In less than 15-minutes, Portland's Number One pick in the NBA Draft, Greg Oden, will get his first chance to address the public following season-ending knee surgery. But the public has already addressed Oden.

Well, maybe not Oden directly . . . but they'll be PUTTING his address on a giant envelope . . . holding a giant get well card . . . 12 by 8 feet . . . 1,000 signatures . . . all from faithful fans of Rip City wishing the Seven-Footer a speedy recovery.

Many signers keep it simple . . . things like "hurry back to the court" or "can't wait to see you do your thing" . . . a few have gotten a BIT more personal . . . as many as 10 female fans left their phone numbers on the card . . .

At this point, there's no word on how many stamps it will take to get the card through the post office . . . or if Nike (the group behind the card) will simply go with UPS, FedEx or DHL.