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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 .
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
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
[n 1]
Team
School/club team
1
1
Kwame Brown
PF
United States
Washington Wizards
Glynn Academy (
Brunswick, Georgia )
1
2
Tyson Chandler *
C
United States
Los Angeles Clippers (traded to
Chicago )
Dominguez HS (
Compton, California )
1
3
Pau Gasol ^~
PF/C
Spain
Atlanta Hawks (traded to
Vancouver )
FC Barcelona (
Spain )
1
4
Eddy Curry
C
United States
Chicago Bulls
Thornwood HS (
South Holland, Illinois )
1
5
Jason Richardson
SG
United States
Golden State Warriors
Michigan State (
So. )
1
6
Shane Battier
SF
United States
Vancouver Grizzlies
Duke (
Sr. )
1
7
Eddie Griffin
PF
United States
New Jersey Nets (traded to
Houston )
Seton Hall (
Fr. )
1
8
DeSagana Diop
C
Senegal
Cleveland Cavaliers
Oak Hill Academy (
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia )
HS
1
9
Rodney White
SF/PF
United States
Detroit Pistons
Charlotte (
Fr. )
1
10
Joe Johnson *
SG
United States
Boston Celtics
Arkansas (
So. )
1
11
Kedrick Brown
SF
United States
Boston Celtics (from
Denver )
Okaloosa-Walton CC (
So. )
1
12
Vladimir Radmanović
PF
Yugoslavia
Seattle SuperSonics
FMP (
Yugoslavia )
1
13
Richard Jefferson
SF
United States
Houston Rockets (traded to
New Jersey )
Arizona (
Jr. )
1
14
Troy Murphy
PF
United States
Golden State Warriors (from
Indiana )
Notre Dame (
Jr. )
1
15
Steven Hunter
C
United States
Orlando Magic
DePaul (
Fr. )
1
16
Kirk Haston
PF
United States
Charlotte Hornets
Indiana (
Jr. )
1
17
Michael Bradley
PF
United States
Toronto Raptors
Villanova (
Jr. )
1
18
Jason Collins
C
United States
Houston Rockets (from
New York via
Phoenix and
Orlando , traded to
New Jersey )
Stanford (
Sr. )
1
19
Zach Randolph *
PF
United States
Portland Trail Blazers
Michigan State (
Fr. )
1
20
Brendan Haywood
C
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers (from
Miami , traded to
Orlando )
North Carolina (
Sr. )
1
21
Joseph Forte
SG
United States
Boston Celtics (from
Phoenix via
Denver and
Utah )
North Carolina (
So. )
1
22
Jeryl Sasser
SG
United States
Orlando Magic (from
Milwaukee via
Houston )
SMU (
Sr. )
1
23
Brandon Armstrong
SG
United States
Houston Rockets (from
Dallas via
Orlando , traded to
New Jersey )
Pepperdine (
Jr. )
1
24
Raül López
PG
Spain
Utah Jazz
Real Madrid (
Spain )
1
25
Gerald Wallace +
SF
United States
Sacramento Kings
Alabama (
Fr. )
1
26
Samuel Dalembert
C
Canada
[3]
Philadelphia 76ers
Seton Hall (
So. )
1
27
Jamaal Tinsley
PG
United States
Vancouver Grizzlies (from
L.A. Lakers via
New York , traded to
Indiana via
Atlanta )
Iowa State (
Sr. )
1
28
Tony Parker ^
PG
France
[4]
San Antonio Spurs
Paris Basket Racing (
France )
1
29
Forfeited pick
Minnesota Timberwolves (forfeited their first-round pick due to
salary cap violations)
[5]
2
30
Trenton Hassell
SG
United States
Chicago Bulls
Austin Peay (
Sr. )
2
31
Gilbert Arenas *
PG
United States
Golden State Warriors
Arizona (
So. )
2
32
Omar Cook
PG
United States
Orlando Magic (from
Washington , traded to
Denver )
St. John's (
Fr. )
2
33
Will Solomon
PG
United States
Vancouver Grizzlies
Clemson (
Sr. )
2
34
Brian Scalabrine
SF
United States
New Jersey Nets
USC (
Sr )
2
35
Terence Morris
PF
United States
Atlanta Hawks
Maryland (
Sr. )
2
36
Jeff Trepagnier
SG
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers
USC (
Sr. )
2
37
Damone Brown
SF
United States
Philadelphia 76ers (from
L.A. Clippers )
Syracuse (
Sr. )
2
38
Mehmet Okur +
C
Turkey
Detroit Pistons
Efes Pilsen (
Turkey )
2
39
Michael Wright
[6] #
PF
United States
New York Knicks (from
Boston via
Seattle )
Arizona (
Jr. )
2
40
Earl Watson
PG
United States
Seattle SuperSonics
UCLA (
Sr. )
2
41
Jamison Brewer
PG
United States
Indiana Pacers
Auburn (
So. )
2
42
Bobby Simmons
F/G
United States
Seattle SuperSonics
DePaul (
Jr. )
2
43
Eric Chenowith
[7] #
C
United States
New York Knicks (from
Seattle )
Kansas (
Sr. )
2
44
Kyle Hill
[8] #
PG
United States
Dallas Mavericks (from
Houston )
Eastern Illinois (
Sr. )
2
45
Sean Lampley
SF
United States
Chicago Bulls (from
Charlotte )
California (
Sr. )
2
46
Loren Woods
C
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves
Arizona (
Sr. )
2
47
Ousmane Cisse
[9] #
PF
Mali
Denver Nuggets (from
Toronto )
St. Jude HS (
Montgomery, Alabama )
2
48
Antonis Fotsis
SF
Greece
Vancouver Grizzlies (from
New York )
Panathinaikos (
Greece ) 1981
2
49
Ken Johnson
C
United States
Miami Heat
Ohio State (
Sr. )
2
50
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
C
Cameroon
Portland Trail Blazers
Georgetown (
Sr. )
2
51
Alton Ford
PF
United States
Phoenix Suns
Houston (
Fr. )
2
52
Andre Hutson
[10] #
PF
United States
Milwaukee Bucks
Michigan State (
Sr. )
2
53
Jarron Collins
F/C
United States
Utah Jazz
Stanford (
Sr. )
2
54
Kenny Satterfield
PG
United States
Dallas Mavericks
Cincinnati (
So. )
2
55
Maurice Jeffers
[11] #
SG
United States
Sacramento Kings
Saint Louis (
Sr. )
2
56
Robertas Javtokas
[12] #
C
Lithuania
San Antonio Spurs (from
L.A. Lakers )
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (
Lithuania )
2
57
Alvin Jones
C
Luxembourg
Philadelphia 76ers
Georgia Tech (
Sr. )
2
58
Bryan Bracey
[13] #
SF
United States
San Antonio Spurs
Oregon (
Sr. )
^ 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.
Early entrants
College underclassmen
The following
college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.
[14]
Gilbert Arenas – G,
Arizona (sophomore)
Brandon Armstrong – G,
Pepperdine (junior)
Malcolm Battles – F,
Point Mark (junior)
Tavorris Bell – F,
Rhode Island (junior)
Preston Bennett – F,
Grayson (freshman)
Michael Bradley – F,
Villanova (junior)
Jamison Brewer – G,
Auburn (sophomore)
Kedrick Brown – F,
Okaloosa-Walton CC (sophomore)
SirValiant Brown – G,
George Washington (sophomore)
Nick Burwell – G,
Orange Coast (sophomore)
Jason Collins – C,
Stanford (junior)
Omar Cook – G,
St. John's (freshman)
Samuel Dalembert – C/F,
Seton Hall (sophomore)
Maurice Evans – G,
Texas (junior)
Benjamin Eze – F,
Southern Idaho (freshman)
Alton Ford – F,
Houston (freshman)
Joseph Forte – G,
North Carolina (sophomore)
Jerry Green – G,
UC Irvine (junior)
Eddie Griffin – F,
Seton Hall (freshman)
Rob Griffin – F,
Kentucky Wesleyan (junior)
Trenton Hassell – G,
Austin Peay (junior)
Kirk Haston – F,
Indiana (junior)
Draper Housley – G,
Lee College (sophomore)
Steven Hunter – C/F,
DePaul (sophomore)
Richard Jefferson – F,
Arizona (junior)
Joe Johnson – F/G,
Arkansas (sophomore)
D. A. Layne – G,
Georgia (junior)
Zach Marbury – G,
Rhode Island (sophomore)
Jamario Moon – F,
Meridian (freshman)
Troy Murphy – F,
Notre Dame (junior)
Zach Randolph – F,
Michigan State (freshman)
Jason Richardson – G,
Michigan State (sophomore)
Kenny Satterfield – G,
Cincinnati (sophomore)
Bobby Simmons – F,
DePaul (junior)
Will Solomon – G,
Clemson (junior)
Clifton Terry – F,
Kennedy–King (sophomore)
Gerald Wallace – F/G,
Alabama (freshman)
Rodney White – F,
Charlotte (freshman)
Michael Wright – F,
Arizona (junior)
High school players
The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.
[14]
Kwame Brown – F,
Glynn Academy (
Brunswick, Georgia )
Tyson Chandler – F/C,
Dominguez High School (
Compton, California )
Ousmane Cisse – F,
St. Jude Educational Institute (
Montgomery, Alabama )
Eddy Curry – C/F,
Thornwood High School (
South Holland, Illinois )
DeSagana Diop – C,
Oak Hill Academy (
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia )
Tony Key – C,
Centennial High School (
Compton, California )
International players
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.
[14]
Other eligible players
See also
References
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"Biggest Bust of the 00s" . AOL News. Archived from
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^
"NBA Restores Timberwolves' 2005 Draft Pick" . NBA.com . Archived from
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^ Dalembert was born in
Haiti but grew up and spent his childhood in Canada, where he later became a citizen in 2007.
^ Parker was born in Belgium but represents France in international competitions.
^
"NBA Restores Timberwolves' 2005 Draft Pick" . NBA.com . Archived from
the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011 .
^
"Michael Wright Stats" . ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2012 .
^
"Eric Chenowith Stats" . ESPN. Retrieved August 11, 2012 .
^
"Kyle Hill Stats" . ESPN. April 7, 1979. Retrieved August 11, 2012 .
^
"Ousmane Cisse Stats" . ESPN. October 20, 1982. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^
"Andre Hutson Stats" . ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^
"Maurice Jeffers Stats" . ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
^
http://www.nba.com/historical/search/index.jsp?kw=Robertas%20Javtokas#results [
permanent dead link ]
^
"Bryan Bracey Stats" . ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2020 .
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"2001 Underclassmen" . The Draft Review . August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 22, 2022 .
^ Freeman, Rick; Magruder, Jack (March 16, 2000).
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