1999 NBA draft

1999 NBA draft
General information
Date(s) June 30, 1999
Time 7:30 pm (EDT)
Location MCI Center, Washington, D.C.
Network(s) (US) TNT
First selection Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls
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The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at the MCI Center (now Verizon Center) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke University. It is widely viewed as one of the best draft classes, with a total of nine future NBA All-Stars being chosen, as well as three winners of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award—Manu Ginóbili, Jason Terry, and Lamar Odom. Undrafted Pablo Prigioni made his NBA debut at 2012/2013 season as the oldest rookie in league history, at age 35.

Draft selections

Elton Brand, the 1st pick
Steve Francis, the 2nd overall pick
Baron Davis, the 3rd pick
Lamar Odom, the 4th pick
Wally Szczerbiak, the 6th pick
Richard Hamilton, the 7th pick
Andre Miller, the 8th pick
Shawn Marion, the 9th pick
Jason Terry, the 10th pick
Ron Artest, the 16th pick
Andrei Kirilenko, the 24th pick
Manu Ginóbili, the 57th pick did not play in the NBA for the first 3 seasons (1999-2002) after being drafted
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team
# Denotes player who never played in the NBA regular season or playoffs
Round Pick Player Position Nationality[n 1] NBA Team School/Club Team
1 1 Brand, EltonElton Brand* PF  United States Chicago Bulls Duke (So.)
1 2 Francis, SteveSteve Francis+ G  United States Vancouver Grizzlies (traded to Houston) Maryland (Jr.)
1 3 Davis, BaronBaron Davis* PG  United States Charlotte Hornets UCLA (So.)
1 4 Odom, LamarLamar Odom F  United States Los Angeles Clippers Rhode Island (Fr.)
1 5 Bender, JonathanJonathan Bender F  United States Toronto Raptors (from Denver, traded to Indiana for Antonio Davis) Picayune Memorial HS (Picayune, MS) (HS Sr.)
1 6 Szczerbiak, WallyWally Szczerbiak+ SF  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from New Jersey) Miami (OH) (Sr.)
1 7 Hamilton, RichardRichard Hamilton+ SG  United States Washington Wizards Connecticut (Jr.)
1 8 Miller, AndreAndre Miller PG  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Boston) Utah (Sr.)
1 9 Marion, ShawnShawn Marion* F  United States Phoenix Suns (from Dallas) UNLV (Jr.)
1 10 Terry, JasonJason Terry G  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State) Arizona (Sr.)
1 11 Langdon, TrajanTrajan Langdon SG  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Duke (Sr.)
1 12 Radojević, AleksandarAleksandar Radojević C  Yugoslavia Toronto Raptors Barton County CC (So.)
1 13 Maggette, CoreyCorey Maggette SG/SF  United States Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Orlando) Duke (Fr)
1 14 Avery, WilliamWilliam Avery PG  United States Minnesota Timberwolves Duke (So.)
1 15 Weis, FrédéricFrédéric Weis# C  France New York Knicks Limoges (France)
1 16 Artest, RonRon Artest*[upper-alpha 1] SF  United States Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix) St. John's (So.)
1 17 Bowdler, CalCal Bowdler PF  Ireland[2] Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento) Old Dominion (Sr.)
1 18 Posey, JamesJames Posey SG/SF  United States Denver Nuggets (from Milwaukee via Phoenix) Xavier (Jr.)
1 19 Lewis, QuincyQuincy Lewis SF  United States Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia) Minnesota (Sr.)
1 20 Glover, DionDion Glover SG  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Detroit) Georgia Tech (So.)
1 21 Foster, JeffJeff Foster PF  United States Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta; traded to Indiana) Southwest Texas State (Sr.)
1 22 Thomas, KennyKenny Thomas PF  United States Houston Rockets New Mexico (Sr.)
1 23 George, DeveanDevean George SF  United States Los Angeles Lakers Augsburg (Sr.)
1 24 Kirilenko, AndreiAndrei Kirilenko+ SF  Russia Utah Jazz (from Orlando) CSKA Moscow (Russia)
1 25 James, TimTim James SF  United States Miami Heat Miami (Sr.)
1 26 Cummings, VonteegoVonteego Cummings PG  United States Indiana Pacers (traded to Golden State) Pittsburgh (Sr.)
1 27 Jones, JumaineJumaine Jones SF  United States Atlanta Hawks (from Portland via Detroit; traded to Philadelphia) Georgia (So.)
1 28 Padgett, ScottScott Padgett PF  United States Utah Jazz Kentucky (Sr.)
1 29 Smith, LeonLeon Smith PF  United States San Antonio Spurs (traded to Dallas) King College Prep HS (Chicago, Illinois) (HS Sr.)
2 30 Celestand, JohnJohn Celestand PG  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Vancouver Grizzlies) Villanova (Sr.)
2 31 Hill, RicoRico Hill# F  United States Los Angeles Clippers Illinois State (Jr.)
2 32 Ruffin, MichaelMichael Ruffin PF  United States Chicago Bulls Tulsa (Sr.)
2 33 Herren, ChrisChris Herren G  United States Denver Nuggets Fresno State (Sr.)
2 34 Eschmeyer, EvanEvan Eschmeyer C  United States New Jersey Nets Northwestern (Sr.)
2 35 Booth, CalvinCalvin Booth C  United States Washington Wizards Penn State (Sr.)
2 36 Wang Zhizhi, Wang Zhizhi C  China Dallas Mavericks Bayi Rockets (China)
2 37 Ekezie, ObinnaObinna Ekezie C  Nigeria Vancouver Grizzlies (from Boston) Maryland (Sr.)
2 38 Profit, LaronLaron Profit SG/SF  United States Orlando Magic (from Golden State) Maryland (Sr.)
2 39 Bramlett, A. J.A. J. Bramlett C  United States Cleveland Cavaliers Arizona (Sr.)
2 40 Giriček, GordanGordan Giriček G/F  Croatia Dallas Mavericks CSKA Moscow (Russia)
2 41 Elson, FranciscoFrancisco Elson C  Netherlands Denver Nuggets California (Sr.)
2 42 Bullock, LouisLouis Bullock# G  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Orlando) Michigan (Sr.)
2 43 Nailon, LeeLee Nailon SF  United States Charlotte Hornets TCU (Sr.)
2 44 Washington, TyroneTyrone Washington# C  United States Houston Rockets (from Phoenix) Mississippi State (Sr.)
2 45 Robertson, RyanRyan Robertson G  United States Sacramento Kings Kansas (Sr.)
2 46 Koch, J. R.J. R. Koch# F  United States New York Knicks Iowa (Sr.)
2 47 MaccullochTodd MacCulloch C  Canada Philadelphia 76ers Washington (Sr.)
2 48 Young, GalenGalen Young# G  United States Milwaukee Bucks Charlotte (Sr.)
2 49 Ketner, LariLari Ketner C  United States Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Atlanta) UMass (Sr.)
2 50 Hamilton, VensonVenson Hamilton# C  United States Houston Rockets Nebraska (Sr.)
2 51 Smith, AntwainAntwain Smith# F  United States Vancouver Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers) Saint Paul's (Sr.)
2 52 Bergersen, RobertoRoberto Bergersen# G  United States Atlanta Hawks Boise State (Sr.)
2 53 Buford, RodneyRodney Buford SG  United States Miami Heat Creighton (Sr.)
2 54 Levett, MelvinMelvin Levett# SG  United States Detroit Pistons (from Indiana) Cincinnati (Sr.)
2 55 Clack, KrisKris Clack# G  United States Boston Celtics (from Orlando via Denver) Texas (Sr.)
2 56 Young, TimTim Young C  United States Golden State Warriors (from Portland) Stanford (Sr.)
2 57 Ginóbili, ManuManu Ginóbili* SG  Argentina San Antonio Spurs Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy 2nd)
2 58 Lucas, EddieEddie Lucas# G  United States Utah Jazz Virginia Tech (Sr.)
  1. ↑ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 1999 NBA draft but have played in the NBA. Theodoros Papaloukas has not played any game in the NBA, but he has been one of the most iconic players in the Euroleague for Olympiacos and CSKA Moscow.

Player Position Nationality School/club team
Batiste, MichaelMichael Batiste PF/C  United States Long Beach State (Sr.)
Bell, RajaRaja Bell SG  United States Virgin Islands FIU (Sr.)
Jackson, JermaineJermaine Jackson SG  United States Detroit (Sr.)
Palacio, MiltMilt Palacio SG  Belize Colorado State (Sr.)
Panko, AndyAndy Panko PF  United States Lebanon Valley (Sr.)
Papaloukas, TheodorosTheodoros Papaloukas PG  Greece AO Dafni Athens (Greece)
Prigioni, PabloPablo Prigioni PG  Argentina Obras Sanitarias (Argentina)
Robinson, EddieEddie Robinson SG/SF  United States Central Oklahoma (Sr.)
Turner, WayneWayne Turner PG  United States Kentucky (Sr.)
Miskiri, JasonJason Miskiri PG  Guyana George Mason (So.)
Andersen, ChrisChris Andersen C  United States Blinn (So.)

Notes

  1. ↑ Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace in 2011.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Bolch, Ben (September 16, 2011). "We have World Peace: Ron Artest gets name change". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Bowdler was born in the United States, but represents the Republic of Ireland internationally.

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