The 2000 NBA Draft was held on June 28, 2000 at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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). This draft is considered to be at least the worst draft since the 1986 NBA Draft, if not the worst draft of the lottery era. 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 won both the NBA Rookie of the Year and NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards in 2001 and 2006 respectively, 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]
Kenyon Martin, the 1st pick
Jamal Crawford, the 8th pick
Hedo Türkoğlu, the 16th pick
Morris Peterson, the 21st pick
Deshawn Stevenson, the 23rd pick
Michael Redd, the 43rd pick
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| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
Nationality |
Team |
School/club team |
| 1 |
1 |
Martin, KenyonKenyon Martin+ |
PF |
 United States |
New Jersey Nets |
Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| 1 |
2 |
Swift, StromileStromile Swift |
PF/C |
United States |
Vancouver Grizzlies |
LSU (So.) |
| 1 |
3 |
Miles, DariusDarius Miles |
SF/SG |
United States |
Los Angeles Clippers |
East St. Louis HS (East St. Louis, IL) |
| 1 |
4 |
Fizer, MarcusMarcus Fizer |
PF |
United States |
Chicago Bulls |
Iowa State (Jr.) |
| 1 |
5 |
Miller, MikeMike Miller |
SF/SG |
United States |
Orlando Magic |
Florida (So.) |
| 1 |
6 |
Johnson, DerMarrDerMarr Johnson |
SG/SF |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
Cincinnati (Fr.) |
| 1 |
7 |
Mihm, ChrisChris Mihm |
C/PF |
United States |
Chicago Bulls (traded to Cleveland for Jamal Crawford and cash) |
Texas (Jr.) |
| 1 |
8 |
Crawford, JamalJamal Crawford |
SG |
United States |
Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Chicago with cash for Chris Mihm) |
Michigan (Fr.) |
| 1 |
9 |
Przybilla, JoelJoel Przybilla |
C |
United States |
Houston Rockets (traded to Milwaukee for Jason Collier and a future first-round pick) |
Minnesota (So.) |
| 1 |
10 |
Dooling, KeyonKeyon Dooling |
SG |
United States |
Orlando Magic (from Denver, traded to L.A. Clippers with Corey Maggette, Derek Strong and cash for a future first-round pick) |
Missouri (So.) |
| 1 |
11 |
Moïso, JéromeJérome Moïso |
PF |
 France |
Boston Celtics |
UCLA (So.) |
| 1 |
12 |
Thomas, EtanEtan Thomas |
PF/C |
United States |
Dallas Mavericks |
Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 1 |
13 |
Alexander, CourtneyCourtney Alexander |
SG |
United States |
Orlando Magic (traded to Dallas for a future first-round pick and cash) |
Fresno State (Sr.) |
| 1 |
14 |
Cleaves, MateenMateen Cleaves |
PG |
United States |
Detroit Pistons |
Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 1 |
15 |
Collier, JasonJason Collier |
C |
United States |
Milwaukee Bucks (traded with future first-round pick to Houston for Joel Przybilla) |
Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 1 |
16 |
Türkoğlu, HedoHedo Türkoğlu |
SF |
 Turkey |
Sacramento Kings |
Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 1979 |
| 1 |
17 |
Mason, DesmondDesmond Mason |
SF/SG |
United States |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 1 |
18 |
Richardson, QuentinQuentin Richardson |
SF/SG |
United States |
Los Angeles Clippers (from Toronto via Atlanta, Philadelphia and New York) |
DePaul (So.) |
| 1 |
19 |
Magloire, JamaalJamaal Magloire+ |
C |
 Canada |
Charlotte Hornets |
Kentucky (Sr.) |
| 1 |
20 |
Claxton, SpeedySpeedy Claxton |
PG |
United States |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Hofstra (Sr.) |
| 1 |
21 |
Peterson, MorrisMorris Peterson |
SF/SG |
United States |
Toronto Raptors (from Minnesota) |
Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 1 |
22 |
Harvey, DonnellDonnell Harvey |
SF |
United States |
New York Knicks (traded with John Wallace to Dallas for Erick Strickland and Pete Mickeal) |
Florida (Fr.) |
| 1 |
23 |
Stevenson, DeShawnDeShawn Stevenson |
SG |
United States |
Utah Jazz (from Miami) |
Washington Union HS (Fresno, CA) |
| 1 |
24 |
Bagarić, DaliborDalibor Bagarić |
C |
 Croatia |
Chicago Bulls (from San Antonio) |
Benston Zagreb (Croatia) 1980 |
| 1 |
25 |
Tsakalidis, Iakovos "Jake"Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis |
C |
 Greece |
Phoenix Suns |
AEK (Greece) 1979 |
| 1 |
26 |
N'Diaye, MamadouMamadou N'Diaye |
C |
 Senegal |
Denver Nuggets (from Utah) |
Auburn (Sr.) |
| 1 |
27 |
Brezec, PrimožPrimož Brezec |
C |
 Slovenia |
Indiana Pacers |
Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 1979 |
| 1 |
28 |
Barkley, ErickErick Barkley |
PG |
United States |
Portland Trail Blazers |
St. John's (So.) |
| 1 |
29 |
Madsen, MarkMark Madsen |
PF |
United States |
Los Angeles Lakers |
Stanford (Sr.) |
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
Nationality |
Team |
School/club team |
| 2 |
30 |
Jarić, MarkoMarko Jarić |
G |
 Yugoslavia
Greece |
Los Angeles Clippers |
Paf Bologna (Italy) 1978 |
| 2 |
31 |
Langhi, DanDan Langhi |
PF |
United States |
Dallas Mavericks (from Chicago, traded to Houston for Eduardo Nájera and a future second-round draft pick) |
Vanderbilt (Sr.) |
| 2 |
32 |
Guyton, A.J.A.J. Guyton |
PG |
United States |
Chicago Bulls (from Golden State) |
Indiana (Sr.) |
| 2 |
33 |
Voskuhl, JakeJake Voskuhl |
C |
United States |
Chicago Bulls (from Vancouver via Houston) |
Connecticut (Sr.) |
| 2 |
34 |
El-Amin, KhalidKhalid El-Amin |
PG |
United States |
Chicago Bulls (from Atlanta) |
Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 2 |
35 |
Smith, MikeMike Smith |
F |
United States |
Washington Wizards |
Louisiana-Monroe (Jr.) |
| 2 |
36 |
Samake, SoumailaSoumaila Samake |
C |
 Mali |
New Jersey Nets |
Cincinnati Stuff (IBL) 1978 |
| 2 |
37 |
House, EddieEddie House |
SG |
United States |
Miami Heat (from Cleveland via Denver) |
Arizona State (Sr.) |
| 2 |
38 |
Nájera, EduardoEduardo Nájera |
SF |
 Mexico |
Houston Rockets (traded to Dallas with future second-round pick for Dan Langhi) |
Oklahoma (Sr.) |
| 2 |
39 |
Postell, LavorLavor Postell |
SG |
United States |
New York Knicks (from Boston) |
St. John's (Sr.) |
| 2 |
40 |
Möttölä, HannoHanno Möttölä |
SF/PF |
 Finland |
Atlanta Hawks (from Denver) |
Utah (Sr.) |
| 2 |
41 |
Carrawell, ChrisChris Carrawell |
SG |
United States |
San Antonio Spurs (from Orlando) |
Duke (Sr.) |
| 2 |
42 |
Oyedeji, OlumideOlumide Oyedeji |
PF |
 Nigeria |
Seattle SuperSonics |
Würzburg (Germany) 1981 |
| 2 |
43 |
Redd, MichaelMichael Redd* |
SG |
United States |
Milwaukee Bucks |
Ohio State (Jr.) |
| 2 |
44 |
Cardinal, BrianBrian Cardinal |
PF |
United States |
Detroit Pistons |
Purdue (Sr.) |
| 2 |
45 |
Smith, JabariJabari Smith |
C |
United States |
Sacramento Kings |
LSU (Sr.) |
| 2 |
46 |
Hulett, DeeAndreDeeAndre Hulett |
G |
United States |
Toronto Raptors |
College of the Sequoias (So.) |
| 2 |
47 |
Sesar, JosipJosip Sesar |
G |
Croatia |
Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Boston for two future second-round picks) |
Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) 1978 |
| 2 |
48 |
Karcher, MarkMark Karcher |
PG |
United States |
Philadelphia 76ers |
Temple (Jr.) |
| 2 |
49 |
Hart, JasonJason Hart |
PG |
United States |
Milwaukee Bucks (from Charlotte) |
Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 2 |
50 |
Dickens, KanielKaniel Dickens |
F |
United States |
Utah Jazz (from New York) |
Idaho (Sr.) |
| 2 |
51 |
Rakočević, IgorIgor Rakočević |
G |
 Serbia |
Minnesota Timberwolves |
Red Star Belgrade (Yugoslavia) 1978 |
| 2 |
52 |
Brown, ErnestErnest Brown |
C |
United States |
Miami Heat |
Indian Hills CC (Jr.) |
| 2 |
53 |
McClintock, DanDan McClintock |
C |
United States |
Denver Nuggets (from Phoenix) |
Northern Arizona (Sr.) |
| 2 |
54 |
Hightower, CoryCory Hightower |
G |
United States |
San Antonio Spurs (traded to L.A. Lakers for two future second-round picks) |
Indian Hills CC (So.) |
| 2 |
55 |
Porter, ChrisChris Porter |
F |
United States |
Golden State Warriors (from Utah) |
Auburn (Sr.) |
| 2 |
56 |
Walls, JaquayJaquay Walls |
G |
United States |
Indiana Pacers |
Colorado (Sr.) |
| 2 |
57 |
Penn, ScoonieScoonie Penn |
G |
United States |
Atlanta Hawks |
Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 2 |
58 |
Mickeal, PetePete Mickeal |
F |
United States |
Dallas Mavericks (from L.A. Lakers, traded with Erick Strickland to New York for John Wallace and Donnell Harvey) |
Cincinnati (Sr.) |
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