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Blazers Introduce Greg Oden to Fans

Friday, June 29, 2007 7:45:18 PM
By ANNE M. PETERSON

Greg Oden smiles as he is introduced to several thousand cheering Portland Trail Blazers fans during a rally in Portland, Ore., Friday, June 29, 2007, the day after the team  picked him in the NBA draft. The team ended months of debate Thursday night when they chose the Ohio State center over fellow college freshman Kevin Durant with the top pick in a highly anticipated NBA draft. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Brand-new Trail Blazers center Greg Oden quickly got a feel for life in Portland — it rained.

The 7-foot center out of Ohio State, wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with his last name, was introduced Friday to Blazers fans at a lunchtime rally, some 16 hours after the team took him with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.

"I'm loving it here, and I'm going to have a smile on my face for a long time to come," Oden said.


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