Preface
Yi Jianlian has set many records in his career, including total rebounds in history, total double-doubles, and total blocks in the playoffs in the CBA, and he has also won the CBA's regular season MVP 5 times, won as many as 7 championships, and has been honored in his CBA career. When he participated in the NBA draft in 2007, Yi Jianlian was picked by the Bucks with a high pick like the 6th pick in the first round.
Fifth pick: Jeff Green
Jeff Green, as a super-high ball quotient and showed the team's big temperament in college, was in a good position when he participated in the NBA draft, and was also targeted by the SuperSonics at the beginning, and in the trade to send Ray Allen to the Celtics, Jeff Green, who was selected with the fifth pick in the first round, was in the supersonic period of rebuilding, Jeff Green got a lot of practice opportunities, and he averaged 28.2 minutes per game in his rookie season, averaging 10.5 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and was selected to the All-Rookie Team for a while, and the data in the following season rose across the board, averaging 16.5 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal per game, both offensive and defensive ends have shown good strength, and the characteristics of the "golden oil front" have gradually emerged.
In 2011, the "Big Three" Garnett, Ray Allen, and Pierce led the Celtics in a supersonic trade with the Thunder, which had been renamed the Thunder, to welcome back Jeff Green, who had been selected by himself, in part in the hope that he could help the team deal with James, who was with Wade, The Heat led by Bosh was the biggest championship favorite at that time, but because of heart disease, Jeff Green had to say goodbye to the game in the 2011-12 season, and when he returned, the Celtics re-signed Jeff Green with a 4-year $36 million contract, and he also had a highlight in the game with the Heat, and the career-high 43 points were blasted out in the game with the Heat, and he also completed the stunner against the Heat, but the overall strength of the Celtics has been difficult to support them to rush to the championship, and in the process of turning to rebuilding, Jeff Green was also traded。
Since then, although Jeff Green has changed his door many times, it can also be said that he has become a "sweet and sweet" in another form, and he can always be a member of the main rotation to play a good role in the new team, and there are always teams willing to hand him an olive branch when the contract expires, in the 2022-23 season, Jeff Green, who has experienced 12 team changes, has played for the Nuggets in the second season, as an important "card" in Mike Malone's hands , helped the Nuggets win the first championship in team history, and in the offseason, 37-year-old Jeff Green received a two-year, $16 million contract, which can be said to be enjoying the "treatment" that many players can't enjoy.
Fourth in line: Conley
Conley also made some options for withdrawing from the draft before participating in the NBA2007 draft, but judging from the physical test and draft results, those were completely unnecessary, in the physical test before the draft, Conley's total score ranked fourth among all the 80 players who participated, and in the draft, Conley only waited for the names of three people to be read before it was his turn, and the fourth pick in the first round was selected by the Grizzlies. After starting his NBA career, Conley fully demonstrated his all-round offense and defense, and can serve as the team's "court brain" characteristics, can play a steady style of play, good dribbling ability, and long-range shooting grasp allows him to easily help the team complete the speed change, master the rhythm of the game, Conley can play a good influence on both offensive and defensive ends, and the help provided by Conley in the process of the Grizzlies becoming a playoff team cannot be ignored.
In the 2011 playoffs, Conley also helped the Grizzlies complete the "Black Eight" against the Spurs, leaving his mark in this legendary event. In 2016, Conley's name was written into another influential event in the NBA, his five-year $153 million contract with the Grizzlies set a new record for the largest contract in the NBA at the time, and he averaged 20.5 points, 6.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game in the following season.
Conley spent 12 years with the Grizzlies, during which time he was part of one of the most distinctive teams in NBA history, and few teams were known for their defensive superiority. But there is no feast in the world, Conley and Gasol Jr., Randolph, Tony Allen, the old brother said goodbye to the Grizzlies, Conley continued to dream of the championship, first went to Salt Lake City, and then Minnesota, his stability is as usual, young people are wantonly showing their talents, Conley is their solid backing, help them to the bottom, in the 2023-24 season, Conley helped the Timberwolves become one of the strongest teams in the league, and the distance of the Gold Cup does not seem far away.
Third pick: Horford
Horford has a wealth of success, helping the University of Florida win the Southeastern Conference Championship twice in college, and the NCAA Championship twice in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons. Cory Brewer was selected to participate in the 2007 NBA Draft, with Horford being the first to be drafted, the Hawks picking him with a probe pick, and then the Timberwolves and Noah were selected by the Timberwolves and Noah with the seventh and ninth picks, respectively.
In his rookie season, Horford quickly adapted to the rhythm of the NBA game after adjustment, and his calm performance was not at all like a rookie, with 25 double-doubles in the regular season, averaging 10.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game, and was unanimously selected to the All-Rookie Team for a while. Josh Smith has not made the playoffs for two years, and the team has stood on the stage of the playoffs, and Horford unlocked the achievement of being selected as an All-Star in the third season of his career, during his tenure, the Hawks have never missed the playoffs, and in the 2014-15 season with a 60-22 record for the best regular season record in team history, Horford is like the team's anchor, and he can always taste victory, even if he is 35 years old, even if he is facing the alphabet brother who is at his peak.
Horford has a wealth of offensive skills, full of free throw line shots, face frame breakthrough, back play, exaggerated, he is a bit of a "everything" meaning, and not just "eat the old book", it took a lot of time to practice three points, from the early season of his career to shoot three points to 10 times are difficult, to be able to shoot more than 300 times, and more than 40% of the shooting rate, on the defensive end, Horford is often an important part of the team, 2.06 meters tall, he can play a center but can also play an excellent role.
Ten years of hard work has made Horford at the age of 35, facing the 27-year-old 2-time MVP Brother Alphabet become the key to the outcome of the game, and in the second round of the 2022 playoffs, he helped the Celtics cross the Bucks and finally advance to the Finals, with a 2+1 slam on the head and face of Brother Alphabet, who would have thought that a player could contribute such a shot in the face of Brother Alphabet, he is still a 35-year-old "old player". At 37 years old, Horford is still a piece of the championship puzzle.
Second pick: Durant
Holmgren and Wembanyama are known as "unicorn players"? Back in 2007, Durant was the player who surprised fans with their mouths wide open, Durant who is 2.11 meters tall can play as a scoring guard and small forward on the court, and is an existence that can score in the half of the game anytime and anywhere, and he has won the Naismith Award in his freshman season, A whole bunch of awards, including the Wooden Award, were named the best college player of the year by the Associated Press, and they chose to participate in the 2007 NBA draft, and were picked by the SuperSonics with a roster pick, and a new legend was written, Durant averaged 20.3 points per game in his rookie season, and the next season in the case of efficiency improvement, the average points per game soared to 25.3 points, and he became the youngest scoring champion in league history at the age of 21 in the third season of the NBA, and became the scoring champion three times in the next four seasons.
In the course of his career, Durant continued to "evolve" and constantly developed new skills, such as individual scoring, assisting teammates and defense, after he mastered the skills of running without the ball early, his ability to hold the ball improved rapidly, and in the subsequent career, he added back body skills, as well as the ability to dominate the ball, of course, there is also the ability to assist defense, supplement defense and protect the frame, the famous coach Carlisle once called Durant "the strongest scorer on the planet", coupled with the excellent performance of defense, how to evaluate it?
With four scoring titles, one MVP, 10 All-Star selections, two championship rings, and two FMVPs, Durant is not only one of the best rookies in the NBA2007, but also one of the best players in NBA history.
First pick: Oden
One of the biggest "ifs" in the NBA is what Oden will achieve if he is healthy in the NBA. Before the 2007 draft, even though Durant played like a roaring performance in the college league game, even though Horford helped the University of Florida complete two consecutive NCAA championships, a considerable part of the outside world's predictions for the top pick in the 2007 draft they will participate in are one name- Oden, whom Kerr evaluates as a once-in-a-decade talent, has countless media outlets compared Oden to the greatest center in NBA history, imagining how he will perform in the NBA.
Oden played well in high school and college leagues, as if he could easily get a double-double by "paddling", and then sent the opponent to eat a few hot pots per game, with a shooting rate of 61.6%, averaging 15.7 points, 9.6 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game, although the data is not as gorgeous as Durant's 25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds, but in the 2007 NBA draft, the one who was elected was still Oden, "Yellow Mamba" Roy said on a show that he has never seen an all-powerful interior player like Oden, but, just like Sam Bowe, Bill Wharton, Sabonis Sr., the old Trail Blazers' senior center, the days of playing for the Trail Blazers, Oden may have more days to see doctors than to see coaches. Oden, who had high hopes, ended up playing only 105 games in the NBA, and at the age of 28, he announced his retirement, ending up in a situation where he always had to be put into the NBA's "parallel import" discussion.