Sometimes blessings come in disguises. It wasn’t that long ago that Grizzly fans were depressed for not landing the top pick in the NBA lottery, a pick that would have landed them the rights to 7-foot center Greg Oden. Instead, Portland landed the top spot and swiped Oden.

Unfortunately for the Trail Blazers, they won’t be seeing their coveted star in uniform anytime soon. Arthroscopic surgery today revealed much more damage to Oden’s knee than what was originally thought. It was announced that Oden will be out for the season.

Meanwhile, Grizzly fans have since gotten over not getting Oden, and after a strong summer league showing, are looking forward to seeing what point guard Mike Conley can add to the team - knock-on-wood.