Oden is definitely warranted on that level, especially if Zion is going to be on that list. He was legitimately argued against KD.
What's worse is that he DID warrant the hype. Pre-injury Oden, the very little we saw in the NBA, was a monster. Dude was easily going to be in the David Robinson/Patrick Ewing tier of centers. Not the level of Shaq/Hakeem/Kareem, but jesus did he look good.
Oden is definitely warranted on that level, especially if Zion is going to be on that list. He was legitimately argued against KD.
What's worse is that he DID warrant the hype. Pre-injury Oden, the very little we saw in the NBA, was a monster. Dude was easily going to be in the David Robinson/Patrick Ewing tier of centers. Not the level of Shaq/Hakeem/Kareem, but jesus did he look good.
AD should also be on this list.