2001 NBA Draft

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The 2001 NBA Draft took place on 27 June 2001 in New York City, New York. Kwame Brown became the first high school player drafted with the first overall pick. This draft is widely regarded as a good one for international players; Pau Gasol (Spain), Tony Parker (France) and Mehmet Okur (Turkey), would all go on to become NBA All-Stars. The Grizzlies drafted as Vancouver, then moved to Memphis weeks later.

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[edit] Round one

= All-Star
Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
1 Kwame Brown (C) Flag of the United States United States Washington Wizards Glynn Academy (Brunswick, GA) HSSr.
2 Tyson Chandler (C) Flag of the United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (traded to Chicago) Dominguez HS (Compton, CA) HSSr.
3 Pau Gasol (PF/C) Flag of Spain Spain Atlanta Hawks (traded to Vancouver for Shareef Abdur-Rahim) FC Barcelona (Spain) 1980
4 Eddy Curry (C) Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls Thornwood HS (South Holland, IL) HSSr.
5 Jason Richardson (SG) Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors Michigan State So.
6 Shane Battier (F/G) Flag of the United States United States Vancouver Grizzlies Duke Sr.
7 Eddie Griffin (F) Flag of the United States United States New Jersey Nets (traded to Houston) Seton Hall Fr.
8 DeSagana Diop (C) Flag of Senegal Senegal Cleveland Cavaliers Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, VA) HSSr.
9 Rodney White (SF) Flag of the United States United States Detroit Pistons Charlotte Fr.
10 Joe Johnson (SG) Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics Arkansas So.
11 Kedrick Brown (SF) Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (from Denver) Okaloosa-Walton CC So.
12 Vladimir Radmanović (PF) Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Seattle SuperSonics FMP Železnik (Yugoslavia) 1980
13 Richard Jefferson (SF) Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets (traded to New Jersey) Arizona Jr.
14 Troy Murphy (PF) Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors (from Indiana) Notre Dame Jr.
15 Steven Hunter (C) Flag of the United States United States Orlando Magic DePaul So.
16 Kirk Haston (PF) Flag of the United States United States Charlotte Hornets Indiana Jr.
17 Michael Bradley (PF) Flag of the United States United States Toronto Raptors Villanova Jr.
18 Jason Collins (C) Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets (from New York via Phoenix and Orlando, traded to New Jersey) Stanford Sr.
19 Zach Randolph (PF) Flag of the United States United States Portland Trail Blazers Michigan State Fr.
20 Brendan Haywood (C) Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Miami, traded to Orlando) North Carolina Sr.
21 Joseph Forte (SG) Flag of the United States United States Boston Celtics (from Phoenix) North Carolina So.
22 Jeryl Sasser (SG) Flag of the United States United States Orlando Magic (from Milwaukee via Houston) SMU Sr.
23 Brandon Armstrong (SG) Flag of the United States United States Houston Rockets (from Dallas via Orlando, traded to New Jersey) Pepperdine Jr.
24 Raül López (PG) Flag of Spain Spain Utah Jazz Real Madrid (Spain) 1980
25 Gerald Wallace (SF) Flag of the United States United States Sacramento Kings Alabama Fr.
26 Samuel Dalembert (C) Flag of Canada Canada[1] Philadelphia 76ers Seton Hall So.
27 Jamaal Tinsley (PG) Flag of the United States United States Vancouver Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers via New York) Iowa State Sr.
28 Tony Parker (PG) Flag of France France San Antonio Spurs Paris Basket Racing (France) 1982

* Note: The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations.

[edit] Round two

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team School/Club Team
30 Trenton Hassell (SG) Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls Austin Peay Sr.
31 Gilbert Arenas (PG) Flag of the United States United States Golden State Warriors Arizona So.
32 Omar Cook (PG) Flag of the United States United States Orlando Magic (from Washington, traded to Denver) St. John's Fr.
33 Will Solomon (PG) Flag of the United States United States Vancouver Grizzlies Clemson Sr.
34 Terence Morris (SF) Flag of the United States United States Atlanta Hawks (traded to Houston) Maryland Sr.
35 Brian Scalabrine (PF) Flag of the United States United States New Jersey Nets USC Sr.
36 Jeff Trepagnier (SG) Flag of the United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers USC Sr.
37 Damone Brown (SF) Flag of the United States United States Philadelphia 76ers (from L.A. Clippers) Syracuse Sr.
38 Mehmet Okur (C/F) Flag of Turkey Turkey Detroit Pistons Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 1979
39 Michael Wright (PF) Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks (from Boston via Seattle) Arizona Jr.
40 Earl Watson (PG) Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics UCLA Sr.
41 Jamison Brewer (PG) Flag of the United States United States Indiana Pacers Auburn So.
42 Bobby Simmons (F/G) Flag of the United States United States Seattle SuperSonics DePaul Jr.
43 Eric Chenowith (C) Flag of the United States United States New York Knicks (from Seattle) Kansas Sr.
44 Kyle Hill (PG) Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks (from Houston) Eastern Illinois Sr.
45 Sean Lampley (SF) Flag of the United States United States Chicago Bulls (from Charlotte) California Sr.
46 Loren Woods (C) Flag of the United States United States Minnesota Timberwolves Arizona Sr.
47 Ousmane Cisse (PF) Flag of Mali Mali Denver Nuggets (from Toronto) St. Jude HS (Montgomery, AL) HSSr.
48 Antonis Fotsis (SF) Flag of Greece Greece Vancouver Grizzlies (from New York) Panathinaikos (Greece) 1981
49 Ken Johnson (C) Flag of the United States United States Miami Heat Ohio State Sr.
50 Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje (C) Flag of Cameroon Cameroon Portland Trail Blazers Georgetown Sr.
51 Alton Ford (PF) Flag of the United States United States Phoenix Suns Houston Fr.
52 Andre Hutson (PF) Flag of the United States United States Milwaukee Bucks Michigan State Sr.
53 Jarron Collins (F/C) Flag of the United States United States Utah Jazz Stanford Sr.
54 Kenny Satterfield (PG) Flag of the United States United States Dallas Mavericks Cincinnati So.
55 Maurice Jeffers (SG) Flag of the United States United States Sacramento Kings Saint Louis So.
56 Robertas Javtokas (C) Flag of Lithuania Lithuania San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) 1980
57 Alvin Jones (C) Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg Philadelphia 76ers Georgia Tech Sr.
58 Bryan Bracey (SF) Flag of the United States United States San Antonio Spurs Oregon Sr.

[edit] Notable undrafted players

All players are Americans unless otherwise mentioned. Arroyo is a U.S. citizen by birth, as are all other Puerto Rico natives, but Puerto Rico has a separate national federation for basketball.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Dalembert became a citizen of Flag of Canada Canada, where he has lived since childhood, in 2007.

[edit] External links

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