1999 NBA Draft
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1st Round
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1. Elton Brand Duke Chicago
2. Steve Francis Maryland Vancouver
3. Baron Davis UCLA Charlotte
4. Lamar Odom Rhode Island LA Clippers
5. Jonathan Bender Picayune (MS) HS Toronto
6. Wally Szczerbiak Miami (OH) Minnesota
7. Richard Hamilton Connecticut Washington
8. Andre Miller Utah Cleveland
9. Shawn Marion Nevada-Las Vegas Phoenix
10. Jason Terry Arizona Atlanta
11. Trajan Langdon Duke Cleveland
12. Aleksander Radojevic Barton County (KS) CC Toronto
13. Corey Maggette Duke Seattle
14. William Avery Duke Minnesota
15. Frederic Weis Limoges (France) New York
16. Ron Artest St John's Chicago
17. Cal Bowdler Old Dominion Atlanta
18. James Posey Xavier Denver
19. Quincy Lewis Minnesota Utah
20. Dion Glover Georgia Tech Atlanta
21. Jeff Foster Southwest Texas State Golden State
22. Kenny Thomas New Mexico Houston
23. Devean George Augsburg LA Lakers
24. Andrei Kirilenko CSKA Moscow (Russia) Utah
25. Tim James Miami (FL) Miami
26. Vonteego Cummings Pittsburgh Indiana
27. Jumaine Jones Georgia Atlanta
28. Scott Padgett Kentucky Utah
29. Leon Smith King (IL) HS San Antonio
1. Yao Ming Shanghai Sharks-China Houston
2. Jay Williams Duke Chicago
3. Mike Dunleavy Duke Golden State
4. Drew Gooden Kansas Memphis
5. N. Tskitishvili Benetton Treviso-Italy Denver
6. Dajuan Wagner Memphis Cleveland
7. Maybyner Hilario Vasco de Gama-Brazil New York
8. Chris Wilcox Maryland LA Clippers
9. Amare Stoudemire Cypress Creek (FL) HS Phoenix
10. Caron Butler Connecticut Miami
11. Jared Jeffries Indiana Washington
12. Melvin Ely Fresno State LA Clippers
13. Marcus Haislip Tennessee Milwaukee
14. Frederick Jones Oregon Indiana
15. Bostjan Nachbar Benneton Treviso-Italy Houston
16. Jiri Welsch Olimpija-Slovenia Philadelphia
17. Juan Dixon Maryland Washington
18. Curtis Borchardt Stanford Orlando
19. Ryan Humphrey Notre Dame Utah
20. Kareem Rush Missouri Toronto
21. Qyntel Woods NE Mississippi CC Portland
22. Casey Jacobsen Stanford Phoenix
23. Tayshaun Prince Kentucky Detroit
24. Nenad Krstic Partizan-Yugoslavia New Jersey
25. Frank Williams Illinois Denver
26. John Salmons Miami (FL) San Antonio
27. Chris Jefferies Fresno State LA Lakers
28. Dan Dickau Gonzaga Sacramento
(Minnesota forfeited its first round pick, which would have been #23 or #24
overall. Second round selections start at #30.)
You don't pay money. You play in the Draft Combine and then you might get drafted.
All players must be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft, and a player who completed his basketball eligibility at a U.S. high school must also be one year removed from his graduating class.
Andrew Bynum was 17 years 8 months and 2 days years of age when he entered the NBA (national basketball association). Andrew Bynum was 10th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft pick by the Los Anglas Lakers.
Jonathan Bender
The team that has the worst record for the season is awarded the #1 draft pick.
Joe Smith was selected as the first pick of the 1995 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
1. Elton Brand, drafted by the Chicago Bulls.
2.Steve Francis, drafted by the Vancouver Grizzlies.
3. Baron Davis, drafted by the Charlotte Hornets.
4. Lamar Odom, drafted by LA Clippers.
5. Jonathan Bender, drafted by the Toronto Raptors.
First Round
1 Det Jimmy Walker Providence
2 Balt Earl Monroe Winston-Salem
3 Chi Clem Haskins Western Kentucky
4 Det Sonny Dove St. John's
5 NY Walt Frazier Southern Illinois
6 Sea Al Tucker Oklahoma Baptist
7 SD Pat Riley Kentucky
8 StL Tom Workman Seattle
9 Cin Mel Daniels New Mexico
10 SF Dave Lattin Texas
First Round
1 Dall Mark Aguirre DePaul
2 Det Isiah Thomas Indiana
3 NJ Buck Williams Maryland
4 Atl Al Wood North Carolina
5 Sea Danny Vranes Utah
6 Chi Orlando Woolridge Notre Dame
7 KC Steve Johnson Oregon State
8 SD Tom Chambers Utah
9 Dall Rolando Blackman Kansas State
10 NJ Albert King Maryland
11 Wash Frank Johnson Wake Forest
12 Det Kelly Tripucka Notre Dame
13 Utah Danny Schayes Syracuse
14 Ind Herb Williams Ohio State
15 Port Jeff Lamp Virginia
16 Port Darnell Valentine Kansas
17 KC Kevin Loder Alabama State
18 NJ Ray Tolbert Indiana
19 LAL Mike McGee Michigan
20 Phoe Larry Nance Clemson
21 Mil Alton Lister Arizona State
22 Phil Franklin Edwards Cleveland State
23 Bos Charles Bradley Wyoming
With the 19th pick of the first round, the Celtics drafted Avery Bradley, a 6-foot, 3-inch point guard from the University of Texas. In the second round, with the 52nd pick, Boston selected 6-foot, 8-inch forward Luke Harangody from the University of Notre Dame.
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There being 26 teams in the NFL in 1970, that meant 442 players were drafted. Compare that with today's (2011) NFL draft that has 7 rounds and, with 32 teams, 254 players are drafted.
The 2001 NBA draft was considered to be a very weak draft. Kwame Brown, the first player out of high school to be chosen #1, has been considered a "bust" in his career. Michael Jordan chose him for the Washington Wizards and it has been considered as one of his worst moves.
The following are the first 25 picks of the NBA draft: Kwame Brown, Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol, Eddy Curry, Jason Richardson, Shane Battier, Eddie Griffin, DeSanga Diop, Rodney White, Joe Johnson, Kendrick Brown, Vladimir Radmanovic, Richard Jefferson, Troy Murphy, Steven Hunter, Kirk Haston, Michael Bradley, Jason Collins, Zach Randolph, Brendan Haywood, Joseph Forte, Jeryl Sasser, Brandon Armstrong, Raul Lopez and Gerald Wallace.
Andrew Wiggins singed a deal with Adidas and wear Adidas shoes in the NBA. He also wore Adidas in College
Yes, It had something to do with the after effects of the investigation of Bobby Mackeys. Aaron admits this in a episode of Ghost Adventures which is yet to air
There are two rounds. The first round is picks 1-30, and the second round is picks 31-60.
The lottery is the first 14 picks of the first round - the picks of the teams that didn't get into the playoffs.