2000 NBA draft

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2000 NBA draft
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General information
SportBasketball
DateTemplate:Pluralize from textJune 28, 2000
LocationTarget Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
NetworkTemplate:Pluralize from text
Overview
58 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionKenyon Martin
(New Jersey Nets)
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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). In addition, is the last draft held outside of New York City or its metropolitan area. As of 2025, it is also the last NBA draft where a college senior was the number-one overall selection, and, along with the 1951 NBA Draft, one of only two (and the most recent) drafts with no Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame players (excluding drafts with players not yet eligible).

The 2000 draft class is considered the worst in NBA history.[1] 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 lone All-Star appearance in 2004. The three cumulative All-Star appearances marks the lowest cumulative appearances since the 1952 NBA draft. 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

The final active player remaining from this class was Jamal Crawford, who retired from the NBA following the 2020 season.

Draft selections

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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
# 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
Round Pick Player Position Nationality[n 1] Team School/club team
1 1 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Cincinnati (Sr.)
1 2 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF/C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Vancouver Grizzlies LSU (So.)
1 3 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF/PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers East St. Louis HS (Illinois)
1 4 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF/SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Iowa State (Jr.)
1 5 Script error: No such module "Sort".~ SF/SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic (from Golden State) Florida (So.)
1 6 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG/SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Cincinnati (Fr.)
1 7 Script error: No such module "Sort". C/PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Washington via Golden State; traded to Cleveland) Texas (Jr.)
1 8 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Chicago) Michigan (Fr.)
1 9 Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets (traded to Milwaukee for Jason Collier and a future first-round pick) Minnesota (So.)
1 10 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg 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 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of France.svg France Boston Celtics UCLA (So.)
1 12 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF/C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks Syracuse (Sr.)
1 13 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic (traded to Dallas for a future first-round pick and cash) Fresno State (Sr.)
1 14 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Michigan State (Sr.)
1 15 Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded with future first-round pick to Houston for Joel Przybilla) Georgia Tech (Sr.)
1 16 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF/PF Script error: No such module "flag". Sacramento Kings Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
1 17 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF/SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma State (Sr.)
1 18 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF/SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Toronto via New York, Philadelphia and Atlanta) DePaul (So.)
1 19 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ PF/C File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Charlotte Hornets Kentucky (Sr.)
1 20 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Hofstra (Sr.)
1 21 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF/SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Toronto Raptors (from Minnesota) Michigan State (Sr.)
1 22 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (traded with John Wallace to Dallas for Erick Strickland and Pete Mickeal) Florida (Fr.)
1 23 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (from Miami) Washington Union HS (Fresno, California)
1 24 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Script error: No such module "flag". Chicago Bulls (from San Antonio) Benston Zagreb (Croatia)
1 25 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Script error: No such module "flag". Phoenix Suns AEK (Greece)
1 26 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Script error: No such module "flag". Denver Nuggets (from Utah) Auburn (Sr.)
1 27 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Script error: No such module "flag". Indiana Pacers Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
1 28 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers St. John's (So.)
1 29 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.)
2 30 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag". 		Los Angeles Clippers Paf Bologna (Italy)
2 31 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks (from Chicago, traded to Houston for Eduardo Nájera and a future second-round draft pick) Vanderbilt (Sr.)
2 32 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Golden State) Indiana (Sr.)
2 33 Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Vancouver via Houston) Connecticut (Sr.)
2 34 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Atlanta) Connecticut (Jr.)
2 35 Script error: No such module "Sort". F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Wizards Louisiana-Monroe (Jr.)
2 36 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Script error: No such module "flag". New Jersey Nets Cincinnati Stuff (IBL)
2 37 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat (from Cleveland via Denver) Arizona State (Sr.)
2 38 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Houston Rockets (traded to Dallas with future second-round pick for Dan Langhi) Oklahoma (Sr.)
2 39 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (from Boston) St. John's (Sr.)
2 40 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF/PF Script error: No such module "flag". Atlanta Hawks (from Denver) Utah (Sr.)
2 41 Script error: No such module "Sort".# SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs (from Orlando) Duke (Sr.)
2 42 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle SuperSonics Würzburg (Germany)
2 43 Script error: No such module "Sort".* SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Ohio State (Jr.)
2 44 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Purdue (Sr.)
2 45 Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings LSU (Sr.)
2 46 Script error: No such module "Sort".# SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Toronto Raptors COS (So.)
2 47 Script error: No such module "Sort".# G Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Boston for two future second-round picks) Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
2 48 Script error: No such module "Sort".# PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers Temple (Jr.)
2 49 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Charlotte) Syracuse (Sr.)
2 50 Script error: No such module "Sort". F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (from New York) Idaho (Sr.)
2 51 Script error: No such module "Sort". G Script error: No such module "flag". Minnesota Timberwolves Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
2 52 Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Indian Hills CC (Jr.)
2 53 Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets (from Phoenix) Northern Arizona (Sr.)
2 54 Script error: No such module "Sort".# G File:Flag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs (traded to L.A. Lakers for two future second-round picks) Indian Hills CC (So.)
2 55 Script error: No such module "Sort". F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors (from Utah) Auburn (Sr.)
2 56 Script error: No such module "Sort".# G File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Colorado (Sr.)
2 57 Script error: No such module "Sort".# G File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks (from Portland via Detroit) Ohio State (Sr.)
2 58 Script error: No such module "Sort".# F File:Flag of the United States.svg 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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  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

Notable undrafted players

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Player Position Nationality School/club team
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Script error: No such module "Sort". C/PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New Mexico Slam (IBL)
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Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Gonzaga (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Weber State (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". G File:Flag of the United States.svg United States DePaul (Jr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Fresno State (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG Script error: No such module "flag". Temple (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". G File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Oregon (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Script error: No such module "flag". 		Portland State (Sr.)

Early entrants

College underclassmen

Following last year's slight dip of underclassmen, entering the new millennium, this draft saw a total of 55 underclassmen declare for the NBA draft initially. However, for collegiate players, seven of the nineteen total players that ultimately withdrew their names would be collegiate players (with Joshua Cross from Southern Illinois University, Jason Kapono from UCLA, Brian Merriweather from the University of Texas Pan-American, Jeryl Sasser from Southern Methodist University, Kenny Satterfield from the University of Cincinnati, Karim Shabazz from Providence College, and Joe White from Texas A&M University being the collegiate players that withdrew their names). Overall, including the high schools and international players with the 26 college underclassmen, there were 36 total players that would be considered underclassmen. That being said, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[6]

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High school players

This would be the sixth straight year in a row where players coming directly from high school can declare entry into the NBA draft after previously only allowing it one time back in 1975. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[6]

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International players

In addition to the players below, twelve total international players from all over the world had previously declared entry for this year's draft, but ultimately removed their names from the listing for one reason or another. This year saw the likes of Yugoslavian-Italian Sani Bečirovič of the KK Union Olimpija, the Yugoslavian born Goran Ćakić of the KK Beobanka, the Greek born Antonis Fotsis of the Panathinaikos B.C., the Yugoslavian born Vlado Ilievski of the KK Partizan Belgrade, the Qatari born Yaseen Mahmood of the Al-Rayyan SC, the Turkish born Mehmet Okur of the Tofaş Spor Kulübü, the Greek-Russian born Lazaros Papadopoulos of the Iraklis Thessaloniki, the Turkish born Kaya Peker of the Pınar Karşıyaka, the Finnish born Teemu Rannikko of the Piiloset Turku, the Yugoslavian born Mladen Šekularac of the FMP Železnik, the Greek born Kostas Tsartsaris of the Peristeri B.C., and the Turkish born Kerem Tunçeri of the Efes Pilsen all initially declare their entry into the 2000 NBA draft, only to later withdraw from it for one reason or another. The following international players below, however, did successfully apply for early draft entrance.[6]

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Invited attendees

The 2000 NBA draft is considered to be the 22nd NBA draft to have utilized what is properly considered the "green room" experience for NBA prospects. The NBA's green room is a staging area where anticipated draftees often sit with their families and representatives, waiting for their names to be called on draft night. Often being positioned either in front of or to the side of the podium (in this case, being positioned somewhere within the Target Center in Minneapolis[7]), once a player heard his name, he would walk to the podium to shake hands and take promotional photos with the NBA commissioner. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. However, once the NBA draft started to air nationally on TV starting with the 1980 NBA draft, the green room evolved from players waiting to hear their name called and then shaking hands with these select players who were often called to the hotel to take promotional pictures with the NBA commissioner a day or two after the draft concluded to having players in real-time waiting to hear their names called up and then shaking hands with David Stern, the NBA's commissioner at the time.[8]

The NBA compiled its list of green room invites through collective voting by the NBA's team presidents and general managers alike, which in this year's case belonged to only what they believed were the top 15 prospects at the time.[9] Despite the lower amount of invites and successful players for this year's draft when compared to the previous year's draft, there would still be a notable amount of discrepancies involved between the missed invites of All-Stars Jamaal Magloire and Michael Redd for actual talents alongside Mike Miller and Keyon Dooling being missed out for Top 10 draft invites (alongside Jason Collier at pick 15), with very few draft choices feeling like they would even be worth the draft invite this year. Even so, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person.[7]

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See also


References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Martin, Josh. "Remembering the Hauntingly Terrible 2000 NBA Draft Class". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SI.com – Photo Gallery – NBA Draft Busts". CNN. Archived from the original on April 18, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2007.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schoenfield, David (June 25, 2009). "The first lottery draft still rates the best". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 27, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pelton, Kevin (April 2, 2014). "Is 2013-14 worst rookie class ever?". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
  5. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html
  6. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2000 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."2000 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review". Retrieved April 30, 2026.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Maurer, Matthew (February 18, 2024). "Draft Broadcasts - The Draft Review". The Draft Review. Retrieved April 25, 2026.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Green Room - The Draft Review". The Draft Review. Retrieved April 14, 2026.

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