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The '''Tang Dynasty''' ({{zh-cp|c=[[wiktionary:唐|唐]][[wiktionary:朝|朝]]|p=Tángcháo}}) ([[18 June]] [[618]] – [[4 June]] [[907]]), lasting about three centuries, preceded by the [[Sui Dynasty]] and followed by the [[Song Dynasty]] and the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]] in [[China]]. The dynasty was interrupted by the Second Zhou Dynasty ([[16 October]] [[690]] – [[3 March]] [[705]]) when Empress [[Wu Zetian]] seized the throne. The dynasty was founded by the Li (李) family.

The '''2007 [[NBA Draft]]''' will be held on [[June 28]], [[2007]] at the Theatre at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[New York City]] [[and will be broadcast]] in the [[United States]] on [[ESPN]].

{{History of China}}

The Tang Dynasty, with its capital at [[Chang'an]] (present-day [[Xi'an]]), the most populous city in the world at the time, is regarded by historians as a high point in Chinese civilization — equal to or surpassing that of the [[Han Dynasty]] - as well as a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Its territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, was greater than that of the Han period, and rivaled that of the later [[Yuan Dynasty]] and [[Qing Dynasty]]. The dynasty featured two of Chinese history's major prosperity periods, the Zhen'guan Prosperity (Tang Taizong) and Kaiyuan Prosperity (Tang Xuanzong's early rule). During its height, the Tang Dynasty was one of the greatest powers of the time.

==EstablishmentDraft order==

The first 14 picks in the draft, belonging to teams that had missed the 2007 NBA Playoffs, were determined through a [[NBA Draft Lottery|lottery]] held on [[May 22]], [[2007]]. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss record in the [[2006-07 NBA season]].

[[Emperor Gaozu of Tang|Li Yuan]], who was a former governor in the military under the Sui Dynasty. They later rose in rebellion after being urged on by his second son(later Tang Taizong). Li Yuan installed a puppet child emperor of the Sui dynasty in [[617]] but he eventually removed the child emperor and established the Tang dynasty in 618. Li Yuan ruled until [[626]] before being deposed by his son, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Li Shimin]], known as "Tang Taizong" in history. Taizong then set out to solve internal problems within the government, problems which had constantly plagued past dynasties. The Emperor had three administrations (省, ''shěng''), which were obliged to draft, review, and implement policies respectively. There were also six divisions (部, ''bù'') under the administration that implemented policy, each of which was assigned different tasks.

[[Image:Tang_dynasty1.PNG|thumb|left|250px|China under the Tang dynasty (yellow) and its neighbouring states in 660 CE.]]

===Round 1===

It was during the Tang dynasty that the only recognized female ruler of China Empress [[Wu Zetian]], made her mark. Her rule was one of only a handful of examples in which women seized power and ruled China, and was the only example of a woman to rule in her own name and right.

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===Round 2===

The 7th to the 8th century was generally considered the zenith point of the Tang dynasty. [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang|Emperor Tang Xuan Zong]] brought the [[All under heaven|Middle Kingdom]] to its golden age. [[Indochina]] in the south and central and western Asia in the west. China was the protector of Kashmir and master of the [[Pamirs]].

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"

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| [[Seattle SuperSonics]] <small>(from Memphis)</small>

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Some of the major kingdoms paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty included [[Kashmir region|Kashmir]], Neparo ([[Nepal]]), [[Vietnam]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]], over nine kingdoms located in [[Amu Darya]] and [[Syr Darya]] valley in south of mid-Asia. [[Nomad|Nomadic]] kingdoms addressed the Emperor of Tang respectfully as Tian Kehan (Celestial Kaghan) (天可汗).

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Due to its prosperity, the Tang dynasty was also an era of development of a highly educated society. The Tang dynasty became synonymous to the birth of famous poems and literatures created by individuals such as [[Li Bai]], [[Du Fu]], [[Meng Haoran]] and many others. They wrote some of the most famous poems of their time which are still recited to this day.

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=== 20Teams Emperorswithout ofa theDraft Tang DynastyPick ===

These teams do not have a Draft Pick in the 2007 NBA Draft:

{{Tang emperors}}

* Denver Nuggets

* Toronto Raptors

* Cleveland Cavaliers

* Indiana Pacers

=== PoliticsLottery ===

Teams were in the 2007 [[NBA Draft Lottery|draft lottery]] either by being eliminated from playoff consideration or through prior trades with non-playoff teams. The NBA performed a tie-breaker on [[April 20]] to determine which teams get which picks.<ref name=tiebreaker>{{cite web | url = http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2008 | title = Ties Broken for 2007 NBA Draft Order of Selection | date = [[2007-04-20]] | author = Draft Express | accessdate = 2007-04-21 }}</ref> The lottery was held on [[May 22]], [[2007]] in [[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]], [[New Jersey]].

Following the example from the Sui, the Tang did not centralize power, instead developing a large civil service. To earn government posts one had to pass difficult exams on the Confucian classics. These exams differed from the exams given by previous dynasties, in that they were open to all citizens, not just those wealthy enough to receive a recommendation. Religion, namely Buddhism, also played a role in Tang politics. People bidding for office would have monks from Buddhist temples pray for them in public in return for cash donations or gifts if the person was to be elected. The center of the political power of the Tang was the capital city of Chang'an, where the emperor maintained his palace and entertained political emissaries.

Fourteen [[Ping pong ball|ping-pong balls]], numbered from one to 14, were placed in a bin to create 1,001 four-ball combinations. Each team was assigned a set number of four-ball combinations based on their won-loss record during the [[2006-07 NBA season]]. Combinations were drawn to determine the top three picks, and then the remaining spots were assigned to the remaining teams based on their win-loss records.<ref>

== Culture ==

{{cite news

|title=Inside The Numbers: 2007 Draft Lottery Demystified

|work=Celtics.com

|url=http://www.nba.com/celtics/stats/inside-the-numbers/itn042307-draft-lottery-odds.html

|date=[[2007-04-23]]

|accessdate=2007-05-22

}}</ref>

The first 14 picks were awarded as follows (with the winning lottery numbers for the top 3 picks).<ref>{{cite news |title=NBA.com: Knowing The Numbers |work=NBA.com |url=http://www.nba.com/features/lottery2007room_070522.html |date=[[2007-23-05]] |accessdate=2007-06-23}}</ref>

The Tang period was the golden age of [[Chinese literature]] and art (see [[Tang Dynasty art]]). Tang poems in particular are still read today. A government system supported by a large class of Confucian literati selected through [[civil service examination]]s was perfected under Tang rule. This competitive procedure was designed to draw the best talents into government. But perhaps an even greater consideration for the Tang rulers, aware that imperial dependence on powerful aristocratic families and warlords would have destabilizing consequences, was to create a body of career officials having no autonomous territorial or functional power base. As it turned out, these scholar-officials acquired status in their local communities, family ties, and shared values that connected them to the imperial court. From Tang times until the closing days of the [[Qing Dynasty]] in 1911, scholar officials functioned often as intermediaries between the grassroots level and the government. Yulan magnolia flowers were regarded as a symbol of purity in the Tang Dynasty and were planted in the grounds of the Emperor's palace.

#Portland Trail Blazers (5&ndash;9&ndash;14&ndash;13)

Stimulated by contact with [[India]] and the [[Middle East]], the Empire saw a flowering of creativity in many fields. [[Buddhism]], originating in India around the time of [[Confucius]], continued to flourish during the Tang period and was adopted by the imperial family, becoming thoroughly sinicized and a permanent part of Chinese traditional culture. However, the emperor feared the power of the Buddhist monasteries and began enforcing measures against them during the 10th century. Buddhism never returned to its former height in China. [[Block printing]] made the written word available to vastly greater audiences.

#Seattle SuperSonics (14&ndash;4&ndash;11&ndash;10)

#Atlanta Hawks (5&ndash;6&ndash;9&ndash;4)

#Memphis Grizzlies

#Boston Celtics

#Milwaukee Bucks

#Minnesota Timberwolves

#Charlotte Bobcats

#New York Knicks (sent to Chicago Bulls)

#Sacramento Kings

#Indiana Pacers (sent to Atlanta Hawks)

#Philadelphia 76ers

#New Orleans Hornets

#Los Angeles Clippers

Despite having the three highest probabilities of earning a top-three pick, the Memphis Grizzlies (.643 probability of drawing a top three pick), Boston Celtics (.558), nor Milwaukee Bucks (.468), received a top-three pick. Mathematically, this situation occurs only 8.4% of the time.<ref>Calculated by multiplying the probability of each team not receiving a top three pick: (.357)(.442)(.532)=0.0839, or approximately 8.4%</ref> Memphis, Boston and Milwaukee received the fourth, fifth and sixth picks, the lowest possible picks they could be awarded through the lottery.<ref>

==Trade and the spread of culture==

{{cite news

Through use of the Silk Road, Maritime Trade, and other methods of international trade, the Tang were able to gain many new technologies, cultural practices, and rare luxury and comtemporary items. From the Middle East the Tang were able to acquire a new taste in fashion, favoring pants over robes, new improvements on ceramics, and rare ingenious paintings.

|first=Michael

|last=Wallace

|title=Riley joins lottery critics

|work=[[Miami Herald]]

|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/594/story/116951.html

|date=[[2007-05-24]]

}}</ref>

Below were the chances for each seed to get specific picks in the 2007 lottery (rounded to 3 decimal places)<ref>

===The Silk Road===

{{cite news

Under this period of the [[Pax Sinica]], the [[Silk Road]], the most important pre-modern trade route, reached its golden age, whereby [[Persian people|Persian]] and [[Sogdian]] merchants benefited from the commerce between East and West. At the same time, the Chinese empire welcomed foreign cultures, making the Tang capital the most cosmopolitan area in the world. Thousands of foreigners lived in the city, including Turks, Iranians, Indians and others from along the Silk Road, as well as Japanese, Koreans and Malay.

|first=Rich

This road was first opened by the Tang in Zhengguan Year 13 (639 AD) when Huo Jun Ji conquered the West, and remained open for about 60 years. It was closed after the majority of vassals rebelled, blocking the road. About 20 years later, during Xuanzong's period, the Silk Road reopened when the Tang empire took over the Western Turk lands, once again reconnecting West and East for trade. Unfortunately, after the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang Empire lost control over many of its outer western lands, once again closing the Silk Road.

|last=Zuckerman

|title=For better or worse -- NBA draft lottery probabilities

|work=NBCSports.com

|url=http://www.nbcsports.com/nba/1516303/detail.html

|date=[[2007-05-16]]

|accessdate=2007-05-23

}}</ref> (actual results in bold):

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==Decline==

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The ultimate cause of the Tang dynasty's fall is as yet unknown, but a series of rebellions and military defeats in the eighth century CE highlighted the decline of the power available to its central government.

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|align="left"|[[Memphis Grizzlies]]

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|align="left"|[[Boston Celtics]]

|199||.199||.188||.171||.319||'''.123'''|| || || || || || || || ||

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|align="left"|[[Milwaukee Bucks]]

|156||.156||.157||.156||.226||.265||'''.041'''|| || || || || || || ||

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|align="left"|[[Atlanta Hawks]]/[[Phoenix Suns]]*

|119||.119||.126||'''.133'''||.099||.350||.161||.013|| || || || || || ||

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|align="left"|[[Seattle SuperSonics]]

|88||.088||'''.097'''||.107|| ||.261||.359||.084||.004|| || || || || ||

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|align="left"|[[Portland Trail Blazers]]

|53||'''.053'''||.060||.070|| || ||.439||.331||.046||.001|| || || || ||

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|align="left"|[[Minnesota Timberwolves]]

|53||.053||.060||.070|| || || ||'''.572'''||.226||.018|| || || || ||

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|align="left"|[[Charlotte Bobcats]]

|19||.019||.022||.027|| || || || ||'''.725'''||.196||.011|| || || ||

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|align="left"|[[Chicago Bulls]] (''from [[New York Knicks]]'')

|19||.019||.022||.027|| || || || || ||'''.784'''||.143||.005|| || ||

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|align="left"|[[Sacramento Kings]]

|18||.018||.021||.025|| || || || || || ||'''.846'''||.087||.002|| ||

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|align="left"|[[Atlanta Hawks]] (''from [[Indiana Pacers]]'')**

|8||.008||.009||.012|| || || || || || || ||'''.907'''||.063||.001||

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|align="left"|[[Philadelphia 76ers]]

|7||.007||.008||.010|| || || || || || || || ||'''.935'''||.039||.001

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|align="left"|[[New Orleans Hornets]]

|6||.006||.007||.009|| || || || || || || || || ||'''.960'''||.018

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|align="left"|[[Los Angeles Clippers]]

|5||.005||.006||.007|| || || || || || || || || || ||'''.982'''

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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Pick would remain with Atlanta if it was in the top three. If it was not in the top three it would be transferred to the Phoenix Suns.<br />

<nowiki>**</nowiki>Pick would remain with Indiana if it was in the top ten.

==Eligibility rules==

By the 740s CE, the [[Arabs]] of [[Khurasan]] - by then under [[Abbasid]] control - had established a presence in the [[Ferghana]] basin and in [[Sogdiana]]. At the [[Battle of Talas]] in 751 CE, mercenaries under the Chinese defected, which forced Tang commander [[Gao Xianzhi]] to retreat.

Beginning with the [[2006 NBA Draft|2006 draft]], high school players are not eligible for selection. The collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players union raised the age limit for draft eligibility from 18 to 19.<ref>{{cite news

|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/sports/basketball/28draft.html

|title=N.B.A. Draft Will Close Book on High School Stars

|first=Howard

|last=Beck

|publisher=[[New York Times]]

|date=[[2005-06-28]]

|accessdate=2007-05-23

}}</ref>

* All drafted players, regardless of nationality, must be born on or before [[December 31]], [[1988]] (i.e., they must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft).

Soon afterward, the [[An Shi Rebellion]] 756-761 CE destroyed the prosperity that took years to be established. It left the dynasty weakened, and during its remaining years the Tang never regained its glory days of the 7th and 8th century. The Tang were eventually driven out of Central Asia, and imperial China did not regain ground in that region until the [[Mongol]] led regime during the [[Yuan Dynasty]].

* Players who graduated from a United States high school, regardless of nationality, must be at least one year removed from high school graduation.<ref name="NBA CBA">{{cite web

Another legacy of the An Shi rebellion were the gradual rise of regional military governors (''[[jiedushi]]'') which slowly came to challenge the power of the central government. The Tang government relied on these governors and their armies for protection and to suppress locals that would take up arms against the government. In return, the central government would acknowledge the rights of these governors to maintain their army, collect taxes and even to pass on their title.

|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php

|title=ARTICLE X: PLAYER ELIGIBILITY AND NBA DRAFT

|work=NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement

|publisher=NBA Players Association

|accessdate=2007-05-24}}</ref>

==Underclassmen declaring for the draft==

===Fall of the Tang dynasty===

Players at [[college basketball|U.S. colleges]] automatically become eligible upon finishing their college eligibility. Underclassmen had until 60 days before the draft<ref name="NBA CBA" /> (in 2007, this fell on [[April 29]])<ref name=Ford>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=InOut |title=Complete list: Who's In, who's out of 2007 draft? |first=Chad |last=Ford | authorlink = Chad Ford | work=[[ESPN.com]] | date=2007-05-04 |accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref> to declare eligibility for the draft, and had until 10 days before the draft<ref name="NBA CBA" /> (i.e., [[June 18]])<ref name=Hawes>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2827536 | title = Hawes declares for NBA draft, will not hire agent |work = [[ESPN.com]] | date = [[2007-04-05]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref> to withdraw and retain their college eligibility. However, a player will lose his eligibility if:

Near the end of the Tang Dynasty, regional military governors took advantage of their increasing power and began to function more like independent regimes on their own right. At the same time, natural causes such as droughts and famine due to internal corruptions and incompetent emperors contributed to the rise of a series of rebellions. The [[Huang Chao]] rebellion of the 9th century, which resulted in the sacking of both Chang'an and Luoyang was the most destructive and took over 10 years to suppress. Although the rebellion was defeated by the Tang, it never really recovered from that crucial blow, weakening it for the future military powers to take over.

*He signs with an [[sports agent|agent]].

In 907, after almost 300 years in power, the dynasty was ended when one of the military governors, [[Taizu of Later Liang|Zhu Wen]], deposed the last emperor and took the throne for himself which thereby inaugurated the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period]].

*He has declared for and withdrawn from a previous NBA Draft. Although the NBA collective bargaining agreement allows a player to withdraw twice,<ref name="NBA CBA" /> the NCAA only allows a player to withdraw once and retain college eligibility.

The following college players have declared for the draft:<ref name=NBAList>{{cite news|url=http://www.nba.com/news/nba_draft_early_entry.html |title=NBA Announces Early Entries for 2007 NBA Draft |publisher=[[National Basketball Association|NBA.com]] |date=2007-05-04 |accessdate=2007-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news

==Historiography about the Tang==

|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7457070/

|title=Complete list of early entries to NBA draft

|publisher=[[MSNBC]]

|date=[[2007-04-26]]

|accessdate=2007-05-01

}}</ref>

===Have signed with an agent===

The first classic work about the Tang is the ''Jiu Tang Shu'' (Old [[Book of Tang]]). Liu Xu (887-946 CE) of the Later Jin dynasty redacted it during the last years of his life. This was edited into another history, (labelled ''Xin Tang shu'', the [[New Book of Tang]]) to distinguish it, by [[Ouyang Xiu]] (1007-1072) and [[Song Qi]] (998-1061) of the Song dynasty (1044-1060). Both were based upon earlier annals, now lost. (''c.f.'' {{PDFlink|[http://gias.snu.ac.kr/wthong/publication/paekche/eng/chronicles.pdf Chronicles of the Chinese Dynasties]}}). They are both among the [[Twenty-Four Histories]].

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* [[Corey Brewer]], junior, [[Florida Gators basketball|Florida]]<ref name="FloridaFour" />

* [[Mike Conley, Jr.]], freshman, [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]]<ref name=tOSUdraft /><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Daequan Cook]], freshman, [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]]<ref name=tOSUdraft /><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Javaris Crittenton]], freshman, [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Andy | last = Katz | authorlink = Andy Katz | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2849154 | title = Crittenton declares for draft, won't hire agent | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-25]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=[[Associated Press]] | url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10197345 | title = Ga. Tech's Crittenton will stay in upcoming NBA Draft | publisher = CBS Sportsline | date = [[2007-05-25]]}}</ref>

* [[Saša Čuić]], junior, [[Croatia]] and [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Glen Davis (basketball)|Glen Davis]], junior, [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU]]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncb&id=2805625 | title = LSU's Davis says he's ready for the NBA | author =[[Associated Press]] | work = [[ESPN.com]] |date = [[2007-03-20]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

* [[Kevin Durant]], freshman, [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]]<ref name="Durant">{{cite news | url = http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4704458.html | title = It's A.D. era for Horns: 'After Durant' starts as top player declares for NBA | work = [[Houston Chronicle]] | accessdate = 2007-04-11 | date = [[2007-04-11]] | last = Duarte | first = Joseph }}</ref>

* [[Al Horford]], junior, [[Dominican Republic]] and [[Florida Gators basketball|Florida]]<ref name="FloridaFour" />

* [[Dominic McGuire]], junior, [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno State]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.draftexpress.com/viewprofile.php?p=1162 | title = Word on the Street: Dominic McGuire Declares for Draft | publisher = DraftExpress | date=[[2007-03-19]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Josh McRoberts]], sophomore, [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22724&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=831743 | title = McRoberts To Enter His Name For 2007 NBA Draft | publisher = Duke (University) Sports Information | date = [[2007-03-22]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

* [[Joakim Noah]], junior, [[Florida Gators basketball|Florida]]<ref name="FloridaFour">{{cite news | first = Andy | last = Katz | authorlink = Andy Katz | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2827116 | title = Florida's four juniors to enter NBA draft | work = [[ESPN.com]] | date = [[2007-04-05]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

* [[Greg Oden]], freshman, [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]]<ref name=tOSUdraft >{{cite news | title = Family friend: Greg Oden to enter NBA draft | url = http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070420/SPORTS/704200308/1006 | author = [[Associated Press]] | work = Coshocton Tribune | date = [[2007-04-20]] | accessdate = 2007-04-20 }}</ref>

* [[Gabe Pruitt]], junior, [[USC Trojans basketball|USC]]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2874221 | title =USC guard Pruitt to hire agent, remain in draft | work = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-05-17]] | accessdate = 2007-05-18 }}</ref>

* [[Ramon Sessions]], junior, [[Nevada Wolf Pack basketball|Nevada]]<ref name="Nevada" /><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Jason Smith]], junior, [[Colorado State University|Colorado State]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.denverpost.com/colleges/ci_5699415 |title= Rams' Smith keeping all options open | first = Natalie | last = Meisler | publisher = [[Denver Post]] |date=[[2007-04-19]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Rodney Stuckey]], sophomore, [[Eastern Washington University|Eastern Washington]]<ref>{{cite news | url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2849472 |title= Eastern Washington's Stuckey declares for draft | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = ESPN.com |date=[[2007-04-25]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url= http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2880863 |title= Stuckey leaves E. Wash. to enter NBA draft | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = ESPN.com |date=[[2007-05-23]] | accessdate = 2007-05-24 }}</ref>

* [[Marcus Williams (University of Arizona)|Marcus Williams]], sophomore, [[Arizona Wildcats basketball|Arizona]]<ref name=Ford /><ref name=Williams>{{cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2827498 | title = Sophomore forward declares for NBA draft | author = [[Associated Press]] | work = [[ESPN.com]] | date = [[2007-04-05]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

* [[Sean Williams (American basketball player)|Sean Williams]], junior, [[Boston College Eagles basketball|Boston College]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6743082 | title = Troubled BC big man headed to NBA | first=Jeff | last=Goodman | work = [[FOXSports.com]] | date = [[2007-04-26]] | accessdate = 2007-04-29 }}</ref>

*[[Brandan Wright]], freshman, [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2872713 |title=UNC's Wright signs with agent, to remain in draft| author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher=ESPN.com |date=[[2007-05-16]] | accessdate=2007-05-18}}</ref>

* [[Julian Wright]], sophomore, [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2831190 | title = Wright declares for draft; no agent hired yet | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-09]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref>

* [[Nick Young (basketball player)|Nick Young]], junior, [[USC Trojans basketball|USC]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Matthew | last = Kredell | url = http://www.presstelegram.com/search/ci_5665395 | title =Young to enter NBA draft; Shipp to stay at UCLA: USC forward may be a first-round pick. | work = [[Long Beach Press-Telegram]] | date = [[2007-04-13]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

===Have declared for and withdrawn from a previous draft===

One of the surviving sources of the ''Jiu Tang shu'', primarily covering up to 756 CE, is the [[T'ung tien]], which [[Tu Yu]] presented to the emperor in 801 CE.

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*[[Arron Afflalo]], junior, [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2832655 | title = Afflalo declares for draft, passing up senior year | author = [[Associated Press]] | work = [[ESPN.com]] | date = [[2007-04-10]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

===Have not signed with an agent===

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* [[Dwight Brewington]], junior, [[Liberty University|Liberty]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Jeff | last = Goodman | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6695996 | title = Deaf Liberty junior entering NBA Draft | work = [[Fox Sports (USA)|FoxSports.com]] | date = [[2007-04-17]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

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* [[Wilson Chandler]], sophomore, [[DePaul University|DePaul]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Lew | last = Freedman | url=http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/depaul/cs-070412chandler,1,4518743.story?coll=cs-college-headlines | title = Chandler stuns DePaul to go pro | work = [[Chicago Tribune]] | date = [[2007-04-13]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref>

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* [[JamesOn Curry]], junior, [[Oklahoma State Cowboys|Oklahoma State]]<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2851657 | title = Oklahoma State's Curry to enter NBA draft | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-27]] | accessdate = 2007-04-28 }}</ref>

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* [[Jeff Green (basketball) |Jeff Green]], junior, [[Georgetown Hoyas basketball|Georgetown]]<ref>{{cite web | title = 2007 Official Early Entry List | work = [http://www.nbadraft.net nbadraft.net] | date = [[2007-05-25]] | url = http://www.nbadraft.net/2007earlyentry.asp | accessdate = 2007-06-13 }}</ref>

* [[Spencer Hawes]], freshman, [[Washington Huskies|Washington]]<ref name=Hawes />

* Reggie Williams, junior, [[Virginia Military Institute|VMI]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2848084 | title = Div. I scoring leader Williams to enter draft | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-24]] | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref>

* [[Thaddeus Young]], freshman, [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2847727 | title = Ga. Tech's Young entering draft, not hiring agent | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-24]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref>

===Did not sign with an agent and withdrew prior to draft===

==Other notes==

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*During the reign of the Tang the world population grew from about 190 million to approximately 240 million, a difference of 50 million.

* [[Roy Bright]], junior, [[Delaware State University|Delaware State]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Kristian | last = Pope | title = Bright enters draft, but plans to return to DSU | date = [[2007-04-11]] | publisher = [[The News Journal]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 | url = http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070411/SPORTS08/704110349/1002/SPORTS }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Aaron Bruce]], junior, [[Australia]] and [[Baylor Bears|Baylor]]<ref name=Bruice>{{cite news | first = Brian | last = Davis | title = Baylor guard to test NBA waters: Bruce declares himself eligible for the draft but won't hire an agent | date = [[2007-04-20]] | work = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | accessdate = 2007-04-21 | url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/042107dnspobaylorhoops.377082d.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | title = Baylor's Bruce withdraws from NBA draft | date = [[2007-06-18]] | work = [[The Dallas Morning News]] | accessdate = 2007-06-18 | url = http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/042107dnspobaylorhoops.377082d.html }}</ref>

* [[Jaycee Carroll]], junior, [[Utah State University|Utah State]]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncb&id=2847622 | title = Utah St. guard Carroll will enters (sic) NBA draft | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-24]] | accessdate = 2007-04-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_basketball/20070615-1050-bkc-utahst-carroll.html | work = [[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] | title=Carroll drops out of NBA draft: Will return to Utah St. | date=[[2007-06-15]] | accessdate = 2007-06-18 }}</ref>

* [[Dan Coleman (basketball player)|Dan Coleman]], junior, [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball|Minnesota]]<ref name="gophers"> {{cite news | url = http://www.startribune.com/512/story/1161313.html | title = 2 Gophers opt for NBA - for now | first = Jeff | last = Shelman | publisher = [[Star Tribune|Star Tribune (Minneapolis)]] | date = [[2007-05-03]]}}</ref><ref name=DX_final_list>{{cite news | url=http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2127 | title = Forty-Six Early Entry Candidates Withdraw from 2007 NBA Draft | work = DraftExpress | date=[[2007-06-19]] | accessdate = 2007-06-20 }}</ref>

* Chris Daniels, junior, [[Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi|Texas A&M Corpus Christi]]<ref>{{cite news | url= http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/stories/MYSA041107.08C.BKCcorpus.daniels.3b74f45.html | title = Basketball: Islanders' Daniels to attend camps | work = [[San Antonio Express-News]] | date = [[2007-04-11]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author = [[Associated Press]] | url=http://cbs.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10180534 | title=Texas A&M-Corpus Christi's Daniels withdraws from NBA Draft | work = [[CBS Sportsline]] | date=[[May 13]], [[2007]] | accessdate=2007-05-22}}</ref>

* [[DeVon Hardin]], junior, [[California Golden Bears|Cal]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2007/04/10/SPGMDP5PKH1.DTL |title= All options open / Cal's Hardin declares for draft, but doesn't hire agent | first = Rusty | last = Simmons | publisher = [[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=[[2007-04-10]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Roy Hibbert]], junior, [[Georgetown Hoyas basketball|Georgetown]] <ref name="Hoya_duo">{{cite news | url=http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/bigeast/2007-04-13-gtown-hibbert-green_N.htm?csp=34 |title=Georgetown's dynamic duo to test NBA draft waters | author = [[Associated Press]] | work = [[USA Today]] |date=[[2007-04-13]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Dominic James]], sophomore, [[Marquette Golden Eagles|Marquette]]<ref>{{cite news | url = http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/nba_experts/post/Marquette-s-James-to-enter-draft;_ylt=AryxV25lF0sa0DkVCmDEflvevbYF?urn=nba,30015 | title= NBA Experts Blog: Marquette's James to enter draft | first = Adrian | last = Wojnarowski | work = [[Yahoo! Sports]] | date = [[2007-04-21]] | accessdate = 2007-04-21 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Marcel Jones]], junior, [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]]<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | url=http://www.theolympian.com/103/story/80810.html |title=OSU's Marcel Jones to declare for NBA draft, without agent | work = [[The Olympian]] | date = [[2007-04-12]] | accessdate = 2007-04-18 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations>{{cite web | url = http://www.draftexpress.com/viewarticle.php?a=2124 | title = 2007 NBA Draft Pull-Out Deadline | first = Jonathan | last = Givony | date = [[2007-06-18]], 5:07 p.m. revision | accessdate = 2007-06-19 }}</ref>

* [[Joseph Jones (basketball player)|Joseph Jones]], junior, [[Texas A&M Aggies basketball|Texas A&M]]<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4744615.html | date = [[2007-04-24]] | title = Texas A&M junior forward Jones to enter NBA Draft | first = Terrance | last = Harris | work = [[Houston Chronicle]] | accessdate = 2007-04-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | title = Aggies' Jones pulls out of NBA draft | url = http://www.aggiesports.com/stories/061207/mbasketball_20070612016.php | date = [[2007-06-12]] | accessdate = 2007-06-12 | work = Aggiesports.com | publisher = ''[[Bryan-College Station Eagle]]'' }}</ref>

* [[Marcelus Kemp]], junior, [[Nevada Wolf Pack basketball|Nevada]]<ref name="Nevada">{{cite news | url=http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2007/04/25/ap/sports/college/d8ok0q8g0.txt |title= Nevada's Kemp, Sessions Turning Pro | first = Scott | last = Sonner | publisher = [[Casper Star-Tribune]] |date=[[2007-04-25]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[James Mays]], junior, [[Clemson Tigers|Clemson]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Andy | last = Katz | authorlink = Andy Katz | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2848027 | title = Clemson's Mays to enter draft, will not hire agent | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-24]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Bo McCalebb]], junior, [[University of New Orleans|New Orleans]]<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_basketball/20070427-1517-bkc-neworleans-mccalebb.html | title = New Orleans' McCalebb declares for 2007 NBA Draft | work = [[San Diego Union-Tribune]] |Date=[[2007-04-27]] | accessdate = 2007-04-29 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Goodman | first = Jeff | url=http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/6830896 | work = Fox Sports | | title=N.O.'s McCalebb was Sun Belt's top player | date=[[2007-05-22]] | accessdate = 2007-05-26 }}</ref>

* [[Shaun Pruitt]], junior, [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|Illinois]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/illinois/cs-070424illinipruitt,1,7602572.story?coll=cs-college-headlines | title = Illini's Pruitt declares for NBA draft | first = Neil | last = Milbert | publisher = [[Chicago Tribune]] | date = [[2007-04-24]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Charles Rhodes]], junior, [[Mississippi State University|Mississippi State]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18142345/ | title = MSU's Rhodes declares for NBA draft |first=Kyle | last=Veazy | publisher = [[The Clarion-Ledger]] | date = [[2007-04-20]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* [[Maurice Rice]], junior, [[George Washington University|George Washington]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18142345/ | title = George Washington junior Rice submits name for NBA draft | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = [[MSNBC]] | date = [[2007-04-16]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=msnbc_draft_recap>{{cite news | url = http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19294034/ | title = Few big name players withdraw from NBA draft: Hoyas’ Green, Huskies’ Hawes, Jackets’ Young all likely lottery picks | author = [[Associated Press]] | work = [[MSNBC]] | date = [[2007-06-18]] | accessdate = 2007-06-20 }}</ref>

* [[Brandon Rush]], sophomore, [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]]<ref>{{cite news | author = [[Associated Press]] | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2882935 | work = [[ESPN.com]] | title=Kansas' leading scorer Rush will return for junior season | date=[[2007-05-25]] | accessdate = 2007-05-26 }}</ref>

* [[Sean Singletary]], junior, [[Virginia Cavaliers basketball|Virginia]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2848170 | title = Singletary enters draft, has option to return to Virginia | author = [[Associated Press]] | publisher = ESPN.com | date = [[2007-04-24]] | accessdate = 2007-04-25 }}</ref><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

* Spencer Tollackson, junior, [[Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball|Minnesota]]<ref name="gophers" /><ref name=draft_express_declarations />

==International players declaring for the draft==

== References ==

These are players born between [[January 1]], [[1986]] and [[December 31]], [[1988]] for whom '''''all''''' of the following are true:<ref name="NBA CBA"/>

*Benn, Charles. 2002. ''China's Golden Age: Everyday Life in the Tang Dynasty''. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-517665-0.

*They have lived outside the United States for at least three years prior to the draft while playing organized basketball, either as an amateur or professional, outside the U.S.

*Schafer, Edward H. 1963. ''The Golden Peaches of Samarkand: A study of T’ang Exotics''. University of California Press. Berkeley and Los Angeles. 1st paperback edition: 1985. ISBN 0-520-05462-8.

*They have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.

*Schafer, Edward H. 1967. ''The Vermilion Bird: T’ang Images of the South''. University of California Press. Berkeley and Los Angeles.

*They did not complete high school in the U.S.

* de la Vaissière, E, Sogdian Traders. A History, Leiden : Brill, 2005. ISBN 90-04-14252-5

International players become automatically eligible for the draft in the calendar year that they turn 22; younger players must declare for the draft, with the same deadline as for U.S. college players. These players can withdraw from the draft as well; while preserving U.S. college eligibility is not an issue for the vast majority of such players, who are ineligible for college play as professionals, they may have contractual or personal reasons for withdrawing. The NBA released the list of international early entrants as part of its official release of the early entrants list on [[May 4]].<ref name=NBAList />

* The “New T’ang History” (''Hsin T’ang-shu'') on the History of the Uighurs. Translated and annotated by Colin Mackerras

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| [[Praia Club]]

| [[Brazil]]

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| [[Stanko Barać]]

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| [[HKK Široki|Široki ERONET]]

| [[Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]]

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| [[Marco Belinelli]]

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| [[Fortitudo Bologna|Climamio Bologna]]

| [[Serie A (basketball)|Italy]]

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| [[Kyrylo Fesenko]]

| {{UKR}}

| SK Cherkassy Monkeys

| [[Ukrainian Basketball Super League|Ukraine]]

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| [[Petteri Koponen]]

| {{FIN}}

| [[Tapiolan Honka|Honka]]

| [[Finland]]

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| [[Yi Jianlian]]

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| [[Guangdong Southern Tigers]]

| [[Chinese Basketball Association|China]]

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* {{PDFlink|[http://libweb.uoregon.edu/ec/e-asia/read/tangslave-3.pdf The Importation of Negro Slaves to China Under the Tang Dynasty (A. D. 618-901)]}}, Chang Hsing-lang, Catholic Univ. of Peking, Bull. No. 7, Dec. 1930, pp 37-59.

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| [[Rodrigue Beaubois]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[Cholet Basket|Cholet]]

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| [[Hakan Demirel]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[Turkish Basketball League|Turkey]]

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| [[Romain Duport]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

| {{FRA}}

| [[STB Le Havre|Le Havre]]

| [[Ligue Nationale de Basketball|France]]

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| [[Vladimir Golubović]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

| {{SRB}}

| [[KK Vojvodina|Vojvodina]]

| [[Naša Sinalko Liga|Serbia]]

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| [[Rafael Hettsheimeier]]<ref name=DX_final_list />

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| [[CB Vic|Akasvayu Vic]]

| [[Liga Española de Baloncesto 2|Spain]] (third division)

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| [[Deyan Ivanov]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[Liga Española de Baloncesto|Spain]] (second division)

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| [[Kaloyan Ivanov]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[Menorca Bàsquet|ViveMenorca]]

| [[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|Spain]]

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| [[Maxym Ivshyn]]<ref name=DX_final_list />

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| [[Ivan Maraš]]<ref name=DX_final_list />

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| [[KK Budućnost Podgorica|Budućnost Podgorica]]

| [[Opportunity League|Montenegro]]

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| [[Manuchar Markoishvili]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[KK Union Olimpija|Union Olimpija]]

| [[UPC Telemach League|Slovenia]]

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| [[Douglas Angelo Nunes]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| Uberlândia

| [[Brazil]]

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| [[Caner Öner]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[Alpella]]

| [[Turkish Basketball League|Turkey]]

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| [[Miroslav Raduljica]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[KK FMP|FMP]]

| [[Naša Sinalko Liga|Serbia]]

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| [[Nikita Shabalkin]]<ref name=DX_final_list />

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| [[CSK VVS Samara|Samara]]

| [[Russian Basketball Super League|Russia]]

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| [[Vladimir Štimac]]<ref name=DX_final_list />

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| [[SK Valmiera/Lāčplēša Alus|Valmiera]]

| [[Latvia]]

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| [[Gabriel Szalay]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

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| [[Norrköping Dolphins|Norrköping]]

| [[Obol Basketball League|Sweden]]

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| [[Caio Torres]]<ref name=DX_final_list />

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| [[CB Estudiantes|Estudiantes]]

| [[Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto|Spain]]

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| [[Artem Zabelin]]<ref name=draft_express_declarations />

| {{RUS}}

| [[Avtodor Saratov|Avtodor]]

| [[Russia]] (third division)

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==External link==

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*[http://www.nba.com/features/draft2007.html NBA Draft 2007]

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