Toronto Raptors draft history

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The Toronto Raptors have made a total of 23 National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft selections, since they have participated. The Toronto Raptors began as an expansion team in 1995 and first participated in the NBA Draft on June 28, 1995 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.^[1] In 1989, the NBA agreed with the National Basketball Players' Association to limit drafts to two rounds, an arrangement that has remained the same up the the present time.^[2] Before each draft, an NBA Draft Lottery determines the first round selection order for the teams that missed the playoffs during the prior season.^[2] Teams can also trade their picks, which means that in some drafts teams may have more or less than two draft picks, although they must have at least one first-round pick every other year.^[3]

The first pick in Toronto Raptors' history was Damon Stoudamire, a point guard from the University of Arizona, who was the eighth overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft. People in the crowd were surprised by this pick because they expected the Raptors to pick Ed O'Bannon from UCLA. In their second pick of the same draft, Fab Five member Jimmy King from Michigan was drafted in the second round.^[1] The Raptors won the first overall pick in 1996, but they had to give that up due to the expansion agreement with the league.^[4] Chris Bosh was selected by the Raptors as the fourth pick overall in the 2003 NBA Draft, and he went on to play in three all-star games, while starting in two.^[5][6][7][8] Andrea Bargnani, who was selected by the Raptors with the first overall pick of the 2006 NBA Draft, became the first European to be picked first overall in the NBA Draft.^[5][9]

Six of the players that the Raptors have drafted were named to the NBA All-Rookie Team first team in in their respective rookie seasons—Damon Stoudamire in 1996, Marcus Camby in 1997, Morris Peterson in 2001, Chris Bosh in 2004, Charlie Villanueva in 2006, and Andrea Bargnani in 2007—and Stoudamire was named the Rookie of the Year in 1996.^[10][11][12]

Contents 1 Key 2 Selections 3 Notes 4 Citations 5 References

[edit] Key

Abbreviation	Meaning
Nat	Nationality
Pos	Position
PG	Point guard
SG	Shooting guard
SF	Small forward
PF	Power forward
C	Center

[edit] Selections

Draft	Round	Pick	Player	Nat	Pos	College/High School/Club
1995	1	7	Stoudamire, DamonDamon Stoudamire	USA	PG	University of Arizona
1995	2	35	King, JimmyJimmy King	USA	SG	University of Michigan
1996	1	2	Camby, MarcusMarcus Camby	USA	PF/C	University of Massachusetts
1997	1	9	McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady	USA	SG/SF	Mt. Zion Christian Academy
1998	1	4	Jamison, AntawnAntawn Jamison (traded to Golden State)[a]	USA	SF/PF	University of North Carolina
1998	2	47	Wheeler, TysonTyson Wheeler (from Portland,[b] traded to Denver)[c]	USA	PG	University of Rhode Island
1999	1	5	Bender, JonathanJonathan Bender (from Denver,[c] traded to Indiana)[d]	USA	PF	Picayune Memorial High School
1999	1	12	Radojević, AleksandarAleksandar Radojević	YUG	C	Barton County Community College
2000	1	21	Peterson, MorrisMorris Peterson (from Minnesota)[c]	USA	SG/SF	Michigan State University
2000	2	46	Hulett, DeeAndreDeeAndre Hulett	USA	SG/SF	College of the Sequoias
2001	1	17	Bradley, MichaelMichael Bradley	USA	PF/C	Villanova University
2002	1	20	Rush, KareemKareem Rush (from New York,[e] traded to L.A. Lakers)[f]	USA	SG	University of Missouri–Columbia
2003	1	4	Bosh, ChrisChris Bosh	USA	PF/C	Georgia Institute of Technology
2003	2	52	Van de Hare, RemonRemon Van de Hare (from L.A. Lakers)[f]	NLD	C	FC Barcelona (Spain)
2004	1	8	Araújo, RafaelRafael Araújo	BRA	C	Brigham Young University
2004	2	39	Miralles, AlbertAlbert Miralles (from Cleveland,[g] traded to Miami)[h]	ESP	C	Roseto Basket (Italy)
2005	1	7	Villanueva, CharlieCharlie Villanueva	USA	PF	University of Connecticut
2005	1	16	Graham, JoeyJoey Graham (from New Jersey)[i]	USA	G/F	Oklahoma State University
2005	2	41	Ukić, RokoRoko Ukić (from Orlando)[j]	CRO	PG	KK Split (Croatia and Adriatic League)
2005	2	58	Slokar, UrosUros Slokar (from Miami)[h]	SLO	PF/C	P.A. Udine (Italy)
2006	1	1	Bargnani, AndreaAndrea Bargnani	ITA	PF/C	Pallacanestro Treviso (Italy)
2006	2	35	Tucker, P. J.P. J. Tucker	USA	SF	University of Texas at Austin
2006	2	56	Bavčić, EdinEdin Bavčić (from New Orleans,[k] traded to Philadelphia)[l]	BIH	PF	KK Bosna (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

[edit] Notes

• ^a  On June 28, 1998, Toronto acquired the draft rights to Vince Carter and cash considerations from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for the draft rights to Antawn Jamison.^[5]
• ^b  On February 13, 1998, Toronto acquired Kenny Anderson, Gary Trent, Alvin Williams, two first round draft picks, one second round draft pick, and cash from the Portland Trailblazers, in exchange for Damon Stoudamire, Walt Williams, and Carlos Rogers.^[13]
• ^{c 1 2 3}  On January 21, 1999, Toronto acquired Micheal Williams, the draft rights to Zeljko Rebraca, a 1999 first round draft pick from the Denver Nuggets, and a 2000 first round draft pick from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Chauncey Billups and the draft rights to Tyson Wheeler being traded to Denver in a three team deal with Minnesota.^[14]
• ^d  On June 28, 1999, Toronto acquired Antonio Davis from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for the draft rights to Jonathan Davis.^[5]
• ^e  On February 22, 2001, Toronto acquired a first round draft pick from New York, originally belonged by Seattle, in exchange for Mark Jackson and Muggsy Bogues.^[15]
• ^{f 1 2}  On June 26, 2002, Toronto acquired Lindsey Hunter, the draft rights to Chris Jefferies and a 2003 second round draft pick from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Tracy Murray, the draft rights to Kareem Rush and a 2003 second round draft pick.^[16][17]
• ^g  On September 25, 2002, Toronto acquired a second round draft pick from Cleveland Cavaliers and Lamond Murray, in exchange for Michael Stewart and a first round draft pick.^[16]
• ^{h 1 2}  On June 24, 2004, Toronto acquired the draft rights to Pape Sow and a 2005 second round draft pick from the Miami Heat in exchange for the draft rights to Albert Miralles.^[18]
• ⁱ  On December 17, 2004, Toronto acquired Eric Williams, Aaron Williams and Alonzo Mourning, along with the 2005, originally belonged to Philadelphia, and 2006, originally belonged to Denver, first round draft picks from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for Vince Carter.^[19]
• ^j  On January 2, 2004, Toronto acquired Robert Archibald along with the 2005 second round draft pick from Orlando Magic for Mengke Bateer, the rights to second-round draft pick Remon Van de Hare and the 2005 second round draft pick.^[20]
• ^k  On January 31, 2006, Toronto acquired the 2006, which originally belonged to the Miami Heat, and 2009 second round draft picks from the New Orleans Hornets in exchange for Aaron Williams.^[21]
• ^l  On June 28, 2006, Toronto acquired cash considerations from the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for the draft rights to Edin Bavčić.^[22]

[edit] Citations

[edit] References

• Toronto Raptors Draft History. NBA.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-26.
• Toronto Raptors Draft Register. Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-22.

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