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The 2007 NBA Draft
Date: Thursday, June 28, 2007
Location: Theatre at Madison Square Garden
Time: 7:00pm
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In an NBA draft with one of the deepest talent pools in recent history, the Portland Trail Blazers selected potential franchise player Ohio State center Greg Oden with the first overall pick. University of Texas swingman Kevin Durant, the 2007 John Wooden Award winner, went second to the Seattle Supersonics. Forward Al Horford, taken third by the Atlanta Hawks, was one of three players from the national champion Florida Gators taken in the first round. Corey Brewer (7th overall) was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves and Joakim Noah (9th overall) will join the young nucleus of the Chicago Bulls.
The Knicks selected DePaul forward Wilson Chandler (23rd overall), a Second Team All-Big East Conference selection last season. In even bigger news for the Knicks, they acquired Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau and Fred Jones in a trade from the Blazers for Channing Frye and Steve Francis. The Knicks also traded a second round pick in next year’s draft to the Blazers for the rights to Syracuse forward Demetris Nichols (53rd overall). Nichols averaged 18.9 PPG and 5.4 RPG for the Orangemen last season and was a first-team All-Big East selection.
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| 2007 NBA Draft Order |
| PICK # | TEAM | NAME | POS. | SCHOOL/COUNTRY |
| 1 | Portland Trailblazers | Greg Oden | C | Ohio St |
| 2 | Seattle Sonics | Kevin Durant | SF | Texas |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks | Al Horford | PF | Florida |
| 4 | Memphis Grizzlies | Mike Conley | PG | Ohio St |
| 5* | Boston Celtics | Jeff Green | SF | Georgetown |
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | Yi Jianlian | PF | Guangdong Tigers (China) |
| 7 | Minnesota Timberwolves | Corey Brewer | SF | Florida |
| 8** | Charlotte Bobcats | Brandan Wright | PF | North Carolina |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls (via New York) | Joakim Noah | PF | Florida |
| 10 | Sacramento Kings | Spencer Hawes | C | Washington |
| 11 | Atlanta Hawks (via Indiana) | Acie Law | PG | Texas A&M |
| 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | Thaddeus Young | SF | Georgia Tech |
| 13 | New Orleans Hornets | Julian Wright | SF | Kansas |
| 14 | Los Angeles Clippers | Al Thornton | SF/PF | Florida St |
* #5 Pick Jeff Green traded with Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak from Boston to Seattle for Ray Allen and the 35th pick Glen Davis |
** #8 pick Brandan Wright traded by Charlotte to Golden State Warriors for Jason Richardson and #36 pick Jermario Davidson. |
| Knicks Past First-Round Draft Picks |
| Year | Player | School/Country |
| 2007 | Wilson Chandler | DePaul |
| 2006 | Renaldo Balkman | South Carolina |
| 2006 | Mardy Collins | Temple |
| 2005 | David Lee | Florida |
| 2005 | Channing Frye | Arizona |
| 2004 | No 1st Round Draft Pick for Knicks |
| 2003 | Mike Sweetney | Georgetown |
| 2002 | Frank Williams | Illinois |
| 2001 | None | |
| 2000 | Donnell Harvey | Florida |
| 1999 | Frederic Weis | Limoges (France) |
| 1998 | None | |
| 1997 | John Thomas | Minnesota |
| 1996 | John Wallace | Syracuse |
| | Walter McCarty | Kentucky |
| | Dontae' Jones | Mississippi State |
| 1995 | None | |
| 1994 | Monty Williams | Notre Dame |
| | Charlie Ward | Florida State |
| 1993 | None | |
| 1992 | Hubert Davis | North Carolina |
| 1991 | Greg Anthony | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| 1990 | Jerrod Mustaf | Maryland |
| 1989 | None | |
| 1988 | Rod Strickland | DePaul |
| 1987 | Mark Jackson | St. John's |
| 1986 | Kenny Walker | Kentucky |
| 1985 | Patrick Ewing | Georgetown |
| 1984 | None | |
| 1983 | Darrell Walker | Arkansas |
| 1982 | Trent Tucker | Minnesota |
| 1981 | None | |
| 1980 | Mike Woodson | Indiana |
| 1979 | Bill Cartwright | San Francisco |
For more information on this year's draft, please visit
To see results of last year's NBA Draft, please visit our 2006 NBA Draft Page.
Last Updated On:
Friday, June 29, 2007 | |
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