NBA Draft

The 2009 nba lottery takes place at may 20th i think The 2009 nba lottery takes place at may 20th i think No, it's on 5/19/09 - go to nba.com, click on the Schedule tab, then pick Calendar from the drop down menu.

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1979 DRAFT

First Round

1 LAL Earvin Johnson Michigan State

2 Chi David Greenwood UCLA

3 NY Bill Cartwright San Francisco

4 Det Greg Kelser Michigan State

5 Mil Sidney Moncrief Arkansas

6 Sea James Bailey Rutgers

7 Sea Vinnie Johnson Baylor

8 NJ Calvin Natt NE Louisiana

9 NY Larry Demic Arizona

10 Det Roy Hamilton UCLA

11 NJ Cliff Robinson USC

12 Port Jim Paxson Dayton

13 Ind Dudley Bradley North Carolina

14 LAL Brad Holland UCLA

15 Det Phil Hubbard Michigan

16 Phil Jim Spanarkel Duke

17 Hous Lee Johnson East Texas State

18 KC Reggie King Alabama

19 SA Wiley Peck Mississippi State

20 Utah Larry Knight Loyola (IL)

21 NY Sylvester Williams Rhode Island

22 Phoe Kyle Macy Kentucky

Kobe Bryant was the 13th draft pick in 1996 to the Charolette Hornets, but was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Magic Johnson was drafted be the Los Angelos Lakers in 1979

u dont sign up, u go to a college, and teams look and say "gee that guy is good, id like him to play 4 my team" so they offer u a salary

1984 NBA Draft

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1st Round

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1. Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston); Houston Rockets

2. Sam Bowie (Kentucky); Portland Trailblazers

3. Michael Jordan (North Carolina); Chicago Bulls

4. Sam Perkins (North Carolina); Dallas Mavericks

5. Charles Barkley (Auburn); Philadelphia 76ers

6. Melvin Turpin (Kentucky); Cleveland Cavaliers*

7. Alvin Robertson (Arkansas); San Antonio Spurs

8. Lancaster Gordon (Louisville); LA Clippers

9. Otis Thorpe (Providence); Kansas City Royals

10. Leon Wood (Cal State Fullerton); Philadelphia 76ers

11. Kevin Willis (Michigan State); Atlanta Hawks

12. Tim McCormick (Michigan); Seattle Supersonics*

13. Jay Humphries (Colorado); Phoenix Suns

14. Michael Cage (San Diego State); LA Clippers

15. Terrance Stansbury (Temple); Dallas Mavericks

16. John Stockton (Gonzaga); Utah Jazz

17. Jeff Turner (Vanderbilt); New Jersey Nets

18. Vern Fleming (Georgia); Indiana Pacers

19. Bernard Thompson (Fresno State); Portland Trailblazers

20. Tony Campbell (Ohio State); Detroit Pistons

21. Kenny Fields (UCLA); Milwaukee Bucks

22. Tom Sewell (Lamar); Philadelphia 76ers

23. Earl Jones (District Of Columbia); LA Lakers

24. Michael Young (Houston); Boston Celtics

The University of Southern California with 77 overall first round draft picks as of the 2012 draft.

LeBron James was the number one overall pick, being drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Many have speculated that the Cavaliers had purposely tanked (in other words, lost on purpose) their season in order to secure a good chance to get the #1 pick. This draft was known as the LeBron James draft simply because how dominate LeBron was in high school.

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.
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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.

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.

It has to be Sebastian Telfair