2008 NBA draft
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| 2008 NBA draft | |
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| DateTemplate:Pluralize from text | June 26, 2008 |
| Location | WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) |
| NetworkTemplate:Pluralize from text | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 60 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) |
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The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008, at the Washington Mutual Theatre 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, including international players from non-North American professional leagues. According to the NBA, 44 players, 39 collegiate players and five international players, filed as early-entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft.[1] These numbers do not include players who are automatically eligible for the draft. The Chicago Bulls, who had a 1.7 percent probability of obtaining the first selection, won the NBA draft lottery on May 22.[2][3] The Bulls' winning of the lottery was the second-largest upset in NBA Draft Lottery history behind the Orlando Magic, who won it in 1993 with just a 1.5% chance.[4] The Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves obtained the second and third picks respectively.[3]
For the first time in draft history the first three draft picks were all freshmen.[5] The Chicago Bulls used the first overall pick to draft Chicago native Derrick Rose from the University of Memphis, who later went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, making him the first player to be drafted first overall and to win Rookie of the Year since LeBron James in 2003, and also became the youngest player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player Award in 2011 at age 22.[6] The Miami Heat used the second pick to draft Michael Beasley from Kansas State University, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used the third pick to draft O. J. Mayo from The University of Southern California.[7] The Seattle SuperSonics used their 4th overall pick to draft Russell Westbrook from The University of California, Los Angeles, who would go on to win the 2017 NBA MVP award and is widely considered the best player in this draft. With five players taken in the draft, the University of Kansas tied University of Connecticut (2006) and University of Florida (2007) for the record with the most players selected in the first two rounds of an NBA draft until the University of Kentucky (2012) broke the record with six players drafted.[5] Another record was set when twelve freshmen were drafted, ten of whom were drafted in the first round.[8] Of the players drafted, 29 are forwards, 19 are guards, and 12 are centers.
The 2008 NBA Draft was the final time that the Seattle SuperSonics made an NBA Draft appearance, as well as the final time that the Sonics appeared in official media publications. In early July, the franchise relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and was renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder made their first NBA Draft appearance in 2009.[9] This draft also marked the first time that an NBA D-League player was drafted.[10] As of 2025, there are six active players from this draft who are still playing in the NBA: Russell Westbrook, Kevin Love, Eric Gordon, Brook Lopez, Nicolas Batum and DeAndre Jordan.
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | 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 |
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^ a: The franchise relocated to become the Oklahoma City Thunder in July 2008.[9]
^ b: Eric Gordon was born in the United States to a Bahamian mother. He represented the United States when playing for Team U.S.A. in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. However, Gordon was permitted by FIBA on August 7, 2023 to play for The Bahamas instead, starting with the 2024 Olympics Pre-Qualifying Tournament for the Americas.
^ c: Anthony Randolph was born in West Germany to American parents and was raised in the United States. He became a naturalized citizen of Slovenia in 2017 and he has represented Slovenia internationally.[11][12]
^ d: Roy Hibbert was born in the United States to a Jamaican father and a Trinidadian mother. He had represented the United States internationally at youth level in 2007.[13] Since 2010, he has represented Jamaica internationally.[14]
^ e: Kosta Koufos was born and raised in the United States to Greek parents. He has represented Greece internationally.[15]
^ f: Serge Ibaka, who was born in Congo, became a naturalized citizen of Spain in 2011.[16] He has represented Spain internationally since 2011.[17]
^ g: Donté Greene was born in West Germany to American parents. He has represented the United States internationally at youth level.[18]
^ h: James Gist was born in Turkey to American parents.[19]
Notable undrafted players
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| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
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| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | UMass (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Georgia (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Northwestern State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Alabama A&M (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Arkansas (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Robert Morris (IL) (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Notre Dame (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Étoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Script error: No such module "flag". | Wichita State (So.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | Khimki Moscow (Russia) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Duke (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Dayton (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | F | Script error: No such module "flag". | KK Split (Croatia) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Wisconsin (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | VMI (Sr.) |
Draft lottery
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The lottery was held on May 20, 2008, in Secaucus, New Jersey.[20] The Chicago Bulls, who had the ninth-worst record, won the lottery with just a 1.7% chance to win. The Miami Heat and Minnesota Timberwolves, with the worst and third-worst records, respectively, won the second and third picks.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2008 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:[21][22]
| ^ | Denotes the actual lottery results |
| Team | 2007–08 record |
Lottery chances |
Pick | |||||||||||||
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| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | |||
| Miami Heat | 15–67 | 250 | .250 | .215^ | .177 | .358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 20–62 | 199 | .199 | .188 | .171 | .319^ | .124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 22–60 | 138 | .138 | .142 | .145^ | .238 | .290 | .045 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 22–60 | 137 | .137 | .142 | .145 | .085 | .323^ | .156 | .013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New York Knicks | 23–59 | 76 | .076 | .084 | .095 | — | .262 | .385^ | .093 | .004 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 23–59 | 75 | .075 | .083 | .094 | — | — | .414 | .294^ | .039 | .001 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 26–56 | 43 | .043 | .049 | .058 | — | — | — | .600 | .232^ | .018 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 32–50 | 28 | .028 | .033 | .039 | — | — | — | — | .725 | .168^ | .006 | .000 | — | — | — |
| Chicago Bulls | 33–49 | 17 | .017^ | .020 | .024 | — | — | — | — | — | .813 | .122 | .004 | .000 | — | — |
| New Jersey Nets | 34–48 | 11 | .011 | .013 | .016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | .870^ | .089 | .002 | .000 | — |
| Indiana Pacers | 36–46 | 8 | .008 | .009 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .908^ | .063 | .001 | .000 |
| Sacramento Kings | 38–44 | 7 | .007 | .008 | .010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .935^ | .039 | .000 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 41–41 | 6 | .006 | .007 | .009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .960^ | .018 |
| Golden State Warriors | 48–34 | 5 | .005 | .006 | .007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .982^ |
Eligibility
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Early entrants
College underclassmen
The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[23]
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- Template:Flagicon Joe Alexander – F, West Virginia (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Ryan Anderson – F, California (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Darrell Arthur – F, Kansas (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon D. J. Augustin – G, Texas (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Jerryd Bayless – G, Arizona (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Michael Beasley – F, Kansas State (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Keith Brumbaugh – F, Hillsborough CC (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Mario Chalmers – G, Kansas (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Chris Douglas-Roberts – G, Memphis (junior)
- Template:Flagicon C. J. Giles – C, Oregon State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Eric Gordon – G, Indiana (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Jamont Gordon – G, Mississippi State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Donté Greene – F, Syracuse (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Kalem Grimes – F, Missouri (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Richard Hendrix – F, Alabama (junior)
- Template:Flagicon JJ Hickson – F, NC State (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon George Hill – G, IUPUI (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Reggie Huffman – F, UAB (junior)
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Shawn James – F, Duquesne (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Davon Jefferson – F, USC (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon DeAndre Jordan – C, Texas A&M (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Kosta Koufos – F/C, Ohio State (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Brook Lopez – C, Stanford (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Robin Lopez – C, Stanford (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Kevin Love – F, UCLA (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon O. J. Mayo – G, USC (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Luc Mbah a Moute – F, UCLA (junior)
- Template:Flagicon JaVale McGee – C, Nevada (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Kojo Mensah – G, Duquesne (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Trent Plaisted – C, BYU (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Bruce Price – G, Tennessee State (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Anthony Randolph – F, LSU (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon JaJuan Robinson – G, Lincoln (Pennsylvania) (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Derrick Rose – G, Memphis (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Brandon Rush – G, Kansas (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Walter Sharpe – F, UAB (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Marreese Speights – F, Florida (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Bill Walker – F, Kansas State (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Russell Westbrook – G, UCLA (sophomore)
International players
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[23]
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- Template:Flagicon Alexis Ajinça – C, Hyères-Toulon (France)
- Template:Flagicon Nicolas Batum – F, Le Mans (France)
- Template:Flagicon Danilo Gallinari – F, Olimpia Milano (Italy)
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Serge Ibaka – F, L'Hospitalet (Spain)
- Template:Flagicon Ante Tomić – KK Zagreb (Croatia)
Automatically eligible entrants
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They have no remaining college eligibility.
- If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract.
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 1986, were automatically eligible for the 2008 draft.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
| Player | Page Template:Tooltip/styles.css has no content.Template:Encodefirst | Note | Ref. |
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| Template:Flagicon Ryan Kersten | New Zealand Breakers (Australia) | Left New Mexico in 2007; playing professionally since the 2007–08 season | [24] |
| Template:Flagicon Robert Krabbendam | ABC Amsterdam (The Netherlands) | Left Virginia Tech in 2007; playing professionally since the 2007–08 season | [25] |
| Template:Flagicon Damian Martin | West Sydney Razorbacks (Australia) | Left Loyola Marymount in 2007; playing professionally since the 2007–08 season | [26] |
| Template:Flagicon Mike Taylor | Idaho Stampede (NBA Development League) | Left Iowa State in 2007; playing professionally since the 2007–08 season | [27] |
This year marked the first time a player that came from the NBA Development League (since rebranded as the NBA G League) would enter into the NBA draft while in that minor league.
Invited attendees
The 2008 NBA draft is considered to be the 30th 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 what was known at the time as the WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden[28]), 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.[29]
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 16 prospects at the time.[30] Despite the higher amount of invites for this year's draft when compared to the previous year's draft, there would still be some notable discrepancies involved with the invitations at hand between the missing invitation for the #12 pick, Thaddeus Young, to showcase the perfect top 15 invitation listing this year, future All-Star and All-NBA Team member DeAndre Jordan dropping down into the second round alongside Darrell Arthur going near the end of the first round, and arguably missing invitations for future All-Star Roy Hibbert and arguably future All-Star and All-NBA Team member Goran Dragić to go with DeAndre Jordan's inclusion for good measure. With that in mind, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person.[28]
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- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Joe Alexander – PF, West Virginia
- Template:Flagicon Darrell Arthur – PF, Kansas
- Template:Flagicon D. J. Augustin – PG, Texas
- Template:Flagicon Jerryd Bayless – PG/SG, Arizona
- Template:Flagicon Michael Beasley – SF/PF, Kansas State
- Template:Flagicon Danilo Gallinari – SF/PF, Armani Jeans Milano (Italy)
- Template:Flagicon/Template:Flagicon Eric Gordon – SG, Indiana
- Template:Flagicon DeAndre Jordan – C, Texas A&M
- Template:Flagicon Brook Lopez – C, Stanford
- Template:Flagicon Robin Lopez – C, Stanford
- Template:Flagicon Kevin Love – PF, UCLA
- Template:Flagicon O. J. Mayo – SG, USC
- Template:Flagicon Anthony Randolph – PF/C, LSU
- Template:Flagicon Derrick Rose – PG, Memphis
- Template:Flagicon Brandon Rush – SG/SF, Kansas
- Template:Flagicon Russell Westbrook – PG, UCLA
Trades involving draft picks
Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.a 1 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.2 Memphis acquired the draft rights to 3rd pick O. J. Mayo, along with Marko Jarić, Antoine Walker, and Greg Buckner, from Minnesota in exchange for the draft rights to 5th pick Kevin Love, along with Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins.[31][32]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.b 1 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.2 Portland acquired the draft rights to 11th pick Jerryd Bayless and Ike Diogu from Indiana in exchange for the draft rights to 13th pick Brandon Rush, Jarrett Jack and Josh McRoberts.[31] The trade was finalized on July 9, 2008.[33]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.c 1 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.2 Toronto acquired Jermaine O'Neal and the draft rights to 41st pick Nathan Jawai from Indiana in exchange for T. J. Ford, Rasho Nesterovič, Maceo Baston, and the draft rights to 17th pick Roy Hibbert.[31] The trade was finalized on July 9, 2008.[33]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.d 1 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.2 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.3 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.4 In a three-team trade, Portland acquired the draft rights to 25th pick Nicolas Batum from Houston, Houston acquired the draft rights to 33rd pick Joey Dorsey from Portland and the draft rights to 28th pick Donté Greene and a 2009 second-round draft pick from Memphis, and Memphis acquired the draft rights to 27th pick Darrell Arthur from Portland.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.e Portland acquired the draft rights to 27th pick Darrell Arthur from New Orleans in exchange for cash considerations.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.f 1 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.2 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.3 Detroit acquired the draft rights to 32nd pick Walter Sharpe and 46th pick Trent Plaisted from Seattle in exchange for the draft rights to 29th pick D. J. White.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.g Miami acquired the draft rights to 34th pick Mario Chalmers from Minnesota in exchange for two future second-round draft picks and cash considerations.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.h 1 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.2 In a three-team trade, Chicago acquired the draft rights to 36th pick Ömer Aşık from Portland, the Trail Blazers acquired a second-round draft pick in 2009 from Denver and two future second-round draft picks from Chicago, and Denver acquired the draft rights to 39th pick Sonny Weems from Chicago.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.i 1 Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.2 San Antonio acquired the draft rights to 48th pick Malik Hairston, a second-round draft pick in 2009, and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to 45th pick Goran Dragić.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.j Boston acquired the draft rights to 47th pick Bill Walker from Washington in exchange for cash considerations.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.k Cleveland acquired the draft rights to 52nd pick Darnell Jackson from Miami in exchange for 2009 second-round draft pick.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.l The L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to 55th pick Mike Taylor from Portland in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft pick.[31]
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.m Cleveland acquired the draft rights to 56th pick Sasha Kaun from Seattle in exchange for cash considerations.[34]
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.n On August 19, 2005, Phoenix acquired 2006 and 2008 first-round draft picks and Boris Diaw from Atlanta in exchange for Joe Johnson.[35] Phoenix used the pick to draft Robin Lopez.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.o On June 25, 2008, Charlotte acquired the 20th draft pick from Denver in exchange for a future conditional first-round draft pick.[36] Charlotte used the pick to draft Alexis Ajinça.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.p On February 19, 2008, New Jersey acquired 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks, Devin Harris, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, DeSagana Diop, and Keith Van Horn from Dallas in exchange for Jason Kidd, Antoine Wright and Malik Allen.[37] New Jersey used the pick to draft Ryan Anderson.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.q On July 20, 2007, Seattle acquired 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks and Kurt Thomas from Phoenix in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft pick.[38] Seattle used the pick to draft Serge Ibaka.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.r On February 1, 2008, Memphis acquired 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, and Aaron McKie from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Pau Gasol and a 2010 second-round draft pick.[39] Memphis used the pick to draft Donté Greene.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.s On January 26, 2006, Minnesota acquired Boston's 2006 and Miami's 2008 second-round draft picks, Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and Mark Blount from Boston in exchange for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a future first-round draft pick.[40] Previously, Boston acquired 2006 and 2008 second-round draft picks, Qyntel Woods and the draft rights to Albert Miralles from Miami in a five-team trade on August 8, 2005.[41] Minnesota used the pick to draft Nikola Peković.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.t On June 28, 2006, Portland acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Memphis in exchange for the draft rights to Alexander Johnson.[42] Portland used the pick to draft Joey Dorsey.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.u On June 28, 2007, Portland acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Steve Francis and Channing Frye from New York in exchange for Zach Randolph, Dan Dickau, Fred Jones and the draft rights to Demetris Nichols.[43] Portland used the pick to draft Ömer Aşık.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.v On February 16, 2008, Sacramento acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, and Lorenzen Wright from Atlanta in exchange for Mike Bibby.[44] Sacramento used the pick to draft Sean Singletary.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.w On June 6, 2005, Utah acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Philadelphia in exchange for the 60th draft pick in the 2005 NBA draft.[45] Utah used the pick to draft Ante Tomić.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.x On June 28, 2007, San Antonio acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Toronto in exchange for the draft rights to Giorgos Printezis.[46] San Antonio used the pick to draft Goran Dragić.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.y On June 28, 2007, Seattle acquired Portland's 2008 second-round draft pick, Wally Szczerbiak, Delonte West and the draft rights to Jeff Green from Boston in exchange for Ray Allen and the draft rights to Glen Davis.[47] Previously, Boston acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Sebastian Telfair and Theo Ratliff on June 28, 2006, from Portland in exchange for Raef LaFrentz, Dan Dickau and the draft rights to Randy Foye.[48] Seattle used the pick to draft Trent Plaisted.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.z On September 17, 2002, Phoenix acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick from Cleveland in exchange for Milt Palacio.[49] Phoenix used the pick to draft Malik Hairston.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.aa On February 23, 2006, Seattle acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick, Earl Watson and Bryon Russell from Denver in a four-team trade.[50] Seattle used the pick to draft DeVon Hardin.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.ab On June 7, 2007, Miami acquired 2007 and 2008 second-round draft picks from Orlando as part of the hiring of Stan Van Gundy as Orlando's head coach.[51] Miami used the pick to draft Darnell Jackson.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.ac On February 21, 2008, Houston re-acquired their 2008 second-round draft pick along with Bobby Jackson and Adam Haluska from New Orleans in a three-team trade.[52] Previously, Houston and New Orleans agreed to exchange second-round draft picks in a trade that sent Kirk Snyder to Houston on July 14, 2006.[53] Houston used the pick to draft Maarty Leunen.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.ad On June 28, 2006, Portland acquired Indiana's 2007 and Phoenix's 2008 second-round draft picks and the draft rights to Alexander Johnson from Indiana in exchange for the draft rights to James White.[54] Previously, Indiana acquired a 2008 second-round draft pick on August 25, 2005, from Phoenix in exchange for James Jones.[55] Portland used the pick to draft Mike Taylor.
- Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.ae On June 28, 2007, Seattle acquired New Orleans' 2008 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for the draft rights to Carl Landry.[47] Previously, Houston and New Orleans agreed to exchange second-round draft picks in a trade that sent Kirk Snyder to Houston on July 14, 2006.[53] Seattle used the pick to draft Sasha Kaun.
See also
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