2017 NBA draft

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2017 NBA Draft
2017 NBA Draft logo.jpg
General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 22, 2017
Location Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)
Network(s)
Overview
60 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selection Markelle Fultz (Philadelphia 76ers)
  2016
2018  

The 2017 NBA draft was held on June 22, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. [1] National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.

Contents

The draft lottery took place during the playoffs on May 16, 2017. The 53–29 Boston Celtics, who were also the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference and reached the Eastern Conference Finals at the time of the NBA draft lottery, won the #1 pick with pick swapping rights thanks to a previous trade with the Brooklyn Nets, who had the worst record the previous season. The Los Angeles Lakers, who had risked losing their 2017 first round pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, moved up two spots to get the Second overall pick, while Philadelphia moved up to receive the No. 3 pick due to the Sacramento Kings moving up in the draft, which activated pick swapping rights the 76ers had from an earlier trade. On June 19, four days before the NBA draft began, the Celtics and 76ers traded their top first round picks to each other, meaning the holders of the top four picks of this year's draft would be exactly the same as the previous year's draft. [2]

The draft class was the youngest draft class to date, with the most freshmen and fewest seniors selected in the first round; the top seven picks in the draft were college freshmen. It was the third time, and the second in a row, that three players were selected from Serbian team KK Mega Basket in the same draft (Vlatko Čančar, Ognjen Jaramaz, Alpha Kaba), with it previously occurring during the 2014 and 2016 NBA draft. It also included the first Finn selected in the first round, and the first Bulgarian player selected since 1985. The draft also received much media coverage from ESPN pertaining to eventual second overall pick Lonzo Ball and his outspoken father, LaVar Ball, much to the chagrin of many sports fans and even some ESPN employees. This was one of the rare occasions where a player drafted from their year did not win Rookie of the Year; the award went to 2016 first overall pick Ben Simmons, the first player since Blake Griffin in 2011 to win the award in a year he was not drafted. [3] [4]

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
Lonzo Ball was selected 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. Lonzo Ball smile (cropped).jpg
Lonzo Ball was selected 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.
Jayson Tatum was selected 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics. Jayson Tatum (51688503300) (cropped).jpg
Jayson Tatum was selected 3rd overall by the Boston Celtics.
De'Aaron Fox was selected 5th overall by the Sacramento Kings. DeAaron-Fox-4.jpg
De'Aaron Fox was selected 5th overall by the Sacramento Kings.
Lauri Markkanen was selected 7th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to the Chicago Bulls). EuroBasket 2017 France vs Finland 01.jpg
Lauri Markkanen was selected 7th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to the Chicago Bulls).
Donovan Mitchell was selected 13th overall by the Denver Nuggets (traded to the Utah Jazz). Donovan Mitchell Cavs Playoffs (cropped).jpg
Donovan Mitchell was selected 13th overall by the Denver Nuggets (traded to the Utah Jazz).
Bam Adebayo was selected 14th overall by the Miami Heat. Bam Adebayo.jpg
Bam Adebayo was selected 14th overall by the Miami Heat.
Jarrett Allen was selected 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets. Jarrett Allen 2018.jpg
Jarrett Allen was selected 22nd overall by the Brooklyn Nets.
Kyle Kuzma was selected 27th overall by the Brooklyn Nets (traded to the Los Angeles Lakers). Kyle Kuzma 2018 (cropped).jpg
Kyle Kuzma was selected 27th overall by the Brooklyn Nets (traded to the Los Angeles Lakers).
Derrick White was selected 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs. Derrick White 2023.png
Derrick White was selected 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs.
Josh Hart was selected 30th overall by the Utah Jazz (traded to the Los Angeles Lakers). 20170213 Villanova-Depaul Josh Hart driving.jpg
Josh Hart was selected 30th overall by the Utah Jazz (traded to the Los Angeles Lakers).
Rnd.PickPlayerPos.Nationality [n 1] TeamSchool / club team
1 1 Markelle Fultz PG/SGFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Brooklyn via Boston) [upper-alpha 1] [upper-alpha 2] Washington (Fr.)
12 Lonzo Ball PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers UCLA (Fr.)
13

Jayson Tatum *

SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics (from Sacramento via Philadelphia) [upper-alpha 3] [upper-alpha 2] Duke (Fr.)
14 Josh Jackson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Kansas (Fr.)
15

De'Aaron Fox *

PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (from Philadelphia) [upper-alpha 3] Kentucky (Fr.)
16 Jonathan Isaac SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic Florida State (Fr.)
17

Lauri Markkanen +

PFFlag of Finland.svg  Finland Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Chicago Bulls) [lower-alpha 1] Arizona (Fr.)
18 Frank Ntilikina PGFlag of France.svg  France [n 2] New York Knicks SIG Strasbourg (France)
19 Dennis Smith Jr. PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dallas Mavericks NC State (Fr.)
110 Zach Collins C/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (from New Orleans, [upper-alpha 4] traded to Portland Trail Blazers [lower-alpha 2] ) Gonzaga (Fr.)
111 Malik Monk SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets Kentucky (Fr.)
112 Luke Kennard SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Detroit Pistons Duke (So.)
113

Donovan Mitchell *

SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Denver Nuggets (traded to Utah Jazz) [lower-alpha 3] Louisville (So.)
114

Bam Adebayo +

PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Miami Heat Kentucky (Fr.)
115 Justin Jackson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Sacramento Kings) [lower-alpha 2] North Carolina (Jr.)
116 Justin Patton CFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (traded to Minnesota) [lower-alpha 1] Creighton (Fr.)
117 D. J. Wilson PF/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks Michigan (Jr.)
118 T. J. Leaf PFFlag of Israel.svg  Israel [n 3] Indiana Pacers UCLA (Fr.)
119 John Collins PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Hawks Wake Forest (So.)
120 Harry Giles PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis via Denver and Cleveland, [upper-alpha 5] traded to Sacramento Kings [lower-alpha 2] ) Duke (Fr.)
121 Terrance Ferguson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Oklahoma City Thunder Adelaide 36ers (Australia)
122

Jarrett Allen +

CFlag of the United States.svg United States Brooklyn Nets (from Washington) [upper-alpha 6] Texas (Fr.)
123 O.G. Anunoby SFFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Toronto Raptors (from L.A. Clippers via Milwaukee) [upper-alpha 7] Indiana (So.)
124 Tyler Lydon PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (traded to Denver Nuggets) [lower-alpha 3] Syracuse (So.)
125 Anžejs Pasečņiks CFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Orlando Magic (from Toronto, [upper-alpha 8] traded to Philadelphia 76ers) [lower-alpha 4] Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain)
126 Caleb Swanigan PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Cleveland) [upper-alpha 9] Purdue (So.)
127 Kyle Kuzma PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Brooklyn Nets (from Boston, [upper-alpha 1] traded to Los Angeles Lakers) [lower-alpha 5] Utah (Jr.)
128 Tony Bradley PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Houston, [upper-alpha 10] traded to Utah Jazz) [lower-alpha 6] North Carolina (Fr.)
129 Derrick White PG/SGFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Colorado (Sr.)
130 Josh Hart SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (from Golden State, [upper-alpha 11] traded to Los Angeles Lakers) [lower-alpha 6] Villanova (Sr.)
231 Frank Jackson PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Charlotte Hornets (from Brooklyn via Atlanta Hawks, [upper-alpha 12] traded to New Orleans Pelicans) [lower-alpha 7] Duke (Fr.)
232 Davon Reed SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns Miami (Sr.)
233 Wes Iwundu SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic (from L.A. Lakers) [upper-alpha 13] Kansas State (Sr.)
234 Frank Mason III PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Sacramento Kings (from Philadelphia via New Orleans) [upper-alpha 4] Kansas (Sr.)
235 Ivan Rabb PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Orlando Magic (traded to Memphis Grizzlies) [lower-alpha 8] California (So.)
236 Jonah Bolden PFFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Philadelphia 76ers (from New York via Utah and Toronto) [upper-alpha 14] [upper-alpha 15] Crvena zvezda (Serbia)
237 Semi Ojeleye SF/PFFlag of the United States.svg United States [n 4] Boston Celtics (from Minnesota via Phoenix) [upper-alpha 16] SMU (Jr.)
238 Jordan Bell PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago Bulls (from Sacramento via Cleveland, [upper-alpha 17] traded to Golden State Warriors) [lower-alpha 9] Oregon (Jr.)
239 Jawun Evans PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Dallas, [upper-alpha 18] traded to Los Angeles Clippers) [lower-alpha 10] Oklahoma State (So.)
240 Dwayne Bacon SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pelicans (traded to Charlotte Hornets) [lower-alpha 7] Florida State (So.)
241 Tyler Dorsey SGFlag of Greece.svg  Greece [n 5] Atlanta Hawks (from Charlotte) [upper-alpha 12] Oregon (So.)
242 Thomas Bryant PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz (from Detroit, [upper-alpha 19] traded to Los Angeles Lakers) [lower-alpha 6] Indiana (So.)
243 Isaiah Hartenstein PF/CFlag of Germany.svg  Germany [n 6] Houston Rockets (from Denver) [upper-alpha 20] Žalgiris (Lithuania)
244 Damyean Dotson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States New York Knicks (from Chicago) [upper-alpha 21] Houston (Sr.)
245 Dillon Brooks SFFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Houston Rockets (from Portland, [upper-alpha 22] traded to Memphis Grizzlies) [lower-alpha 11] Oregon (Jr.)
246 Sterling Brown SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Philadelphia 76ers (from Miami via Atlanta) [upper-alpha 23] [upper-alpha 24] traded to Milwaukee Bucks) [lower-alpha 12] SMU (Sr.)
247 Ike Anigbogu CFlag of the United States.svg United States [n 4] Indiana Pacers UCLA (Fr.)
248 Sindarius Thornwell SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Los Angeles Clippers) [lower-alpha 13] South Carolina (Sr.)
249 Vlatko Čančar SFFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Denver Nuggets (from Memphis via Oklahoma City) [upper-alpha 25] Mega Leks (Serbia)
250 Mathias Lessort #PF/CFlag of France.svg France [n 7] Philadelphia 76ers (from Atlanta) [upper-alpha 24] Nanterre 92 (France)
251 Monté Morris PGFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Denver Nuggets (from Oklahoma City) [upper-alpha 25] Iowa State (Sr.)
252 Edmond Sumner PGFlag of the United States.svg United States New Orleans Pelicans (from Washington, [upper-alpha 26] traded to Indiana Pacers) [lower-alpha 14] Xavier (Jr.)
253 Kadeem Allen SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics (from Cleveland) [upper-alpha 27] Arizona (Sr.)
254 Alec Peters SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Phoenix Suns (from Toronto) [upper-alpha 28] Valparaiso (Sr.)
255 Nigel Williams-Goss PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Utah Jazz Gonzaga (Jr.)
256 Jabari Bird SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Boston Celtics (from L.A. Clippers) [upper-alpha 29] California (Sr.)
257 Sasha Vezenkov PFFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria [n 8] Brooklyn Nets (from Boston) [upper-alpha 1] FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain)
258 Ognjen Jaramaz #PGFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia New York Knicks (from Houston) [upper-alpha 30] Mega Leks (Serbia)
259 Jaron Blossomgame SFFlag of the United States.svg United States San Antonio Spurs Clemson (Sr.)
260 Alpha Kaba #PF/CFlag of France.svg France Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State via Philadelphia and Utah) [upper-alpha 11] [upper-alpha 15] [upper-alpha 24] Mega Leks (Serbia)

Notable undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2017 NBA Draft, but have played at least one game in the NBA either during the regular season or the NBA playoffs.

PlayerPos.NationalitySchool/club team
Jamel Artis SG/SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Pittsburgh (Sr.)
Paris Bass SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Erie BayHawks (NBA D-League)
Antonio Blakeney PGFlag of the United States.svg United States LSU (So.)
Chris Boucher PF/CFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia
Oregon (Sr.)
Amida Brimah CFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana UConn (Sr.)
Isaiah Briscoe PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Kentucky (So.)
Deonte Burton SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Iowa State (Sr.)
Troy Caupain PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Cincinnati (Sr.)
Tyler Cavanaugh PFFlag of the United States.svg United States George Washington (Sr.)
Gian Clavell SGFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Colorado State (Sr.)
Antonius Cleveland SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Southeast Missouri State (Sr.)
Chance Comanche PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Arizona (So.)
Charles Cooke SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Dayton (Sr.)
Gabriel Deck SF/PFFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina San Lorenzo de Almagro (Argentina)
Milton Doyle SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Loyola (Illinois) (Sr.)
PJ Dozier SGFlag of the United States.svg United States South Carolina (So.)
Simone Fontecchio SFFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Vanoli Cremona (Italy)
Billy Garrett Jr. SGFlag of the United States.svg United States DePaul (Sr.)
Marko Gudurić SG/SFFlag of Serbia.svg Serbia Crvena zvezda (Serbia)
Dusty Hannahs SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Arkansas (Sr.)
Nigel Hayes FFlag of the United States.svg United States Wisconsin (Sr.)
Isaiah Hicks PFFlag of the United States.svg United States North Carolina (Sr.)
Malcolm Hill SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Illinois (Sr.)
Isaac Humphries CFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Kentucky (So.)
Amile Jefferson PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Duke (Sr.)
Luke Kornet PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States Vanderbilt (Sr.)
Mangok Mathiang PF/CFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Louisville (Sr.)
Tahjere McCall SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Tennessee State (Sr.)
Erik McCree PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Louisiana Tech (Sr.)
Eric Mika PF/CFlag of the United States.svg United States BYU (So.)
Naz Mitrou-Long PG/SGFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Iowa State (Sr.)
Xavier Moon SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Morehead State (Sr.)
Ben Moore SFFlag of the United States.svg United States SMU (Sr.)
Jaylen Morris SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Molloy College (Sr.)
Johnathan Motley PFFlag of the United States.svg United States Baylor (Jr.)
Mychal Mulder SGFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Kentucky (Sr.)
Cameron Oliver FFlag of the United States.svg United States Nevada (So.)
Trayvon Palmer SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Chicago State (Sr.)
London Perrantes PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Virginia (Sr.)
Rodney Purvis SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Connecticut (Sr.)
Xavier Rathan-Mayes SGFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Florida State (Jr.)
Devin Robinson SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Florida (Jr.)
Kobi Simmons PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Arizona (Fr.)
Matt Thomas SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Iowa State (Sr.)
Luca Vildoza PG/SGFlag of Argentina.svg Argentina Saski Baskonia (Spain)
Ish Wainright PFFlag of the United States.svg United States
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Baylor (Sr.)
Derrick Walton PGFlag of the United States.svg United States Michigan (Sr.)
Paul Watson SGFlag of the United States.svg United States Fresno State (Sr.)
Andrew White SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Syracuse (Sr.)
Jacob Wiley SFFlag of the United States.svg United States Eastern Washington (Sr.)
Matt Williams SGFlag of the United States.svg United States UCF (Sr.)

Eligibility and entrants

The draft was conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's 2017 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its player's union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes.

The NBA has since expanded the draft combine to include players with remaining college eligibility (who, like players without college eligibility, can only attend by invitation). [62]

Early entrants

Players who were not automatically eligible for the draft had to declare their eligibility by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. For the 2017 draft, this date fell on April 23. After that date "early entry" players were able to attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. Under the CBA, a player could withdraw from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which was 10 days before the draft. Under NCAA rules, players had until May 24 (10 days after the draft combine) to withdraw from the draft and retain college eligibility.

A player who hired an agent forfeited his remaining college eligibility regardless of whether he was drafted.

College underclassmen

At the time, a record-high 185 underclassed draft prospects (i.e., players with remaining college eligibility) had declared themselves for eligibility at the April 24 deadline (138 of them being from college), although college players who had not hired agents or signed professional contracts outside the NBA were able to decide to return to college by May 24, 10 days after the end of the NBA Draft Combine. These players have publicly indicated that they have hired agents, or had planned to do so around the start of the draft; those who hired agents immediately lost their eligibility to return to NCAA basketball in 2017–18. [63] By the end of the May 24 deadline, 73 draft candidates from college decided to return to their respective colleges for at least another year, leaving 64 underclassmen to officially enter the draft this year. [64] [65] Additionally, two more players left entry at the end of the international player deadline, meaning both Maverick Rowan from North Carolina State and Darin Johnson from Cal State Northridge would not return for college, but one player managed to enter the college underclassman deadline, thus leaving 63 entries at hand for the NBA Draft. [66]

International players

International players that had declared this year and did not previously declare in another prior year can also drop out of the draft about 10 days before the draft begins on June 12. Initially, there were 46 players who originally expressed interest entering the 2017 draft. At the end of the international deadline, 36 players wound up declining entry for the draft, leaving only 10 international players staying in the NBA Draft. As a result, 73 total underclassmen entered the 2017 NBA Draft.

Automatically eligible entrants

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: [67]

Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

Other automatically eligible players
PlayerTeamNoteRef.
Flag of the United States.svg Paris Bass Erie BayHawks (D-League)Removed from Detroit in 2016; [70] playing professionally since 2016–17 season
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jonah Bolden Crvena zvezda (Serbia)Left UCLA in 2016; playing professionally since 2016–17 season [71]
Flag of the United States.svg Terrance Ferguson Adelaide 36ers (Australia)Didn't attend college in 2016, playing professionally since 2016–17 season [72]
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Moore Germani Basket Brescia (Italy)Left UTEP in 2016; playing professionally since 2016–17 season [73]
Flag of Senegal.svg Waly Niang Long Island Nets (D-League)International player who played for the Long Island Nets in 2016 [74]

Combine

The invitation-only NBA Draft Combine was held in Chicago from May 9 to 14. The on-court element of the combine took place on May 11 and 12. This year's event had Under Armour as its primary sponsor. A total of 67 players were invited for this year's NBA Draft Combine, with 5 more named as alternates in the event some players could not come for whatever reason. [75] [76] Ten invited players declined to attend for various reasons, including three players completely on the international scale. Eighteen more players that were guaranteed invitations were also players testing out their draft stocks during the event. Eleven players participating in the event were seniors, the lowest number ever of combine participants who had exhausted their college eligibility. During the event, six different players were deemed injured either before or during this year's Draft Combine. At the end of the May 24 college deadline, eight players who originally declared for the NBA Draft and were invited to the Draft Combine this year, including potential "none-and-done" Kentucky freshman redshirt Hamidou Diallo, ultimately returned to college for at least one more season.

Draft lottery

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg 2017 NBA Draft Lottery Drawing, NBA's official YouTube channel. May 16, 2017.

The 2017 NBA draft lottery was held on May 16.

Denotes the actual lottery result
Team 2016–17
record
Lottery
chances
Lottery probabilities
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th
Boston Celtics [1] 53–29250.250.215.178.357
Phoenix Suns 24–58199.199.188.171.319.123
Los Angeles Lakers 26–56156.156.157.156.226.265.040
Philadelphia 76ers [2] 28–54119.119.126.133.099.350.161.013
Orlando Magic 29–5388.088.097.107.261.359.084.004
Minnesota Timberwolves 31–5153.053.060.070.439.331.045.001
New York Knicks 31–5153.053.060.070.572.226.018.000
Sacramento Kings [2] 32–5028.028.033.039.725.168.008.000
Dallas Mavericks 33–4917.017.020.024.813.122.004.000
New Orleans Pelicans [3] 34–4811.011.013.016.870.089.002.000
Charlotte Hornets 36–468.008.009.012.907.063.001.000
Detroit Pistons 37–457.007.008.010.935.039.000
Denver Nuggets 40–426.006.007.009.960.018
Miami Heat 41–415.005.006.007.982

^  1: The Boston Celtics exercised the option to swap first-round picks with the 20–62 Brooklyn Nets on April 3, 2017. [upper-alpha 1] They traded the pick to the Philadelphia 76ers four days before the draft began. [upper-alpha 2]
^  2: The Philadelphia 76ers exercised the option to swap first-round picks with the Sacramento Kings after the names of the top three teams were revealed. [upper-alpha 3] It was then used to swap their own pick with Boston four days before the draft began. [upper-alpha 2]
^  3: The New Orleans Pelicans ' first round pick was conveyed to the Sacramento Kings because it fell outside of the top three. [upper-alpha 4]

Invited attendees

The NBA annually invites around 15–20 players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players plus their families and agents. When their names are called, the player leaves the room and goes up on stage. Other players who are not invited are allowed to attend the ceremony. They sit in the stands with the fans and walk up on stage when (or if) they are drafted. [77] 10 players were invited to the 2017 NBA draft on June 8, with three more of them being invited two days later. [78] Eight more players would be invited to complete the green room listing on June 14, bringing the total invite list to 21, with 20 of the invitees attending. The following players (listed alphabetically) were confirmed as invites for the event this year.

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.

  1. 1 2 3 4 July 12, 2013: Brooklyn Nets to Boston Celtics [5]
  2. 1 2 3 4 June 19, 2017: Boston Celtics to Philadelphia 76ers
    • Philadelphia acquired the #1 pick in the 2017 NBA draft
    • Boston acquired the #3 pick in the 2017 NBA draft and a 2018 Los Angeles Lakers first-round pick (#2-5) or 2019 first-round pick [8]
  3. 1 2 3 July 10, 2015: Sacramento Kings to Philadelphia 76ers [9]
  4. 1 2 3 February 20, 2017: New Orleans Pelicans to Sacramento Kings [11]
  5. January 22, 2013: Memphis Grizzlies to Cleveland Cavaliers [14]
    • Memphis acquired Jon Leuer
    • Cleveland acquired Marreese Speights, Josh Selby, Wayne Ellington, and Memphis' protected future first-round pick; the pick could not be conveyed until two years after Memphis sent its first-round pick to Minnesota (which happened in 2013) and was protected #1-5 and #15-30 in 2015, then #1-5 in 2017 and 2018
    January 7, 2015: Cleveland Cavaliers to Denver Nuggets [15]
    • Cleveland acquired Timofey Mozgov and the worse of Chicago's and Portland's 2015 second-round picks
    • Denver acquired Oklahoma City's 2015 protected first-round pick and Memphis's first-round pick (protected through 2018)
    February 13, 2017: Denver Nuggets to Portland Trail Blazers [16]
    • Denver acquired Mason Plumlee and a 2018 second-round pick
    • Portland acquired Jusuf Nurkić and Memphis's protected first-round pick (protected #1-5 through 2018)
  6. February 22, 2017: Washington Wizards to Brooklyn Nets [17]
  7. August 26, 2014:Los Angeles Clippers to Milwaukee Bucks [18] June 25, 2015: Milwaukee Bucks to Toronto Raptors [19]
  8. February 14, 2017: Toronto Raptors to Orlando Magic [20] [21]
    • Toronto acquired Serge Ibaka
    • Orlando acquired Terrence Ross and worse of Los Angeles Clippers' 2017 first-round pick and Toronto's 2017 first-round pick
  9. February 18, 2016: Cleveland Cavaliers to Portland Trail Blazers [22]
    • Cleveland acquired a future second-round pick (2018)
    • Portland acquired Anderson Varejão and a future first-round pick
    January 6, 2017: Cleveland Cavaliers to Portland Trail Blazers [23]
    • Cleveland reacquired its own 2018 first-round pick
    • Portland acquired a first-round pick
  10. February 23, 2017: Houston Rockets to Los Angeles Lakers [25]
  11. 1 2 July 10, 2013: Golden State Warriors to Utah Jazz (three-team trade with Denver Nuggets) [27]
  12. 1 2 July 11, 2012: Brooklyn Nets to Atlanta Hawks [28] June 20, 2017: Atlanta Hawks to Charlotte Hornets [29]
  13. August 10, 2012: Los Angeles Lakers to Orlando Magic (four-team trade with Denver Nuggets and Philadelphia 76ers) [31] [32]
  14. July 10, 2013: New York Knicks to Toronto Raptors [35] July 10, 2014: Toronto Raptors to Utah Jazz [36]
    • Toronto acquired Diante Garrett
    • Utah acquired Steve Novak and New York's 2017 second-round pick
  15. 1 2 August 26, 2016: Utah Jazz to Philadelphia 76ers [37]
    • Utah Jazz acquired Kendall Marshall
    • Philadelphia acquired Tibor Pleiß and best and worst of four 2017 second-round picks: Golden State's second round pick and New York's second-round pick
  16. July 27, 2012: Minnesota Timberwolves to Phoenix Suns (three-team trade with New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans)) [38]
    • Phoenix acquired the rights to Brad Miller and Jerome Dyson from New Orleans; Wesley Johnson and a protected first-round pick from Minnesota
    • New Orleans acquired Robin Lopez, Hakim Warrick, and cash considerations from Phoenix
    • Minnesota acquired the Los Angeles Lakers' 2014 second-round pick from Phoenix; Brooklyn's 2013 second-round pick and Minnesota's 2016 second-round pick from New Orleans
    January 9, 2015: Phoenix Suns to Boston Celtics [39]
    • Phoenix acquired Brandan Wright
    • Boston acquired a Minnesota first-round pick (protected #1-12 through 2016, converts to Minnesota's 2016 second-round pick and 2017 second-round pick if unconveyed)
  17. June 30, 2011: Sacramento Kings to Cleveland Cavaliers [40]
    • Sacramento acquired JJ Hickson
    • Cleveland acquired Omri Casspi and Sacramento's protected 2012 first-round pick; the pick rolled over through 2017, when it was converted to Sacramento's 2017 second-round pick
    January 6, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Chicago Bulls [41]
    • Cleveland acquired Luol Deng
    • Chicago acquired Andrew Bynum, Sacramento's protected first-round pick, the option to swap 2015 first-round picks, Portland's 2015 second-round pick and Portland's 2016 second-round pick
  18. February 23, 2017: Dallas Mavericks to Philadelphia 76ers [43]
    • Dallas acquired Nerlens Noel
    • Philadelphia acquired Andrew Bogut, Justin Anderson, and Dallas's 2017 first-round pick (protected #1-18, converts to Dallas's 2017 second-round pick and Dallas's 2020 second-round pick if not conveyed)
  19. February 19, 2015: Detroit Pistons to Utah Jazz (three-team trade with Oklahoma City Thunder) [45]
    • Detroit acquired Reggie Jackson from Oklahoma City
    • Oklahoma City acquired Enes Kanter and Steve Novak from Utah; D. J. Augustin and Kyle Singler from Detroit, and Detroit's 2019 second-round pick
    • Utah acquired Kendrick Perkins, Grant Jerrett and draft rights to Tibor Pleiß from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City's protected first-round pick (conveyance minimum of two years after first-round pick sent to Philadelphia, which happened in 2016), and Detroit's 2017 second-round pick
  20. July 20, 2015: Denver Nuggets to Houston Rockets [46]
  21. June 22, 2016: Chicago Bulls to New York Knicks [47]
  22. July 10, 2013: Portland Trail Blazers to Houston Rockets [48]
  23. June 28, 2013: Miami Heat to Atlanta Hawks [49]
    • Miami acquired draft rights to James Ennis (#50)
    • Atlanta acquired a 2017 second-round pick
  24. 1 2 3 February 23, 2017: Atlanta Hawks to Philadelphia 76ers [50]
    • Atlanta acquired Ersan İlyasova
    • Philadelphia acquired Tiago Splitter, Miami's protected 2017 second-round draft pick, and the right to swap Atlanta's 2017 second-round pick for the worse of the two picks Philadelphia acquired from Utah
  25. 1 2 January 7, 2014: Boston Celtics to Oklahoma City Thunder [53]
    • Boston acquired Jerryd Bayless (from Memphis) and Ryan Gomes (from Oklahoma City)
    • Memphis acquired Courtney Lee (from Boston), a 2016 second-round pick (from Boston), and cash considerations (from Oklahoma City)
    • Oklahoma City acquired Philadelphia's 2014 second-round pick and a 2017 conditional second-round pick, both from Memphis
    August 30, 2016: Oklahoma City Thunder to Denver Nuggets [54]
    • Oklahoma City acquired Joffrey Lauvergne
    • Denver acquired Memphis's 2017 second-round pick and Oklahoma City's 2017 second-round pick
  26. June 21, 2017: Washington Wizards to New Orleans Pelicans [55]
    • Washington acquired Tim Frazier
    • New Orleans acquired the 52nd pick of the draft
  27. September 25, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Boston Celtics [57]
  28. February 22, 2017: Toronto Raptors to Phoenix Suns [58]
    • Toronto acquired P. J. Tucker
    • Phoenix acquired Jared Sullinger, Toronto's 2017 second-round pick, Toronto's 2018 second-round pick, and cash considerations
  29. January 15, 2015: Los Angeles Clippers to Boston Celtics (three-team trade with Phoenix Suns) [59]
  30. February 19, 2015: Houston Rockets to New York Knicks [60]
    • New York acquired Alexey Shved, Houston's 2017 second-round pick, and Houston's 2019 second-round pick
    • Houston acquired Pablo Prigioni

Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades occurred on June 22, 2017, the day of the draft.

  1. 1 2 June 22, 2017: Minnesota Timberwolves to Chicago Bulls [10]
  2. 1 2 3 June 22, 2017: Sacramento Kings to Portland Trail Blazers [12]
    • Portland acquired Sacramento's first round pick (No. 10)
    • Sacramento acquired Portland's first round picks (No. 15 and No. 20)
  3. 1 2 June 22, 2017: Denver Nuggets to Utah Jazz [13]
    • Utah acquired Denver's first round pick (No. 13)
    • Denver acquired Utah's first round pick (No. 24) and Trey Lyles
  4. June 22, 2017: Orlando Magic to Philadelphia 76ers
    • Philadelphia acquired Orlando's first-round pick (No. 25)
    • Orlando acquired a protected first-round selection and a second-round selection in 2020
  5. June 22, 2017: Los Angeles Lakers to Brooklyn Nets [24]
  6. 1 2 3 June 22, 2017: Los Angeles Lakers to Utah Jazz [26]
    • Utah acquired Los Angeles' first-round pick (No. 28)
    • Los Angeles Lakers acquired Utah's first-round pick (No. 30) and second-round pick (No. 42)
  7. 1 2 June 22, 2017: Charlotte Hornets to New Orleans Pelicans [30]
    • New Orleans acquired Charlotte's second-round pick (No. 31)
    • Charlotte acquired New Orleans' second-round pick (No. 40) and cash considerations
  8. June 22, 2017: Orlando Magic to Memphis Grizzlies [34]
    • Memphis acquired Orlando's second-round pick (No. 35)
    • Orlando acquired a future second-round selection from Memphis
  9. June 22, 2017: Chicago Bulls to Golden State [42]
    • Golden State acquired Chicago's second-round pick (No. 38)
    • Chicago received cash considerations
  10. June 22, 2017: Philadelphia 76ers to Los Angeles Clippers [44]
    • Clippers acquired Philadelphia' second-round pick (No. 39)
    • Philadelphia received cash considerations
  11. June 22, 2017: Houston Rockets to Memphis Grizzlies [34]
    • Memphis acquired Houston's second-round pick (No. 45)
    • Houston acquired a future second-round selection from Memphis
  12. June 22, 2017: Philadelphia 76ers to Milwaukee Bucks [51]
    • Milwaukee acquired Philadelphia' second-round pick (No. 46)
    • Philadelphia received cash considerations
  13. June 22, 2017: Milwaukee Bucks to Los Angeles Clippers [52]
    • Los Angeles Clippers acquire Milwaukee's second-round pick (No. 48)
    • Milwaukee receives cash considerations
  14. June 22, 2017: New Orleans Pelicans to Indiana Pacers [56]
    • Pacers acquired New Orleans' second-round pick (No. 52)
    • New Orleans received cash considerations

Notes

  1. Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player had not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player was eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.
  2. Frank Ntilikina was born in Belgium to Rwandan parents, but represents France in international competitions.
  3. T. J. Leaf was born in Israel, but was raised in the United States. He holds dual citizenship, but has represented Israel during international competitions.
  4. 1 2 Both Semi Ojeleye and Ike Anigbogu were born in the United States to Nigerian parents.
  5. Tyler Dorsey was born and raised in the United States, but had acquired Greek dual citizenship due to his mother being Greek; Dorsey also represented Greece due to his citizenship under the name of Tailer Ntorsey.
  6. Isaiah Hartenstein was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon, but holds German citizenship with his father being a former professional player there.
  7. Mathias Lessort was born in Martinique, a French possession in the Caribbean. It is an overseas department with the same political status as departments within metropolitan France.
  8. Sasha Vezenkov was born in Cyprus and was raised in Greek communities in both Cyprus and Greece, but represents Bulgaria in international competitions.

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