Memphis Grizzlies Draft Profile: 2007

2007 NBA Draft

Chris Wallace was only hired as the General Manager of the Grizzlies a few days before the draft. He had previously worked within Boston’s organization, so he wasn’t rusty by any means. As the mocks showed, Wallace also had one of the easier choices in the draft, if he didn’t plan on making a risky pick. Whoever fell from the top four would be his choice.

The top two picks were obvious as Greg Oden went first and Kevin Durant second. The draft started to get interesting when the Atlanta Hawks came up with the third pick. Atlanta was in trade rumors all week and needed a point guard desperately. Al Horford was regarded as the third best player in the draft, but point guard Mike Conley wasn’t far behind. Would the Hawks reach a little and select Mike Conley or use their other first rounder to fill that need? They decided with the second option and did, in fact, take Al Horford.

Once Horford was selected, the next top prospect on the board was Mike Conley. The Grizzlies had just picked a point guard the year before in Kyle Lowry. Many analysts still had the Grizzlies taking Mike Conley despite this, but Brandan Wright and Corey Brewer were still options too. However, Wallace went with the best player available and took Mike Conley.

Wallace didn’t have his second rounder and didn’t make anymore trades, so the Grizzlies were done early in the draft.