Last time on The New Millennium, the Toronto Raptors became the 2007 NBA Champions thanks to the heroics of Vince Carter. Now, the offseason is upon us and changes are coming.
Player Retirements
Biding farewell to the NBA this year were Steve Smith, Latrell Spreewell, Kurt Thomas, Greg Ostertag, Fred Hoiberg and Lucious Harris. No players were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Draft Lottery
Someone must have a fairy godmother up in icy Minnesota, because the Timberwolves managed to win the lottery despite only having the sixth best odds. The SuperSonics will pick second, the Rockets moved up to third and the Pistons and Celtics round out the top five.
2007 NBA Draft
1. SF Kevin Durant, Minnesota Timberwolves
2. C Greg Oden, Seattle SuperSonics
3. C Al Horford, Houston Rockets
4. C Joakim Noah, Detroit Pistons
5. PG Mike Conley, Boston Celtics
6. PG Darrel Fordham, Cleveland Cavaliers(generated player)
7. PF Edwin Underwood, Dallas Mavericks(generated player)
8. PG Ethan Gallagher, Charlotte Hornets(generated player)
9. SF Ricky Chase, Denver Nuggets(generated player)
10. PG Bradley Norman, New Orleans Pelicans(generated player)
11. C Marc Gasol, Portland Trail Blazers
12. C Brandan Wright, Miami Heat
13. PF Dante Jacobsen, Atlanta Hawks
14. PG Julian Fuller, New York Knicks(generated player)
15. PF Thaddeus Young, Golden State Warriors
17. PG Aaron Brooks, Charlotte Hornets
21. SF Corey Brewer, Indiana Pacers
22. SG Daequan Cook, Phoenix Suns
23. SG Aaron Afflalo, Los Angeles Clippers
24. SF Jeff Green, Philadelphia 76ers
28. PF Jared Dudley, Washington Wizards
31. SG Marco Belinelli, Boston Celtics
40. PF Yi Jianlian, Seattle SuperSonics
42. SF Nick Young, Los Angeles Clippers
50. PF Carl Landry, Sacramento Kings
51. PG Ramon Sessions, Chicago Bulls
55. SF Wilson Chandler, Vancouver Grizzlies
56. C Jason Smith, San Antonio Spurs
Free Agency
Here are the players that switched teams in free agency:
SF Thomas Augmon(86 OVR), Utah Jazz, 3 years, 79 million dollars
SF Edmund Cooper(85 OVR), Boston Celtics, 3 years, 81 million dollars
SG Donta Conner(84 OVR), Miami Heat, 4 years, 105 million dollars
SG Ellis Rowland(84 OVR), Charlotte Hornets, 3 years, 62 million dollars
C Derrick Flory(82 OVR), Philadelphia 76ers, 3 years, 30 million dollars
PF Jared Jeffries(82 OVR), New York Knicks, 3 years, 52 million dollars
PG Jeff McInnis(81 OVR), Milwaukee Bucks, 3 years, 34 million dollars
PG Rafer Alston(80 OVR), Milwaukee Bucks, 3 years, 24 million dollars
C Darko Milicic(80 OVR), Utah Jazz, 3 years, 46 million dollars
SF Ruben Patterson(79 OVR), Miami Heat, 3 years, 22 million dollars
SG Alvin Williams(79 OVR), Washington Wizards, 3 years, 22 million dollars
PF Jason Maxiell(77 OVR), New York Knicks, 2 years, 20 million dollars
Way Too Early Predictions
According to NBA.com, the top five next year will be the Magic, Hawks, Clippers, Spurs and Bulls. The defending champion Raptors are at number ten, the Pistons, Celtics and SuperSonics are in the middle of the pack, and the Kevins Durant and Garnett in Minnesota are in the bottom five. Rounding things out are the Hornets and 76ers, as Allen Iverson has begun to decline.
2008 Draft Preview
Coming into the league next year will be two phenomenal point guards, in 19 year old Derrick Rose and 18 year old Russell Westbrook. The class also includes the likes of Goran Dragic, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love, Michael Beasley, Brook Lopez and more.
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