greg oden was drafted in front of kevin durant.
who was drafted in front of kevin durant?
greg oden
freshman greg oden from ohio state university was drafted first overall by the portland trail blazers, who won the draft lottery. however, he missed the 2007–08 season due to microfracture surgery on his right knee during the pre-season. another freshman, kevin durant, was drafted second overall from the university of texas by the seattle supersonics, and went on to win the rookie of the year award for the 2007–08 season. oden and durant became the first freshmen to be selected with the top two picks in the draft. al horford, the son of former nba player tito horford, was drafted third by the atlanta hawks. of the three top picks, durant has been a league mvp, a finals mvp and perennial all-star whilst horford has enjoyed a solid all-star career. oden, however, was beset by numerous microfracture surgeries on both knees that limited him to only 82 games from to .
2007 nba draft
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