Found November 25, 2007 on Atlanta Hawks Blog:
PLAYERS: Al Horford
TEAMS: Atlanta Hawks

Here's what I wrote for a mock draft at sportscolumn.com:With the 3rd pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks select Mike Conley, Ohio State University. Chad Ford's tier system definitely swayed me on this one. Al Horford has a chance to be a special NBA player, but so does Mike Conley. Conley
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