Originally Posted by
Classof06
While Durant may be more NBA ready, centers like Oden only come around once a decade. I think Portland made the right choice. In the last 20 years, only Jordan and the '04 Pistons got it done without a legit center. It's going to be at least 3-4 years before Seattle becomes a contender anyway, at which point Oden should begin asserting himself as one of the league's premier centers. This is without even mentioning Oden has much more talent around him. Given the draft Portland had, they don't have any regrets. And they shouldn't.