Portland, Ore. ? Brand-new Trail Blazers center Greg Oden quickly got a feel for life in Portland – it rained.

The 7-foot center out of Ohio State, wearing a black T-shirt emblazoned with his last name, was introduced Friday to Blazers fans at a lunchtime rally, some 16 hours after the team took him with the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft.

“I’m loving it here, and I’m going to have a smile on my face for a long time to come,” Oden said.