Oden goes first, China&#39;s Yi taken sixth in NBA Draft
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Greg Oden, tagged as a possible superstar center, was the top choice in Thursday&#39;s National Basketball Association Draft while Chinese forward Yi Jianlian led all non-US prospects by going sixth.
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Greg Oden put together a highlight package for NBA scouts and helped No. 1 Ohio State move to the finals of the Big Ten tournament and a step closer to a top seed in the NCAA tournament. Oden had 17 points, a tournament-record 19 rebounds and four blocks Saturday and the Buckeyes (29-3) pulled away late from scrappy Purdue for a 63-52 victory.
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Houston Rockets&#39; Yao Ming answers a question from journalists during a press conference for the NBA China 2004 game Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 in Shanghai, China.
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The Portland Trail Blazers will draft Ohio State centre Greg Oden with the first overall pick in Thursday&#39;s National Basketball Association draft, ESPN television reported Wednesday.
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When LaMarcus Aldridge recently withdrew from the USA Select Team, it seemed almost fitting. Playing in the shadow of Rookie of the Year Brandon Roy last season and welcoming No. 1 pick Greg Oden earlier this summer, Aldridge often finds himself far from a main attraction with the Portland Trail Blazers. Hard to believe, since the Bulls selected Aldridge with ...
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The NBA Draft is still two days away, but former Ohio State star Greg Oden has kept an impressive schedule in creating andÃÂ marketing the Oden name.
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Yao Ming is refreshed. After a demanding few days in his hometown for the first NBA game in China, the Houston Rockets center has had some time to unwind since arriving in Beijing.
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As expected, the Portland Trail Blazers took Greg Oden and the Seattle Supersonics took Kevin Durant with the first two picks of the N.B.A. draft.
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Greg Oden, prima scelta dell'ultimo draft Nba, salter&agrave; tutta la prossima stagione. Il giocato...
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China&#39;s Yi Jianlian was among only six international players applying for early entry into the National Basketball Association Draft not to withdraw from the process, the league announced.
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Chinese basketball officials gave a mixed reaction on Friday to the Milwaukee Bucks selecting Yi Jianlian as the number six pick in the NBA draft, insisting he must get on court playing time.
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China&#39;s Yi Jianlian, the 2-meter tall  power forward who may be taken in the top-10 of Thursday&#39;s NBA  Draft, is looking forward to playing against Houston&#39;s Chinese  center Yao Ming.
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Brand-new Trail Blazers center Greg Oden quickly got a feel for life in Portland &#151; 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.
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After the first half of Thursday night&#39;s nationally televised game, Lawrence North junior Greg Oden didn&#39;t look like the top player in the nation.
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With the establishment of a new enterprise in China, the NBA has set its sights on cashing in on the fan-crazed domestic league that has already produced stars such as Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian.
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A day before starring in the NBA&#39;s first China game, Yao Ming went back to school. All the way back. The 7-6 center visited his old elementary school Wednesday as part
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China's Yi Jianlian, taken by the Milwaukee Bucks with the sixth selection in the NBA draft, wants to be traded to another team, according to the player's Chinese agent.