» Visit our Draft Finder tool to search all drafts from 1947 until 2020 using custom criteria. After the top five, the 2007 draft drops off from the All-Stars, but there were plenty of quality starters and rotation players. Seattle: Kevin Durant 6-10 215 SF Texas Fr. The high point of his post-Boston career came in 2017-18 when he scored 19 points to help edge the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Gray was never more than a bench big, but he played that role well for seven seasons before he was forced to retire in 2014 because of a heart condition. Aaron Brooks 6-0 160 PG Oregon Sr. 31. After being traded to the Toronto Raptors at the 2019 deadline, he played a pivotal role in the franchise's first NBA championship. Regardless landing Oden makes this the best draft of anyone’s by a landslide. 18. 2021 NBA Draft to take place on July 29. The Hawks got this pick right, and they would do it again without a second thought. But there were questions about his conditioning (see: this legendary photo from his high school days, when he was much bigger than he is now) and how his skill set would translate to the NBA. Just like last year, it was a whirlwind of activity for GM Kevin Prichard and the Trailblazers. As the NBA game has evolved over the past decade, traditional bigs like Carl Landry have been rendered somewhat obsolete. With the NBA shut down until further notice because of the coronavirus pandemic, it's worthwhile to step into the time machine and redraft this high-profile draft. Green's Actual Draft Spot: 5th, Boston Celtics (traded to Seattle SuperSonics). *Seattle: Jared Dudley 6-7 225 SF Boston Col. Sr. 2. NBA Pre Draft Camp Measurements, NBA Player physical stats including wingspan and vertical leap with height weight and other stats on the 2007 NBA Draft Particpants who have declared entry into this year's draft. Adding Greg Oden was a no brainer, and puts the Blazers in the Championship picture from the year 2009 on. Share. Re-draft Pick: Kevin Durant. After four seasons at Creighton, Tolliver went undrafted in 2007 and kicked around in the D-League and Europe for three years before catching on with the Warriors in 2010. Following a catastrophic two-year stint with the New York Knicks, Noah had a surprising resurgence in 2018-19 with the Memphis Grizzlies. There's a long-standing rumor that the San Antonio Spurs offered Tim Duncan to the Blazers for the No. He's never gotten the individual accolades of his flashier counterparts in the West, like Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard, but few point guards in the conference were more consistently dependable during his years in Memphis. With Rose out most of the season recovering from knee surgery, Noah was the best player on a surprising Bulls team. With the third pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected future All-Star forward Al Horford. Click the Team for players drafted by that franchise. Afflalo's Actual Draft Spot: 27th, Detroit Pistons. Oden will go down in history as one of the greatest draft busts of all time because of his never-ending knee injuries and the fact that he was taken No. He's lived up to that billing in a long and productive NBA career. An underrated scoring guard in his 10 seasons in the NBA, Stuckey averaged double-digit points for seven straight seasons and was a valuable bench contributor for the last three Paul George-era Pacers teams after a seven-year run in Detroit. Wright was a very effective shot-blocking, rim-running big across 11 NBA seasons, although he battled injuries throughout his career. The 2007 NBA Draft made huge waves around the league. To set this template's initial visibility, the |state= parameter may be used: |state=collapsed: { {2007 NBA draft|state=collapsed}} to show the template collapsed, i.e., hidden apart from its title bar. He will fight for a roster spot in summer league and training camp. As expected, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant went one-two to Portland and Seattle. His lack of foot speed ultimately dropped him out of the first round where some scouts had him projected. 5:28 — If you’re scoring at home, “great motor” is the official catchphrase of the 2007 NBA draft. Derrick Byars could end up being the steal of the draft at 42, as he’s an NBA ready player with a great feel for the game. They made the playoffs seven years in a row from 2011 to 2017, upsetting the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs as a No. This site has no affiliation with the National Basketball Association | Website by. An example of a player who left college after one year was Greg Oden. He was ruled out for the entire 2019-20 season as he rehabbed the Achilles injury, and with the NBA shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's no telling when he'll play his next game. His offensive game has really improved as he shows the ability to create offense for himself. The 2007 NBA draft is most commonly known as the "Oden-Durant draft." However he’s a talented kid who has played with Oden before (in AAU) and the two mesh well together. 2007 NBA Draft – draft NBA w 2007 roku odbył się 28 czerwca w hali Madison Square Garden w Nowym Jorku.Był pokazywany w Stanach przez telewizję ESPN. Try it now, it is free! Al Horford 6-10 244 PF Florida Jr. Acie Law 6-3 186 PG Texas A&M Sr. If only he'd been able to stay healthy. This year’s draft grades may seem a little higher than usual, but overall teams did an excellent job of addressing need, and with 54 of 60 of the players projected on the mock draft taken, we can’t have too many complaints, especially with the Top Ten Picks in the 2007 NBA Draft. But by joining an established superteam, he became one of the most hated figures in the NBA, and it was clear he never fully fit in culturally with the Warriors. Conley might turn into a great point guard someday, but the margin for error is much greater than with a proven bigman like Horford who still has alot of upside. The official site of the National Basketball Association. 31. Marco Belinelli 6-6 200 SG Italy 1986 46. Oden was selected with the first overall. Landry isn't remembered much these days, but he had a respectable nine-year career. Portland Trail Blazers: Kevin Durant. Gasol shared his brother's post scoring and passing ability but also developed into a very good three-point shooter, allowing him to adapt to the changing NBA game. Denver acquired Chandler from the Knicks in the Carmelo Anthony deal at the 2011 deadline, and he overcame repeated injuries to have a strong six-plus-year run as a starting forward in Denver. A four-year star at Florida State, he was a better college player than an NBA player. 2007 NBA Draft. Draft. Along with Mike Conley (more on him later), Zach Randolph and Tony Allen, he became one of the pillars of the "Grit 'N' Grind" Grizzlies teams of the early 2010s. He won a championship with the Spurs in 2014, and as recently as two years ago he was a difference-maker in the playoffs for the Philadelphia 76ers after joining midseason on the buyout market. Shopping. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Tap to unmute. Click the Pk for players drafted in that slot. Overall a strong effort on draft night for the Hawks. Full round 2007 NBA mock draft projections, with trades and compensatory picks based on weekly team projections and college and amateur player rankings. Click the College for players drafted from that college. After a strong second season with the Bucks, Sessions had a solid half-decade run as the "missing piece" teams tried to trade for at the deadline when they needed a reliable point guard—most notably the Los Angeles Lakers in 2011-12. Date: … Oden attended Ohio State University for one year before declaring for the 2007 NBA draft. His lasting legacy may be his status as possibly the most unlikely 50-point scorer in NBA history—he had 51 against the Rockets in 2014 as a member of the Timberwolves. Herbert Hill was a solid late second rounder. He only spent one-and-a-half seasons in Charlotte before being traded to Phoenix, where he was an important bench player for the final Steve Nash-Amar'e Stoudemire playoff team. 2007 Pk Tm Player 1 POR Kevin Durant 2 SEA Al Horford 3 ATL Marc Gasol 4 MEM Mike … He stuck around in the NBA until 2017. You're signed out. Dealing for Frye didn’t make much sense as the team already has the same player in LaMarcus Aldridge, and acquiring overpaid and chronically unhappy Steve Francis made even less sense. He’s certainly a player that will go down as a player that left at the wrong time, (some may say too early but in reality probably too late). Green is a solid picks in the second round, (10 draft picks in 2 years, making this team’s 15 man roster won’t be easy). While basketball is not nearly as physical a sport as football, the combine results should not be ignored. 1 pick so they could take Oden, although that's never been confirmed. According to the experts the 2007 NBA Draft was a deep draft with a lot of talent available. Jared Dudley may be the dictionary definition of a "glue guy"—his stats have never jumped off the page, but he's played key roles on playoff teams for several different franchises. 2007 Draft: Lottery Selections. While the leaguewide consensus heading into the 2007 draft was was that Oden... 2. At number four, the Memphis Grizzlies took point guard Mike Conley Jr. Chronic hip issues cut short his career after that. Thornton had a few good games early with the Clippers but lasted just four seasons in the NBA and never lived up to his status as a lottery pick. |state=expanded: { {2007 NBA draft|state=expanded}} to show the template expanded, i.e., fully visible. NBA. Harden (141.8), S. Curry (110.3) and B. Griffin (76.0) Brandan Wright 6-10 200 PF UNC Fr. He's bounced around since then but stayed in the league as a productive veteran wing. Drills such as vertical leap, ¾ court sprint, and bench press all are very important in measuring a basketball player’s physical readiness for the NBA. Watch later. McRoberts turned a second-round selection by the Blazers into an 11-year NBA career. He led the Thunder to the Finals in 2011-12 (they lost in five games to Miami), won the league's MVP award in 2013-14 and became one of the most unguardable scorers in NBA history. Another pick that went exactly the way it should have, Mike Conley may go down in history as the best player of his era to never make an All-Star team. Indiana Pacers. It turned out to be a great deal for both sides because the younger Gasol developed into arguably the top center in the NBA after making his debut with the Grizzlies in 2008-09. Horford's Florida teammate was also a top-10 lottery pick and had almost as good a career before his body broke down. In addition to Oden and Durant, the 2007 draft featured three more stars—Oden's Ohio State teammate Mike Conley and Florida teammates Joakim Noah and Al Horford—along with plenty of good role players who stuck around the NBA for a long time. Dudley's Actual Draft Spot: 22nd, Charlotte Bobcats. 8 seed in 2011 and reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2013. It was broadcast on television in 115 countries. Conley powered the "Grit 'N' Grind" Grizzlies as a tenacious defender and knockdown three-point shooter. His personal high-water mark came with a 20-point, 24-assist game near the end of his rookie season in Milwaukee, which fueled much of the optimism around him for the ensuing decade. It paid off on the court—they won the 2017 and 2018 championships, and Durant won Finals MVP both years. Durant suffered a ruptured Achilles during Game 5 of the 2019 Finals, which the Warriors lost to the Toronto Raptors. It seems inconceivable now, given what Durant has become over the course of a Hall of Fame career, but at the time, Oden was the one seen as a generational talent. Home; Draft. Atlanta Hawks. The year Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Al Horford, Yi Jianlian, Mike Conley, Jeff Green, Brandan Wright, Joakim Noah, and Al Thornton entered the draft. GM Billy Knight compared him to Mark Jackson, and though Law isn’t nearly the passer that Jackon was, he’s a headstrong leader with great size. Because he was never able to stay healthy, Oden-over-Durant joins Bowie-over-Jordan and Darko-over-Melo as one of the go-to examples of bad draft judgment. A late first-round pick of the Pistons, Arron Afflalo put together a nice run in the 2010s as a three-and-D wing. He returned to San Antonio in the summer of 2018 and still plays there today. Re-Drafting the 2007 NBA Draft Class 1. Info about 2007 Nba Draft. Green man-handled the bench press, pushing out 17 … In 2007-08, his rookie season and lone year in Seattle before the Sonics moved to Oklahoma City, he played out of position much of the year at shooting guard—perhaps a byproduct of the prevalent criticism leading up to the draft that he was too skinny. Smith is going to take a few years and may always be the workout wonder type, but fits in great with a running team. 14. The Sixers had an interesting decision between Julian Wright and Thaddeus Young. While the leaguewide consensus heading into the 2007 draft was was that Oden was the surer thing, it wasn't hard to see Durant as a future superstar after a spectacular freshman season at the University of Texas. Noah's short peak and early decline put him behind Horford and Conley in this redraft, but he's had a terrific career more than worthy of a high pick. The NBA Draft combine, however, is somewhat of an afterthought. Stephane Lasme 6-8 225 PF Mass Sr. 26. .input1{font-size:12px;font-face:arial;width:280px}.select1{font-size:12px;font-face:arial;width:280px}.subm1{font-size:13px;font-face:arial;width:80px}. He came in taller than expected at 6’9.5’’ and weighed a solid 228 lbs. 2007 NBA Draft Grades By: Aran_Smith . Since then, he's been something of a journeyman, but a high-level and productive one. Durant spent his first nine seasons in the Seattle/Oklahoma City organization, teamed up for much of that time with Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and, briefly, James Harden. The Italian sharpshooter has been a solid, reliable scoring threat for over a decade. Throughout his career, he's made every team he's been on better. © 2019 Sports Phenoms, Inc., All Rights Reserved | Outside of Oden and Durant, Al Horford was largely seen as the best NBA prospect in the draft coming off two consecutive national championships at Florida. A classic international draft-and-stash pick by the Spurs, the Brazilian center didn't come over to the NBA until 2010. This was the last draft the Vancouver Grizzlies participated in while in their original city; their move to Memphis was finalized several weeks later. Credit Prichard for not doing something crazy like giving away Brandon Roy to get Oden’s buddy Conley. Carl Landry 6-9 235 PF Purdue Sr.  54. Durant's Actual Draft Spot: 2nd, Seattle SuperSonics. Complete 2008 NBA Draft coverage on ESPN.com, including mock drafts, player analysis, draft order, draft history, and more. What he did well: Green arguably has the most NBA-ready body of all potential draftees. Welcome to ESPN.com's 2007 Interactive NBA Mock Draft. Information about the 2007 NBA Draft, including the first and second round, all the trades and players data. The Bosnian forward went undrafted in 2007 and didn't make his NBA debut until 2012 but was a solid outside shooter for the Nets, Suns and Bucks. The Sixers had the right philosophy with this year’s draft and got quality at their selections. 8. Brad Newley 6-6 198 SG Australia 1985. Portland Trail Blazers: Original Pick: Greg Oden. Weeks later, he signed with the Brooklyn Nets along with Kyrie Irving. Although Green never developed into a star, he's managed to stick around and be productive enough to earn a roster spot year after year. He lacks a great motor, but has all the physical characteristics to be a successful NBA player, especially defensively. The injuries limited him to 82 games over five seasons with the Blazers and 23 games in an attempted comeback with the Miami Heat in 2013-14. Durant blossomed in his second season and then won his first of three consecutive scoring titles in 2009-10, along with making his first of 10 straight All-Star games. 2. Young's Actual Draft Spot: 12th, Philadelphia 76ers. 18. The NBA announced that 41 college and high school players and a record 31 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2003 NBA draft. NBADraft.net. A consistently great three-point shooter (39.4 percent for his career), Dudley is also a solid defender who moved from small forward to power forward as his career progressed. Joakim Noah played an integral role on the Derrick Rose-led Bulls teams of the late 2000s and early 2010s, peaking with the 2010-11 season in which they won 62 games and made the Eastern Conference Finals. After … The Randolph deal didn’t make much sense, unless the Blazers thought Randolph was such a clubhouse cancer that he would disrupt Oden’s progression. Pairing him with his old running mate Sergio Rodriguez should be very interesting. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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