Top draft pick Greg Oden needs to have his tonsils removed and is expected to miss the rest of the Portland Trail Blazers' summer league games.

After he tapes the ESPY awards in Los Angeles, he will have a tonsillectomy Saturday at the Vancouver Clinic in nearby Vancouver, Wash., the team said.

Recovery time is expected to be two to three weeks.

"Greg felt that this was the right decision to make in the interests of his health, and we support that decision 100 percent," Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard said. "The sooner he gets the procedure done, the sooner he can get back on the court at full strength."

Oden, a 7-foot center who played one season at Ohio State, was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.

In his summer league debut, Oden scored 6 points and had 2 rebounds before leaving with 10 fouls, the maximum allowed in the summer league. The Blazers lost, 74-66, to the Boston Celtics.

In his second game against Dallas, a fatigued Oden finished with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 9 fouls. The Mavericks won, 72-68.

Oden will miss a matchup Sunday against Seattle that would have pitted him against No. 2 pick Kevin Durant.

"They'll make more money during the regular season," Oden jokingly said earlier this week.

Oden also will miss the U.S. Senior National Team's camp July 20-22 in Las Vegas.

Timberwolves

Minnesota signed first-round draft pick Corey Brewer yesterday.

Brewer, a 6-foot-9 swingman from Florida, was the seventh overall pick in the draft. He got a two-year deal worth $4.4 million with team options for two more years.

"We're really happy to bring a player and person of Corey's caliber into our franchise," vice president of basketball operations Kevin McHale said in a statement. "He brings a lot to our team both defensively and offensively and will be a great fit with the talented young players on our roster."

Brewer has accompanied the Timberwolves' summer league team to Las Vegas, along with former Florida teammate and Timberwolves second-round pick Chris Richard. Brewer, considered a defensive stopper, had 16 points and eight rebounds in his debut Monday night against New Orleans.

Lakers

Owner Jerry Buss pleaded not guilty to two misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence. Buss, 74, was stopped May 29 after he was seen driving his car on the wrong side of the road in an unincorporated section of Carlsbad, Calif.

According to a criminal complaint filed by the district attorney's office, Buss was under the influence of an unspecified drug but refused to take a chemical test. He was arrested after failing a field sobriety test.

Buss was charged with one count each of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 percent or greater.

Heat

Coach Pat Riley expressed relief over the news that Heat forward Antoine Walker was not injured during a robbery at the player's suburban Chicago home.

Walker and one of his relatives were bound at gunpoint while multiple robbers took a car, cash and jewelry from the three-time All-Star's offseason residence Monday night.

Walker -- a Chicago native -- was shaken up, but not physically injured, said agent Mark Bartelstein.