Greg Oden and Topps Trading Card Company
Shortly after Greg Oden entered the NBA draft back in 2007, he signed a three year deal (worth at least $3 million if not more) with Topps Trading Card Company. Topps is most well known for its production of basketball cards (which obviously Greg Oden was involved in), hockey cards, football cards, baseball cards and any other sports-based cards used for trading, often among kids. The company is based in New York.
Greg Oden and Bill Russell
Anyway, the deal that Greg Oden signed with the Topps Trading Card Company back in 2007, featured the man with Bill Russell in his first deal. Russell used to play US professional basketball, in the same position as Oden – as center. While like Greg Oden, he played on a very professional level, also for the NBA, he didn’t play for the Portland Trail Blazers, but the Boston Celtics. But Russell sure did the team proud in his time, winning the NBA MVP award five times and the All-Star, twelve times! So he was certainly someone Greg Oden could have been proud starring with on those trading cards.