^Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to
FIBA rules.
^a: Yi Jianlian's year of birth has been widely disputed, with several sources claiming that Chinese basketball authorities falsified his year of birth from 1984 to 1987 to allow him a longer period of competition in international junior tournaments.
A dedicated section of Yi's Wikipedia article discusses this issue and includes sources. ^b: Joakim Noah, who was born in the United States to
a French father and
a Swedish mother, has dual U.S. and French citizenship.[36] He has represented
France internationally since 2011.[37] ^c: Taurean Green, who was born in the United States, became a naturalized citizen of
Georgia in 2010. He has represented
Georgia internationally since 2010.[38]
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2007 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.
All drafted players must be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1988).[39]
Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the
Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[39]
The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years before the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.[40]
The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility.[41] Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1985).[42]
A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.[43][44] An early entry candidate is allowed to withdraw his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 10 days before the draft.[45] On June 19, 2007, NBA announced that 32 college players and 6 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2007 Draft, while 46 players who had previously declared as early entry candidates had withdrawn from the draft.[16]
Early entrants
College underclassmen
The following
college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[46]
The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams that had missed the
playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery would determine the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the
previous season. On April 20, 2007, the NBA performed a tie-breaker to determine the order of the picks for teams with identical win–loss record.[47]
The lottery was held on May 22, 2007 in
Secaucus, New Jersey. The Portland Trail Blazers, who had the seventh-worst record in the previous season, won the lottery with just a 5.3% chance to win.[48] This was the fourth time that the Blazers had
the first overall draft pick and the first time that the Blazers won the draft lottery since it was introduced in
1985.[49] The Seattle Supersonics, who had the fifth-worst record, and the Atlanta Hawks, who had the fourth-worst record, obtained the second and third pick, respectively.[48]
Three teams who had the worst records—the Memphis Grizzlies, the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks—obtained the fourth, fifth and sixth pick, respectively. These were the lowest possible picks they could have obtained through the lottery.[50] The most recent draft in which the three worst teams did not receive the top three picks was in
1993.[51]
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2007 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:[52][53][54]
^1: Atlanta Hawks' pick would be conveyed to the
Phoenix Suns if it was not in the top three.[r] ^2: New York Knicks' pick was conveyed to the
Chicago Bulls.[l] ^3: Indiana Pacers' pick was conveyed to the
Atlanta Hawks because it was not in the top ten.[m]
Trades involving draft picks
Draft-day trades
The following
trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.[55]
c 12 Philadelphia acquired the draft rights to 20th pick
Jason Smith from Miami in exchange for the draft rights to 21st pick
Daequan Cook, a 2009 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[58]
d Portland acquired
James Jones and the draft rights to 24th pick
Rudy Fernández from Phoenix in exchange for cash considerations. The trade was finalized on July 11, 2007.[59]
e 12 Portland acquired the draft rights to 30th pick
Petteri Koponen from Philadelphia in exchange for the draft rights to 42nd pick
Derrick Byars and cash considerations.[58]
f Houston acquired the draft rights to 31st pick
Carl Landry from Seattle in exchange for a 2008 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[56]
g 12 Utah acquired the draft rights to 38th pick
Kyrylo Fesenko from Philadelphia in exchange for the draft rights to 55th pick
Herbert Hill and future draft considerations.[58]
h Indiana acquired the draft rights to 39th pick
Stanko Barać from Miami in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft pick.[60]
k Toronto acquired the draft rights to 58th pick
Giorgos Printezis from San Antonio in exchange for a 2008 second-round draft pick.[63]
Pre-draft trades
Before the draft, the following
trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
l 123 On October 4, 2005, Chicago acquired an option to swap 2007 first-round draft picks, a 2006 first-round draft pick, 2007 and 2009 second-round draft picks,
Tim Thomas,
Michael Sweetney and
Jermaine Jackson from New York in exchange for
Eddy Curry and
Antonio Davis.[64] The options to swap 2007 first-round draft picks were exercised, hence Chicago acquired New York's first-round draft pick and New York acquired Chicago's first-round draft pick. Chicago used the 9th pick to draft
Joakim Noah and New York used the 23rd pick to draft
Wilson Chandler.
m 12 On August 22, 2006, Atlanta acquired a 2007 first-round draft pick and cash considerations from Indiana in exchange for
Al Harrington and
John Edwards.[65] Atlanta used the 11th pick to draft
Acie Law.
p On June 23, 2004, Charlotte acquired Toronto's 2007 first-round draft pick from Cleveland in exchange for
Sasha Pavlović.[70] Previously, Cleveland acquired a 2007 first-round draft pick and
Michael Stewart on September 25, 2002 from Toronto in exchange for
Lamond Murray and a 2004 second round draft pick.[71] Charlotte used the 22nd pick to draft
Jared Dudley.
q On June 28, 2006, Phoenix acquired Cleveland's 2007 first-round draft pick from Boston in exchange for
Brian Grant, the draft rights to
Rajon Rondo and cash considerations.[72] Previously, Boston acquired a 2007 first-round draft pick on February 24, 2005 from Cleveland in exchange for
Jiří Welsch.[73] Phoenix used the 24th pick to draft
Rudy Fernández.
r On August 19, 2005, Phoenix acquired 2006 and future first-round draft picks and
Boris Diaw from Atlanta in exchange for
Joe Johnson.[74] Atlanta's 2007 first-round draft pick was top-three protected and hence the pick was not conveyed to Phoenix. Instead, Atlanta would convey their 2008 first-round draft pick to Phoenix.
s On June 28, 2005, Seattle acquired 2006 and 2007 second-round draft picks from Memphis in exchange for the draft rights to
Lawrence Roberts.[75] Seattle used the 31st pick to draft
Carl Landry.
t On June 28, 2006, San Antonio acquired a 2007 second-round draft pick from Milwaukee in exchange for the draft rights to
Damir Markota.[76] San Antonio used the 33rd pick to draft
Marcus Williams.
u On February 22, 2007, Dallas acquired a 2007 second-round draft pick from Atlanta in exchange for
Anthony Johnson.[77] Dallas used the 34th pick to draft
Nick Fazekas.
v On February 21, 2002, Golden State acquired a 2007 second-round draft pick and
Dean Garrett from Minnesota in exchange for
Marc Jackson.[78] Golden State used the 36th pick to draft
Jermareo Davidson.
w On June 28, 2006, Philadelphia acquired New York's 2007 second-round draft pick, the draft rights to
Rodney Carney and cash considerations from Chicago in exchange for the draft rights to
Thabo Sefolosha.[79] Previously, Chicago acquired an option to swap 2007 first-round draft picks, a 2006 first-round draft pick, 2007 and 2009 second-round draft picks,
Tim Thomas,
Michael Sweetney and
Jermaine Jackson on October 4, 2005 from New York in exchange for
Eddy Curry and
Antonio Davis.[64] Philadelphia used the 38th pick to draft
Kyrylo Fesenko.
x On June 7, 2007, Miami acquired Sacramento's 2007 and Miami's 2008 second-round draft picks from Orlando as part of the hiring of
Stan Van Gundy as Orlando's head coach.[80] Previously, Orlando acquired Sacramento's second-round draft pick and
DeShawn Stevenson on February 19, 2004 from Utah in exchange for
Gordan Giriček.[81] Earlier, Utah acquired 2004 and 2007 second-round draft picks and
Keon Clark on August 3, 2003 from Sacramento in exchange for a 2004 second-round draft pick.[82] Miami used the 39th pick to draft
Stanko Barać.
y On October 26, 2005, the L.A. Lakers acquired a 2007 second-round draft pick from Charlotte in exchange for
Jumaine Jones.[83] The L.A. Lakers used the 40th pick to draft
Sun Yue.
z On June 28, 2006, Minnesota acquired a 2007 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from Philadelphia in exchange for the draft rights to
Bobby Jones.[79] Minnesota used the 41st pick to draft
Chris Richard.
aa On June 28, 2006, Portland acquired 2007 and 2008 second-round draft picks and the draft rights to
Alexander Johnson from Indiana in exchange for the draft rights to
James White.[84] Portland used the 42nd pick to draft
Derrick Byars
ab On February 14, 2005, Golden State acquired 2005 and 2007 second-round draft picks from New Jersey in exchange for
Clifford Robinson.[85] Golden State used the 46th pick to draft
Stéphane Lasme.
ac 12 On July 20, 2006, Chicago acquired Denver's and Golden State's 2007 second-round draft picks and
Howard Eisley from Denver in exchange for
J. R. Smith.[86] Previously, Denver acquired Golden State's 2007 second-round draft pick on June 28, 2006 from Boston in exchange for the draft rights to
Leon Powe.[87] Beforehand, Boston acquired Golden State's 2007 second-round draft pick on February 8, 2005 from Phoenix in exchange for
Walter McCarty and cash considerations.[88] Earlier, Phoenix acquired 2007 and 2009 second-round draft picks on January 3, 2005 from Golden State in exchange for
Žarko Čabarkapa.[89] Chicago used the 49th and 51st picks to draft
Aaron Gray and
JamesOn Curry.
ad On June 28, 2006, Dallas acquired Miami's 2007 second-round draft pick from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for the draft rights to
J. R. Pinnock.[90] Previously, the L.A. Lakers acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, a 2007 second-round draft pick,
Lamar Odom,
Caron Butler and
Brian Grant on July 14, 2004 from Miami in exchange for
Shaquille O'Neal.[91] Dallas used the 50th pick to draft
Renaldas Seibutis.
ae On October 10, 1997, Portland acquired a 2007 second-round draft pick from Toronto in a three-team trade with Toronto and New York.[92] Portland used the 52nd pick to draft
Taurean Green.
ag Hours before the start of the draft, Houston acquired the 54th pick from Orlando in exchange for cash considerations.[55] Previously, Orlando acquired 2005 and 2007 second-round draft picks and
Tony Battie on July 23, 2004 from Cleveland in exchange for
Drew Gooden,
Steven Hunter and
Anderson Varejão.[93] Houston used the 54th pick to draft
Brad Newley.
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