The 2010 NBA draft is the last draft conducted at Madison Square Garden. The2011 and2012 NBA drafts were temporarily moved toPrudential Center inNewark, New Jersey, while the2013 NBA draft would be held at theBarclays Center inBrooklyn, New York as the Garden underwent renovations during those summers of 2011–2013. After 2014, the draft would continue being hosted at the Barclays Center despite the renovations being done by the 2014 deadline.
^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.
^Al-Farouq Aminu was born in the United States to parents ofNigerian descent. He previously represented theUnited States at youth level, but has representedNigeria internationally since 2012.[2]
All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2010 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1991.[16]
Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in thecollective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league andits players union, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[16] The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.[17]
The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility.[18] Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1988).[19] U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played professionally with a team outside the NBA (either top-level basketball in another country, or minor-league basketball in North America) were also automatically eligible. Former high school playerLatavious Williams meets these criteria, having graduated high school in 2009, skippedcollege basketball and then played professional basketball inNBA D-League.[20]
A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.[21][22] For the 2010 draft, this date fell on April 25. Under NCAA rules taking effect with this draft, they only had until May 8 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.[23] Previously, players who declared for the draft could withdraw as late as 10 days before the draft (the withdrawal deadline under the CBA) and still maintain college eligibility. This year, a total of 80 collegiate players and 23 international players declared as early entry candidates.[24] At the withdrawal deadline, 48 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 50 collegiate players and five international players as the early entry candidates for the draft.[25]
A player who has hired anagent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility. This second provision affectedMac Koshwal,Gani Lawal, andPatrick Patterson, all of whom declared for and withdrew from the 2009 draft.[26]
This draft was expected to see an unusual influx of underclassmen, even compared with recent years, for reasons explained byESPN.com columnist Eamonn Brennan in an April 2010 piece:
Because of a potential NBA labor dispute and the threat of an impending lockout in 2011, lots of current college basketball underclassmen have a more drastic decision to face. In addition to the traditional risk of injury, future pros will now have to decide if they want to risk the possibility of there not even being an NBA draft in 2011. Expect lots of these guys to cash in as early as possible, and expect this year's draft to be full of players testing the waters and going all-in a year or two before they should.[27]
The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams which had missed theplayoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in theprevious season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 16, 2010.[29]
b 12 On February 18, 2010,Milwaukee acquiredJohn Salmons,2011 and2012 second-round picks and the option to swap 2010 first-round picks fromChicago in exchange forHakim Warrick andJoe Alexander.[32] The option to swap 2010 first-round picks was exercised, hence Milwaukee acquired Chicago's first-round pick and Chicago acquired Milwaukee's first-round pick.
c On June 25, 2009, Minnesota acquiredCharlotte's first-round pick fromDenver in exchange for the draft rights toTy Lawson.[33] Previously, Denver acquired a first-round pick on June 25, 2008, from Charlotte in exchange for the 20th pick in the2008 NBA draft.[34]
d 123 On June 23, 2010,Oklahoma City acquiredDaequan Cook and the 18th pick in the 2010 Draft fromMiami in exchange for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft.[35] Previously, Oklahoma City acquiredEtan Thomas and two second-round picks on July 27, 2009, fromMinnesota in exchange forDamien Wilkins andChucky Atkins.[36] Previously, Minnesota acquired a second-round pick and cash considerations on June 25, 2009, fromDallas in exchange for the draft rights toNick Calathes.[37] Previously, Dallas acquired a second-round pick, the 24th and 56th picks in the 2009 Draft on June 24, 2009, fromPortland in exchange for the 22nd pick in the 2009 Draft.[38]
e On July 9, 2008, Minnesota acquiredRodney Carney,Calvin Booth, Utah's first-round pick and cash considerations fromPhiladelphia in exchange for a conditional second-round pick.[39] Previously, Philadelphia acquiredGordan Giriček and a first-round pick on December 29, 2007, from Utah in exchange forKyle Korver.[40]
f On August 7, 2009,Memphis acquiredSteven Hunter, a first-round pick and cash considerations from Denver in exchange for a conditional second-round pick.[41]
g On July 20, 2007, Oklahoma City (asSeattle) acquiredKurt Thomas, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from Phoenix in exchange for a2009 second-round pick.[42]
k 12 On June 22, 2010, Milwaukee acquiredCorey Maggette and the 44th pick in the 2010 Draft fromGolden State in exchange forCharlie Bell andDan Gadzuric.[46] Previously, Golden State acquired the 44th pick in the 2010 Draft and cash considerations on June 21, 2010, from Portland in exchange for the 34th pick in the 2010 Draft.[47] Previously, Portland acquired 2009 and 2010 second-round picks from Chicago in a three-team trade on June 26, 2008.[48][49]
m 12 On July 28, 2008, New York acquiredTaurean Green,Bobby Jones and a second-round pick from Denver in exchange forRenaldo Balkman and cash considerations.[51] Previously, the L.A. Clippers acquiredMarcus Camby on July 15, 2008, from Denver in exchange for the option to swap 2010 second-round picks.[52] The options to swap 2010 second-round picks was exercised, hence New York acquired L.A. Clippers' second-round pick via Denver and the L.A. Clippers acquired Denver's second-round pick.
n On June 25, 2009, Miami acquired 2010 and 2012 second-round picks fromNew Orleans in exchange for the draft rights toMarcus Thornton.[53]
r On June 25, 2009, Dallas acquired the draft rights toRodrigue Beaubois and a second-round pick from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights toByron Mullens.[57]
s On December 29, 2009, Minnesota acquiredAlando Tucker, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange forJason Hart.[58]
CWashington acquiredKirk Hinrich, the draft rights to 17th pickKevin Seraphin and cash considerations fromChicago in exchange for the draft rights toVladimir Veremeenko. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010, after the new salary cap went into effect and the league moratorium period concluded.[70][71][72]
D TheL.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to 18th pickEric Bledsoe from Oklahoma City in exchange for a future conditional first-round pick.[73]
H Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 31st pick Tibor Pleiß from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations.[77]
INew York acquired the draft rights to 44th pickJerome Jordan fromMilwaukee in exchange for cash considerations. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010.[78][79]
J Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 48th pickLatavious Williams fromMiami in exchange for a future second-round pick.[77]
KToronto acquired the draft rights to 50th pickSolomon Alabi fromDallas in exchange for a 2013 conditional second-round pick and cash considerations.[80]
L 12Indiana acquired the draft rights to 51st pickMagnum Rolle from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to 57th pickRyan Reid and cash considerations.[77]
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Solomon Alabi – C,Florida State (sophomore)
Cole Aldrich – C/F,Kansas (junior)
Mac Koshwal – F,DePaul (junior)
Andrew Ogilvy – C,Vanderbilt (junior)
Samardo Samuels – F,Louisville (sophomore)
Lazar Trifunovic – F,Radford (junior)
Stevy Worah-Ozimo – F,Slippery Rock (junior)
Thomas Heurtel – G,SIG Strasbourg (France)
Dusan Korac – F,KK Centar (Montenegro)
Tibor Pleiß – C,Brose Baskets (Germany)
Ryan Richards – F,CB Gran Canaria (Spain)
