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SI.com's Marty Burns analyzes each team's moves in the 2007 draft.
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Orlando Magic
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Traded draft rights to Reyshawn Terry (44) to the Mavericks for rights to Miovan Rakovic and cash; traded No. 54 pick in 2007 draft to Rockets for cash
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Uneventful draft for the Magic: They didn't have a first-rounder (thanks to last year's Darko Milicic trade), they traded their No. 54 to Houston before the draft and they lost their other pick (No. 39) to the Heat as compensation for hiring Stan Van Gundy.
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Philadelphia 76ers
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Thaddeus Young (12), traded Daequan Cook (21) and 2009 second-round pick for Jason Smith (21); traded rights to Petteri Koponen (30) to Trail Blazers for rights to Derrick Byars (42) and cash; traded draft rights to Kyrylo Fesenko (38) to Jazz for draft rights to Herbert Hill (55)
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GM Billy King couldn't find the right trade to move up, but he wound up with decent prospects in Young, Smith and Byars. Still, none of the trio appears ready to help right away. This draft probably is not going to make anybody forget Allen Iverson.
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Phoenix Suns
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Sold draft rights to Rudy Fernandez (24) to Trail Blazers; Alando Tucker (29); D. J. Strawberry (59)
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So much for their effort to make a splash in this draft. They sold one of their picks to the Blazers for cash. They used the other on Tucker, whom they hope can follow in Michael Finley's sneakers as a Badgers draft surprise. Unless, of course, he's headed to the T'wolves in a future Garnett deal.
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Portland Trail Blazers
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Greg Oden (1); purchased draft rights to Rudy Fernandez (24) from Suns; traded rights to Derrick Byars (42) and cash to 76ers for Petteri Koponen (30); Josh McRoberts (37), Taurean Green (52)
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For the second straight year, they were bold and aggressive. Oden was the safe and logical pick at No. 1, Fernandez could prove a Ginobili-type steal down the road, and McRoberts was a great value at No. 37. They also got Channing Frye while ridding themselves of Zach Randolph in that trade with the Knicks.
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Sacramento Kings
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Spencer Hawes (10)
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Hard to argue with the selection of Hawes, since Brad Miller looked like a shell of himself last year and the Kings as a team ranked 30th in rebounds and 28th in blocked shots. Still, the track record for centers taken this low on the board is not good.
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San Antonio Spurs
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Tiago Splitter (28); Marcus Williams (33), Giorgos Printezis (58)
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Defending champs can afford to be patient and take chances, and that's what they did. Splitter is a talent who could contribute once he gets out of his European pro contract. Williams fills a need for an athletic backup small forward.
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Seattle SuperSonics
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Kevin Durant (2); traded G Ray Allen and No. 35 pick in '07 draft (Glen Davis) to Celtics for right to No. 5 pick in '07 draft (Jeff Green)
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If you're going to tear it down and rebuild, this is the way to do it. Durant and Green are top prospects who went where they were supposed to go. But the loss of Allen (and maybe Rashard Lewis) means it's likely to be ugly next year.
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Utah Jazz
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Morris Almond (25); traded draft rights to Herbert Hill (55) to 76ers for draft rights to Kyrylo Fesenko (38)
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They needed a shooter, and Almond might be the best one in the draft. But he's going to have to improve his defense if he wants to play for Jerry Sloan.
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Washington Wizards
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Nick Young (16); Dominic McGuire (47)
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They needed a center, but with none available GM Ernie Grunfeld had to go with the best player available. Young is a terrific athlete who can get to the rim and score. He also could be insurance in case DeShawn Stevenson departs via free agency.
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