MoMM wrote:On September 14, 2007, Oden had microfracture surgery on his ailing right knee. He missed the entire season.[8] Oden's progress was recorded on the Trail Blazers' website and his blog.
Although drafted in 2007, Oden was classified as a rookie for the 2008–09 season because of the knee injury.[9] Entering the 2008–09 season, he was listed at 250 lb (110 kg), but according to Blazers' trainer Jay Jensen he weighed about 290 lb (130 kg) in July. Oden left his NBA debut with a foot injury after playing thirteen scoreless minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers.
On December 5, 2009, Oden injured his left knee in the first quarter of a game. He was taken off the court on a stretcher. Later, he underwent surgery for a fractured left patella and missed the rest of the season. That injury marked the second time Oden had missed major playing time due to injury.
On November 17, 2010, the team announced that Oden would have microfracture surgery on his left knee, ending his 2010–2011 season.
On February 3, 2012, Oden underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. On February 20, 2012, Oden was scheduled for a procedure on his left knee similar to the procedure he underwent 17 days earlier. However, during the operation, further damage to the articular cartilage was discovered, and Oden underwent his third micro-fracture surgery.
By playing 82 games in his entire career so far, he has effectively played one full NBA season over the span of five seasons from 2007 to 2012.
Your comparing Oden to Noel? Noel weighs less than Shabazz Muhammed, its not even close to the same thing
If no other player stands out to make a difference and we cant trade down for 2 later 1sts I would go Noel if not for the simple fact he will not be playing next season for the most part and at worst considering he comes back from the ACL injury fine, he becomes Tyrus Thomas who was pretty valuable until he signed that big deal. No one else in this draft looks to be a difference maker in the NBA so go on a guy with size and upside
