| 2011 NBA Draft | |
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| Date | June 23, 2011 |
| Venue | Prudential Center |
| Location | Newark, New Jersey |
| First overall pick | Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers |
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Kyrie Irving was selected first by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 2011 NBA Draft was the 64th annual NBA Draft, which was held on June 23, 2011, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.
In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.
The Cleveland Cavaliers used the first overall pick to draft Australian Kyrie Irving, a freshman from the University of Duke, after eight years as they picked LeBron James.
The New York Knicks used the fifteenth overall pick to draft American Iman Shumpert, a junior from the University of Georgia Tech.
The Indiana Pacers used the seventeenth overall pick to draft American Kawhi Leonard, a sophomore from the University of San Diego State, and trade him to San Antonio Spurs in the draft day.
The Chicago Bulls used the thirtieth overall pick to draft American Jimmy Butler, a senior from the University of Marquette.
Of the 60 players drafted, 7 were freshmen, 7 were sophomores, 14 were juniors, 19 were seniors, 12 were international players without U.S. college basketball experience (including the first ever Qatari-selected player), and 1 was a D-League player.
The 2011 NBA Draft marked the second appearance of the Brooklyn Nets. Brooklyn made their first draft appearance as the Nets in 2010.
Round one[]
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kyrie Irving | PG |  Australia
|
Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Clippers)[a] | Duke (Fr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Derrick Williams | SF/PF[1] |  United States
|
Minnesota Timberwolves | Arizona (So.) |
| 1 | 3 | Enes Kanter | PF |  Turkey
|
Utah Jazz (from Brooklyn)[b] | Kentucky (Fr.)c[›] |
| 1 | 4 | Tristan Thompson | PF/SF |  Canada
|
Cleveland Cavaliers | Texas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Jonas Valančiūnas | C |  Lithuania
|
Toronto Raptors | Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) |
| 1 | 6 | Jan Veselý | SF/PF |  Czechoslovakia
|
Washington Wizards | Partizan (Serbia) |
| 1 | 7 | Bismack Biyombo | PF |  Democratic Republic of Congo
|
Sacramento Kings (traded to Charlotte)[A] | Fuenlabrada (Spain) |
| 1 | 8 | Brandon Knight | PG | United States
|
Detroit Pistons | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 9 | Kemba Walker | PG | United States
|
Charlotte Bobcats | Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Jimmer Fredette | PG/SG | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Sacramento)[A] | BYU (Sr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Klay Thompson | SG | United States
|
Golden State Warriors | Washington State (Jr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Alec Burks | SG | United States
|
Utah Jazz | Colorado (So.) |
| 1 | 13 | Markieff Morris | PF | United States
|
Phoenix Suns | Kansas (Jr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Marcus Morris | PF | United States
|
Houston Rockets | Kansas (Jr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Iman Shumpert | PG | United States
|
New York Knicks | Georgia Tech (Jr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Nikola Vučević | C/PF |  Montenegro
|
Philadelphia 76ers | USC (Jr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Kawhi Leonard | SF | United States
|
Indiana Pacers (traded to San Antonio)[B] | San Diego State (So.) |
| 1 | 18 | Chris Singleton | SF | United States
|
Washington Wizards (from Atlanta)[d] | Florida State (Jr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Tobias Harris | SF/PF | United States
|
Charlotte Bobcats (from New Orleans via Portland,[e] traded to Milwaukee)[A] | Tennessee (Fr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Donatas Motiejūnas | PF/C | Lithuania
|
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Memphis via Utah,[f] traded to Houston)[C] | Benetton Treviso (Italy) |
| 1 | 21 | Nolan Smith | PG/SG | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Duke (Sr.) |
| 1 | 22 | Kenneth Faried | PF | United States
|
Denver Nuggets | Morehead State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Nikola Mirotić | SF/PF |  Spain
|
Houston Rockets (from Orlando via Phoenix,[g] traded to Chicago via Minnesota)[C][D] | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1 | 24 | Reggie Jackson | PG | United States
|
Oklahoma City Thunder | Boston College (Jr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Marshon Brooks | SG | United States
|
Boston Celtics (traded to New Jersey)[E] | Providence (Sr.) |
| 1 | 26 | Jordan Hamilton | SF | United States
|
Dallas Mavericks (traded to Denver)[F] | Texas (So.) |
| 1 | 27 | JaJuan Johnson | PF | United States
|
Brooklyn Nets (from L.A. Lakers,[h] traded to Boston)[E] | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 1 | 28 | Norris Cole | PG | United States
|
Chicago Bulls (from Miami via Toronto,[c] traded to Miami via Minnesota)[D][G] | Cleveland State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 29 | Cory Joseph | PG | Canada
|
San Antonio Spurs | Texas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 30 | Jimmy Butler | SF | United States
|
Chicago Bulls | Marquette (Sr.) |
Round two[]
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 31 | Bojan Bogdanović | SF/SG |  Croatia
|
Miami Heat (from Minnesota,[i] traded to New Jersey via Minnesota)[G][H] | Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)g[›] |
| 2 | 32 | Justin Harper | PF | United States
|
Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Orlando)[I] | Richmond (Sr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Kyle Singler | SF | United States
|
Detroit Pistons (from Toronto)[j] | Duke (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Shelvin Mack | PG | United States
|
Washington Wizards | Butler (Jr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Tyler Honeycutt | SF | United States
|
Sacramento Kings | UCLA (So.) |
| 2 | 36 | Jordan Williams | PF/C | United States
|
Brooklyn Nets | Maryland (So.) |
| 2 | 37 | Trey Thompkins | PF | United States
|
Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit)[k] | Georgia (Jr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Chandler Parsons | SF | United States
|
Houston Rockets (from L.A. Clippers)[l][C] | Florida (Sr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Jeremy Tyler | PF/C | United States
|
Charlotte Bobcats (traded to Golden State)[J] | Tokyo Apache (Japan) |
| 2 | 40 | Jon Leuer | PF | United States
|
Milwaukee Bucks | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Darius Morris | PG | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers (from Golden State via New Jersey)[h] | Michigan (So.) |
| 2 | 42 | Dāvis Bertāns | SF |  Latvia
|
Indiana Pacers (traded to San Antonio)[B] | Union Olimpija (Slovenia) |
| 2 | 43 | Malcolm Lee | PG/SG | United States
|
Chicago Bulls (from Utah,[m] traded to Minnesota)[D] | UCLA (Jr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Charles Jenkins | PG/SG | United States
|
Golden State Warriors (from Phoenix via Chicago)[n] | Hofstra (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Josh Harrellson | C | United States
|
New Orleans Hornets (from Philadelphia,[o] traded to New York)[K] | Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Andrew Goudelock | SG/PG | United States
|
Los Angeles Lakers (from New York)[p] | College of Charleston (Sr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Travis Leslie | SG | United States
|
Los Angeles Clippers (from Houston)[l] | Georgia (Jr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Keith Benson | C | United States
|
Atlanta Hawks | Oakland (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Josh Selby | PG | United States
|
Memphis Grizzlies | Kansas (Fr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Lavoy Allen | PF | United States
|
Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans)[o] | Temple (Sr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Jon Diebler | SG | United States
|
Portland Trail Blazers | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Vernon Macklin | PF/C | United States
|
Detroit Pistons (from Denver)[q] | Florida (Sr.) |
| 2 | 53 | DeAndre Liggins | SG/SF | United States
|
Orlando Magic | Kentucky (Jr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Milan Mačvan | PF/C |  Serbia
|
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Oklahoma City via Miami)[r] | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) |
| 2 | 55 | E'Twaun Moore | SG | United States
|
Boston Celtics | Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 | 56 | Chukwudiebere Maduabum | PF/C |  Nigeria
|
Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Denver)[L] | Bakersfield Jam (D-League) |
| 2 | 57 | Tanguy Ngombo | SF |  Qatar
|
Dallas Mavericks (traded to Portland)[F] | Al Rayyan (Qatar) |
| 2 | 58 | Ater Majok | PF/C | Australia
|
Los Angeles Lakers (from Miami)[s] | Gold Coast Blaze (Australia) |
| 2 | 59 | Ádám Hanga | SG |  Hungary
|
San Antonio Spurs | Assignia Manresa (Spain)k[›] |
| 2 | 60 | Isaiah Thomas | PG | United States
|
Sacramento Kings (from Chicago via Milwaukee)[t] | Washington (Jr.) |
References[]
- ↑ Deveney, Sean (June 1, 2011). "Derrick Williams insists, ‘I am a small forward’". Sporting News. American City Business Journals, Inc. http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2011-06-01/derrick-williams-insists-i-am-a-small-forward. Retrieved September 19, 2011.