A fantastic interview with former #1 pick Greg Oden.

[Epicness]

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...plagued-career

On trouble in Portland: "That second year... I pretty much became an alcoholic."

On the infamous pic: "When a girl sends me 100 pictures, I have to send something back every now and then. I'm not an asshole."

On insecurity: "I'd be lying if I said that it didn't suck to see Durant doing so well."

On what's next: "I'm going to do what I can to get back on the court, but if it doesn't work out, I'll find something else to do and have a normal life."

[Victor7]

Massive bust.

I get it that it was mostly injuries. But man what Jamarcus Russel type of bust he was.

[theJATM]

what a great article. i like that kid. he made a fan of me.

[Victor7]

A good read for the most part. I wasn't a fan of the final line of the article.

"But no matter what happens, he will find a way to survive, because he's been surviving all along."

Kinda hard not to survive when you are a millionaire at age 24. I get it that it mostly refers to the personal stuff he's been through but I thought it was over the top considering this kid made more than 99% of people ever will by mostly being hurt.