Oden's The One

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The Blazers went big with the No. 1 pick, selecting center Greg Oden.
How did one of the most-anticipated NBA drafts ever go down? Chad Ford breaks down every pick. Pick Analysis | Team Grades 

• Sheridan: 1-2 combo | Trades | DraftCast | Ford: Winners/losers 
• Vote: '07 class | Hollinger: Int'l prospect ratings
| Ford's Top 100
• Chat wrap: Top draft picks | Gallery | Bilas: Video analysis
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Oden | Durant | Horford | Conley | Noah | Green | Brewer | More

• Vote: '07 class | Hollinger: Int'l prospect ratings

• Chat wrap: Top draft picks | Gallery | Bilas: Video analysis

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Chad Ford's Big Board
NAME | HT | POS | FROM | STOCK |
1. TEST TESTED | 0-0 | SF | null | ![]() |
2. Greg Oden | 7-0 | C | Ohio State | ![]() |
3. Kevin Durant | 6-10 | SF | Texas | ![]() |
4. Al Horford | 6-10 | PF | Florida | ![]() |
5. Joakim Noah | 7-0 | PF | Florida | ![]() |
6. Mike Conley | 6-1 | PG | Ohio State | ![]() |
7. Thaddeus Young | 6-8 | SF | Georgia Tech | ![]() |
8. Rodney Stuckey | 6-5 | SG | Eastern Washington | ![]() |
9. Jeff Green | 6-10 | SF | Georgetown | ![]() |
10. Corey Brewer | 6-8 | SG | Florida | ![]() |
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Katz: Staying in school suddenly cool
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College basketball analyst Dick Vitale has some thoughts on NBA Draft night.
Fourteen of the NBA draft's 30 first-round picks were upperclassmen, a reversal of recent years. Suddenly, the well-schooled player is hip again, writes Andy Katz. Vitale: Draft night thoughts
College basketball analyst Dick Vitale has some thoughts on NBA Draft night.
2007 NBA Draft Order - 1st Round
Look Back: 2006 NBA draft
Grades: | Chad Ford grades all 30 teams ![]() |
Analysis: | Pick-by-pick breakdown ![]() |
Index: | Full coverage of the 2006 NBA Draft |
John Hollinger's Draft Do-overs (Insider)
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2005 | • 2005: Passing on CP3 • Draft history |
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2004 | • High-school studs belong • Draft history |
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2003 | • 2003: LeBron, Melo, D-Wade
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2002 | • Amare, Yao come on strong • Draft history |
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2001 | • Kwame, Baby Bulls gone bad • Draft history |
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2000 | • The second-round wonder • Draft history |
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1999 | • Elton Brand vs. Andrei Kirilenko • Draft history |
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1998 | • The draft of head cases • Draft history |
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1997 | • Duncan, T-Mac, not much else • Draft history |
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1996 | • Twelve teams pass on Kobe • Draft history |
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1995 | • Wolves get a steal in KG • Draft history |
Chad Ford's Draft Podcasts
![]() Listen to Chad Ford's most recent draft podcasts. ![]() DRAFT PROSPECTS • 6/20: Glen "Big Baby" Davis • 5/22: Kansas' Julian Wright • 5/21: Greg Oden, Mike Conley • 5/18: Thaddeus Young • 5/16: Joakim Noah, Corey Brewer • 5/15: Colorado State's Jason Smith • 5/14: USC's Nick Young PLAYER AGENTS • 6/26: Bill Duffy on Oden, clients • 6/12: Mike Conley Sr. on Oden • 5/24: Marc Cornstein on clients SCOUTING • 6/27: Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard • 6/06: Thorpe on Kevin Durant • 6/04: Weltman on predraft camp • 5/18: Athletic trainer Tim Grover • 5/17: Athletic trainer Joe Abunassar |
Draft Conversation
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