| 2000 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date(s) | June 28, 2000 |
| Location | Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota) |
| Network(s) | |
| Overview | |
| 58 total selections in2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Kenyon Martin (New Jersey Nets) |
The2000NBA draft was held on June 28, 2000, at theTarget Center inMinneapolis. It was the last draft held at the home arena of an NBA team until2011; the following and subsequent drafts (through 2010) all took place atThe Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City (though Madison Square Garden itself is the home of theNew York Knicks, they do not play in the theater). As of2024, it is also the last NBA draft where a college senior was the number-one overall selection.
The 2000 draft class is considered the worst in NBA history. Few of its draftees would enjoy extended careers in the league. Just three of them—top pickKenyon Martin, first-round selectionJamaal Magloire (19th overall) and second-round pickMichael Redd (43rd overall) -- ever played in an NBA All-Star Game. Each of the three made their one and only All-Star appearance in2004. The three cumulative All-Star appearances marks the lowest cumulative appearances since the1952 NBA Draft. Redd was the lone player from this draft to ever be chosen for anAll-NBA Team (his sole appearance was on the third team in2004). Only three players in this draft class won a major end-of-season award in their careers:Hedo Türkoğlu was namedMost Improved Player in2008,Mike Miller won theNBA Rookie of the Year andNBA Sixth Man of the Year awards in 2001 and 2006 respectively, andJamal Crawford was awarded theNBA Sixth Man of the Year three times in 2010, 2014 and 2016.
Sports Illustrated named this entire draft class (as opposed to individual players) the sixth biggest bust of the modern era – making it the only draft class among the site's top 20 list.[1] Just before the2009 draft,ESPN.com columnist David Schoenfield graded all of the drafts since the institution of thedraft lottery in1985, and the only draft to which he gave the lowest possible grade of 'F' was the 2000 draft.[2] Using theWARP (wins above replacement player) metric, the 2000 NBAdraft class collectively produced at a rate of 17.3 wins worse than a group of "average replacement players", effectively making this draft class the only one inNBA history to leave the league's talent pool worse than it had been before.[3]
Eight of the players selected in this draft never played in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by theSan Antonio Spurs (Chris Carrawell andCory Hightower) are among this group.
| G | Guard | PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | F | Forward | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| * | Denotesplayer who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game andAll-NBA Team |
| + | Denotesplayer 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 asRookie of the Year |
These players were not selected in the 2000 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Allen | PF |  United States | Villanova (Sr.) |
| Desmond Ferguson | G/F | United States | Detroit (Sr.) |
| Richie Frahm | SG | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
| Eddie Gill | PG | United States | Weber State (Sr.) |
| Paul McPherson | G | United States | DePaul (Jr.) |
| Terrance Roberson | SF | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) |
| Pepe Sanchez | PG |  Argentina | Temple (Sr.) |
| Alex Scales | G | United States | Oregon (Sr.) |
| Ime Udoka | SF | United States Nigeria | Portland State (Sr.) |
Following last year's slight dip of underclassmen, entering the new millennium, this draft saw a total of 55 underclassmen declare for the NBA draft initially. However, for collegiate players, seven of the nineteen total players that ultimately withdrew their names would be collegiate players (with Joshua Cross fromSouthern Illinois University,Jason Kapono fromUCLA,Brian Merriweather from theUniversity of Texas Pan-American,Jeryl Sasser fromSouthern Methodist University,Kenny Satterfield from theUniversity of Cincinnati,Karim Shabazz fromProvidence College, and Joe White fromTexas A&M University being the collegiate players that withdrew their names). Overall, including the high schools and international players with the 26 college underclassmen, there were 36 total players that would be considered underclassmen. That being said, the followingcollege basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[4]
Erick Barkley – G,St. John's (sophomore)Ernest Brown – C/F,Indian Hills CC (sophomore)Schea Cotton – G,Alabama (sophomore)Jamal Crawford – G,Michigan (freshman)Kaniel Dickens – F,Idaho (junior)Keyon Dooling – G,Missouri (sophomore)Khalid El-Amin – G,Connecticut (junior) Steve Eldridge – C,Henderson State (junior)Marcus Fizer – F,Iowa State (junior)Donnell Harvey – F,Florida (freshman)Cory Hightower – G/F,Indian Hills CC (sophomore) Rashaad Hines – G,Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (junior) Jimmie Hunter – G,Life (sophomore)DerMarr Johnson – F/G,Cincinnati (freshman)Mark Karcher – F,Temple (junior) Andre Mahorn – F,Utah State (junior)Paul McPherson – G,DePaul (junior)Chris Mihm – C,Texas (junior)Mike Miller – F,Florida (sophomore)
Jérôme Moïso – F,UCLA (sophomore)Joel Przybilla – C,Minnesota (sophomore)Michael Redd – G,Ohio State (junior)Quentin Richardson – G,DePaul (sophomore)JaRon Rush – F,UCLA (sophomore)Stromile Swift – F,LSU (sophomore) Derrick Worrell – F,Pittsburgh (junior)This would be the sixth straight year in a row where players coming directly from high school can declare entry into the NBA draft after previously only allowing it one time back in1975. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[4]
In addition to the players below, twelve total international players from all over the world had previously declared entry for this year's draft, but ultimately removed their names from the listing for one reason or another. This year saw the likes ofYugoslavian-ItalianSani Bečirovič of theKK Union Olimpija, the Yugoslavian bornGoran Ćakić of theKK Beobanka, theGreek bornAntonis Fotsis of thePanathinaikos B.C., the Yugoslavian bornVlado Ilievski of theKK Partizan Belgrade, theQatari born Yaseen Mahmood of theAl-Rayyan SC, theTurkish bornMehmet Okur of theTofaş Spor Kulübü, the Greek-Russian bornLazaros Papadopoulos of theIraklis Thessaloniki, the Turkish bornKaya Peker of thePınar Karşıyaka, theFinnish bornTeemu Rannikko of thePiiloset Turku, the Yugoslavian bornMladen Šekularac of theFMP Železnik, the Greek bornKostas Tsartsaris of thePeristeri B.C., and the Turkish bornKerem Tunçeri of theEfes Pilsen all initially declare their entry into the 2000 NBA draft, only to later withdraw from it for one reason or another. The following international players below, however, did successfully apply for early draft entrance.[4]
Aleksey Savrasenko – C,Olympiacos (Greece)
Dalibor Bagarić – C,Benston Zagreb (Croatia)
Primož Brezec – C,Olimpija (Slovenia)
David Mushkudiani – F,Lukoil Academic (Bulgaria)
Stevan Nađfeji – F,Beobanka (FR Yugoslavia)Olumide Oyedeji – F,DJK Würzburg (Germany)
Jake Tsakalidis – C,AEK (Greece)
Hedo Türkoğlu – F,Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
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