 3rd through 5th picks of the 2007 NBA Draft?

These teams have set themselves up to be very competitive in the near future.

With only a 5% chance of winning the #1 pick, the Trail Blazer beat the odds in a big way.

The NBA was devastated in September when the news spread that Greg Oden would miss the entire 2007-2008 basketball season. Oden was the first overall selection in the 2007 NBA draft and widely considered to be the next great big man in the league.

This is a review of the NBA off season.

This year, NBA tries to seek the limelight with cover boy Gilbert Arenas. So will NBA Live 08 be able to regain the top spot in the video game basketball realm?

Looking back at the winners, the losers and those in between.

Do You Want To Find Out How To Profit With Sports Cards?

Team with rich history, starting to crumble.

The NBA Lottery is all set and the big winners are the Portland Trailblazers and the Seatle Supersonics. The Oden/Durant sweepstakes is the biggest in years. Both are expected to be franchise changing players. But which one is going to have a bigger impact?

Portland should make it with their suddenly dominating front-line but the Sonics might be a year or two away.

The Portland Trail Blazers might get the opportunity to draft the next greatest NBA player in Greg Oden. The genius idea would be to obtain the point guard, Mike Conley Jr. who is Oden's best friend and teammate point guard since playing together in high school.

I've only seen Greg Oden play a few times this season and most of those games he was still coming back from an injury. I was excited to see a completely healthy Greg Oden dominate in the NCAA Tournament. Boy am I disappointed.

A commentary that discusses the fact that the consensus #1 NBA pick Greg Oden blogs, explanations for why he might do so, and a breakdown of some of the events, reactions, etc. that he blogs about.

Recent injury to the big man has people in Portland reliving the past.

The hype is real on University of Texas freshman Kevin Durant

I know ESPN's Dick Vitale waxes poetic about players staying in school, but Joakim Noah would be smart to learn from Leinart's lesson.

Tonight ESPN actually spent an hour program on the announcement of the NBA Draft order. Why?

The Boston Celtics traded half their team to acquire Kevin Garnett, but it makes them a contender in the Eastern Conference.

This whole microfracture thing might not be all bad.

I rank the top 5's in the draft this year.

Whatever the result in 2008, the Trail Blazers could be setting themselves up for something even the original trailblazers - Lewis & Clark - couldn't do within a few years: win an NBA championship.

USA Basketball and the NBA abdicate its leadership role, leaving savvy, profit-seeking businessmen and sneaker companies to fill the void and create a youth development system for profit, not development.

Tis the season to be jolly, well, almost. But if you are a fan of schools like North Carolina, Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, and Kansas, you are tired of the weekly shalacking that your teams receive and are ready for the college basketball season to begin

The Florida Gators made history when they repeated as national champions. They also cemented their ranks as the greatest team in the history of college basketball.

The Boston Celtics have been fined $30,000 for apparently having too much personal contact with the family of the University of Texas's Kevin Durant.

Since the World Championships, much has been written about the problems with the NBA. A popular perception is the length of the season which creates meaningless games, either at the beginning of the season or once teams are eliminated from the play-offs.

Here's a look at 5 compelling stories for the 2007-08 NBA Season, or at least the stories that should be most talked about and watched this season.

Who will be this year's NBA MVP? It's never too early to start talking. Learn who will win all the big ones - from Rookie of the Year to Most Improved.

A preview of the 2007-08 NBA Western Conference complete with division standings predicted as well as team by team analysis.

The 2007-2008 NBA season is about to start so it's time to predict the winners of this year's NBA Awards.

Updated 2007 NBA Mock Draft.

Who will be picked with the top picks in the 2007 NBA Draft?

I've heard of many people hating on this year's NCAA Tournament. Where are all the upsets? Where are all the Cinderellas? Personally I think this NCAA Tournament has been great.

The Hawks have struggled for about a decade and need a point guard and inside help to become a contender. Who will they pick?

Both Jordan and James are multitalented players, but will Lebron James ever reach the promised land like Jordan. This analysis compares the two talented athletes.

Patrick Patterson, the McDonald's All-American from Huntington West Virginia has officially signed a letter of intent

Recap of the 2007 NBA Mock Draft First Round.

Who will be "The Chosen Ones"

This article looks at the top five NBA drafts of all time.

The final mock draft of the year. This draft takes into account trades that have a high probability of happening before the draft, making the entire draft change.

Which prospects will be worth the early first round pick that they will get?

It's almost that time of year again when the country will be filling in those brackets. Here are the teams I'm going to pick and teams I'm going to avoid once March Madness arrives.

A look at the top ten games of the 2007-2008 NBA Season.

The season has yet to begun, but you want to know what will happen with your favorite players. You can watch all 82 games for fun, but here's who is taking home the hardware.

Greg Oden, after accepting that Portland Trailblazer cap, is automatically the second best center in the NBA.

Greg Oden's stay at Ohio State could be quite possibly be a short one, and has been debated almost from the first day he set foot on the court for practice. So with his first season at Ohio State drawing to a close, now is as good a time as any to revisit the issue.

Wow, Crapaneticut State' s pretty good! Too bad they're playing Greg Oden!! Greg Oden, uh, Ohio State is about to put the smack down on the competition that is March Madness

The Portland Trail Blazers number 1 overall pick is out for the entire 2007-2008 season after undergoing surgery. What will the Blazers do?

With all young athletes eager to make the jump to the NBA, is one BIG player ready to go against the norm? Greg Oden appears to be leaning towards a return season in Ohio State. And we should be behind him all the way.

This is a profile of the 2007-08 Portland Trail Blazers.

Why the NBA is not as exciting as it used to be.

Greg Oden will have surgery to remove his tonsils, ending his participation in the NBA Summer League.

Xavier fans will have to wait another year to seek revenge on the coach that lied to them. For now, they can only lament about being pushed from the Sweet Sixteen by Ohio State's Greg Oden.

Portland's Greg Oden will be out for the entire 2007-08 season, adding to the list of top draft picks who washed out during their rookie year.

Before this season, the Blazers were expected to have one more rebuilding year while rookie Greg Oden recovered from knee surgery. Some may have expected more success than others, but nobody predicted this would happen. The Blazers are atop the Northwest Division.

Freshman stars Greg Oden and Mike Conley, Jr. embraced in the middle of the Alamo Dome floor as the rest of the Buckeyes celebrated their first trip to the Final Four since 1999.

There's a big time NBA player lurking in the college ranks and his last name isn't Durant or Oden. If you haven't seen Georgetown junior forward Jeff Green play, then the Final Four should be quite a treat.

The Portland Trailblazers enter the 2007-08 NBA season with one mission in mind, and that is to learn and develop.

Noah, Oden, and Hibbert, all quality big men patrolling the paint, will be displayed in Saturday's Final Four Semifinal games. And don't forget Al Horford, either.

After weeks of preparation, your beautiful bracket has you looking up in the standings at the office secretary. Well, if you can't beat them, join them. Here's how.

Ohio State defeated Memphis 92-76 on Saturday, making the Buckeyes the first team to reach this year's Final Four.

For the second straight game Ohio State survived in dramatic fashion. They defeated Tennessee 85-84 on Thursday night to advance to the Elite Eight

The day started and ended with #1 seeds in trouble, but both survived...

Columbus-In one of the most anticipated games of the season and one of the biggest games in Big Ten history, the Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Wisconsin Badgers by just 1 point Sunday afternoon, in the battle of number 1's.

For a while Sunday night, it looked as if Georgetown's run through the NCAA tournament would end at the hands of the powerful North Carolina Tarheels.

The league might have a down year, but everything goes in cycles and the young talent will eventually mature.

It's been an exciting first half to the 2006-07 college basketball season, and while national powerhouses North Carolina and Florida have stood in the spotlight for much of the season, the Mountain West Conference has grown stronger with each year forward.

With the NCAA field now official and the brackets available online, here are a few tips for competing in your office pool.

Ron Lewis sent the game into overtime with four seconds remaining as Ohio State held off Xavier 78-71.