Greg Oden is looking healthy, feeling good, sounds confident. Check out this update.

Well, not real action…but he did practice today for the first time since he went down with knee trouble last summer.

Via Yahoo:

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)—Greg Oden practiced with the Portland Trail Blazers for the first time since right knee surgery ended his season six months ago.

Oden, the 7-foot center taken with the first pick in last year’s draft, participated in offensive drills and even dunked during 45 minutes of work Wednesday. The Blazers were in Sacramento for Thursday night’s game against the Kings.

“It was fun,” Oden told The Oregonian newspaper. “It felt good to get out there … and I wasn’t hurting at all.”

Coach Nate McMillan surprised the team when he called players to participate in a drill—and included Oden.

“There was somewhat of an uproar by the team,” McMillan said. “Some of them said `Greg?’ and I was like, `Yeah, Greg.’

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“Do you feel under pressure?”

“Do you know Blazer history?”

“What do you think the doctors will say?”

“What skills do you want to work?”

“What do you enjoy about BKB?”

Oregon Live: “I didn’t play too well,” said Oden, who was as depressed and terse as he has shown since leaving Ohio State after his freshman season. “I didn’t play hard enough, and when you don’t play hard, you don’t win.”

Celtics vs. Blazers
July 6, 2007 - 10:00 pm ET
Game on FSN New England, NBA TV, & NBA.com

Promotional video from the Portland Trail Blazers website, featuring Art Alexakis, Storm Large, Mike Schekla, and Kevin Pritchard; weighing in on who should be the #1 pick, Kevin Durant or Greg Oden.