Mocking The 2007 NBA Draft
Updated: June 27, 2007
The 2007 NBA Draft will take place on June 28 in New York. The Bobcats hold two first round picks (No. 8 and 22) in this year's draft, so a lot could happen in the next few hours and bobcatsbasketball.com is keeping you posted on mock drafts on the web leading up to the big event. The following are the consensus lottery picks (and No. 22 pick) of 18 mock drafts from around the web, followed by the complete first round mock drafts we've come across already.
Update (06.28): The 2007 NBA Draft is less than 24 hours away and rumors are flying all over the Internet about who is drafting who, what picks are going where and which players might be changing uniforms soon. We’ve updated 10 of the 18 mock drafts we’ve been following, so make sure to check them out before the draft kicks off tonight.
As far as the changes we’ve seen, Mike Conley Jr. continues his climb up the mock draft lists and is now slated to go fourth overall, while Brandan Wright continues his slide and has now dropped to fifth. In the lottery, Joakim Noah (eighth) and Al Thorton (11th) have also jumped up one spot, and Jeff Green (ninth) and Julian Wright (12th) are slipping.
The biggest change has come with Wilson Chandler, who has now leapfrogged five spots up to No. 28 and is projected to go late in the first round.
At No. 22, the Bobcats are now projected to select 6-6, 172-pound shooting guard Rudy Fernandez from Spain, with Sean Williams jumping up to No. 20 and Derrick Byars falling to No. 23.
Who will the Bobcats take? Stay tuned to bobcatsbasketball.com as we update you on draft night.
Update (06.21): With the NBA Draft now one week away, changes are coming fast and furious in mock drafts around the web. Since our last update four days ago, 10 of the mock drafts have had massive overhauls, and we've also added three more mocks to bring our total to 18 now.
So where are the changes taking place? Well, while the14 players projected to go in the lottery remain the same, eight of the players in those picks have moved their average position. Al Horford, Mike Conley Jr., Jeff Green and Spencer Hawes have all moved up at least one spot, with Conley making the biggest jump in the lottery, moving from seventh overall to fifth. Meanwhile, Brandan Wright, Yi Jianlian, Joakim Noah and Julian Wright have all slid at least one position, with Yi the only one falling two spots from fifth to seventh.
The Bobcats projected picks have also changed according to the 18 mocks. Green moves in at No. 8, bumping Noah from the spot he's held since we first started compiling all the mock drafts. At No. 22, Charlotte is now projected to be targeting Sean Williams, as Derrick Byars has moved up one spot to No. 21.
Update (06.17): It's been 12 days since we updated the 15 mock drafts around the web, and 10 of the mock drafts have changed since then. Much of that change has taken place in the latter part of the first round, where it is difficult to find much agreement on who will go where at the June 28 NBA Draft. The 15 mocks combine to have a total of 45 different players taken in the first 30 picks, perhaps showing just how deep this draft will be.
Despite all the changes, there hasn't been much movement at the top with the top 14 picks in the overall mock draft remaining the same, and the only change seeing Jeff Green move into the No. 9 spot and Julian Wright falling back a spot to No. 10 overall. FanBall.com has finally given in and moved Greg Oden to the top spot, meaning all 15 drafts now have Oden and Kevin Durant going one-two in the draft.
Thaddeus Young, who was in Charlotte to work out with Corey Brewer and Al Thorton on Wednesday, is moving up many draft boards, and at No. 15, is just one spot outside of being a potential lottery pick.
The biggest surprise in the past two weeks? How about Sean Deveney of The Sporting News dropping Joakim Noah 10 spots from No. 7 to No. 17 overall in is latest mock draft. Still, Noah remains slotted at the Bobcats No. 8 pick in the compilation of the 15 drafts.
Update (06.05): With the NBA Pre-Draft Camp over and Ante Tomic's withdrawl from the draft on Sunday due to a dispute with his Croatian team, we had to make some changes to our overall mock draft predictions. In all, four mocks have been updated in the past two days. The Bobcats are still projected to have Joakim Noah fall to them at No. 8, and the only shakeup in the lottery picks was Corey Brewer moving to No. 6 overall and Mike Conley Jr. falling to No. 7 overall. Conley slipped from No. 3 to No. 6 in the ESPN mock and fell from No. 7 to No. 11 on CollegeHoops.net and NBADraft.net, allowing Brewer to leapfrog him.
With Tomic now out of the draft, Derrick Byars has returned to the No. 22 spot for the Bobcats, but Marco Belinelli and Morris Almond are also making a charge.
Sidenote: Draft Express.com finally gave in and moved Greg Oden to the top spot in place of Kevin Durant. The folks at FanBall.com are now the only ones in our pool of 15 mock drafts that have Durant going ahead of Oden.
Update (06.03): We've added three new mock drafts to the list from The Sporting News, NBC Sports and Fanball.com, as well as updated five of the mock drafts, and surprisingly there has been no change in the potential lottery picks. The first 14 slots have held true to form, with the Bobcats still slated to grab Joakim Noah. The biggest change for Charlotte is that Ante Tomic, the 7-2 center from Croatia, has replaced Derrick Byars at the No. 22 spot.
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| DraftExpress -- 06.26 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Joakim Noah |
| 5. | Jeff Green |
| 6. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 7. | Spencer Hawes |
| 8. | Corey Brewer |
| 9. | Brandan Wright |
| 10. | Yi Jianlian |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Al Thorton |
| 13. | Nick Young |
| 14. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Julian Wright |
| 17. | Sean Williams |
| 18. | Jason Smith |
| 19. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 20. | Thaddeus Young |
| 21. | Tiago Splitter |
| 22. | Daequan Cook |
| 23. | Wilson Chandler |
| 24. | Marco Belinelli |
| 25. | Morris Almond |
| 26. | Nick Fazekas |
| 27. | Derrick Byars |
| 28. | Jared Dudley |
| 29. | Petteri Koponen |
| 30. | Josh McRoberts |
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| SI.com -- 06.26 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Joakim Noah |
| 5. | Corey Brewer |
| 6. | Brandan Wright |
| 7. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 8. | Jeff Green |
| 9. | Yi Jianlian |
| 10. | Julian Wright |
| 11. | Nick Young |
| 12. | Al Thornton |
| 13. | Spencer Hawes |
| 14. | Acie Law |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Thaddeus Young |
| 17. | Tiago Splitter |
| 18. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 19. | Jason Smith |
| 20. | Derrick Byars |
| 21. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 22. | Morris Almond |
| 23. | Daequan Cook |
| 24. | Marco Belinelli |
| 25. | Josh McRoberts |
| 26. | Glen Davis |
| 27. | Dominic McGuire |
| 28. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 29. | Pettori Koponen |
| 30. | Kyrylo Fesenko |
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| ESPN Insider -- 06.25 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 5. | Yi Jianlian |
| 6. | Jeff Green |
| 7. | Joakim Noah |
| 8. | Corey Brewer |
| 9. | Spencer Hawes |
| 10. | Brandan Wright |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Al Thorton |
| 13. | Nick Young |
| 14. | Julian Wright |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Thaddeus Young |
| 17. | Jason Smith |
| 18. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 19. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 20. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 21. | Josh McRoberts |
| 22. | Sean Williams |
| 23. | Wilson Chandler |
| 24. | Tiago Splitter |
| 25. | Derrick Byars |
| 26. | Nick Fazekas |
| 27. | Morris Almond |
| 28. | Jared Dudley |
| 29. | Pettori Koponen |
| 30. | Marco Belinelli |
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| Sportsline 1 -- 06.20 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Yi Jianlian |
| 4. | Al Horford |
| 5. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 6. | Brandan Wright |
| 7. | Corey Brewer |
| 8. | Julian Wright |
| 9. | Joakim Noah |
| 10. | Spencer Hawes |
| 11. | Jeff Green |
| 12. | Al Thornton |
| 13. | Nick Young |
| 14. | Acie Law |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Jason Smith |
| 17. | Josh McRoberts |
| 18. | Thaddeus Young |
| 19. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 20. | Derrick Byars |
| 21. | Sean Williams |
| 22. | Tiago Splitter |
| 23. | Daequan Cook |
| 24. | Kyrylo Fesenko |
| 25. | Morris Almond |
| 26. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 27. | Wilson Chandler |
| 28. | Arron Afflalo |
| 29. | Marco Belinelli |
| 30. | Marc Gasol |
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| Sportsline 2 -- 06.20 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 4. | Al Horford |
| 5. | Brandan Wright |
| 6. | Yi Jianlian |
| 7. | Corey Brewer |
| 8. | Joakim Noah |
| 9. | Spencer Hawes |
| 10. | Jeff Green |
| 11. | Julian Wright |
| 12. | Al Thornton |
| 13. | Thaddeus Young |
| 14. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 15. | Nick Young |
| 16. | Jason Smith |
| 17. | Sean Williams |
| 18. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 19. | Derrick Byars |
| 20. | Acie Law |
| 21. | Josh McRoberts |
| 22. | Morris Almond |
| 23. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 24. | Daequan Cook |
| 25. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 26. | Ramon Sessions |
| 27. | Tiago Splitter |
| 28. | Jared Dudley |
| 29. | Marco Belinelli |
| 30. | Glen Davis |
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| Sportsline 3 -- 06.25 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 5. | Corey Brewer |
| 6. | Joakim Noah |
| 7. | Spencer Hawes |
| 8. | Brandan Wright |
| 9. | Al Thorton |
| 10. | Yi Jianlian |
| 11. | Jeff Green |
| 12. | Julian Wright |
| 13. | Thaddeus Young |
| 14. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 15. | Nick Young |
| 16. | Jason Smith |
| 17. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 18. | Acie Law |
| 19. | Derrick Byars |
| 20. | Morris Almond |
| 21. | Josh McRoberts |
| 22. | Marco Belinelli |
| 23. | Wilson Chandler |
| 24. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 25. | Sean Williams |
| 26. | Nick Fazekas |
| 27. | Daequan Cook |
| 28. | Tiago Splitter |
| 29. | Arron Aflalo |
| 30. | Stephane Lasme |
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| Inside Hoops -- 06.25 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 5. | Jeff Green |
| 6. | Corey Brewer |
| 7. | Spencer Hawes |
| 8. | Joakim Noah |
| 9. | Brandan Wright |
| 10. | Yi Jianlian |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Al Thorton |
| 13. | Nick Young |
| 14. | Julian Wright |
| 15. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 16. | Jason Smith |
| 17. | Thaddeus Young |
| 18. | Josh McRoberts |
| 19. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 20. | Tiago Splitter |
| 21. | Morris Almond |
| 22. | Marco Belinelli |
| 23. | Wilson Chandler |
| 24. | Sean Williams |
| 25. | Alando Tucker |
| 26. | Glen Davis |
| 27. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 28. | Gabe Pruit |
| 29. | Jared Dudley |
| 30. | Nick Fazekas |
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| ProBasketballNews -- 06.25 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 4. | Al Horford |
| 5. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 6. | Brandan Wright |
| 7. | Corey Brewer |
| 8. | Jeff Green |
| 9. | Yi Jianlian |
| 10. | Al Thorton |
| 11. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 12. | Nick Young |
| 13. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 14. | Acie Law |
| 15. | Spencer Hawes |
| 16. | Tiago Splitter |
| 17. | Sean Williams |
| 18. | Julian Wright |
| 19. | Thaddeus Young |
| 20. | Josh McRoberts |
| 21. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 22. | Jason Smith |
| 23. | Derrick Byars |
| 24. | Daequan Cook |
| 25. | Marco Belinelli |
| 26. | Wilson Chandler |
| 27. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 28. | Zabian Dowdell |
| 29. | Jared Dudley |
| 30. | Glen Davis |
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| CollegeHoops.net -- 06.25 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Brandan Wright |
| 5. | Yi Jianlian |
| 6. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 7. | Spencer Hawes |
| 8. | Corey Brewer |
| 9. | Joakim Noah |
| 10. | Julian Wright |
| 11. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 12. | Jeff Green |
| 13. | Al Thorton |
| 14. | Acie Law |
| 15. | Nick Young |
| 16. | Thaddeus Young |
| 17. | Josh McRoberts |
| 18. | Jason Smith |
| 19. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 20. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 21. | Sean Williams |
| 22. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 23. | Wilson Chandler |
| 24. | Marco Belinelli |
| 25. | Derrick Byars |
| 26. | Morris Almond |
| 27. | Aaron Gray |
| 28. | Arron Aflalo |
| 29. | Tiago Splitter |
| 30. | Daequan Cook |
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| RealGM -- 06.26 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 4. | Al Horford |
| 5. | Brandan Wright |
| 6. | Corey Brewer |
| 7. | Jeff Green |
| 8. | Nick Young |
| 9. | Joakim Noah |
| 10. | Yi Jianlian |
| 11. | Spencer Hawes |
| 12. | Al Thorton |
| 13. | Thaddeus Young |
| 14. | Acie Law |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Julian Wright |
| 17. | Sean Williams |
| 18. | Jason Smith |
| 19. | Daequan Cook |
| 20. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 21. | Josh McRoberts |
| 22. | Derrick Byars |
| 23. | Wilson Chandler |
| 24. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 25. | Morris Almond |
| 26. | Glen Davis |
| 27. | Tiago Splitter |
| 28. | Marco Belinelli |
| 29. | Ramon Sessions |
| 30. | Gabe Pruitt |
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| Yahoo! -- 05.23 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Yi Jianlian |
| 4. | Corey Brewer |
| 5. | Brandan Wright |
| 6. | Al Horford |
| 7. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 8. | Joakim Noah |
| 9. | Spencer Hawes |
| 10. | Tiago Splitter |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Julian Wright |
| 13. | Jeff Green |
| 14. | Thaddeus Young |
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| MSNBC.com -- 06.20 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 5. | Brandan Wright |
| 6. | Corey Brewer |
| 7. | Spencer Hawes |
| 8. | Julian Wright |
| 9. | Joakim Noah |
| 10. | Jeff Green |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Yi Jianlian |
| 13. | Al Thornton |
| 14. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 15. | Thaddeus Young |
| 16. | Jason Smith |
| 17. | Josh McRoberts |
| 18. | Sean Williams |
| 19. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 20. | Glen Davis |
| 21. | Jermareo Davidson |
| 22. | Nick Young |
| 23. | Marc Gasol |
| 24. | Tiago Splitter |
| 25. | Morris Almond |
| 26. | Alando Tucker |
| 27. | Arron Afflalo |
| 28. | Jamon Gordon |
| 29. | Derrick Byars |
| 30. | Marcus Williams |
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| FOX Sports 1 -- 06.19 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Brandan Wright |
| 4. | Al Horford |
| 5. | Jeff Green |
| 6. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 7. | Spencer Hawes |
| 8. | Corey Brewer |
| 9. | Yi Jianlian |
| 10. | Joakim Noah |
| 11. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 12. | Julian Wright |
| 13. | Al Thorton |
| 14. | Acie Law |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Nick Young |
| 17. | Sean Williams |
| 18. | Thaddeus Young |
| 19. | Josh McRoberts |
| 20. | Jason Smith |
| 21. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 22. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 23. | Marco Belinelli |
| 24. | Ramon Sessions |
| 25. | Daequan Cook |
| 26. | Derrick Byars |
| 27. | Tiago Splitter |
| 28. | Morris Almond |
| 29. | Glen Davis |
| 30. | Nick Fazekas |
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| FOX Sports 2 -- 06.18 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 4. | Al Horford |
| 5. | Corey Brewer |
| 6. | Brandan Wright |
| 7. | Julian Wright |
| 8. | Jeff Green |
| 9. | Yi Jianlian |
| 10. | Joakim Noah |
| 11. | Spencer Hawes |
| 12. | Al Thorton |
| 13. | Thaddeus Young |
| 14. | Acie Law |
| 15. | Jason Smith |
| 16. | Nick Young |
| 17. | Josh McRoberts |
| 18. | Derrick Byars |
| 19. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 20. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 21. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 22. | Marco Belinelli |
| 23. | Morris Almond |
| 24. | Sean Williams |
| 25. | Daequan Cook |
| 26. | Marcus Williams |
| 27. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 28. | Nick Fazekas |
| 29. | Tiago Splitter |
| 30. | Glen Davis |
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| NBADraft.net -- 06.26 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Brandan Wright |
| 5. | Yi Jianlian |
| 6. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 7. | Jeff Green |
| 8. | Joakim Noah |
| 9. | Corey Brewer |
| 10. | Al Thorton |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Spencer Hawes |
| 13. | Nick Young |
| 14. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Julian Wright |
| 17. | Jason Smith |
| 18. | Thaddeus Young |
| 19. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 20. | Derrick Byars |
| 21. | Daequan Cook |
| 22. | Tiago Splitter |
| 23. | Wilson Chandler |
| 24. | Marco Belinelli |
| 25. | Alando Tucker |
| 26. | Arron Afflalo |
| 27. | Josh McRoberts |
| 28. | Marc Gasol |
| 29. | Aaron Brooks |
| 30. | Sean Williams |
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| SportingNews.com -- 06.13 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Brendan Wright |
| 5. | Jeff Green |
| 6. | Corey Brewer |
| 7. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 8. | Yi Jianlian |
| 9. | Al Thorton |
| 10. | Spencer Hawes |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Julian Wright |
| 13. | Thaddeus Young |
| 14. | Nick Young |
| 15. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 16. | Derrick Byars |
| 17. | Joakim Noah |
| 18. | Josh McRoberts |
| 19. | Alondo Tucker |
| 20. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 21. | Tiago Splitter |
| 22. | Jason Smith |
| 23. | Morris Almond |
| 24. | Marco Belinelli |
| 25. | Glen Davis |
| 26. | Sean Williams |
| 27. | Reyshawn Terry |
| 28. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 29. | Dominic McGuire |
| 30. | Aaron Gray |
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| NBC Sports -- 06.26 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Al Horford |
| 4. | Joakim Noah |
| 5. | Yi Jianlian |
| 6. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 7. | Corey Brewer |
| 8. | Brandan Wright |
| 9. | Spencer Hawes |
| 10. | Jeff Green |
| 11. | Acie Law |
| 12. | Julian Wright |
| 13. | Thaddeus Young |
| 14. | Al Thorton |
| 15. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 16. | Jason Smith |
| 17. | Josh McRoberts |
| 18. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 19. | Nick Young |
| 20. | Derrick Byars |
| 21. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 22. | Morris Almond |
| 23. | Sean Williams |
| 24. | Tiago Splitter |
| 25. | Marco Belinelli |
| 26. | Daequan Cook |
| 27. | Alondo Tucker |
| 28. | Arron Afflalo |
| 29. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 30. | Petteri Koponen |
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| Fanball.com -- 06.23 |
| 1. | Greg Oden |
| 2. | Kevin Durant |
| 3. | Mike Conley Jr. |
| 4. | Al Horford |
| 5. | Yi Jianlian |
| 6. | Brandan Wright |
| 7. | Corey Brewer |
| 8. | Joakim Noah |
| 9. | Spencer Hawes |
| 10. | Jeff Green |
| 11. | Al Thorton |
| 12. | Julian Wright |
| 13. | Thaddeus Young |
| 14. | Javaris Crittenton |
| 15. | Nick Young |
| 16. | Jason Smith |
| 17. | Acie Law |
| 18. | Josh McRoberts |
| 19. | Rodney Stuckey |
| 20. | Sean Williams |
| 21. | Tiago Splitter |
| 22. | Gabe Pruitt |
| 23. | Morris Almond |
| 24. | Rudy Fernandez |
| 25. | Marcus Williams |
| 26. | Nick Fazekas |
| 27. | Glen Davis |
| 28. | Marco Belinelli |
| 29. | Petteri Koponen |
| 30. | Taurean Green |
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