The 2000 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2000 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. To date, it is the last draft held at the home arena of an NBA team; the following and subsequent drafts have all taken place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. This draft is considered to be the worst draft since the 1986 NBA Draft. To date, only top pick Kenyon Martin, first-rounder Jamaal Magloire (19th pick overall), and second-rounder Michael Redd (43rd pick overall) have played in the NBA All-Star Game (each only making the team one time); only one player has made an All-NBA Team (Redd, whose sole appearance was on the third team in 2004); only three players in the draft class have won a major end-of-season award (Hedo Türkoğlu was named Most Improved Player in 2008, Mike Miller was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2006, and Jamal Crawford was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year in 2010); and few first-rounders are currently playing in the NBA. Sports Illustrated named this entire draft class (as opposed to individual players) the 6th biggest "draft bust" of the modern era - making it the only draft class among the site's top 20 list.[1] Just before the 2009 draft, ESPN.com columnist David Schoenfield wrote a piece in which he rated all of the drafts since the institution of the draft lottery in 1985, and the only draft which he gave the lowest possible grade of "F" was the 2000 draft.[2]
| 2000 NBA Draft | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick | Player | Pos | Nationality | Team | College/HS/Foreign Club | ||
| 1 | Kenyon Martin | PF |  American
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New Jersey Nets | Cincinnati | ||
| 2 | Stromile Swift | C/PF | American
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Vancouver Grizzlies | LSU | ||
| 3 | Darius Miles | SF/SG | American
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Los Angeles Clippers | East St. Louis High School (St. Louis, Missouri) | ||
| 4 | Marcus Fizer | PF/SF | American
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Chicago Bulls | Iowa State | ||
| 5 | Mike Miller | SF/SG | American
|
Orlando Magic | Florida | ||
| 6 | DerMarr Johnson | SF/SG | American
|
Atlanta Hawks | Cincinnati | ||
| 7 | Chris Mihm | PF | American
|
Chicago Bulls (treded to the Cleveland Cavaliers) |
Texas | ||
| 8 | Jamal Crawford | PG/SG | American
|
Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to the Chicago Bulls) |
Michigan | ||
| 9 | Joel Przybilla | C | American
|
Houston Rockets (traded to the Milwaukee Bucks) |
Minnesota | ||
| 10 | Kenyon SDooling | SG | American
|
Orlando Magic (traded to the Los Angeles Clippers) |
Missouri | ||
| 11 | Jerome Moiso | PF |  French
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Boston Celtics | UCLA | ||
| 12 | Etan Thomas | PF/C | American
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Dallas Mavericks | Syracuse | ||
| 13 | Courtney Alexander | SG | American
|
Orlando Magic (traded to the Dallas Mavericks) |
Fresno State | ||
| 14 | Mateen Cleaves | PG | American
|
Detroit Pistons | Michigan State | ||
| 15 | Jason Collier | C | American
|
Milwaukee Bucks traded to the Houston Rockets) |
Georgia Tech | ||
| 16 | Hedo Turkoglu | SF |  Turkish
|
Sacramento Kings | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) | ||
| 17 | Desmond Mason | SF/SG | American
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Oklahoma State | ||
| 18 | Quinton Richardson | SG | American
|
Los Angeles Clippers (traded to the Toronto Raptors |
DePaul | ||
| 19 | Jamaal Magloire | C |  Canadian
|
Charlotte Hornets | Kentucky | ||
| 20 | Speedy Claxton | PG | American
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Hofstra | ||
| 21 | Morris Peterson | SG | American
|
Toronto Raptors (from the Minnesota Timberwolves) |
Michigan State | ||
| 22 | Donnell Harvey | SF | American
|
New York Knicks (traded to the Dallas Mavericks |
Florida | ||
| 23 | DeShawn Stevenson | SG | American
|
Utah Jazz (from Miami Heat) | Washington Union HS (Fresno, California) | ||
| 24 | Dalibor Bagaric | C |  Croatian  German
|
Chicago Bulls (from the Dallas Mavericks |
Benston Zegrab (Croatia) | ||
| 25 | Jake Tsakalidis | C |  Georgian  Greek
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Phoenix Suns | AEK Greece (Greece) | ||
| 26 | Mamadou N'Diaye | C |  Senegalese
|
Denver Nuggets (from Utah Jazz) | Auburn | ||
| 27 | Primoz Brezec | C |  Slovenian
|
Indiana Pacers | Union Olympija (Slovenia) | ||
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s) |
Round one
| = All-Star |
|
Jamal Crawford, the 8th pick Hedo Türkoğlu, the 16th pick Morris Peterson, the 21st pick Michael Redd, the 43rd pick |
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenyon Martin+ (PF) | American
|
New Jersey Nets | Cincinnati Sr. |
| 2 | Stromile Swift (PF/C) | American
|
Vancouver Grizzlies | LSU So. |
| 3 | Darius Miles (SF/SG) | American
|
Los Angeles Clippers | East St. Louis HS (East St. Louis, IL) HSSr. |
| 4 | Marcus Fizer (PF) | American
|
Chicago Bulls | Iowa State Jr. |
| 5 | Mike Miller (SF/SG) | American
|
Orlando Magic | Florida So. |
| 6 | DerMarr Johnson (SG/SF) | American
|
Atlanta Hawks | Cincinnati Fr. |
| 7 | Chris Mihm (C/PF) | American
|
Chicago Bulls (traded to Cleveland for Jamal Crawford and cash) | Texas Jr. |
| 8 | Jamal Crawford (SG) | American
|
Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Chicago with cash for Chris Mihm) | Michigan Fr. |
| 9 | Joel Przybilla (C) | American
|
Houston Rockets (traded to Milwaukee for Jason Collier and a future first-round pick) | Minnesota So. |
| 10 | Keyon Dooling (SG) | American
|
Orlando Magic (from Denver, traded to L.A. Clippers with Corey Maggette, Derek Strong and cash for a future first-round pick) | Missouri So. |
| 11 | Jérome Moïso (PF) | French
|
Boston Celtics | UCLA So. |
| 12 | Etan Thomas (PF/C) | American
|
Dallas Mavericks | Syracuse Sr. |
| 13 | Courtney Alexander (SG) | American
|
Orlando Magic (traded to Dallas for a future first-round pick and cash) | Fresno State Sr. |
| 14 | Mateen Cleaves (PG) | American
|
Detroit Pistons | Michigan State Sr. |
| 15 | Jason Collier (C) | American
|
Milwaukee Bucks (traded with future first-round pick to Houston for Joel Przybilla) | Georgia Tech Sr. |
| 16 | Hedo Türkoğlu (SF) | Turkish
|
Sacramento Kings | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 1979 |
| 17 | Desmond Mason (SF/SG) | American
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Oklahoma State Sr. |
| 18 | Quentin Richardson (SF/SG) | American
|
Los Angeles Clippers (from Toronto via Atlanta, Philadelphia and New York) | DePaul So. |
| 19 | Jamaal Magloire+ (C) | Canadian
|
Charlotte Hornets | Kentucky Sr. |
| 20 | Speedy Claxton (PG) | American
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Hofstra Sr. |
| 21 | Morris Peterson (SF/SG) | American
|
Toronto Raptors (from Minnesota) | Michigan State Sr. |
| 22 | Donnell Harvey (SF) | American
|
New York Knicks (traded with John Wallace to Dallas for Erick Strickland and Pete Mickeal) | Florida Fr. |
| 23 | DeShawn Stevenson (SG) | American
|
Utah Jazz (from Miami) | Washington Union HS (Fresno, CA) HSSr. |
| 24 | Dalibor Bagarić (C) | Croatian
|
Chicago Bulls (from San Antonio) | Benston Zagreb (Croatia) 1980 |
| 25 | Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis (C) | Georgian Greek
|
Phoenix Suns | AEK (Greece) 1979 |
| 26 | Mamadou N'Diaye (C) | Senegalese
|
Denver Nuggets (from Utah) | Auburn Sr. |
| 27 | Primož Brezec (C) | Slovene
|
Indiana Pacers | Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 1979 |
| 28 | Erick Barkley (PG) | American
|
Portland Trail Blazers | St. John's So. |
| 29 | Mark Madsen (PF) | American
|
Los Angeles Lakers | Stanford Sr. |
Round two
| Pick | Player | Nationality | NBA Team | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Marko Jarić (G) |  Yugoslavian Greek
|
Los Angeles Clippers | Paf Bologna (Italy) 1978 |
| 31 | Dan Langhi (PF) | American
|
Dallas Mavericks (from Chicago, traded to Houston for Eduardo Nájera and a future second-round draft pick) | Vanderbilt Sr. |
| 32 | A.J. Guyton (PG) | American
|
Chicago Bulls (from Golden State) | Indiana Sr. |
| 33 | Jake Voskuhl (C) | American
|
Chicago Bulls (from Vancouver via Houston) | UConn Sr. |
| 34 | Khalid El-Amin (PG) | American
|
Chicago Bulls (from Atlanta) | UConn Jr. |
| 35 | Mike Smith (F) | American
|
Washington Wizards | Louisiana-Monroe Jr. |
| 36 | Soumaila Samake (C) |  Malian
|
New Jersey Nets | Cincinnati Stuff (IBL) 1978 |
| 37 | Eddie House (SG) | American
|
Miami Heat (from Cleveland via Denver) | Arizona State Sr. |
| 38 | Eduardo Nájera (SF) |  Mexican
|
Houston Rockets (traded to Dallas with future second-round pick for Dan Langhi) | Oklahoma Sr. |
| 39 | Lavor Postell (SG) | American
|
New York Knicks (from Boston) | St. John's Sr. |
| 40 | Hanno Möttölä (SF/PF) |  Finnish
|
Atlanta Hawks (from Denver) | Utah Sr. |
| 41 | Chris Carrawell (SG) | American
|
San Antonio Spurs (from Orlando) | Duke Sr. |
| 42 | Olumide Oyedeji (PF) |  Nigerian
|
Seattle SuperSonics | Würzburg (Germany) 1981 |
| 43 | Michael Redd* (SG) | American
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Ohio State Jr. |
| 44 | Brian Cardinal (PF) | American
|
Detroit Pistons | Purdue Sr. |
| 45 | Jabari Smith (C) | American
|
Sacramento Kings | LSU Sr. |
| 46 | DeeAndre Hulett (G) | American
|
Toronto Raptors | College of the Sequoias So. |
| 47 | Josip Sesar (G) | Croatian
|
Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Boston for two future second-round picks) | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) 1978 |
| 48 | Mark Karcher (PG) | American
|
Philadelphia 76ers | Temple Jr. |
| 49 | Jason Hart (PG) | American
|
Milwaukee Bucks (from Charlotte) | Syracuse Sr. |
| 50 | Kaniel Dickens (F) | American
|
Utah Jazz (from New York) | Idaho Sr. |
| 51 | Igor Rakočević (G) |  Serbian
|
Minnesota Timberwolves | Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 1978 |
| 52 | Ernest Brown (C) | American
|
Miami Heat | Indian Hills CC Jr. |
| 53 | Dan McClintock (C) | American
|
Denver Nuggets (from Phoenix) | Northern Arizona Sr. |
| 54 | Cory Hightower (G) | American
|
San Antonio Spurs (traded to L.A. Lakers for two future second-round picks) | Indian Hills CC So. |
| 55 | Chris Porter (F) | American
|
Golden State Warriors (from Utah) | Auburn Sr. |
| 56 | Jaquay Walls (G) | American
|
Indiana Pacers | Colorado Sr. |
| 57 | Scoonie Penn (G) | American
|
Atlanta Hawks | Ohio State Sr. |
| 58 | Pete Mickeal (F) | American
|
Dallas Mavericks (from L.A. Lakers, traded with Erick Strickland to New York for John Wallace and Donnell Harvey) | Cincinnati Sr. |
Notable undrafted players
All players are Americans unless noted otherwise.
| Player | School/Club Team |
|---|---|
| Malik Allen (PF) | Villanova |
| Richie Frahm (SG) | Gonzaga |
| Eddie Gill (SG) | Weber State |
| Pepe Sánchez (PG, Template:ARG) | Temple |
| Yakhouba Diawara (F, Template:FRA) | Pepperdine |
| Ime Udoka (SF) | Portland State |
References
- ↑ "SI.com - Photo Gallery - NBA Draft Busts". CNN. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.15.html.
- ↑ Schoenfield, David (2009-06-25). "The first lottery draft still rates the best". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=draftreview/090624. Retrieved 2009-06-26.
