Here is the thing: Portland should use the #1 pick in the draft on Greg Oden. Case closed.
I don't care if they already have Raef LaFrentz and Joel Pryzbilla signed to expensive deals. I don't care if they drafted LaMarcus Aldridge last year. I don't care if Zach Randolph is their highest paid player. Draft Oden.
Just look at 1984.
In 1984, Houston had the #1 pick in the draft for the second straight season. The year before, they took Ralph Sampson [who was a god at Virginia] with that top pick. Yet, they went ahead and picked another center with the top pick in the '84 draft. That cat's name is Hakeem Olajawon. Olajawon brought two NBA titles to Houston and is a Hall of Famer. What's up with Ralph?
Again: 1984. With the #2 pick in the draft, the Portland Trailblazers drafted center Sam Bowie. They didn't want Michael Jordan because they drafted Clyde Drexler in the previous year's draft. That one really didn't work out for the Blazers.
It isn't just '84. Despite having a Hall of Fame center in David Robinson, the San Antonio Spurs drafted Tim Duncan with the top pick in 1997. Ask the Detroit Pistons if they would rather have drafted Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh or Dwyane Wade in 2003 ... instead of Darko Milicic [who isn't even on their team anymore]???
Draft the best guy on the board.
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