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2009 NBA draft
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General information
SportBasketball
DateTemplate:Pluralize from textJune 25, 2009
LocationThe Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City)
NetworkTemplate:Pluralize from textESPN
Overview
60 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionBlake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)
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The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.

The Los Angeles Clippers, who won the draft lottery on May 19, 2009, used their first overall draft pick to draft Blake Griffin from the University of Oklahoma.[1][2] However, he missed the entire 2009–10 season due to surgery on his broken left kneecap, which he injured during the pre-season.[3] Tanzanian-born Hasheem Thabeet from University of Connecticut was drafted second by the Memphis Grizzlies. Thabeet became the first player born in Tanzania to be drafted by an NBA team.[4] James Harden was drafted 3rd by the Oklahoma City Thunder. This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder; the franchise moved from Seattle to OKC in 2008. The Sacramento Kings drafted Tyreke Evans 4th; he was named 2009–10 NBA Rookie of the Year, after he became the fourth NBA player in history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season, joining the elite club of Oscar Robertson (1960), Michael Jordan (1984) and LeBron James (2003). Spanish teenager Ricky Rubio was drafted 5th by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rubio became the fifth-highest-drafted international player who never played U.S. college basketball to be drafted in the NBA, tied with Nikoloz Tskitishvili (5th in 2002), and behind Yao Ming (1st in 2002), Andrea Bargnani (1st in 2006), Darko Miličić (2nd in 2003) and Pau Gasol (3rd in 2001).[5] Twenty-third pick Omri Casspi became the first Israeli player to be drafted in the first round, and later he became the first Israeli to play in the NBA.[6]

The 2009 draft marked the first time three sons of former NBA players were selected in the top 15 picks of the draft. Stephen Curry, son of Dell Curry, was drafted 7th by the Golden State Warriors. Gerald Henderson Jr., son of Gerald Henderson, was drafted 12th by the Charlotte Bobcats. Austin Daye, son of Darren Daye, was drafted 15th by the Detroit Pistons.[5] The draft also marked the first time a former high school player who skipped college to play professional basketball in Europe was selected in an NBA draft. Brandon Jennings, who skipped college to play professional basketball with Italian team Lottomatica Roma, was drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the draft.[7]

Of the 60 players drafted, four were freshmen, nine were sophomores, 12 were juniors, 22 were seniors, and 13 were international players without U.S. college basketball experience. The University of North Carolina's Tar Heels had the most players selected in the draft; three players were selected in the first round and one was selected in the second round. This marked the second time ever that four Tar Heels players were selected in the first two rounds of an NBA draft.[8] The Minnesota Timberwolves had the league-high four first-round draft picks and the first time in team history that the team held two top-10 draft picks.[9] The Timberwolves also had two second-round draft picks and became the team with the most draft picks in the 2009 draft with a total of six. The Houston Rockets and the Orlando Magic were the only NBA teams who did not have a draft pick this year, although Houston acquired three drafted players' rights after the draft.[10]

From the players in this draft, there have been six players selected as All-Stars; out of these six, Curry and Harden have both won the NBA's regular season MVP award.[11] Nine players chosen in the 2009 draft have been on teams that have won an NBA championship: Danny Green, Roddy Beaubois, Stephen Curry, Austin Daye, Jrue Holiday, Jodie Meeks, Patty Mills, Jeff Ayres and Jeff Teague; of those, three have won multiple championships, Green, three times, Curry, four times, and Holiday, two times. Curry was named MVP of the 2022 NBA Finals.

As of 2026, there are still seven active NBA players from this draft: James Harden, Stephen Curry, DeMar DeRozan, Jrue Holiday, Garrett Temple, Joe Ingles, and Taj Gibson though Temple and Ingles went undrafted.

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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File:Blake Griffin Clippers.jpg
Blake Griffin was selected first by the Los Angeles Clippers. He is a six-time All-Star and five-time All-NBA team selection.
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James Harden was selected third by the Oklahoma City Thunder. He won the MVP award in 2018 and led the league in scoring three years in a row.
File:Tyreke Evans Dec 2012.jpg
Tyreke Evans was selected fourth by the Sacramento Kings. He won Rookie of the Year in 2010.
File:Ricky Rubio (51688546030).jpg
Ricky Rubio was selected fifth by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
File:Stephen Curry Shooting (cropped).jpg
Stephen Curry was selected seventh by the Golden State Warriors. He has firmly established himself as the NBA's all-time greatest shooter, guiding the Warriors to four championships and winning back-to-back MVPs. He was the only unanimous MVP in league history, in 2016.
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DeMar DeRozan was selected ninth by the Toronto Raptors and is a six-time All-Star and three-time All-NBA team selection.
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Jrue Holiday was selected 17th by the Philadelphia 76ers. He is a two-time All-Star, a six-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection and won a championship in 2021 with the Milwaukee Bucks, then a second championship in 2024 with the Boston Celtics.
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Jeff Teague was selected 19th by the Atlanta Hawks. He was an All-Star in 2015 and won a championship in 2021.
File:Patrick Beverley 21 (cropped).jpg
Patrick Beverley was selected 42nd by the Los Angeles Lakers. He is a three-time NBA All-Defensive Team selection.
Round Pick Player Position Nationality[n 1] Team School/club team
1 1 Script error: No such module "Sort".*~ PF Script error: No such module "flag". Los Angeles Clippers Oklahoma (So.)
1 2 Script error: No such module "Sort". C Script error: No such module "flag". Memphis Grizzlies Connecticut (Jr.)
1 3 Script error: No such module "Sort".* SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma City Thunder Arizona State (So.)
1 4 Script error: No such module "Sort".~ SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Memphis (Fr.)
1 5 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG Script error: No such module "flag". Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[a] DKV Joventut (Spain)[12]
1 6 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota TimberwolvesPage Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[b] Syracuse (So.)
1 7 Script error: No such module "Sort".* PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Davidson (Jr.)
1 8 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks Arizona (Jr.)
1 9 Script error: No such module "Sort".* SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Toronto Raptors USC (Fr.)
1 10 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Lottomatica Roma (Italy)[13]
1 11 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Louisville (Sr.)
1 12 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Bobcats Duke (Jr.)
1 13 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers North Carolina (Sr.)
1 14 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Louisville (Jr.)
1 15 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Gonzaga (So.)
1 16 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Wake Forest (So.)
1 17 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers UCLA (Fr.)
1 18 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[c] traded to Denver)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[A] North Carolina (Jr.)
1 19 Script error: No such module "Sort".+ PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Wake Forest (So.)
1 20 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz VCU (Sr.)
1 21 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Hornets UCLA (Sr.)
1 22 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Portland Trail Blazers (from Dallas)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[d] Pamesa Valencia (Spain)[12]
1 23 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF Script error: No such module "flag". Sacramento Kings (from Houston)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[e] Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)[12]
1 24 Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Script error: No such module "flag". 		Dallas Mavericks (from Portland,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[d] traded to Oklahoma City)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[B] Ohio State (Fr.)
1 25 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG Script error: No such module "flag". Oklahoma City Thunder (from San Antonio,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[f] traded to Dallas)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[B] Cholet (France)[12]
1 26 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Denver via Oklahoma City)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[g] USC (Jr.)
1 27 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[h] Missouri (Sr.)
1 28 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Boston)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[b] North Carolina (Jr.)
1 29 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers (traded to New York)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[C] Florida State (Sr.)
1 30 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo Cleveland Cavaliers CB Prat (Spain)[12]
2 31 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Portland)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[D] Arizona State (Sr.)
2 32 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington Wizards (traded to Houston)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[E] Central Florida (Sr.)
2 33 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (from L.A. Clippers)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[j] Villanova (Sr.)
2 34 Script error: No such module "Sort".[14]# PG File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Denver Nuggets (from Oklahoma City,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[k] traded to Houston)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[F] Real Madrid (Spain)[15]
2 35 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons (from Minnesota)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[l] Georgetown (Jr.)
2 36 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Memphis GrizzliesPage Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[m] Pittsburgh (Sr.)
2 37 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs (from Golden State via Phoenix)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[n] Pittsburgh (So.)
2 38 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (from New York via Chicago,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[o] traded to Sacramento)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[D] Washington (Sr.)
2 39 Script error: No such module "Sort". PF Script error: No such module "flag". Detroit Pistons (from Toronto)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[p] Angelico Biella (Italy)[16]
2 40 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Bobcats (from New Jersey via Oklahoma City)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[q] Xavier (Jr.)
2 41 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Kentucky (Jr.)
2 42 Script error: No such module "Sort".[17] PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Charlotte,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[r] traded to Miami)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[G] Dnipro (Ukraine)
2 43 Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat (from Indiana,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[s] traded to New Orleans)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[H] LSU (Sr.)
2 44 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons (traded to Houston)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[I] Arizona (Jr.)
2 45 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG Script error: No such module "flag".
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2 46 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Chicago)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[u] North Carolina (Sr.)
2 47 Script error: No such module "Sort".[18]# PF Script error: No such module "flag". Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[t] DKV Joventut (Spain)[19]
2 48 Script error: No such module "Sort". SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Oklahoma (Sr.)
2 49 Script error: No such module "Sort".[20]# SG Script error: No such module "flag". Atlanta Hawks MBC Mykolaiv (Ukraine)[12]
2 50 Script error: No such module "Sort".[21]# C Script error: No such module "flag".
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States[b] 		Utah Jazz Michigan State (Sr.)
2 51 Script error: No such module "Sort".[22]# SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs (from New Orleans via Toronto)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[v] Miami (FL) (Sr.)
2 52 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers (from Dallas)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[w] Connecticut (Sr.)
2 53 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of France.svg France San Antonio Spurs (from Houston)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[x] Cholet (France)[23]
2 54 Script error: No such module "Sort".[24]# SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Bobcats (from San Antonio,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[y] traded to Oklahoma City)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[K] UAB (Sr.)
2 55 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG Script error: No such module "flag". Portland Trail Blazers (from Denver)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[o] Saint Mary's (So.)
2 56 Script error: No such module "Sort".[25]# PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks (from Portland)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[d] Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
2 57 Script error: No such module "Sort".[26]# PF Script error: No such module "flag".
Script error: No such module "flag".[c] 		Phoenix Suns (from Orlando via Oklahoma City,Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[z] traded to Cleveland)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[L] Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)[27]
2 58 Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics Tennessee-Martin (Sr.)
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File:Flag of the United States.svg United States[d] 		Los Angeles Lakers Texas A&M (Jr.)
2 60 Script error: No such module "Sort".[29]# SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat (from Cleveland)Page Template:Citation/styles.css has no content.[aa] Memphis (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.

^ a: Nick Calathes was born in the United States, and has dual U.S. and Greek citizenship by birth. He has represented Greece internationally.[30]
^ b: Goran Suton, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is also a naturalized citizen of the United States since 2006.[31]
^ c: Emir Preldžić, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also has Slovenian and Turkish citizenship. He had represented Slovenia internationally in 2008, before switching to Turkey.[32][33]
^ d: Chinemelu Elonu, born in Nigeria, is a naturalized citizen of the United States.[34][35]

Notable undrafted players

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Player Position Nationality School/club team
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Script error: No such module "flag". 		Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Memphis (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". C/PF File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Washington State (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Temple (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Houston (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF Script error: No such module "flag". Virtus Roma (Italy)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". F File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PF/C Script error: No such module "flag". CB Axarquía (Spain)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SF/SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Alabama (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". G File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma State (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG/SF File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia South Dragons (Australia)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG/SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Duquesne (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland State (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". C/PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States LSU (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". C Script error: No such module "flag". Kyiv (Ukraine)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Wisconsin (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG/SF File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Marquette (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG/SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Marquette (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". PG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Gonzaga (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Augusta State (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". SG File:Flag of the United States.svg United States LSU (Sr.)
Script error: No such module "Sort". G Script error: No such module "flag". Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
Script error: No such module "Sort". F/C File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Notre Dame (Sr.)

Trades involving draft picks

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.

Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.

Draft lottery

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". The lottery selection to determine the order of the top fourteen picks in the 2009 draft occurred on May 19, 2009.[79] The Los Angeles Clippers won the first pick, while the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder moved up to second and third picks, respectively. The Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards, who had the two best chances to land a top-three pick, fell down to the fourth and fifth spots, the lowest possible picks they could be awarded through the lottery.[1] The remaining first-round picks and all the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss records in the previous season. As is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 17, 2009.[80]

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2009 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:[81]

^ Denotes the actual lottery results
Team 2008–09
record		 Lottery
chances		 Pick
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
Sacramento Kings 17–65 250 .250 .215 .177 .358^ — — — — — — — — — —
Washington Wizards[1] 19–63 178 .178 .174 .164 .347 .137^ — — — — — — — — —
Los Angeles Clippers 19–63 177 .177^ .173 .164 .195 .250 .040 — — — — — — — —
Oklahoma City Thunder 23–59 119 .119 .126 .132^ .100 .350 .161 .013 — — — — — — —
Minnesota Timberwolves 24–58 76 .076 .084 .095 — .263 .385^ .093 .004 — — — — — —
Memphis Grizzlies 24–58 75 .075 .083^ .094 — — .414 .294 .039 .001 — — — — —
Golden State Warriors 29–53 43 .043 .049 .058 — — — .600^ .232 .018 .000 — — — —
New York Knicks 32–50 28 .028 .033 .039 — — — — .725^ .168 .008 .000 — — —
Toronto Raptors 33–49 17 .017 .020 .024 — — — — — .813^ .122 .004 .000 — —
Milwaukee Bucks 34–48 10 .010 .012 .014 — — — — — — .870^ .092 .002 .000 —
New Jersey Nets 34–48 9 .009 .011 .013 — — — — — — — .904^ .063 .001 .000
Charlotte Bobcats 35–47 7 .007 .008 .010 — — — — — — — — .935^ .039 .000
Indiana Pacers 36–46 6 .006 .007 .009 — — — — — — — — — .960^ .018
Phoenix Suns 46–36 5 .005 .006 .007 — — — — — — — — — — .982^

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Eligibility

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  • All drafted players must be born on or before December 31, 1990.
  • Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the NBA and its players union, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[82]

The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.[83]

The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility.[84] Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1987).[85] U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played professional basketball with a team outside the NBA were also automatically eligible. Former high school player Brandon Jennings meets these criteria, having graduated high school in 2008, skipped college basketball and then played professional basketball in Italy.[7]

A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.[86][87] For the 2009 draft, this date fell on April 26. An early entry candidate is allowed to withdraw his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 10 days before the draft.[88] This year, a total of 74 collegiate players and 29 international players declared as early entry candidates.[89] At the withdrawal deadline, 55 early-entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 39 collegiate players and 10 international players as the early-entry candidates for the draft.[12]

A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and its players' union allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice,[88] the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility. This second provision affected Chase Budinger, Wayne Ellington, and Ty Lawson, all of whom declared for and withdrew from the 2008 draft.[90]

Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[91]

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International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[91]

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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, 1987, were automatically eligible for the 2009 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.
Other automatically eligible players
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Template:Flagicon Patrick Beverley Dnipro (Ukraine) Left Arkansas in 2008; playing professionally since the 2008–09 season [92]
Template:Flagicon Daniel Johnson Melbourne Tigers (Australia) Left Pepperdine in 2008; playing professionally since the 2008–09 season [93]
Template:Flagicon Stephen Weigh Perth Wildcats (Australia) Left Utah in 2008; playing professionally since the 2008–09 season [94]

Invited attendees

The 2009 NBA draft is considered to be the 31st 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 Theater at Madison Square Garden[95]), 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.[96]

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.[97] Despite the lower 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 invitations for #14 pick Earl Clark, #16 pick James Johnson, and arguably #18 pick Ty Lawson for a perfect invite listing alongside the missing invite for future All-Star Jeff Teague for a perfect top 19 invitation listing. With that said, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person.[95]

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See also

References

General

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Specific

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