2000 NBA draft explained

2000 NBA draft
Logosize:200
Sport:Basketball
Date:June 28, 2000
Location:Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Network:
League:NBA
Overall:58
Rounds:2
First:Kenyon Martin
(New Jersey Nets)
Prev:1999
Next:2001

The 2000 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2000, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. It was the last draft held at the home arena of an NBA team until 2011; the following and subsequent drafts (through 2010) all took place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City (though Madison Square Garden itself is the home of the New York Knicks, they do not play in the theater). As of 2024, it is also the last NBA draft where a college senior was the number-one overall selection.

The 2000 draft class is considered the worst in NBA history. Few of its draftees would enjoy extended careers in the league. Just three of them—top pick Kenyon Martin, first-round selection Jamaal Magloire (19th overall) and second-round pick Michael Redd (43rd overall) -- ever played in an NBA All-Star Game. Each of the three made their one and only All-Star appearance in 2004. Redd was the lone player from this draft to ever be chosen for an All-NBA Team (his sole appearance was on the third team in 2004). Only three players in this draft class won a major end-of-season award in their careers: Hedo Türkoğlu was named Most Improved Player in 2008, Mike Miller won the NBA Rookie of the Year and NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards in 2001 and 2006 respectively, and Jamal Crawford was awarded the NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times in 2010, 2014 and 2016.

Sports Illustrated named this entire draft class (as opposed to individual players) the sixth biggest 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 graded all of the drafts since the institution of the draft lottery in 1985, and the only draft to which he gave the lowest possible grade of 'F' was the 2000 draft.[2] Using the WARP (wins above replacement player) metric, the 2000 NBA draft class collectively produced at a rate of 17.3 wins worse than a group of "average replacement players", effectively making this draft class the only one in NBA history to leave the league's talent pool worse than it had been before.[3]

Eight of the players selected in this draft never played in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by the San Antonio Spurs (Chris Carrawell and Cory Hightower) are among this group.

Draft selections

G GuardPG Point guardSG Shooting guardF ForwardSF Small forwardPF Power forwardC Center
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityTeamSchool/club team
11+PFNew Jersey NetsCincinnati (Sr.)
12PF/CVancouver GrizzliesLSU (So.)
13SF/PFLos Angeles ClippersEast St. Louis HS (Illinois)
14PF/SFChicago BullsIowa State (Jr.)
15~SF/SGOrlando Magic (from Golden State)Florida (So.)
16SG/SFAtlanta HawksCincinnati (Fr.)
17C/PFChicago Bulls (from Washington via Golden State; traded to Cleveland) Texas (Jr.)
18SGCleveland Cavaliers (traded to Chicago)Michigan (Fr.)
19CHouston Rockets (traded to Milwaukee for Jason Collier and a future first-round pick)Minnesota (So.)
110SGOrlando Magic (from Denver, traded to L.A. Clippers with Corey Maggette, Derek Strong and cash for a future first-round pick)Missouri (So.)
111PFBoston CelticsUCLA (So.)
112PF/CDallas MavericksSyracuse (Sr.)
113SGOrlando Magic (traded to Dallas for a future first-round pick and cash)Fresno State (Sr.)
114PGDetroit PistonsMichigan State (Sr.)
115CMilwaukee Bucks (traded with future first-round pick to Houston for Joel Przybilla)Georgia Tech (Sr.)
116SF/PFSacramento KingsEfes Pilsen (Turkey)
117SF/SGSeattle SuperSonicsOklahoma State (Sr.)
118SF/SGLos Angeles Clippers (from Toronto via New York, Philadelphia and Atlanta)DePaul (So.)
119+PF/CCharlotte HornetsKentucky (Sr.)
120PGPhiladelphia 76ersHofstra (Sr.)
121SF/SGToronto Raptors (from Minnesota)Michigan State (Sr.)
122SFNew York Knicks (traded with John Wallace to Dallas for Erick Strickland and Pete Mickeal)Florida (Fr.)
123SGUtah Jazz (from Miami)Washington Union HS (Fresno, California)
124CChicago Bulls (from San Antonio)Benston Zagreb (Croatia)
125CPhoenix SunsAEK (Greece)
126CDenver Nuggets (from Utah)Auburn (Sr.)
127CIndiana PacersUnion Olimpija (Slovenia)
128PGPortland Trail BlazersSt. John's (So.)
129PFLos Angeles LakersStanford (Sr.)
230G
Los Angeles ClippersPaf Bologna (Italy)
231PFDallas Mavericks (from Chicago, traded to Houston for Eduardo Nájera and a future second-round draft pick)Vanderbilt (Sr.)
232PGChicago Bulls (from Golden State)Indiana (Sr.)
233CChicago Bulls (from Vancouver via Houston)Connecticut (Sr.)
234PGChicago Bulls (from Atlanta)Connecticut (Jr.)
235FWashington WizardsLouisiana-Monroe (Jr.)
236CNew Jersey NetsCincinnati Stuff (IBL)
237SGMiami Heat (from Cleveland via Denver)Arizona State (Sr.)
238PFHouston Rockets (traded to Dallas with future second-round pick for Dan Langhi)Oklahoma (Sr.)
239SGNew York Knicks (from Boston)St. John's (Sr.)
240SF/PFAtlanta Hawks (from Denver)Utah (Sr.)
241SGSan Antonio Spurs (from Orlando)Duke (Sr.)
242PFSeattle SuperSonicsWürzburg (Germany)
243SGMilwaukee BucksOhio State (Jr.)
244PFDetroit PistonsPurdue (Sr.)
245CSacramento KingsLSU (Sr.)
246GToronto RaptorsCOS (So.)
247GSeattle SuperSonics (traded to Boston for two future second-round picks)Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
248PGPhiladelphia 76ersTemple (Jr.)
249PGMilwaukee Bucks (from Charlotte)Syracuse (Sr.)
250FUtah Jazz (from New York)Idaho (Sr.)
251GMinnesota TimberwolvesRed Star Belgrade (Serbia)
252CMiami HeatIndian Hills CC (Jr.)
253CDenver Nuggets (from Phoenix)Northern Arizona (Sr.)
254GSan Antonio Spurs (traded to L.A. Lakers for two future second-round picks)Indian Hills CC (So.)
255FGolden State Warriors (from Utah)Auburn (Sr.)
256GIndiana PacersColorado (Sr.)
257GAtlanta Hawks (from Portland via Detroit)Ohio State (Sr.)
258FDallas Mavericks (from L.A. Lakers, traded with Erick Strickland to New York for John Wallace and Donnell Harvey)Cincinnati (Sr.)

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2000 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPositionNationalitySchool/club team
PFVillanova (Sr.)
G/FDetroit (Sr.)
SGGonzaga (Sr.)
PGWeber State (Sr.)
GDePaul (Jr.)
SFFresno State (Sr.)
PGTemple (Sr.)
GOregon (Sr.)
SF
Portland State (Sr.)

Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[4]

High school players

The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.

International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: SI.com – Photo Gallery – NBA Draft Busts . CNN . 28 March 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070418103854/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.15.html . 18 April 2007 . live .
  2. Web site: The first lottery draft still rates the best . David . Schoenfield . ESPN. 2009-06-25 . 2009-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090627133325/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=draftreview%2F090624 . 27 June 2009 . live .
  3. Web site: Is 2013-14 worst rookie class ever?. Kevin. Pelton. ESPN.com. 2014-04-02. 2014-04-02.
  4. Web site: 2000 Underclassmen . The Draft Review . August 4, 2007 . December 21, 2022.