2002 NBA Draft

2002 NBA Draft
	General information
Date(s)	June 26, 2002
Time	13:30 pm (EDT)
Location	Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
Network(s) (US)	TNT
First selection	Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
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The 2002 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2002 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting 57 amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from non-North American leagues.^[1] The draft was broadcast on TNT at 7:30 PM (EDT). The NBA announced that 42 college and high school players, and five international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft.^[2] The Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors both had a 22.5 percent probability of acquiring the first overall pick, but the Houston Rockets, with an 8.9 percent probability, won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 19.^[3]^[4] The Bulls and Warriors were second and third, respectively. As punishment for salary-cap violations during the 2000-01 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round draft pick.

The 2002 draft set a record with 17 international selections, with six coming in the first round alone.^[5]

#2 pick Jay Williams violated his contract by riding a motorcycle, and nearly lost his life in an accident that shattered his pelvis, severed a main nerve in his leg, and tore three ligaments in his left knee including his ACL. Although he underwent an intense rehabilitation program, Williams never played a game in the NBA again.

Yao Ming, the 1st pick

[edit] Key

G	Guard	PG	Point guard	SG	Shooting guard	F	Forward	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

[edit] Draft

Mike Dunleavy Jr., the 3rd pick

Drew Gooden, the 4th pick

Amar'e Stoudemire, the 9th pick

Caron Butler, the 10th pick

Tayshaun Prince, the 23rd pick

Roger Mason, the 31st pick

Carlos Boozer, the 35th pick

Matt Barnes, the 46th pick

Luis Scola the 56th pick

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
1	1	Ming, YaoYao Ming^*	C	China	Houston Rockets	Shanghai Sharks (China)
1	2	Williams, JayJay Williams	PG	United States	Chicago Bulls	Duke Jr.
1	3	Dunleavy, Jr., MikeMike Dunleavy, Jr.	SF	United States	Golden State Warriors	Duke Jr.
1	4	Gooden, DrewDrew Gooden	PF	United States	Memphis Grizzlies	Kansas Jr.
1	5	Tskitishvili, NikolozNikoloz Tskitishvili	F/C	Georgia	Denver Nuggets	Benetton Treviso (Italy)
1	6	Wagner, DajuanDajuan Wagner	G	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Memphis Fr.
1	7	Hilario, NenêNenê Hilario	PF	Brazil	New York Knicks (traded to Denver)^[6]	Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
1	8	Wilcox, ChrisChris Wilcox	F/C	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Atlanta)	Maryland So.
1	9	Stoudemire, Amar'eAmar'e Stoudemire^*	F/C	United States	Phoenix Suns	Cypress Creek HS (Orlando, Florida) HS Sr.
1	10	Butler, CaronCaron Butler^*	SF	United States	Miami Heat	Connecticut So.
1	11	Jeffries, JaredJared Jeffries	F	United States	Washington Wizards	Indiana So.
1	12	Ely, MelvinMelvin Ely	PF	United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Fresno State Sr.
1	13	Haislip, MarcusMarcus Haislip	PF	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Tennessee Jr.
1	14	Jones, FredFred Jones	SG	United States	Indiana Pacers	Oregon Sr.
1	15	Nachbar, BoštjanBoštjan Nachbar	SF	Slovenia	Houston Rockets (from Toronto)	Benetton Treviso (Italy)
1	16	Welsch, JiriJiri Welsch	G/F	Czech Republic	Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Golden State)	Union Olimpija (Slovenia and Adriatic League) 1980
1	17	Dixon, JuanJuan Dixon	G	United States	Washington Wizards (from New Orleans)	Maryland Sr.
1	18	Borchardt, CurtisCurtis Borchardt	C	United States	Orlando Magic (traded to Utah)	Stanford Jr.
1	19	Humphrey, RyanRyan Humphrey	PF	United States	Utah Jazz (traded to Orlando)	Notre Dame Sr.
1	20	Rush, KareemKareem Rush	SG	United States	Toronto Raptors (from Seattle via New York, traded to Los Angeles Lakers)	Missouri Jr.
1	21	Woods, QyntelQyntel Woods	SF	United States	Portland Trail Blazers	NE Mississippi CC So.
1	22	Jacobsen, CaseyCasey Jacobsen	SG	United States	Phoenix Suns (from Boston)	Stanford Jr.
1	23	Prince, TayshaunTayshaun Prince	SF	United States	Detroit Pistons	Kentucky Sr.
1	24	Krstić, NenadNenad Krstić	F/C	Yugoslavia	New Jersey Nets	Partizan Belgrade (Sinalco Superleague and Adriatic League)
1	25	Williams, FrankFrank Williams	PG	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Dallas, traded to New York)^[6]	Illinois Jr.
1	26	Salmons, JohnJohn Salmons	G/F	United States	San Antonio Spurs (traded to Philadelphia)	Miami Sr.
1	27	Jefferies, ChrisChris Jefferies	SF	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Toronto)	Fresno State Jr.
1	28	Dickau, DanDan Dickau	PG	United States	Sacramento Kings (traded to Atlanta)	Gonzaga Sr.
1	29	Forfeited pick			Minnesota Timberwolves (forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations)^[7]
2	30	Logan, SteveSteve Logan	PG	United States	Golden State Warriors	Cincinnati Sr.
2	31	Mason Jr., RogerRoger Mason Jr.	SG	United States	Chicago Bulls	Virginia Jr.
2	32	Archibald, RobertRobert Archibald	PF	Scotland	Memphis Grizzlies	Illinois Sr.
2	33	Yarbrough, VincentVincent Yarbrough	SF	United States	Denver Nuggets	Tennessee Sr.
2	34	Gadzuric, DanDan Gadzuric	C	Yugoslavia Netherlands	Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)	UCLA Sr.
2	35	Boozer, CarlosCarlos Boozer^*	PF	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Duke Jr.
2	36	Vujanić, MilošMiloš Vujanić	PG	Yugoslavia	New York Knicks	Partizan Belgrade (Sinalco Superleague and Adriatic League) 1980
2	37	Andersen, DavidDavid Andersen	C	Australia	Atlanta Hawks	Virtus Bologna (Italy) 1980
2	38	Maddox, TitoTito Maddox	PG	United States	Houston Rockets (from Miami)	Fresno State So.
2	39	Grizzard, RodRod Grizzard	SG	United States	Washington Wizards (from Phoenix via Denver)	Alabama Jr.
2	40	Navarro, Juan CarlosJuan Carlos Navarro	PG	Spain	Washington Wizards	FC Barcelona (Spain) 1980
2	41	Kasun, MarioMario Kasun	C	Croatia	Los Angeles Clippers	Opel Skyliners (Germany) 1980
2	42	Murray, RonaldRonald Murray	SG	United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Shaw Sr.
2	43	Jennings, JasonJason Jennings	C	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (from Toronto via Chicago)	Arkansas State Sr.
2	44	Baxter, LonnyLonny Baxter	PF	United States	Chicago Bulls (from Indiana)	Maryland Sr.
2	45	Clancy, SamSam Clancy	PF	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	USC Sr.
2	46	Barnes, MattMatt Barnes	SF	United States	Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando)	UCLA Sr.
2	47	Sampson, JamalJamal Sampson	C	United States	Utah Jazz (traded to Orlando)	California Fr.
2	48	Owens, ChrisChris Owens	PF	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans, traded to Memphis)	Texas Sr.
2	49	Fehse, PeterPeter Fehse	PF	Germany	Seattle SuperSonics	Halle (Germany) 1983
2	50	Songaila, DariusDarius Songaila	PF	Lithuania	Boston Celtics	Wake Forest Sr.
2	51	Kammerichs, FedericoFederico Kammerichs	SF	Argentina	Portland Trail Blazers	Ourense (Spain) 1980
2	52	Taylor, MarcusMarcus Taylor	PG	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	Michigan State So.
2	53	Butler, RasualRasual Butler	SF	United States	Miami Heat (from Detroit via Toronto and Houston)	La Salle Sr.
2	54	Slay, TamarTamar Slay	SG	United States	New Jersey Nets	Marshall Sr.
2	55	Šekularac, MladenMladen Šekularac	SG	Yugoslavia	Dallas Mavericks	FMP Železnik (Sinalco Superleague and Adriatic League) 1981
2	56	Scola, LuisLuis Scola	PF	Argentina	San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers)	TAU Cerámica (Spain) 1980
2	57	Holcomb, RandyRandy Holcomb	PF	United States	San Antonio Spurs (traded to Philadelphia)	San Diego State Sr.
2	58	Edwards, CorsleyCorsley Edwards	PF	United States	Sacramento Kings	Central Connecticut Sr.