2001 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 27, 2001 |
Location | Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) |
Network(s) | TNT |
Overview | |
57 total selections in 2 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Kwame Brown (Washington Wizards) |
The 2001 NBA draft took place on June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player to be drafted with the first overall pick in the history of the NBA. The selection of Kwame Brown by the Washington Wizards, over players that have gone on to have more successful NBA careers, has been a source of great criticism by numerous media outlets.[1] Several international players from this draft, Pau Gasol (Spain), Tony Parker (France) and Mehmet Okur (Turkey), became NBA All-Stars.
The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations.[2] It would be the first of two first rounders that would have to forfeit their picks during the early 2000s.
Eight of the players selected in this draft would never play in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by the New York Knicks (Michael Wright and Eric Chenowith) were among this group.
G | Guard | PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | F | Forward | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | 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 |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
These players were not selected in the draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.
Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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Carlos Arroyo | PG | Puerto Rico | FIU (Sr.) |
Charlie Bell | G | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) |
Tierre Brown | G | United States | McNeese State (Sr.) |
Joe Crispin | PG | United States | Penn State (Sr.) |
Maurice Evans | SG/SF | United States | Texas (Jr.) |
Tang Hamilton | SF | United States | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
Walter Herrmann | SF | Argentina | Atenas de Córdoba (Argentina) |
Horace Jenkins | PG | United States | William Paterson (Sr.) |
Jamario Moon | SF | United States | Meridian CC (Fr.) |
Andrés Nocioni | PF/SF | Argentina | TAU Cerámica (Spain) |
Dean Oliver | PG | United States | Iowa (Sr.) |
Norman Richardson | G | United States | Hofstra (Sr.) |
Paul Shirley | PF | United States | Iowa State (Sr.) |
Cezary Trybański | C | Poland | Znicz Pruszków (Poland) |
Ratko Varda | C | Yugoslavia | Partizan (Serbia) |
Mike Wilks | PG | United States | Rice (Sr.) |
The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]
The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]
Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
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Robertas Javtokas | Rytas (Lithuania) | Left Arizona in 2000; playing professionally since the 2000–01 season | [15] |