CORRECTED: Portland win lottery for first pick in 2007 draft

Tue May 22, 2007 10:16pm EDT
 
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Corrects name of Seattle team in third paragraph

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Portland Trail Blazers will have first pick in the NBA draft after winning the lottery on Tuesday.

Ohio State center Greg Oden and Texas forward Kevin Durant are considered the top two players available in the draft and Oden is now hotly tipped to join Portland.

The Seattle SuperSonics will have second pick and the Atlanta Hawks came out third in the lottery.

The draft will be held on June 28 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

 

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