2003 NBA Draft

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2003 NBA Draft
General Information
Date(s) June 26, 2003
Time 7:30 pm (EDT)
Location Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
Network(s) (US) ESPN
First selection Lebron James
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The 2003 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2003 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and non-North American leagues. The draft was broadcast on ESPN at 7:30 pm (EDT). The NBA announced that 42 college and high school players and a record 31 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2003 NBA Draft.[1] The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had a 22.50 percent probability of obtaining the first selection, won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 22, and Cleveland chairman Gordon Gund said afterward his team would select LeBron James.[2] The Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets were second and third respectively.

The 2003 Draft is known for having one of the most talented draft pools in draft history and mostly known as the re-birth of the NBA. 4 of the top 5 picks are NBA All-Stars and "Redeem Team" Olympic Gold Medalists: LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. Many players have been in the starting line-ups of their respective teams; seven have already participated in an All-Star Game, Dwyane Wade was named NBA Finals MVP in 2006, Boris Diaw won the Most Improved Player Award in 2006, Jason Kapono won the three point shootout back to back years in 2007 & 2008, Leandro Barbosa won the Sixth Man Award in 2007, and in 2009 LeBron James won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award.[3][4] The 2003 draft class has drawn comparisons to the legendary 1984 and 1996 NBA Draft classes,[5] but is also known for the Detroit Pistons making the controversial selection of Darko Miličić with the second pick over other prospects.[5]

Contents

[edit] Round one

= All-Star

Players in bold have been named to at least one All-NBA Team.

LeBron James was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks in recent years.[6]
Carmelo Anthony, the 3rd pick
Chris Bosh, the 4th pick
Dwyane Wade, the 5th pick
Kirk Hinrich, the 7th pick
Pick Player Pos Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
1 James, LeBronLeBron James SF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (Akron, OH)
2 Miličić, DarkoDarko Miličić F/C  Serbia and Montenegro Detroit Pistons (from Memphis)[7] Hemofarm Vrsac (Serbia and Adriatic League)
3 Anthony, CarmeloCarmelo Anthony SF  United States Denver Nuggets Syracuse
4 Bosh, ChrisChris Bosh F/C  United States Toronto Raptors Georgia Tech
5 Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade SG  United States Miami Heat Marquette
6 Kaman, ChrisChris Kaman C  United States Los Angeles Clippers Central Michigan
7 Hinrich, KirkKirk Hinrich PG  United States Chicago Bulls Kansas
8 Ford, T. J.T. J. Ford PG  United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Atlanta)[8] Texas
9 Sweetney, MichaelMichael Sweetney PF  United States New York Knicks Georgetown
10 Hayes, JarvisJarvis Hayes F/G  United States Washington Wizards Georgia
11 Piétrus, MickaëlMickaël Piétrus G/F  France Golden State Warriors Pau-Orthez (France)
12 Collison, NickNick Collison PF  United States Seattle SuperSonics Kansas
13 Banks, MarcusMarcus Banks PG  United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Houston,[9] traded to Boston)[10] UNLV
14 Ridnour, LukeLuke Ridnour PG  United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Milwaukee)[11] Oregon
15 Gaines, ReeceReece Gaines F/G  United States Orlando Magic Louisville
16 Bell, TroyTroy Bell PG  United States Boston Celtics (traded to Memphis)[10] Boston College
17 Čabarkapa, ŽarkoŽarko Čabarkapa SF  Serbia and Montenegro Phoenix Suns Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
18 West, DavidDavid West PF  United States New Orleans Hornets Xavier
19 Pavlović, SashaSasha Pavlović F/G  Serbia and Montenegro Utah Jazz Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
20 Jones, DahntayDahntay Jones SG  United States Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia,[12] traded to Memphis)[10] Duke
21 Diaw, BorisBoris Diaw SG  France Atlanta Hawks (from Indiana)[13] Pau-Orthez (France)
22 Planinić, ZoranZoran Planinić G/F  Croatia New Jersey Nets Cibona Zagreb (Croatia and Adriatic League)
23 Outlaw, TravisTravis Outlaw SF  United States Portland Trail Blazers Starkville HS (Starkville, MS)
24 Cook, BrianBrian Cook PF  United States Los Angeles Lakers Illinois
25 Delfino, CarlosCarlos Delfino SG  Argentina Detroit Pistons Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina)
26 Ebi, NdudiNdudi Ebi SF  United Kingdom Minnesota Timberwolves Westbury Christian HS (Houston, TX)
27 Perkins, KendrickKendrick Perkins C  United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Sacramento via Orlando,[14] traded to Boston)[10] Ozen HS (Beaumont, TX)
28 Barbosa, LeandroLeandro Barbosa SG  Brazil San Antonio Spurs (traded to Phoenix)[15] Bauru Tilibra (Brazil)
29 Howard, JoshJosh Howard F/G  United States Dallas Mavericks Wake Forest

[edit] Round two

Jason Kapono, the 31st pick
Luke Walton, the 32nd pick
Mo Williams, the 47th pick
Pick Player Pos Nat NBA Team School/Club Team
30 Lampe, MaciejMaciej Lampe PF  Poland New York Knicks (from Denver)[16] Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
31 Kapono, JasonJason Kapono F/G  United States Cleveland Cavaliers UCLA
32 Walton, LukeLuke Walton SF  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Toronto)[17] Arizona
33 Beasley, JeromeJerome Beasley PF  United States Miami Heat North Dakota
34 Schortsanitis, SofoklisSofoklis Schortsanitis C  Greece Los Angeles Clippers Iraklis BC (Greece)
35 Szewczyk, SzymonSzymon Szewczyk PF  Poland Milwaukee Bucks (from Memphis)[18] Braunschweig (Germany)
36 Austin, MarioMario Austin PF  United States Chicago Bulls Mississippi State
37 Hansen, TravisTravis Hansen SG  United States Atlanta Hawks BYU
38 Blake, SteveSteve Blake PG  United States Washington Wizards Maryland
39 Vraneš, SlavkoSlavko Vraneš C  Serbia and Montenegro New York Knicks Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
40 Zimmerman, DerrickDerrick Zimmerman PG  United States Golden State Warriors Mississippi State
41 Green, WillieWillie Green SG  United States Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Philadelphia)[19] Detroit
42 Pachulia, ZazaZaza Pachulia PF  Georgia Orlando Magic Ülkerspor (Turkey)
43 Bogans, KeithKeith Bogans SG  United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Orlando)[20] Kentucky
44 Badiane, MalickMalick Badiane PF  Senegal Houston Rockets Langen (Germany)
45 Bonner, MattMatt Bonner F  United States Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix,[21] traded to Toronto)[22] Florida
46 Bečirović, SaniSani Bečirović SG  Slovenia Denver Nuggets (from Boston)[23] Virtus Bologna (Italy)
47 Williams, MoMo Williams PG  United States Utah Jazz Alabama
48 Lang, JamesJames Lang C  United States New Orleans Hornets Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, AL)
49 Jones, JamesJames Jones SF  United States Indiana Pacers Miami
50 Morlende, PaccelisPaccelis Morlende PG  France Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle)[19] Dijon (France)
51 Korver, KyleKyle Korver SF  United States New Jersey Nets (traded to Philadelphia)[24] Creighton
52 van de Hare, RemonRemon van de Hare C  Netherlands Toronto Raptors (from Los Angeles Lakers)[17] FC Barcelona (Spain)
53 Smith, TommyTommy Smith PF  United States Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Miami)[25] Arizona State
54 Sinanović, NedžadNedžad Sinanović C  Bosnia and Herzegovina Portland Trail Blazers Brotnjo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
55 Rickert, RickRick Rickert PF  United States Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota
56 Hunter, BrandonBrandon Hunter PF  United States Boston Celtics (from Sacramento)[26] Ohio
57 Yuyang, XueXue Yuyang C  China Dallas Mavericks (traded to Denver)[27] Hong Kong Flying Dragons (China)
58 Glyniadakis, AndreasAndreas Glyniadakis C  Greece Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)[28] AEK (Greece)

[edit] Notable undrafted players

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ "NBA Announces Early-Entry Candidates". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/news/draft2003_early_entries.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-20. 
  2. ^ "Cavaliers Win NBA Draft Lottery 2003". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/news/lottery_030522.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-20. 
  3. ^ The players who have started are Boris Diaw, Kirk Hinrich, David West, Darko Miličić, Mickaël Piétrus, T. J. Ford, Udonis Haslem, Chris Kaman, Steve Blake, Maurice Williams, Luke Walton, Brian Cook, Carlos Delfino, Sasha Pavlović, Barbosa, Nick Collison, Marquis Daniels, Zaza Pachulia, Jason Kapono, James Jones, Luke Ridnour, Kendrick Perkins, and Kyle Korver.
  4. ^ The seven all-stars are Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Josh Howard, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, David West, and Mo Williams.
  5. ^ a b "2003 draft eventually may be best in history". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15403154/. Retrieved on 2007-04-19. 
  6. ^ "Most anticipated No. 1 draft picks". CBC Sports. 2005-07-27. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/columns/top10/draft_picks.html#6. Retrieved on 2008-06-16. 
  7. ^ The Grizzlies traded this pick to the Pistons for Otis Thorpe on August 7, 1997.
    Boeck, Greg (August 8, 1997). "Thorpe trade frees Pistons to chase Bulls' Williams". USA Today: p. 12C. 
    Enlund, Tom (June 28, 2003). "Selections have Pistons popping; Knicks, Sonics also do well on draft day". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: p. 3C. 
  8. ^ The Hawks traded this pick along with Toni Kukoc and Leon Smith to the Bucks for Glenn Robinson on August 2, 2002.
    Saladino, Tom (August 3, 2002). "Robinson traded by Milwaukee to Hawks for No. 1 pick and Kukoc". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. 
  9. ^ The Rockets traded this pick along with Othella Harrington, Brent Price, Antoine Carr, and Michael Dickerson to the Grizzlies as part of a three-way deal in which the Rockets received draft rights to Steve Francis and Tony Massenburg from Grizzlies and Don MacLean and future first-round draft choice from Orlando Magic, and Magic received Michael Smith, Rodrick Rhodes, Lee Mayberry and Makhtar Ndiaye from Grizzlies on August 27, 1999.
    Murphy, Michael (August 27, 1999). "Rockets land Francis, 5 others; Grizzlies get 4 in largest deal in NBA history". The Houston Chronicle: p. 1. 
  10. ^ a b c d The Grizzlies traded #13 and #27 picks to the Celtics for #16 and #20 picks on the draft day.
    Baird, Woody (June 27, 2003). "West wastes no time for draft-night trades". Associated Press. 
  11. ^ The Bucks traded this pick along with Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie, and Ronald Murray to the SuperSonics for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason on February 20, 2003.
    Ruiz, Don (February 21, 2003). "Goodbye, Glove: Sonics trade Payton; NBA deal: Fan favorite Mason also sent to Milwaukee Bucks". The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington): p. A01. 
  12. ^ The 76ers traded this pick along with Roshown McLeod to the Celtics for Jerome Moiso on August 3, 2001.
    Doyle, Bill (August 4, 2001). "Celts move forward in Sixers deal; Little-used Moiso swapped for McLeod, future first-round pick". Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts): p. B1. 
  13. ^ The Pacers traded this pick to the Hawks for Jamaal Tinsley on June 27, 2001.
    Marot, Michael (June 28, 2001). "Pacers wait their turn, wind up with 2 guards". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. 
  14. ^ The Kings traded this pick along with Tariq Abdul-Wahad to the Magic for Nick Anderson on August 3, 1999.
    "Magic trades Anderson for Kings' Abdul-Wahad". The Houston Chronicle: p. Sports 9. August 4, 1999. 
    The Magic traded this pick along with Mike Miller and Ryan Humphrey to the Grizzlies for Drew Gooden and Gordan Giricek on February 19, 2003.
    Scanlon, Dick (March 7, 2003). "Trade Pays Off Quickly". The Ledger: p. C1. 
  15. ^ The Spurs traded this pick to the Suns for a future pick (#30 pick in 2005 NBA Draft) on June 26, 2003.
    Badger, T.A. (June 26, 2003). "Spurs select and then trade Brazilian point guard". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. 
  16. ^ The Nuggets traded this pick along with Antonio McDyess and the draft rights to Frank Williams to the Knicks for Marcus Camby, Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Maybyner "Nenê" Hilario on June 26, 2002.
    "Knicks blockbuster may be the tip of iceberg". ESPN.com. June 26, 2002. http://sports.espn.go.com/nbadraft/story?id=1399527. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. 
  17. ^ a b The Raptors traded #32 pick along with Tracy Murray and Kareem Rush to the Lakers for the #52 pick, Lindsey Hunter, and Chris Jefferies on June 26, 2002.
    Harris, Beth (June 27, 2002). "Lakers trade Hunter, first-round pick to Toronto for Murray". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. 
  18. ^ The Grizzlies traded this pick to the Bucks for Chris Owens on June 26, 2002.
    Finger, Mike (June 27, 2002). "Owens off to Memphis ; Injury didn't scare off teams". San Antonio Express-News. 
  19. ^ a b The 76ers traded #41 pick to the SuperSonics for the #50 pick and cash during the draft.
    "Green has thumb surgery". Associated Press. ESPN.com. December 5, 2003. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1679399. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. 
  20. ^ The Bucks traded this pick to the Magic for cash considerations on the draft day.
    Mulhern, Tom (June 27, 2003). "Short, to the Point; Bucks Choose Texas' Ford". Wisconsin State Journal. 
  21. ^ The Suns traded this pick along with Soumaila Samake to the Bulls for C Jake Voskuhl on October 29, 2001.
    "Bulls trade Voskuhl to Suns for draft pick". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. October 29, 2001. 
  22. ^ The Bulls traded this pick to the Raptors for a future pick (#38 pick in 2004 NBA Draft) on the draft day.
    Gray, Kevin (June 27, 2003). "Toronto trades for Bonner". The Union Leader. 
  23. ^ The Celtics traded this pick along with Shammond Williams to the Nuggets for Mark Blount and Mark Bryant on February 20, 2003.
    "Celtics add bulk with additions of Blount, Bryant". Associated Press. ESPN.com. February 20, 2003. http://static.espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0220/1511804.html. Retrieved on 2009-03-08. 
  24. ^ The Nets traded this pick to the 76ers for cash considerations on the draft day.
    "Korver drafted by Nets, traded to Philadelphia". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. June 27, 2003. 
  25. ^ The Pistons traded this pick along with Cedric Ceballos to the Heat for a second-round draft pick (#38 pick in 2002 NBA Draft) on November 26, 2000.
    The Heat traded this pick to the Bulls for Sean Lampley on October 2, 2001.
    "Heat acquire F Lampley from Chicago". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. October 2, 2001. 
  26. ^ The Kings traded this pick along with a future pick (#53 pick in 2005 NBA Draft) to the Celtics for Darius Songaila on June 23, 2003.
    "Celtics Acquire Second Round Draft Choice From Sacramento Kings For Rights To Songaila". NBA.com. June 23, 2003. http://www.nba.com/celtics/roster/062303_DraftChoice.html. Retrieved on 2007-05-20. 
  27. ^ The Mavericks traded this pick to the Nuggets for a future pick (#50 pick in 2004 NBA Draft) on the draft day.
    "Xue Yuyang Joins Denver After Dallas Draft". China Internet Information Center. June 28, 2003. http://www.china.org.cn/english/2003/Jun/68354.htm. Retrieved on 2007-05-20. 
  28. ^ The Spurs traded this pick to the Pistons for Mengke Bateer on October 3, 2002.
    "Pistons trade Menks to Spurs". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. October 3, 2002. 

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