| 2008 NBA Draft | |||
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| Date(s) | June 26, 2008 | ||
| Time | 7:30 pm (EDT) | ||
| Location | Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York | ||
| Network(s) (US) | ESPN | ||
| First selection | Derrick Rose | ||
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The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including international players from non-North American professional leagues. According to the NBA, 44 players, 39 collegiate players and 5 international players, filed as early-entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft.[1] These numbers do not include players who are automatically eligible for the draft. The Chicago Bulls, who had a 1.7 percent probability of obtaining the first selection, won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 22.[2][3] The Bulls' winning of the lottery was the second-largest upset in NBA Draft Lottery history behind the Orlando Magic, who won it in 1993 with just a 1.5% chance.[4] The Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves obtained the second and third picks respectively.[3]
For the first time in draft history the first three draft picks were all freshmen.[5] The Chicago Bulls used the first overall pick to draft Chicago native Derrick Rose from the University of Memphis, who would later on win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.[6] The Miami Heat used the second pick to draft Michael Beasley from Kansas State University, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used the third pick to draft O. J. Mayo from University of Southern California.[5] With five players taken in the draft, the University of Kansas tied University of Connecticut (2006) and University of Florida (2007) for the record with the most players selected in the first two rounds of an NBA draft.[5] Another record was set when twelve freshmen were drafted, ten of which were drafted in the first round.[7] Out of the players drafted, 29 are forwards, 19 are guards, and 12 are centers.
The 2008 NBA Draft would mark the final time that the Seattle SuperSonics made an NBA Draft appearance, as well as the final time that the Sonics would appear in official media publications. In early July, the franchise relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was renamed to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder made their first NBA Draft appearance in 2009.[8]
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Eligibility
Main article: Eligibility for the NBA Draft
Draft
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^ a: The franchise relocated to become Oklahoma City Thunder in July 2008.[8]
^ b: Kosta Koufos was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, but competes internationally for Greece, the homeland of his parents. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Greece.[9]
Trades involving draft picks
Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.
- a 1 2 Memphis acquired the draft rights to 3rd pick O. J. Mayo, along with Marko Jarić, Antoine Walker, and Greg Buckner, from Minnesota in exchange for the draft rights to 5th pick Kevin Love, along with Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins.[10][11]
- b 1 2 Portland acquired the draft rights to 11th pick Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu from Indiana in exchange for the draft rights to 13th pick Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts.[10] The trade was finalized on July 9, 2008.[12]
- c 1 2 Toronto acquired Jermaine O'Neal and the draft rights to 41st pick Nathan Jawai from Indiana in exchange for T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovič, Maceo Baston, and the draft rights to 17th pick Roy Hibbert.[10] The trade was finalized on July 9, 2008.[12]
- d 1 2 3 4 In a three-team trade, Portland acquired the draft rights to 25th pick Nicolas Batum from Houston, Houston acquired the draft rights to 33rd pick Joey Dorsey from Portland and the draft rights to 28th pick Donté Greene and a 2009 second-round draft pick from Memphis, and Memphis acquired the draft rights to 27th pick Darrell Arthur from Portland.[10]
- e Portland acquired the draft rights to 27th pick Darrell Arthur from New Orleans in exchange for cash considerations.[10]
- f 1 2 3 Detroit acquired the draft rights to 32nd pick Walter Sharpe and 46th pick Trent Plaisted from Seattle in exchange for the draft rights to 29th pick D. J. White.[10]
- g Miami acquired the draft rights to 34th pick Mario Chalmers from Minnesota in exchange for two future second-round draft picks and cash considerations.[10]
- h 1 2 In a three-team trade, Chicago acquired the draft rights to 36th pick Ömer Aşık from Portland, the Trail Blazers acquired a second-round draft pick in 2009 from Denver and two future second-round draft picks from Chicago, and Denver acquired the draft rights to 39th pick Sonny Weems from Chicago.[10]
- i 1 2 San Antonio acquired the draft rights to 48th pick Malik Hairston, a second-round draft pick in 2009, and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to 45th pick Goran Dragić.[10]
- j Boston acquired the draft rights to 47th pick Bill Walker from Washington in exchange for cash considerations.[10]
- k Cleveland acquired the draft rights to 52nd pick Darnell Jackson from Miami in exchange for 2009 second-round draft pick.[10]
- l The L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to 55th pick Mike Taylor from Portland in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft pick.[10]
- m Cleveland acquired the draft rights to 56th pick Sasha Kaun from Seattle in exchange for cash considerations.[13]
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
- n On August 19, 2005, Phoenix acquired 2006 and 2008 first-round draft picks and Boris Diaw from Atlanta in exchange for Joe Johnson.[14] Phoenix used the pick to draft Robin Lopez.
- o On June 25, 2008, Charlotte acquired the 20th draft pick from Denver in exchange for a future conditional first-round draft pick.[15] Charlotte used the pick to draft Alexis Ajinça.
- p On February 19, 2008, New Jersey acquired 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks, Devin Harris, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, DeSagana Diop, and Keith Van Horn from Dallas in exchange for Jason Kidd, Antoine Wright and Malik Allen.[16] New Jersey used the pick to draft Ryan Anderson.
- q On July 20, 2007, Seattle acquired 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks and Kurt Thomas from Phoenix in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft pick.[17] Seattle used the pick to draft Serge Ibaka.
- r On February 1, 2008, Memphis acquired 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, and Aaron McKie from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Pau Gasol.[18] Memphis used the pick to draft Donté Greene.
- s On January 26, 2006, Minnesota acquired Boston's 2006 and Miami's 2008 second-round draft picks, Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and Mark Blount from Boston in exchange for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a future first-round draft pick.[19] Previously, Boston acquired 2006 and 2008 second-round draft picks, Qyntel Woods and the draft rights to Albert Miralles from Miami in a five-team trade on August 8, 2005.[20] Minnesota used the pick to draft Nikola Peković.
- t On June 28, 2006, Portland acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Memphis in exchange for the draft rights to Alexander Johnson.[21] Portland used the pick to draft Joey Dorsey.
- u On June 28, 2007, Portland acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Steve Francis and Channing Frye from New York in exchange for Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau, Fred Jones and the draft rights to Demetris Nichols.[22] Portland used the pick to draft Ömer Aşık.
- v On February 16, 2008, Sacramento acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, and Lorenzen Wright from Atlanta in exchange for Mike Bibby.[23] Sacramento used the pick to draft Sean Singletary.
- w On June 6, 2005, Utah acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Philadelphia in exchange for the 60th draft pick in the 2005 Draft.[24] Utah used the pick to draft Ante Tomić.
- x On June 28, 2007, San Antonio acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Toronto in exchange for the draft rights to Giorgos Printezis.[25] San Antonio used the pick to draft Goran Dragić.
- y On June 28, 2007, Seattle acquired Portland's 2008 second-round draft pick, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and the draft rights to Jeff Green from Boston in exchange for Ray Allen and the draft rights to Glen Davis.[26] Previously, Boston acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff on June 28, 2006 from Portland in exchange for Raef LaFrentz, Dan Dickau and the draft rights to Randy Foye.[27] Seattle used the pick to draft Trent Plaisted.
- z On September 17, 2002, Phoenix acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Cleveland in exchange for Milt Palacio.[28] Phoenix used the pick to draft Malik Hairston.
- aa On February 23, 2006, Seattle acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Earl Watson and Bryon Russell from Denver in a four-team trade.[29] Seattle used the pick to draft DeVon Hardin.
- ab On June 7, 2007, Miami acquired 2007 and 2008 second-round draft picks from Orlando as part of the hiring of Stan Van Gundy as Orlando's head coach.[30] Miami used the pick to draft Darnell Jackson.
- ac On February 21, 2008, Houston re-acquired their 2008 second-round draft pick along with Bobby Jackson and Adam Haluska from New Orleans in a three-team trade.[31] Previously, Houston and New Orleans agreed to exchange second-round draft picks in a trade that sent Kirk Snyder to Houston on July 14, 2006.[32] Houston used the pick to draft Maarty Leunen.
- ad On June 28, 2006, Portland acquired Indiana's 2007 and Phoenix's 2008 second-round draft picks and the draft rights to Alexander Johnson from Indiana in exchange for the draft rights to James White.[33] Previously, Indiana acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick on August 25, 2005 from Phoenix in exchange for James Jones.[34] Portland used the pick to draft Mike Taylor.
- ae On June 28, 2007, Seattle acquired New Orleans' 2008 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for the draft rights to Carl Landry.[26] Previously, Houston and New Orleans agreed to exchange second-round draft picks in a trade that sent Kirk Snyder to Houston on July 14, 2006.[32] Seattle used the pick to draft Sasha Kaun.
References
- General
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- "2008 NBA Draft Board". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/draft2008/board.html. Retrieved April 2, 2009.
- Specific
- ^ "Final Draft Early Entry Candidate List". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 17, 2008. http://www.nba.com/news/draft_list_080617.html. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
- ^ "Chicago Bulls Win No. 1 Pick in NBA Draft Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. May 22, 2008. http://www.nba.com/nba_news/bulls_toppick_080520.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "Bulls to pick first in draft; Heat, Wolves round out Top 3". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. May 21, 2008. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3405648. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Year-by-Year Lottery Probabilities". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/lottery_probabilities.html. Retrieved July 3, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Bulls go for Rose over Beasley in NBA draft; Mayo, Love swap places". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2008/news/story?id=3462594. Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "Rookie of the Year Award". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/awards_rookieofyear.html. Retrieved May 3, 2009.
- ^ "After top two, lack of locks spreads uncertainty in volatile draft". SI.com. Time Inc. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/ian_thomsen/06/27/nba.draft2/index.html?eref=T1. Retrieved June 28, 2008.
- ^ a b Pian Chan, Sharon (July 2, 2008). "Sonics, city reach settlement". Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008030229_sonitrial02.html. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ "Kosta Koufos Draft 2008 Profile". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/draft2008/profiles/KostaKoufos.html. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Schuhmann, John (June 26, 2008). "The Deals of the Draft". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/draft2008/trades_20080626.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Wolves Acquire Love, Miller from Memphis". NBA.com/Timberwolves. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 26, 2008. http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_acquire_love_miller_from_memphis_080626.html. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "Pacers Announce Two Trades; Acquire Seven Players". NBA.com/Pacers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 9, 2009. http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/pacers_trades_release_080709.html. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Draft Rights to Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun". NBA.com/Cavaliers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 26, 2008. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/arthur_kaun_080626.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Johnson Trade to Atlanta Completed". NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 19, 2005. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/johnson_traded_050819.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Bobcats Acquire 20th Pick in 2008 NBA Draft". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 25, 2008. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/bobcats_acquire_20th_pick_080625.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Nets Acquire Devin Harris and Two First Round Draft Pics in Eight Player Trade with Dallas". NBA.com/Nets. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 19, 2008. http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Harris_trade_release_2_19_08.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Suns Trade Kurt Thomas to Seattle". NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 20, 2007. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/thomas_trade_070720.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Lakers Acquire Gasol from Grizzlies". NBA.com/Lakers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 1, 2008. http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/080201gasol_trade.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Wolves Acquire Ricky Davis from Boston, Szczerbiak, Olowokandi & Jones to Celtics". NBA.com/Timberwolves. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 26, 2006. http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_trade_06.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Heat Acquire Antoine Walker, Jason Williams & James Posey". NBA.com/Heat. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 8, 2005. http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_acquire_walkerwilliamsposey_050803.html. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ "Grizzlies Acquire Draft Rights to Alexander Johnson from Portland". NBA.com/Grizzlies. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2006. http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_acquire_johnson-060628.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Knicks Acquire Randolph, Dickau and Jones". NBA.com/Knicks. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2007. http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/draftnight_070628.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Hawks Acquire Mike Bibby from Sacramento". NBA.com/Hawks. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 16, 2008. http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Hawks_Acquire_Bibby_021608.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Jazz Trade 60th Pick". NBA.com/Jazz. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/picktrade_060705.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Raptors Acquire Draft Rights to Giorgos Printezis". NBA.com/Raptors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2007. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/printezis_062807.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ a b "Sonics Acquire Green, Szczerbiak and West in Trade With Boston". NBA.com/Thunder. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2007. http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/trade070628.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Celtics Acquire Telfair and Ratliff". NBA.com/Celtics. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/draft-central/press062806-draft-trade.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Suns Trade Milt Palacio". NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 17, 2002. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/palacio_020917.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Sonics Acquire Russell and Watson in Four-Team Deal". NBA.com/Thunder. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 23, 2006. http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/russellwatson060223.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Magic close book on Donovan by hiring Van Gundy". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. June 8, 2007. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2895929. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ "Hornets Acquire Wells and James from Rockets". NBA.com/Hornets. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 21, 2008. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/HORNETS_ACQUIRE_WELLS_AND_JAME-258879-31.html. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
- ^ a b "Hornets Trade Kirk Snyder To Houston". NBA.com/Hornets. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 14, 2006. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/Hornets_Trade_Snyder_13Jul2006.html. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
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- ^ "Phoenix Acquires James Jones from Indiana". NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 25, 2005. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/james_050825.html. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
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