Basketball player selection
1999 NBA draft Sport Basketball Date(s) June 30, 1999 Location MCI Center (Washington, D.C. )Network(s) TNT 58 total selections in 2 roundsLeague NBA First selection Elton Brand (Chicago Bulls )
The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke University . It is widely viewed as one of the best draft classes, with a total of nine future NBA All-Stars being chosen, as well as three winners of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award —Manu Ginóbili , Jason Terry , and Lamar Odom . Six of the top nine picks were NBA All-Stars. Undrafted Pablo Prigioni made his NBA debut at the 2012–2013 season as the oldest rookie in league history, at age 35.
Draft selections [ ]
Elton Brand was selected 1st overall by the
Chicago Bulls .
Steve Francis was selected 2nd overall by the
Vancouver Grizzlies .
Baron Davis was selected 3rd overall by the
Charlotte Hornets .
Wally Szczerbiak was selected 6th overall by the
Minnesota Timberwolves .
Richard Hamilton was selected 7th overall by the
Washington Wizards .
Shawn Marion was selected 9th overall by the
Phoenix Suns .
Metta World Peace was selected 16th overall by the
Chicago Bulls .
Andrei Kirilenko was selected 24th overall by the
Utah Jazz (didn't play in the NBA for the first 2 seasons (1999–2001) after being drafted).
Manu Ginóbili was selected 57th overall by the
San Antonio Spurs (didn't play in the NBA for the first 3 seasons (1999–2002) after being drafted).
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality[n 1]
NBA Team
School/Club Team
1
1
Elton Brand *~
PF/C
United States
Chicago Bulls
Duke (So. )
1
2
Steve Francis +~
PG
United States
Vancouver Grizzlies (traded to Houston )
Maryland (Jr. )
1
3
Baron Davis *
PG
United States
Charlotte Hornets
UCLA (So. )
1
4
Lamar Odom
PF/SF
United States
Los Angeles Clippers
Rhode Island (Fr. )
1
5
Jonathan Bender
PF
United States
Toronto Raptors (from Denver , traded to Indiana for Antonio Davis )
Picayune Memorial HS (Picayune, Mississippi ) (HS Sr. )
1
6
Wally Szczerbiak +
SG/SF
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (from New Jersey )
Miami (OH) (Sr. )
1
7
Richard Hamilton +
SG/SF
United States
Washington Wizards
Connecticut (Jr. )
1
8
Andre Miller
PG
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers (from Boston )
Utah (Sr. )
1
9
Shawn Marion *
SF/PF
United States
Phoenix Suns (from Dallas )
UNLV (Jr. )
1
10
Jason Terry
SG/PG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State )
Arizona (Sr. )
1
11
Trajan Langdon
SG
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers
Duke (Sr. )
1
12
Aleksandar Radojević
C
FR Yugoslavia
Toronto Raptors
Barton County CC (So. )
1
13
Corey Maggette
SF/SG
United States
Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Orlando )
Duke (Fr. )
1
14
William Avery
PG
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves
Duke (So. )
1
15
Frédéric Weis #
C
France
New York Knicks
Limoges (France )
1
16
Ron Artest *[A]
SF
United States
Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix )
St. John's (So. )
1
17
Cal Bowdler
PF
Ireland [2]
Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento )
Old Dominion (Sr. )
1
18
James Posey
SG/SF
United States
Denver Nuggets (from Milwaukee via Phoenix )
Xavier (Jr. )
1
19
Quincy Lewis
SF
United States
Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia )
Minnesota (Sr. )
1
20
Dion Glover
SG
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from Detroit )
Georgia Tech (So. )
1
21
Jeff Foster
PF
United States
Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta ; traded to Indiana )
Southwest Texas State (Sr. )
1
22
Kenny Thomas
PF
United States
Houston Rockets
New Mexico (Sr. )
1
23
Devean George
SF
United States
Los Angeles Lakers
Augsburg (Sr. )
1
24
Andrei Kirilenko +
SF
Russia
Utah Jazz (from Orlando )
CSKA Moscow (Russia )
1
25
Tim James
SF
United States
Miami Heat
Miami (Sr. )
1
26
Vonteego Cummings
PG
United States
Indiana Pacers (traded to Golden State )
Pittsburgh (Sr. )
1
27
Jumaine Jones
SF
United States
Atlanta Hawks (from Portland via Detroit ; traded to Philadelphia )
Georgia (So. )
1
28
Scott Padgett
PF
United States
Utah Jazz
Kentucky (Sr. )
1
29
Leon Smith
PF
United States
San Antonio Spurs (traded to Dallas )
King College Prep HS (Chicago ) (HS Sr. )
2
30
John Celestand
PG
United States
Los Angeles Lakers (from Vancouver Grizzlies )
Villanova (Sr. )
2
31
Rico Hill #
F
United States
Los Angeles Clippers
Illinois State (Jr. )
2
32
Michael Ruffin
PF
United States
Chicago Bulls
Tulsa (Sr. )
2
33
Chris Herren
G
United States
Denver Nuggets
Fresno State (Sr. )
2
34
Evan Eschmeyer
C
United States
New Jersey Nets
Northwestern (Sr. )
2
35
Calvin Booth
C
United States
Washington Wizards
Penn State (Sr. )
2
36
Wang Zhizhi
C
China
Dallas Mavericks
Bayi Rockets (China )
2
37
Obinna Ekezie
C
Nigeria
Vancouver Grizzlies (from Boston )
Maryland (Sr. )
2
38
Laron Profit
SG/SF
United States
Orlando Magic (from Golden State )
Maryland (Sr. )
2
39
A. J. Bramlett
C
United States
Cleveland Cavaliers
Arizona (Sr. )
2
40
Gordan Giriček
G/F
Croatia
Dallas Mavericks (traded to San Antonio )
Cibona Zagreb (Croatia )
2
41
Francisco Elson
C
Netherlands
Denver Nuggets
California (Sr. )
2
42
Louis Bullock #
G
United States
Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Orlando )
Michigan (Sr. )
2
43
Lee Nailon
SF
United States
Charlotte Hornets
TCU (Sr. )
2
44
Tyrone Washington #
C
United States
Houston Rockets (from Phoenix )
Mississippi State (Sr. )
2
45
Ryan Robertson
G
United States
Sacramento Kings
Kansas (Sr. )
2
46
J. R. Koch #
F
United States
New York Knicks
Iowa (Sr. )
2
47
Todd MacCulloch
C
Canada
Philadelphia 76ers
Washington (Sr. )
2
48
Galen Young #
G
United States
Milwaukee Bucks
Charlotte (Sr. )
2
49
Lari Ketner
C
United States
Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Atlanta )
UMass (Sr. )
2
50
Venson Hamilton #
C
United States
Houston Rockets
Nebraska (Sr. )
2
51
Antwain Smith #
F
United States
Vancouver Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers )
Saint Paul's (Sr. )
2
52
Roberto Bergersen #
G
United States
Atlanta Hawks
Boise State (Sr. )
2
53
Rodney Buford
SG
United States
Miami Heat
Creighton (Sr. )
2
54
Melvin Levett #
SG
United States
Detroit Pistons (from Indiana )
Cincinnati (Sr. )
2
55
Kris Clack #
G
United States
Boston Celtics (from Orlando via Denver )
Texas (Sr. )
2
56
Tim Young
C
United States
Golden State Warriors (from Portland )
Stanford (Sr. )
2
57
Manu Ginóbili *
SG
Argentina
San Antonio Spurs
Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy 2nd )
2
58
Eddie Lucas #
G
United States
Utah Jazz
Virginia Tech (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 1999 NBA draft but have played in the NBA with the exception of Theodoros Papaloukas . Papaloukas has not played any game in the NBA, but he has been one of the most iconic players in the Euroleague for Olympiacos and CSKA Moscow .
Notes [ ]
^ Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace in 2011.[1]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
"Official website" . Archived from the original on 2001-02-16. Retrieved 2011-06-15 .CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )
1999 NBA Draft at Basketball-Reference.com
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