2007 NBA re-draft: The way it should have been
The 2007 NBA draft will be remembered mostly for what happened with the top two picks when the Portland Trail Blazers passed on Kevin Durant in favor of Greg Oden. KD will go down as one of the best scorers basketball has ever seen and a multi-time champion while Oden’s career lasted just three seasons due to injuries.
That year’s class also featured one of the biggest steals in second-round history, Marc Gasol, who went No. 48 overall and would go on to become an eventual champion, Defensive Player of the Year and 1st Team All-NBA member.
Besides Durant and Gasol, the 2007 draft was pretty weak in star talent, as Joakim Noah and Al Horford were the only other selections who’d go on to post special careers.
Below, we re-draft the 2007 class.
No. 1 pick: Kevin Durant
Actual position: No. 2 Career earnings: $271,101,842 Career stats: 27.0 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 4.2 apg, 49.4 FG%, 38.4 3P%
No. 2 pick: Marc Gasol
Actual position: No. 48 Career earnings: $183,093,600 Career stats: 14.0 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.4 apg, 48.1 FG%, 36.0 3P%
No. 3 pick: Mike Conley
Actual position: No. 4 Career earnings: $208,541,596 Career stats: 14.9 ppg, 5.7 apg, 3.0 rpg, 43.9 FG%, 37.9 3P%
No. 4 pick: Al Horford
Actual position: No. 3 Career earnings: $216,228,232 Career stats: 13.9 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 3.3 apg, 51.7 FG%, 36.4 3P%
No. 5 pick: Joakim Noah
Actual position: No. 9 Career earnings: $132,604,294 Career stats: 8.8 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.3 bpg, 49.1 FG%
No. 6 pick: Thaddeus Young
Actual position: No. 12 Career earnings: $118,528,742 Career stats: 13.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.4 spg, 50.1 FG%, 33.1 3P%
No. 7 pick: Wilson Chandler
Actual position: No. 23 Career earnings: $73,745,287 Career stats: 12.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 apg, 44.3 FG%, 34.1 3P%
No. 8 pick: Jared Dudley
Actual position: No. 22 Career earnings: $62,197,534 Career stats: 7.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 46.3 FG%, 39.3 3P%
No. 9 pick: Arron Afflalo
Actual position: No. 27 Career earnings: $61,084,429 Career stats: 10.8 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 1.8 apg, 45.0 FG%, 38.6 3P%
No. 10 pick: Jeff Green
Actual position: No. 5 Career earnings: $72,434,810 Career stats: 12.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.6 apg, 44.4 FG%, 34.0 3P%
No. 11 pick: Marco Belinelli
Actual position: No. 18 Career earnings: $49,155,000 Career stats: 9.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.7 apg, 42.4 FG%, 37.6 3P%
No. 12 pick: Corey Brewer
Actual position: No. 7 Career earnings: $54,175,934 Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.5 apg, 42.5 FG%, 28.4 3P%
No. 13 pick: Brandan Wright
Actual position: No. 8 Career earnings: $39,928,084 Career stats: 7.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.0 bpg, 60.7 FG%
No. 14 pick: Tiago Splitter
Actual position: No. 28 Career earnings: $47,016,000 Career stats: 7.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 apg, 55.5 FG%
No. 15 pick: Nick Young
Actual position: No. 16 Career earnings: $39,375,829 Career stats: 11.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 41.8 FG%, 37.6 3P%
No. 16 pick: Carl Landry
Actual position: No. 31 Career earnings: $48,927,163 Career stats: 10.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.7 apg, 53.5 FG%
No. 17 pick: Ramon Sessions
Actual position: No. 56 Career earnings: $36,276,568 Career stats: 10.3 ppg, 4.1 apg, 2.7 rpg, 43.4 FG%, 31.6 3P%
No. 18 pick: Rodney Stuckey
Actual position: No. 15 Career earnings: $48,557,071 Career stats: 12.6 ppg, 3.6 apg, 2.9 rpg, 42.3 FG%, 30.0 3P%
No. 19 pick: Aaron Brooks
Actual position: No. 26 Career earnings: $19,913,114 Career stats: 9.7 ppg, 3.0 apg, 1.7 rpg, 41.3 FG%, 37.0 3P%
No. 20 pick: Anthony Tolliver
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $31,880,178 Career stats: 6.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 0.9 apg, 41.4 FG%, 37.3 3P%
No. 21 pick: Josh McRoberts
Actual position: No. 37 Career earnings: $34,288,647 Career stats: 5.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.1 apg, 46.3 FG%, 34.0 3P%
No. 22 pick: Spencer Hawes
Actual position: No. 10 Career earnings: $49,219,853 Career stats: 8.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.9 apg, 45.7 FG%, 35.0 3P%
No. 23 pick: Jason Smith
Actual position: No. 20 Career earnings: $36,919,993 Career stats: 6.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.7 apg, 46.8 FG%, 33.3 3P%
No. 24 pick: Mirza Teletovic
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $46,687,150 Career stats: 8.1 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.8 apg, 40.6 FG%, 37.1 3P%
No. 25 pick: Glen Davis
Actual position: No. 35 Career earnings: $34,716,665 Career stats: 8.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 0.9 apg, 44.7 FG%
No. 26 pick: Rudy Fernandez
Actual position: No. 24 Career earnings: $5,676,523 Career stats: 9.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg, 39.9 FG%, 36.0 3P%
No. 27 pick: Yi Jianlian
Actual position: No. 6 Career earnings: $14,085,936 Career stats: 7.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.7 bpg, 40.4 FG%, 33.3 3P%
No. 28 pick: Gary Neal
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $10,970,388 Career stats: 9.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.6 apg, 42.2 FG%, 38.2 3P%
No. 29 pick: Joel Anthony
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $23,377,987 Career stats: 2.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.1 bpg, 51.3 FG%
No. 30 pick: Greg Oden
Actual position: No. 1 Career earnings: $24,322,868 Career stats: 8.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg, 57.4 FG%
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