2002 NBA draft

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2002 NBA draft
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General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 26, 2002
Location The Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
Network(s) TNT
Overview
57 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selection Yao Ming (Houston Rockets)
  2001
2003  

The 2002 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2002, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting 57 amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from non-North American leagues. [1] This was the last draft that was broadcast on TNT, as ESPN obtained the rights for the 2024 draft via its incoming deal (which it retains to this day). The NBA announced that about 42 college and high school players, and five international players, had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft. [2] The Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors each had a 22.5% chance of acquiring the first pick, but the Houston Rockets, with just an 8.9% probability, won the NBA draft lottery on May 19. [3] [4] The Bulls and Warriors were second and third, respectively. As punishment for salary-cap violations during the 2001-02 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round draft pick.

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The 2002 draft set a record of 17 international selections, with six of them coming in the first round. [5]

Two months after the conclusion of his rookie season, number-two pick Jay Williams nearly lost his life in a motorcycle crash that shattered his pelvis, severed a main nerve in his leg and tore three ligaments in his left knee, including his ACL. Despite intense rehabilitation, Williams never played a game in the NBA again. When it became clear Williams could not return to the Bulls because of his injuries, the team waived him. The Bulls could have voided Williams' contract because it prohibited riding a motorcycle. However, the franchise bought out his contract for $3 million in 2004 instead of having him walk away with nothing. [6]

The draft class was relatively weak outside of the top prospects. Several players selected early had promising careers that ended prematurely due to injury, including Yao Ming, Williams and Dajuan Wagner. Nevertheless, Yao was named a Hall of Famer—a selection predicated as much on his role in popularizing basketball in China as it was for his on-court play. Three players selected in this draft - including Yao, second-round pick Carlos Boozer and Rookie of the Year Amar'e Stoudemire - would be named to the All-NBA Team during their careers. Caron Butler was the only other player to become an All-Star. First-round pick Tayshaun Prince was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Team four times.

As of the end of the 2022–23 NBA season, Udonis Haslem was the last remaining active draft-eligible player from the 2002 class, though he went undrafted (he made his NBA debut the following season). He stopped playing after the 2022–23 season.

Nine of the players selected in this draft never played in an NBA game throughout their professional basketball careers. Three of those players were the sole selection of the draft from their respective teams: Peter Fehse (Seattle's only pick), Marcus Taylor (Minnesota's only pick) and Mladen Šekularac (Dallas' only pick).

Draft selections

Yao Ming was selected 1st overall by the Houston Rockets. YaoMingonoffense2.jpg
Yao Ming was selected 1st overall by the Houston Rockets.
Nene was selected 7th overall by the New York Knicks (traded to the Denver Nuggets.) Nene Mar-2012.jpg
Nenê was selected 7th overall by the New York Knicks (traded to the Denver Nuggets.)
Amar'e Stoudemire was selected 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns. Amar'e Stoudemire 00054650.jpg
Amar'e Stoudemire was selected 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns.
Caron Butler was selected 10th overall by the Miami Heat. Caron Butler.JPG
Caron Butler was selected 10th overall by the Miami Heat.
Tayshaun Prince was selected 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons. Tayshaun Prince.jpg
Tayshaun Prince was selected 23rd overall by the Detroit Pistons.
Carlos Boozer was selected 35th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Carlos Boozer.jpg
Carlos Boozer was selected 35th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Luis Scola was selected 56th overall by the San Antonio Spurs (traded to the Houston Rockets.) Luis Scola Suns (cropped).jpg
Luis Scola was selected 56th overall by the San Antonio Spurs (traded to the Houston Rockets.)
PG Point guard SG Shooting guard 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
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationality [n 1] TeamSchool or club team
11 Yao Ming ^CFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Houston Rockets Shanghai Sharks (China)
12 Jay Williams PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Duke (Jr.)
13 Mike Dunleavy Jr. SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Duke (Jr.)
14 Drew Gooden PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Memphis Grizzlies Kansas (Jr.)
15 Nikoloz Tskitishvili PF/CFlag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Georgia Denver Nuggets Benetton Treviso (Italy)
16 Dajuan Wagner PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Memphis (Fr.)
17 Nenê Hilario C/PFFlag of Brazil.svg Brazil New York Knicks (traded to Denver) [7] Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
18 Chris Wilcox PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Atlanta) Maryland (So.)
19 Amar'e Stoudemire *~PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Cypress Creek HS (Orlando, Florida)
110 Caron Butler +SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Connecticut (So.)
111 Jared Jeffries PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Wizards Indiana (So.)
112 Melvin Ely C/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Clippers Fresno State (Sr.)
113 Marcus Haislip PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Tennessee (Jr.)
114 Fred Jones SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Indiana Pacers Oregon (Sr.)
115 Boštjan Nachbar SF/PFFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Houston Rockets (from Toronto) Benetton Treviso (Italy)
116 Jiří Welsch SG/SFFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Golden State) Union Olimpija (Slovenia and Adriatic League)
117 Juan Dixon PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Wizards (from New Orleans) Maryland (Sr.)
118 Curtis Borchardt CFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic (traded to Utah) Stanford (Jr.)
119 Ryan Humphrey PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (traded to Orlando) Notre Dame (Sr.)
120 Kareem Rush SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Toronto Raptors (from Seattle via New York, traded to Los Angeles Lakers) Missouri (Jr.)
121 Qyntel Woods SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers Northeast Mississippi CC (So.)
122 Casey Jacobsen SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns (from Boston) Stanford (Jr.)
123 Tayshaun Prince SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Kentucky (Sr.)
124 Nenad Krstić C/PFFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia New Jersey Nets Partizan Belgrade (Sinalco Superleague and Adriatic League)
125 Frank Williams PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets (from Dallas, traded to New York) [7] Illinois (Jr.)
126 John Salmons SF/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs (traded to Philadelphia) Miami (Sr.)
127 Chris Jefferies SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Toronto) Fresno State (Jr.)
128 Dan Dickau PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Atlanta) Gonzaga (Sr.)
129Forfeited pick Minnesota Timberwolves (forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations) [8]
230 Steve Logan #PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Golden State Warriors Cincinnati (Sr.)
231 Roger Mason Jr. SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls Virginia (Jr.)
232 Robert Archibald PFFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Memphis Grizzlies Illinois (Sr.)
233 Vincent Yarbrough SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets Tennessee (Sr.)
234 Dan Gadzuric CFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston) UCLA (Sr.)
235 Carlos Boozer *PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Cleveland Cavaliers Duke (Jr.)
236 Miloš Vujanić #PGFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia New York Knicks Partizan Belgrade (Sinalco Superleague and Adriatic League)
237 David Andersen CFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Atlanta Hawks Virtus Bologna (Italy)
238 Tito Maddox PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Houston Rockets (from Miami) Fresno State (So.)
239 Rod Grizzard #SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Washington Wizards (from Phoenix via Denver) Alabama (Jr.)
240 Juan Carlos Navarro PGFlag of Spain.svg Spain Washington Wizards FC Barcelona (Spain)
241 Mario Kasun CFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Los Angeles Clippers Opel Skyliners (Germany)
242 Ronald Murray SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Shaw (Sr.)
243 Jason Jennings #CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Toronto via Chicago) Arkansas State (Sr.)
244 Lonny Baxter PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Indiana) Maryland (Sr.)
245 Sam Clancy #PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers USC (Sr.)
246 Matt Barnes SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando) UCLA (Sr.)
247 Jamal Sampson CFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (traded to Orlando) California (Fr.)
248 Chris Owens PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans, traded to Memphis) Texas (Sr.)
249 Peter Fehse #PFFlag of Germany.svg Germany Seattle SuperSonics Halle (Germany)
250 Darius Songaila PFFlag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania Boston Celtics Wake Forest (Sr.)
251 Federico Kammerichs #SFFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Portland Trail Blazers Ourense (Spain)
252 Marcus Taylor #PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Minnesota Timberwolves Michigan State (So.)
253 Rasual Butler SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat (from Detroit via Toronto and Houston) La Salle (Sr.)
254 Tamar Slay SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New Jersey Nets Marshall (Sr.)
255 Mladen Šekularac #SGFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Dallas Mavericks FMP Železnik (Sinalco Superleague and Adriatic League)
256 Luis Scola PFFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) TAU Cerámica (Spain)
257 Randy Holcomb PFFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya
San Antonio Spurs (traded to Philadelphia) San Diego State (Sr.)
258 Corsley Edwards PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings Central Connecticut (Sr.)
  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

These eligible players were not selected in this draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

PlayerPositionNationalitySchool or club team
Maurice Baker PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma State (Sr.)
J. R. Bremer PGFlag of the United States.svg United States St. Bonaventure (Sr.)
Devin Brown SGFlag of the United States.svg United States UTSA (Sr.)
Josh Davis PF/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Wyoming (Sr.)
Reggie Evans PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Iowa (Sr.)
Alex Garcia SG/SFFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil COC Ribeirão Preto (Brazil)
Lynn Greer PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Temple (Sr.)
Anthony Grundy PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States NC State (Sr.)
Adam Harrington PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Auburn (Sr.)
Lorinza Harrington PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Wingate (Sr.)
Udonis Haslem PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Florida (Sr.)
Linton Johnson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Tulane (Sr.)
Arvydas Macijauskas SGFlag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania)
D.J. Mbenga CFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1997-2003).svg  DR Congo
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Leuven Bears (Belgium)
Keith McLeod PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Bowling Green (Sr.)
Jannero Pargo PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Arkansas (Sr.)
Smush Parker PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Fordham (So.)
Predrag Savović SGFlag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Hawaii (Sr.)
Awvee Storey PF/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Arizona State (Sr.)
Yuta Tabuse PGFlag of Japan.svg  Japan BYU–Hawaii (Fr.)

Early entrants

College underclassmen

This year would mark a bit of a step down in terms of the number of underclassmen entering the NBA draft when compared to last year. While it would be the second time the number of underclassmen would exceed the number of draft picks available in the NBA, this year only saw a total of 72 underclassmen from college and overseas declare their initial entry into the NBA draft. However, it would exceed the amount of withdrawn players with 24 players doing exactly that, leaving a total of 48 eligible underclassmen available for the draft this year. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [9]

High school players

This would be the eighth straight year in a row where at least one high school player would declare their entry into the NBA draft directly out of high school after previously only allowing it one time back in 1975. It would also mark the first time a player directly out of high school would win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award with Amar'e Stoudemire earning the honor one year before LeBron James would enter the NBA. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [9]

International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance. [9]

See also

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