Who Drafted Who in the NBA?
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Keep up with the latest NBA draft news and rumors with our “Who Drafted Who in the NBA?” blog. We’ll give you the scoop on who’s going where, and what it means for the teams involved.
The Process
For those wondering how the NBA draft works, look no further! In this article, we’ll give you a detailed explanation of the NBA draft process, from the lottery to the actual drafting. We’ll also tell you a little bit about the history of the NBA draft and how it has changed over the years.
The Draft Lottery
The Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA), in which the teams who did not make the playoffs the previous year participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order in the NBA draft. A certain number of Ping-Pong balls are assigned to each team, and these balls are drawn randomly out of a lottery machine. The team that gets the most Ping-Pong balls picks first in the draft, while the team with the fewest picks last. In some years, there have been ties for certain positions in the draft order, and a drawing has been held to break these ties. The NBA Draft Lottery is usually held about a month before the NBA Draft.
The Draft Combine
The NBA Draft Combine is a multi-day event where the best college basketball players in the country come together to showcase their skills in front of NBA personnel.
This year’s combine will be held virtually from May 24-28. All participants will be tested in the following areas:
-Athletic Testing
-Muscular endurance
-Agility
-Jumping ability
-Skills Assessment
-3-point shooting
-Free throw shooting
-Overall shooting
-Ball handling
-Passing
Players will also go through interviews with teams and medical examinations. The combine is an important part of the draft process, as it gives teams a chance to see how players measure up against each other in terms of physical ability and overall skills.
The Results
The First Round
1. New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, PF
2. Memphis Grizzlies: Ja Morant, PG
3. New York Knicks: RJ Barrett, SF
4. Los Angeles Lakers: De’Andre Hunter, SF
5. Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland, PG
6. Phoenix Suns: Coby White, PG
7. Chicago Bulls: Coby White, SG
8. Atlanta Hawks: Cam Reddish, SG
9. Washington Wizards: Rui Hachimura, PF
10. Atlanta Hawks (via Dallas): Jaxson Hayes, C
11. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jarrett Culver, SG
12. Charlotte Hornets: PJ Washington Jr., PF
13. Miami Heat: Tyler Herro, SG
14. Boston Celtics (from Sacramento): Romeo Langford, SG
15 Detroit Pistons: Sekou Doumbouya, SF
16 Orlando Magic (from Brooklyn): Chuma Okeke, PF
17 Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta): Nic Claxton, C
18 Indiana Pacers: Goga Bitadze, C
19 San Antonio Spurs (from Denver through Philadelphia): Luka Samanic, PF
20 Boston Celtics (from Los Angeles Clippers through Memphis): Matisse Thybulle, SF
The Second Round
32. Miami- Dwight Howard
33. Atlanta- Marvin Williams
34. Los Angeles Clippers (from Detroit)- Shaun Livingston
35. Seattle (from Milwaukee via Atlanta and Denver)- Robert Swift
36. New York Knicks- Trevor Ariza
37. Houston Rockets (from Memphis)- Josh Smith
38. Milwaukee Bucks (from Orlando via Portland and Seattle)- Keith Van Horn
39. Cleveland Cavaliers- Luke Jackson
40. New Jersey Nets- Kris Humphries
41. Indiana Pacers- David Harrison
42. Boston Celtics (from Phoenix)- Al Jefferson
The Aftermath
The 2019 NBA draft has come and gone. 60 young men’s dreams came true when their names were called by Adam Silver. This was one of the deeper drafts in recent years, with a lot of talent and potential sleepers distributed throughout the 2 rounds. Who will have the best career? Who will be a bust? Only time will tell.
The Free Agents
The following is a list of notable free agents. Unrestricted free agents are players with expiring contracts that have been released by their previous team and are now free to sign with any team. Restricted free agents are players with expiring contracts that have received a “qualifying offer” from their previous team, which is a standing offer to match any contract offers from other teams. The team with the player’s Bird or Early Bird rights can match the contract offer, thus restricting the player’s movement. Players who have been waived by their teams are also free agents.
The Trades
The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, the two teams at the top of the first round, each made a trade on draft night. The Nets sent the Nos. 27 and 31 picks to the Celtics for Kareem Abdur-Rahim, Theo Ratliff and Dan Dickau. The Nets had acquired Ratliff and Dickau in a earlier trade with Atlanta, in which they gave up Jason Collins and Richard Jefferson.
The Celtics also traded their No. 7 overall pick, Jeff Green, to the Seattle SuperSonics for Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West. The Sonics then used that pick to draft Oklahoma forward Kevin Durant.
