2007 NBA Draft Preview

This is not a prediction. The following is who I would draft in each position if I were the General Manager. I expect some picks to flip-flop and trades or potential trades may have a huge influence on the draft order. However, this is what I would do with these picks right now, if I was in charge.

2007 NBA Draft Preview

1. Portland Trail Blazers: Kevin Durant, F University of Texas

Any chance Portland is worried about passing on the next Michael Jordan to draft a big guy? I draft Durant here for one reason: desire. Durant is on a single-minded mission to be the best player in the game. There are few players like that in the game, and you see them every year in the play-offs and MVP voting. While LeBron James chases after his first billion and Dwyane Wade tries to create a complete brand, like Jordan, Durant just wants to ball. Durant and Roy on the wings with Randolph and Pyrzbilla inside and Jack and Rodriguez playing the point is a fun, potentially explosive team.

2. Seattle Supersonics: Greg Oden, C Ohio State

The last thing Seattle needs is a young center to join its last three first round draft picks, young centers named Swift, Petro and Sene. However, if Portland drafts Durant, Seattle has to take Oden and use one or two of its other bigs to acquire more firepower, and maybe Oden's buddy Mike Conley, Jr. In tapes of Oden's workouts, he has shown the potential everyone expects and if he puts everything together, he will be a scary player.

3. Atlanta Hawks: Al Horford, PF University of Florida

The Hawks still lack a PG and a C, but Horford is too good to pass up and is an improvement over Sheldon or Marvin Williams. With the plethora of wings, maybe the Hawks can make a move to acquire a PG.

4. Memphis Grizzlies: Mike Conley, Jr., PG Ohio State University