Battling with the injuries, the NBA professional who shined his basketball career with the light of his talent in the field of American basketball is Greg Oden. He is a retired American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $16 million. His total career earnings are $24 million. Oden made his career successful by showing his praiseworthy performance. He furnished his career with lots of awards, titles, and recognitions from his early life. His affluent career made him a rich, famous, and respected man. The basketball-loving people have a curiosity about Greg Oden’s career earnings. In this article, all of the information about his life, including his NBA career, contracts, and salary history, are given below.
Greg Oden Net Worth and Salary
The net worth of this Famous basketball player is $16 million. His yearly salary is $2.5 million. His dazzling career in the field of basketball favored him to be a wealthy man. Most of the portions of his wealth are from the earnings of his career. The rest of the wealth is from the earnings of his post-retirement life.
| Total Salary Earned From: | $24 Million |
| Average Annual Salary: | $4 million |
| Highest Paid Season: | $6.8 million |
| Debut Season Salary: | $4.6 million |
| Total Salary Earned From Portland Trail Blazers: | $23 million |
| Salary Earned From Miami Heat: | $1 million |
Early Life
Greg Oden blessed his parents with coming to the world on January 22, 1988, in Buffalo, New York. The full name of Greg Oden is Gregory Wayne Oden Jr.
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In the early part of his life, he went to Sarah Scott Middle School. Later, he got admitted to the Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, the United States, where he showed his potential in basketball. He led his school team to the Indiana Class 4A basketball championships three times. He became the National Boys Basketball Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006. His school career recognitions include Parade’s High School Co-Player of the Year 2005, 2006 Indiana Mr. Basketball, McDonald’s All-American Team, and first-team Parade All-American.
College Education
He started his college career in basketball at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. During his study at this college, he represented the Ohio State Buckeyes men’s basketball team. He played here from 2006 to 2007.
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In his college career, he became a First Team All-Big Ten, the conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, Associated Press All-American Team, and All-American First Team.
Greg Oden’s contract with NBA teams
Greg Oden began his professional life in 2007 and ended his career in the professional arena in 2016. In his professional career, he spent time with the Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat, and Jiangsu Dragons.
In the 2007 NBA draft, Portland Trail Blazers took in 1st overall for the 1st round. He played for this team till 2012. In 2013–2014 wore the jersey of the Miami Heat. 2015–2016, he ran in the field of basketball, representing the Jiangsu Dragons.
In his NBA career, he played a total of 105 games. He scored 840 points on average, 8.0 ppg, 656 Rebounds on average, 6.2 RPG, 130 Blocks on average, and 1.2 mpg.
After retirement, he is now pursuing his career as an adviser. He is serving in the Big Ten Conference as a Graduate assistant.
Achievements and awards
Greg Oden became the Consensus second-team All-American in 2007. He became the NABC Defensive Player of the Year in 2007. In 2007, he won the Pete Newell Big Man Award. In 2007, he was part of the First-team All-Big Ten. He won the Mr. Basketball USA in 2006, whereas Monta Ellis won the title the previous year. He became the Naismith Prep Player of the Year in 2006. In 2005 and 2006, he became the Gatorade National Player of the Year two times. He got the honor of the McDonald’s All-American in 2006. He was named to the 2005 and 2006 First-team Parade All-American two times. In 2004, he became part of the Third-team Parade All-American. He won the Indiana Mr. Basketball in 2006.
Biography Chart:
| Birth: | January 22, 1988, New York |
| Full Name: | Gregory Wayne Oden Jr. |
| Father Name: | Greg Oden Sr. |
| Mother Name: | Zoe Oden |
| Siblings: | Anthony Oden |
| Horoscope: | Aquarius |
| Ethnicity: | Black |
| Religion: | Christianity |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| College Education: | Ohio State University |
| Wife/Girlfriend: | Sabrina Oden |
| Children: | Londyn Oden |
| Nationality: | American |
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| Height: | 7 feet |
| Weight: | 124 kg |
| Current Age: | 34 years |
Greg Oden Wife and Daughter
Greg Oden chose Sabrina Oden as a sharer of his personal bed. He wed her in 2017. The conjugal life of Greg Oden and Sabrina Oden was blessed with a daughter, Londyn Oden. She is now two years old. Before the marriage, he had a relationship with Candyce Brown. However, he was accused of torturing his ex-girlfriend.
Age, height, weight, and jersey number
Greg Oden is tall, up to 7 feet, and his weight is 124 kg. In the field of basketball, his position was the Center. Playing in this position, he proved that he was best suited to that position. Being in that position, he achieved lots of success and helped his teams in winning lots of matches.
In his basketball career, he wore several jerseys. He wore jersey number 52, 20. All of the numbers are connected to his whole career memory. In the history of American basketball, all these numbers will tell about him. His fans miss those jerseys.
This man is still alive in the world, and his age is 33 years now.
Over the past five years, Rick C. Nees has written hundreds of NBA players' biographies, some of which have already been published in famous newspapers. He previously worked as- Commentator, Basketball Analyst, Basketball Player, Newspaper Sports Editor, Radio sports presenter. Rick grew up watching basketball leagues. He was a state-level high school basketball player who followed all NBA events since he was a child.
