2002 NBA Draft

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2002 NBA Draft - 26 June 2002New York City, New York

In an otherwise weak draft, Yao Ming became the first international player with no American college experience to be drafted number one overall, and has since emerged as one of the league's elite centers. Amare Stoudemire has also emerged as a top-tier power forward, though he was limited by microfracture knee surgery for much of the 2005-2006 season. Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz has also begun to emerge as an elite big man.



Preceded by:
2001 NBA Draft
NBA Draft Followed by:
2003 NBA Draft

[edit] Round 1

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/Club Team
1 Yao Ming (C) Flag of People's Republic of China China Houston Rockets Shanghai Sharks (China)
2 Jay Williams (PG) Flag of United States United States Chicago Bulls Duke
3 Mike Dunleavy, Jr. (SF) Flag of United States United States Golden State Warriors Duke
4 Drew Gooden (F) Flag of United States United States Memphis Grizzlies Kansas
5 Nikoloz Tskitishvili (F/C) Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia Denver Nuggets Benetton Treviso (Italy)
6 Dajuan Wagner (SG) Flag of United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers Memphis
7 Maybyner "Nenê" Hilario (PF) Flag of Brazil Brazil New York Knicks (traded to Denver with Marcus Camby and Mark Jackson for Antonio McDyess, the number 25 pick and a 2003 second-round pick) Vasco da Gama (Brazil)
8 Chris Wilcox (F/C) Flag of United States United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Atlanta) Maryland
9 Amare Stoudemire (F/C) Flag of United States United States Phoenix Suns Cypress Creek High School, Orlando, Florida
10 Caron Butler (SF) Flag of United States United States Miami Heat UConn
11 Jared Jeffries (F) Flag of United States United States Washington Wizards Indiana
12 Melvin Ely (PF) Flag of United States United States Los Angeles Clippers Fresno State
13 Marcus Haislip (PF) Flag of United States United States Milwaukee Bucks Tennessee
14 Fred Jones (SG) Flag of United States United States Indiana Pacers Oregon
15 Boštjan Nachbar (SF) Flag of Slovenia Slovenia Houston Rockets (from Toronto) Benetton Treviso (Italy)
16 Jiri Welsch (G/S) Flag of Czech Republic Czech Republic Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Golden State) Union Olimpija (Slovenia and Adriatic League)
17 Juan Dixon (G) Flag of United States United States Washington Wizards (from New Orleans) Maryland
18 Curtis Borchardt (C) Flag of United States United States Orlando Magic (traded to Utah) Stanford
19 Ryan Humphrey (PF) Flag of United States United States Utah Jazz (traded to Orlando) Notre Dame
20 Kareem Rush (SG) Flag of United States United States Toronto Raptors (from Seattle via New York, traded to Los Angeles Lakers) Missouri
21 Qyntel Woods (SF) Flag of United States United States Portland Trail Blazers NE Mississippi CC
22 Casey Jacobsen (SG) Flag of United States United States Phoenix Suns (from Boston) Stanford
23 Tayshaun Prince (SF) Flag of United States United States Detroit Pistons Kentucky
24 Nenad Krstić (F/C) Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro New Jersey Nets Partizan Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
25 Frank Williams (PG) Flag of United States United States Denver Nuggets (from Dallas, traded to New York) Illinois
26 John Salmons (G/F) Flag of United States United States San Antonio Spurs (traded to Philadelphia) Miami
27 Chris Jefferies (SF) Flag of United States United States Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Toronto) Fresno State
28 Dan Dickau (PG) Flag of United States United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Atlanta) Gonzaga

* Note: The Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round pick due to salary cap violations.

[edit] Round 2

Pick Player Nationality NBA Team College/Club Team
30 Steve Logan (PG) Flag of United States United States Golden State Warriors Cincinnati
31 Roger Mason, Jr. (SG) Flag of United States United States Chicago Bulls Virginia
32 Robert Archibald (PF) Flag of Scotland Scotland Memphis Grizzlies Illinois
33 Vincent Yarbrough (SF) Flag of United States United States Denver Nuggets Tennessee
34 Dan Gadzuric (C) Flag of Netherlands Netherlands Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston) UCLA
35 Carlos Boozer (PF) Flag of United States United States Cleveland Cavaliers Duke
36 Milos Vujanić (PG) Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro New York Knicks Partizan Belgrade (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
37 David Andersen (C) Flag of Australia Australia Atlanta Hawks Fortitudo Bologna (Italy)
38 Tito Maddox (PG) Flag of United States United States Houston Rockets Fresno State
39 Rod Grizzard (SG) Flag of United States United States Washington Wizards (from Phoenix via Denver) Alabama
40 Juan Carlos Navarro (PG) Flag of Spain Spain Washington Wizards FC Barcelona (Spain)
41 Mario Kasun (C) Flag of Croatia Croatia Los Angeles Clippers Opel Skyliners (Germany)
42 Ronald Murray (SG) Flag of United States United States Milwaukee Bucks Shaw
43 Jason Jennings (C) Flag of United States United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Toronto via Chicago) Arkansas State
44 Lonny Baxter (PF) Flag of United States United States Chicago Bulls (from Indiana) Maryland
45 Sam Clancy (PF) Flag of United States United States Philadelphia 76ers USC
46 Matt Barnes (SF) Flag of United States United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando) UCLA
47 Jamal Sampson (C) Flag of United States United States Utah Jazz (traded to Orlando) California
48 Chris Owens (PF) Flag of United States United States Milwaukee Bucks (from New Orleans, traded to Memphis) Texas
49 Peter Fehse (PF) Flag of Germany Germany Seattle SuperSonics SV Halle (Germany)
50 Darius Songaila (PF) Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Boston Celtics Wake Forest
51 Federico Kammerichs (SF) Flag of Argentina Argentina Portland Trail Blazers CD Ourense (Spain)
52 Marcus Taylor (PG) Flag of United States United States Minnesota Timberwolves Michigan State
53 Rasual Butler (SF) Flag of United States United States Miami Heat La Salle
54 Tamar Slay (SG) Flag of United States United States New Jersey Nets Marshall
55 Mladen Sekularac (SG) Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Dallas Mavericks FMP Zeleznik (Serbia and Montenegro)
56 Luis Scola (PF) Flag of Argentina Argentina San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) TAU Cerámica (Spain)
57 Randy Holcomb (PF) Flag of United States United States San Antonio Spurs (traded to Philadelphia) San Diego State
58 Corsley Edwards (PF) Flag of United States United States Sacramento Kings Central Connecticut

[edit] Notable undrafted players


Preceded by:
2001 NBA Draft
NBA Draft Followed by:
2003 NBA Draft
2002 NBA Draft
First Round
Yao Ming | Jay Williams | Mike Dunleavy, Jr. | Drew Gooden | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | Dajuan Wagner | Maybyner "Nene" Hilario | Chris Wilcox | Amare Stoudemire | Caron Butler | Jared Jeffries | Melvin Ely | Marcus Haislip | Fred Jones | Bostjan Nachbar | Jiri Welsch | Juan Dixon | Curtis Borchardt | Ryan Humphrey | Kareem Rush | Qyntel Woods | Casey Jacobsen | Tayshaun Prince | Nenad Krstić | Frank Williams | John Salmons | Chris Jefferies | Dan Dickau
Second Round
Steve Logan | Roger Mason, Jr. | Robert Archibald | Vincent Yarbrough | Dan Gadzuric | Carlos Boozer | Milos Vujanić | David Andersen | Tito Maddox | Rod Grizzard | Juan Carlos Navarro | Mario Kasun | Ronald Murray | Jason Jennings | Lonny Baxter | Sam Clancy | Matt Barnes | Jamal Sampson | Chris Owens | Peter Fehse | Darius Songaila | Federico Kammerichs | Marcus Taylor | Rasual Butler | Tamar Slay | Mladen Sekularac | Luis Scola | Randy Holcomb | Corsley Edwards
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