The2005NBA draft took place on June 28, 2005, inthe Theater atMadison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft,NBA teams took turns selecting amateur collegebasketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players fromhigh schools and non-North American leagues. The NBA announced that 49 college and high school players and 11 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft.[1]
This was the last NBA draft for which high school players were eligible. The newcollective bargaining agreement between the league and its players union established a new age limit for draft eligibility. Starting with the2006 NBA draft, players of any nationality who complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school cannot declare themselves eligible for the draft unless they turn 19 no later than December 31 of the year of the draft and are at least one year removed from the graduation of their high school classes. International players, defined in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement as non-US nationals who did not complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school, must turn 19 (or older) in the calendar year of the draft, up from 18.
This draft is notable for a most recent draft pick from anNAIA (and non-NCAA) school in any round; that pick isRobert Whaley, the 51st player drafted fromWalsh University, which is now inNCAA Division II. This is currently the most recent draft class with no remaining players active in the NBA, asChris Paul announced his retirement in 2026.
^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 toFIBA rules.
dMemphis acquired the draft rights to 55th pickLawrence Roberts fromSeattle in exchange for 2006 and 2007 second-round draft picks and cash considerations.[5]
Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
f Hours before the start of the draft,Utah acquired the 3rd pick fromPortland in exchange for the 6th pick, the 27th pick and a 2006 first-round draft pick.[7] Previously, Utah acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on June 24, 2004, fromDallas in exchange for the draft rights to Pavel Podkolzine.[8] Utah used the 3rd pick to draftDeron Williams and Portland used the 6th and the 27th pick to draftMartell Webster andLinas Kleiza.
g On June 22, 2004,Charlotte acquired Cleveland's first-round draft pick fromPhoenix in exchange for an agreement to select Jahidi White in the 2004 Expansion Draft.[9] Previously, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on October 1, 1997, fromCleveland in a three-team trade with Cleveland andDenver. Charlotte used the 13th pick to draftSean May
j On June 24, 2004,Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick, the draft rights toJackson Vroman and cash considerations fromChicago in exchange for the draft rights toLuol Deng.[15] Phoenix used the 21st pick to draftNate Robinson.
m On December 6, 2004, theL.A. Lakers acquired New York's 2005 and Charlotte's 2009 second-round draft picks fromCharlotte in exchange forKareem Rush.[19] Previously, Charlotte acquired New York's second-round draft pick on August 6, 2004, fromAtlanta in exchange forPredrag Drobnjak.[20] Previously, Atlanta acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick andMichael Doleac on February 15, 2004, fromNew York in a three-team trade with New York andMilwaukee.[21] The L.A. Lakers used the 37th pick to draftRonny Turiaf.
n On January 2, 2004,Orlando acquired an option to exchange 2005 second-round draft picks,Mengke Bateer and the draft rights toRemon van de Hare fromToronto in exchange forRobert Archibald.[22] The options to exchange 2005 second-round draft picks were exercised, hence Orlando acquired Toronto's second-round draft pick and Toronto acquired Orlando's second-round draft pick. Orlando used the 38th pick to draftTravis Diener and Toronto used the 41st pick to draftRoko Ukić.
o On February 14, 2005,Golden State acquired L.A. Clippers' 2005 and Golden State's 2007 second-round draft picks fromNew Jersey in exchange forClifford Robinson.[23] Golden State used the 46th Previously, New Jersey acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick on July 29, 2004, from theL.A. Clippers in exchange forKerry Kittles and cash considerations.[24] Golden State used the 42nd pick to draftChris Taft.
q On June 24, 2004,Seattle acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations fromMemphis in exchange for the draft rights toAndre Emmett.[26] Seattle used the 48th pick to draftMickaël Gelabale.
r On September 30, 2003,Utah acquired Houston's 2004 first-round draft pick, Chicago's 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks,Glen Rice and cash considerations fromHouston in exchange forJohn Amaechi and Sacramento's 2004 second-round draft pick.[27] Previously, Houston acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks on September 28, 2000, fromChicago in exchange forBryce Drew. Utah used the 51st pick to draftRobert Whaley.
s On June 23, 2003,Boston acquired the 56th pick in2003 and a 2005 second-round draft pick fromSacramento in exchange for the draft rights toDarius Songaila.[28] Boston used the 53rd pick to draftOrien Greene.
t On June 11, 2003,New York acquired a 2005 second round draft pick fromHouston as part of the hiring ofJeff Van Gundy as Houston's head coach. New York used the 54th pick to draftDijon Thompson.
v On June 24, 2004,Toronto acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and the draft rights toPape Sow fromMiami in exchange for the draft rights toAlbert Miralles.[31] Toronto used the 58th pick to draftUroš Slokar.
w On June 24, 2004,Atlanta acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations fromSan Antonio in exchange for the draft rights toViktor Sanikidze.[32] Atlanta used the 59th pick to draftCenk Akyol.
This year marked the first time in NBA draft history that over 100 underclassmen would declare their initial entry into the NBA draft with 108 total players doing so. However, 49 of these players that were either in college, high school, or overseas play at the time would withdraw from the draft, leaving a total of 59 underclassmen officially declaring their entry into this year's draft. The followingcollege basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[33]
This would be the eleventh 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 in1975. It would also be the last year that the NBA would officially allow for high school players to declare entry into the NBA draft directly out of high school. This year saw the highest amount of high schoolers entering the NBA draft with eleven total players officially entering, withMartellus Bennett, Keith Brumbaugh, andBrandon Rush each initially declaring their interest in joining the NBA draft, but ultimately withdrawing to instead spend some time in college going forward. This year also would see the youngest player being taken in NBA history withAndrew Bynum being selected at 17 years old and playing his first NBA game only 6 days after he turned 18 years old. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[33]
^"Second Draft Day Trade".NBA.com/Blazers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2005.Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. RetrievedMay 13, 2009.
^"Jazz Acquire 3rd Pick".NBA.com/Jazz. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 28, 2005.Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. RetrievedMay 13, 2009.
^"Raptors Trade Carter To Nets".NBA.com/Raptors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 17, 2004.Archived from the original on May 11, 2008. RetrievedMay 13, 2009.
^"Raptors Acquire Archibald".NBA.com/Raptors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 2, 2004.Archived from the original on January 18, 2009. RetrievedMay 13, 2009.
^"Clippers Acquire Kittles".NBA.com/Clippers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 29, 2004.Archived from the original on January 3, 2009. RetrievedMay 13, 2009.
^"Jazz trade John Amaechi".NBA.com/Jazz. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. September 30, 2003.Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. RetrievedMay 13, 2009.
^"Suns Acquire Jim Jackson".NBA.com/Suns. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 21, 2005.Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. RetrievedMay 13, 2009.
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Alex Acker – G,Pepperdine (junior)
Deji Akindele – C,Chicago State (sophomore)
Andrew Bogut – C,Utah (sophomore)
Olu Famutimi – G,Arkansas (sophomore)
Anderson Ferreira – F,Chipola JC (sophomore)
Francisco García – G,Louisville (junior)
Brian Kim – G,Vanguard (junior)
Linas Kleiza – F,Missouri (sophomore)
Ray Rose – G,Olivet Nazarene (junior)
Ricky Sánchez – F,IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida)
Cenk Akyol – G,Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
Marcin Gortat – C,RheinEnergie Köln (Germany)
Mile Ilić – C,KK Reflex (Serbia and Montenegro)
Yaroslav Korolev – F,CSKA Moscow (Russia)
Erazem Lorbek – F,Climamio Bologna (Italy)
Ian Mahinmi – F,Le Havre (France)
Drago Pašalić – F,KK Split (Croatia)
