2001_NBA_draft

2001 NBA draft

2001 NBA draft

Basketball player selection

The 2001 NBA draft took place on June 27, 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player to be drafted with the first overall pick in the history of the NBA. The selection of Kwame Brown by the Washington Wizards, over players that have gone on to have more successful NBA careers, has been a source of great criticism by numerous media outlets.[1] Several international players from this draft, Pau Gasol (Spain), Tony Parker (France) and Mehmet Okur (Turkey), became NBA All-Stars.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations.[2] It would be the first of two first rounders that would have to forfeit their picks during the early 2000s.

Eight of the players selected in this draft would never play in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by the New York Knicks (Michael Wright and Eric Chenowith) were among this group.

Draft selections

Kwame Brown was selected 1st overall by the Washington Wizards.
Tyson Chandler was selected 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers (traded to the Chicago Bulls).
Pau Gasol was selected 3rd overall by the Atlanta Hawks (traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies).
Joe Johnson was selected 10th overall by the Boston Celtics.
Zach Randolph was selected 19th overall by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Gerald Wallace was selected 25th overall by the Sacramento Kings.
Tony Parker was selected 28th overall by the San Antonio Spurs.
Gilbert Arenas was selected 31st overall by the Golden State Warriors.
Mehmet Okur was selected 38th overall by the Detroit Pistons.
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^ 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
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    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 players were not selected in the draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.

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Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]

High school players

The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]

International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]

Other eligible players

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See also

References

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    Parker was born in Belgium but represents France in international competitions.
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