Basketball player selection
2001 NBA draft Sport Basketball Date(s) June 27, 2001 Location Madison Square Garden (New York City , New York)Network(s) TNT 57 total selections in 2 roundsLeague NBA First selection Kwame Brown (Washington Wizards )
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.
This was the last draft the Vancouver Grizzlies participated in while in their original city; their move to Memphis was finalized several weeks later. This was also the final draft participated by the Charlotte Hornets until 2014 ; the then-current team moved to New Orleans the following year as the future Pelicans , while an expansion Charlotte team (formerly the Bobcats) was later formed in 2004.
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.
Draft selections [ ]
Kwame Brown was selected 1st overall by the
Washington Wizards .
Tyson Chandler was selected 2nd overall by the
Los Angeles Clippers (traded to the
Chicago Bulls ).
Pau Gasol was selected 3rd overall by the
Atlanta Hawks (traded to the
Vancouver Grizzlies ).
Joe Johnson was selected 10th overall by the
Boston Celtics .
Zach Randolph was selected 19th overall by the
Portland Trail Blazers .
Gerald Wallace was selected 25th overall by the
Sacramento Kings .
Tony Parker was selected 28th overall by the
San Antonio Spurs .
Gilbert Arenas was selected 31st overall by the
Golden State Warriors .
Mehmet Okur was selected 38th overall by the
Detroit Pistons .
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality[n 1]
Team
School/club team
1
1
Kwame Brown
C
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
FR 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 )
(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.
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