Suns President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Steve Kerr present Suns' rookies Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry at a Friday press conference.
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Suns Introduce Tucker, Strawberry
A day after being selected by the Suns in the 2007 NBA Draft, guards Alando Tucker and D.J. Strawberry were introduced to the Phoenix media at a US Airways Center press conference on Friday afternoon. Tucker was selected with the 29th overall pick and Strawberry was selected with the 59th overall pick. Both rookies will be heading to Las Vegas next week to play for the Suns' summer league team, which will be coached by assistant Phil Weber.
More: Press Conference video | Draft night video | Tucker pre-draft workouts | Tucker pre-draft interview
Suns Boast Rich Draft History
The Phoenix Suns have a lengthy list of successful draft picks throughout their history. From Neal Walk in 1969 to Alvan Adams in 1975, from Larry Nance in 1980 to Dan Majerle in 1988, from Steve Nash in 1996 to Amare Stoudemire in 2002. Take a look back at the Suns' complete list of draft selections, plus photos and articles from great drafts of years past.
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1. Portland Trail Blazers - Greg Oden
2. Seattle SuperSonics - Kevin Durant
3. Atlanta Hawks - Al Horford
4. Memphis Grizzlies - Mike Conley, Jr.
5. Boston Celtics - Jeff Green
6. Milwaukee Bucks - Yi Jianlian
7. Minnesota Timberwolves - Corey Brewer
8. Charlotte Bobcats - Brandan Wright
9. Chicago (from NY) - Joakim Noah
10. Sacramento Kings - Spencer hawes
11. Atlanta Hawks (from Ind) - Acie Law IV
12. Philadelphia 76ers - Thaddeus Young
13. New Orleans Hornets - Julian Wright
14. Los Angeles Clippers - Al Thornton
15. Detroit Pistons (from Orl) - Rodney Stuckey
16. Washington Wizards - Nick Young
17. New Jersey Nets - Sean Williams
18. Golden State Warriors - Marco Belinelli
19. Los Angeles Lakers - Marco Belinelli
20. Miami Heat - Jason Smith
21. Philadelphia 76ers (from Den) - Daequan Cook
22. Charlotte Bobcats (from Tor) - Jared Dudley
23. New York Knicks (from Chi) - Wilson Chandler
24. Phoenix Suns - Rudy Fernandez (traded to Por)
25. Utah Jazz - Morris Almond
26. Houston Rockets - Aaron Brooks
27. Detroit Pistons - Arron Afflalo
28. San Antonio Spurs - Tiago Splitter
29. Phoenix Suns - Alando Tucker
30. Philadelphia 76ers (from Dal) - Petteri Koponen
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