ben simmons was picked before kevin durant in the nba draft.
who was picked before kevin durant in the nba draft?
ben simmons
in the 2006 nba draft the blazers traded viktor khryapa and draft rights for tyrus thomas for draft rights to lamarcus aldridge. the blazers also traded for the sixth pick, brandon roy. in the spring of 2007, steve patterson resigned as team president, and paul allen entered into an agreement to re-purchase the rose garden. on the court, the team finished with a 32–50 record, an 11-game improvement, and rookie shooting guard roy was named the 2006–07 rookie of the year. that summer pritchard was promoted to general manager, and former nike inc. executive larry miller was hired as team president. the blazers won the 2007 nba draft lottery and selected ohio state center greg oden with the no. 1 pick in the draft. some had speculated that they might choose kevin durant instead; durant was picked at no. 2 by regional rivals the seattle supersonics. oden suffered a pre-season knee injury requiring microfracture surgery, and missed the entire 2007–08 season. oden's constant battle with injuries and durant's success resulted in comparisons to the blazers' selection of sam bowie over michael jordan in 1984.
portland trail blazers
section::::award winners.









































section::::award winners.:consensus all-american teams.









































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section::::award winners.:major player of the year awards.









































bullet::::- wooden award: kevin durant, texas









































bullet::::- naismith award: kevin durant, texas









































bullet::::- associated press player of the year: kevin durant, texas









































bullet::::- nabc player of the year: kevin durant, texas









































bullet::::- oscar robertson trophy (usbwa): kevin durant, texas









































bullet::::- adolph rupp trophy: kevin durant, texas









































bullet::::- cbs/chevrolet player of the year: kevin durant, texas









































bullet::::- sporting news player of the year: kevin durant, texas









































section::::award winners.:major freshman of the year awards.









































bullet::::- usbwa freshman of the year: kevin durant, texas
2006–07 ncaa division i men's basketball season