The 2007 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2007 at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. The 2007–08 NBA season was the 62nd season of the National Basketball Association. The NBA Draft is an annual North American event in which the National Basketball Association 's (NBA thirty teams (29 in the United States and one in Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Washington Mutual Inc (abbreviated to WaMu) ( is a savings bank holding company and the former owner of Washington Mutual Savings Bank, which was the Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to
The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams that had missed the 2007 NBA Playoffs, with their pick order determined through a lottery held on May 22, 2007. The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA to determine the order of the NBA Draft for that year Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the 2006-07 NBA season. The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association.
This draft was quite forward-heavy and included several quality big-men. The 2007 NBA Draft also marked the first time three players drafted in the top 10 came from the same school (Florida), and for the first time five players in the top 10 all played in the NCAA Basketball National Championship Final. The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division Greg Oden would end up missing the entire 2007-2008 season due to microfracture surgery. Kevin Durant drafted 2nd overall by the Seattle Sonics was named Rookie Of The Year[1]. Kevin Wayne Durant (born September 29, 1988 in Washington DC) The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played
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The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern The Syracuse Orange men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Syracuse University. Bradley Newley (born February 18, 1985, in Lower Mitcham South Australia) is an Australian professional Basketball player For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are a professional Basketball team based in Cleveland Ohio. The Orlando Magic is a professional Basketball team based in Orlando Florida. 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Ramon Sessions (born April 11 1986 in Myrtle Beach South Carolina) is an American professional Basketball player for the NBA 's Milwaukee The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Houston Rockets are an American professional Basketball team based in Houston Texas. The Nevada Wolf Pack Basketball program is a College basketball team that represents the University of Nevada Reno. Sammy Jose Mejia (born February 7, 1983 in The Bronx New York) is a Dominican American professional Basketball player who played The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area DePaul University is a private institution of Higher education and Research in Chicago, Illinois, U Giorgos Printezis, also spelled Georgios Printezis ( in Greek: Γιώργος Πρίντεζης; born February 22nd, 1985, in Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. The Toronto Raptors are a professional Basketball team based in Toronto, Ontario. Olympia Larissas Basketball Club (BC is a Greek professional Basketball sports club founded in 1979 making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. The A1 Ethniki (often referred to as Greek League or Greek Championship) is the highest professional Basketball competition among pro clubs in Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Darryl Eugene "DJ" Strawberry Jr (born June 15 1985, in New York City) is an American professional Basketball player The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. 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Fourteen ping-pong balls, numbered from one to 14, were placed in a bin to create 1,001 four-ball combinations. Each team was assigned a set number of four-ball combinations based on their won-loss record during the 2006-07 NBA season. The 2006–07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. Combinations were drawn to determine the top three picks, and then the remaining spots were assigned to the remaining teams based on their win-loss records. [7]
The first 14 picks were awarded as follows (with the winning lottery numbers for the top 3 picks). [8]
Despite having the three highest probabilities of earning a top-three pick, neither the Memphis Grizzlies (. 643 probability of drawing a top three pick), Boston Celtics (. 558), nor Milwaukee Bucks (. 468), received a top-three pick. Mathematically, this situation occurs only 4. 05% of the time. [9] Memphis, Boston and Milwaukee received the fourth, fifth and sixth picks, the lowest possible picks they could be awarded through the lottery. [10]
Below were the chances for each seed to get specific picks in the 2007 lottery (rounded to 3 decimal places)[11] (actual results in bold):
| Seed | Chances | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Grizzlies | 250 | . The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional Basketball team based in Memphis Tennessee. 250 | . 215 | . 178 | . 357 | ||||||||||
| Boston Celtics | 199 | . The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the 199 | . 188 | . 171 | . 319 | . 123 | |||||||||
| Milwaukee Bucks | 156 | . The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. 156 | . 157 | . 156 | . 226 | . 265 | . 041 | ||||||||
| Atlanta Hawks/Phoenix Suns* | 119 | . The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia. The Phoenix Suns are a professional Basketball team based in Phoenix Arizona. 119 | . 126 | . 133 | . 099 | . 350 | . 161 | . 013 | |||||||
| Seattle SuperSonics | 88 | . The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional Basketball team based in Seattle Washington that played 088 | . 097 | . 107 | . 261 | . 359 | . 084 | . 004 | |||||||
| Portland Trail Blazers | 53 | . The Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, is an American professional Basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. 053 | . 060 | . 070 | . 439 | . 331 | . 046 | . 001 | |||||||
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 53 | . The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States. 053 | . 060 | . 070 | . 572 | . 226 | . 018 | ||||||||
| Charlotte Bobcats | 19 | . The Charlotte Bobcats are a professional Basketball team based in Charlotte North Carolina. 019 | . 022 | . 027 | . 725 | . 196 | . 011 | ||||||||
| Chicago Bulls (from New York Knicks) | 19 | . The Chicago Bulls are an American professional Basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern 019 | . 022 | . 027 | . 784 | . 143 | . 005 | ||||||||
| Sacramento Kings | 18 | . The Sacramento Kings are a professional Basketball team based in Sacramento California. 018 | . 021 | . 025 | . 846 | . 087 | . 002 | ||||||||
| Atlanta Hawks (from Indiana Pacers)** | 8 | . The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional Basketball team based in Atlanta Georgia. 008 | . 009 | . 012 | . 907 | . 063 | . 001 | ||||||||
| Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | . The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short are a professional Basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 007 | . 008 | . 010 | . 935 | . 039 | . 001 | ||||||||
| New Orleans Hornets | 6 | . The New Orleans Hornets are a professional Basketball team based in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. 006 | . 007 | . 009 | . 960 | . 018 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Clippers | 5 | . 005 | . 006 | . 007 | . 982 |
*Pick would remain with Atlanta if it was in the top three. If it was not in the top three it would be transferred to the Phoenix Suns.
**Pick would remain with Indiana if it was in the top ten.
Beginning with the 2006 draft, high school players are not eligible for selection. The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players union raised the age limit for draft eligibility from 18 to 19. [12][13]