2009 NBA draft

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2009 NBA draft
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General information
SportBasketball
Date(s)June 25, 2009
LocationMadison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
Network(s)ESPN
Overview
60 total selections in 2 rounds
LeagueNBA
First selectionBlake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)
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The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.

The Los Angeles Clippers, who won the draft lottery on May 19, 2009, used their first overall draft pick to draft Blake Griffin from University of Oklahoma.[1][2] However, he missed the entire 2009–10 season due to surgery on his broken left kneecap, which he injured during the pre-season.[3] Tanzanian-born Hasheem Thabeet from University of Connecticut was drafted second by the Memphis Grizzlies. Thabeet became the first player born in Tanzania to be drafted by an NBA team.[4] James Harden was drafted 3rd by the Oklahoma City Thunder. This made him the first player to be drafted by the franchise as the Oklahoma City Thunder; the franchise moved from Seattle to OKC in 2008. The Sacramento Kings drafted Tyreke Evans 4th; he was named 2009–10 NBA Rookie of the Year, after he became the fourth NBA player in history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season, joining the elite club of Oscar Robertson (1960), Michael Jordan (1984) and LeBron James (2003). Spanish teenager Ricky Rubio was drafted 5th by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Rubio became the fifth-highest-drafted international player who never played U.S. college basketball to be drafted in the NBA, tied with Nikoloz Tskitishvili (5th in 2002), and behind Yao Ming (1st in 2002), Andrea Bargnani (1st in 2006), Darko Miličić (2nd in 2003) and Pau Gasol (3rd in 2001).[5] Twenty-third pick Omri Casspi became the first Israeli player to be drafted in the first round, and later he became the first Israeli to play in the NBA.[6]

The 2009 draft marked the first time three sons of former NBA players were selected in the top 15 picks of the draft. Stephen Curry, son of Dell Curry, was drafted 7th by the Golden State Warriors. Gerald Henderson Jr., son of Gerald Henderson, was drafted 12th by the Charlotte Bobcats. Austin Daye, son of Darren Daye, was drafted 15th by the Detroit Pistons.[5] The draft also marked the first time a former high school player who skipped college to play professional basketball in Europe was selected in an NBA draft. Brandon Jennings, who skipped college to play professional basketball with Italian team Lottomatica Roma, was drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the draft.[7]

Of the 60 players drafted, four were freshmen, nine were sophomores, 12 were juniors, 22 were seniors, and 13 were international players without U.S. college basketball experience. The University of North Carolina's Tar Heels had the most players selected in the draft; three players were selected in the first round and one was selected in the second round. This marked the second time ever that four Tar Heels players were selected in the first two rounds of an NBA draft.[8] The Minnesota Timberwolves had the league-high four first-round draft picks and the first time in team history that the team held two top-10 draft picks.[9] The Timberwolves also had two second-round draft picks and became the team with the most draft picks in the 2009 draft with a total of six. The Houston Rockets and the Orlando Magic were the only NBA teams who did not have a draft pick this year, although Houston acquired three drafted players' rights after the draft.[10]

From the players in this draft, there have been six players selected as All-Stars; out of these six, Curry and Harden have both won the NBA's regular season MVP award.[11]

Draft[]

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center
* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
# Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game
~ Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
Blake Griffin was selected first by the Los Angeles Clippers. He is a six time All-Star.
James Harden was selected third by the Oklahoma City Thunder. He won the MVP award in 2018 and led the league in scoring three years in a row.
Tyreke Evans was selected fourth by the Sacramento Kings. He won rookie of the year for the 2009-10 season.
Stephen Curry was selected seventh by the Golden State Warriors. He has firmly established himself as the NBA's all-time greatest shooter, guiding the Warriors to 3 championships and winning back-to-back MVP's. One of them, as the Leagues only unanimous MVP
DeMar DeRozan was selected ninth by the Toronto Raptors and is a 4 time All-Star and 2 Time all nba.
Jrue Holiday was selected seventeenth by the Philadelphia 76ers. He was an All-Star in 2013 and won a championship in 2021.
Jeff Teague was selected nineteenth by the Atlanta Hawks. He was an All-Star in 2015 and won a championship in 2021.
Round Pick Player Position Nationality[n 1] Team School/club team
1 1 Blake Griffin*~ PF  United States Los Angeles Clippers Oklahoma (So.)
1 2 Hasheem Thabeet C  Tanzania Memphis Grizzlies Connecticut (Jr.)
1 3 James Harden* SG  United States Oklahoma City Thunder Arizona State (So.)
1 4 Tyreke Evans~ SG  United States Sacramento Kings Memphis (Fr.)
1 5 Ricky Rubio PG  Spain Minnesota Timberwolves (from Washington)[a] DKV Joventut (Spain)[12]
1 6 Jonny Flynn PG  United States Minnesota Timberwolves[b] Syracuse (So.)
1 7 Stephen Curry* PG  United States Golden State Warriors Davidson (Jr.)
1 8 Jordan Hill PF  United States New York Knicks Arizona (Jr.)
1 9 DeMar DeRozan* SG  United States Toronto Raptors USC (Fr.)
1 10 Brandon Jennings PG  United States Milwaukee Bucks Lottomatica Roma (Italy)[13]
1 11 Terrence Williams SG  United States New Jersey Nets Louisville (Sr.)
1 12 Gerald Henderson SG  United States Charlotte Bobcats Duke (Jr.)
1 13 Tyler Hansbrough PF  United States Indiana Pacers North Carolina (Sr.)
1 14 Earl Clark SF  United States Phoenix Suns Louisville (Jr.)
1 15 Austin Daye SF  United States Detroit Pistons Gonzaga (So.)
1 16 James Johnson SF  United States Chicago Bulls Wake Forest (So.)
1 17 Jrue Holiday+ PG  United States Philadelphia 76ers UCLA (Fr.)
1 18 Ty Lawson PG  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami,[c] traded to Denver)[A] North Carolina (Jr.)
1 19 Jeff Teague+ PG  United States Atlanta Hawks Wake Forest (So.)
1 20 Eric Maynor PG  United States Utah Jazz VCU (Sr.)
1 21 Darren Collison PG  United States New Orleans Hornets UCLA (Sr.)
1 22 Víctor Claver SF  Spain Portland Trail Blazers (from Dallas)[d] Pamesa Valencia (Spain)[12]
1 23 Omri Casspi SF  Israel Sacramento Kings (from Houston)[e] Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)[12]
1 24 Byron Mullens C  United States
 United Kingdom 		Dallas Mavericks (from Portland,[d] traded to Oklahoma City)[B] Ohio State (Fr.)
1 25 Rodrigue Beaubois PG  France Oklahoma City Thunder (from San Antonio,[f] traded to Dallas)[B] Cholet (France)[12]
1 26 Taj Gibson PF  United States Chicago Bulls (from Denver via Oklahoma City)[g] USC (Jr.)
1 27 DeMarre Carroll SF  United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Orlando)[h] Missouri (Sr.)
1 28 Wayne Ellington SG  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Boston)[b] North Carolina (Jr.)
1 29 Toney Douglas PG  United States Los Angeles Lakers (traded to New York)[C] Florida State (Sr.)
1 30 Christian Eyenga SF  DR Congo Cleveland Cavaliers CB Prat (Spain)[12]
2 31 Jeff Pendergraph PF  United States Sacramento Kings (traded to Portland)[D] Arizona State (Sr.)
2 32 Jermaine Taylor SG  United States Washington Wizards (traded to Houston)[E] Central Florida (Sr.)
2 33 Dante Cunningham PF  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from LA Clippers)[j] Villanova (Sr.)
2 34 Sergio Llull[14]# PG  Spain Denver Nuggets (from Oklahoma City,[k] traded to Houston)[F] Real Madrid (Spain)[15]
2 35 DaJuan Summers PF  United States Detroit Pistons (from Minnesota)[l] Georgetown (Jr.)
2 36 Sam Young SF  United States Memphis Grizzlies[m] Pittsburgh (Sr.)
2 37 DeJuan Blair PF  United States San Antonio Spurs (from Golden State via Phoenix)[n] Pittsburgh (So.)
2 38 Jon Brockman PF  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from New York via Chicago,[o] traded to Sacramento)[D] Washington (Sr.)
2 39 Jonas Jerebko PF  Sweden Detroit Pistons (from Toronto)[p] Angelico Biella (Italy)[16]
2 40 Derrick Brown SF  United States Charlotte Bobcats (from New Jersey via Oklahoma City)[q] Xavier (Jr.)
2 41 Jodie Meeks SG  United States Milwaukee Bucks Kentucky (Jr.)
2 42 Patrick Beverley[17] PG  United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Charlotte,[r] traded to Miami)[G] Dnipro (Ukraine)
2 43 Marcus Thornton SG  United States Miami Heat (from Indiana,[s] traded to New Orleans)[H] LSU (Sr.)
2 44 Chase Budinger SF  United States Detroit Pistons (traded to Houston)[I] Arizona (Jr.)
2 45 Nick Calathes PG  Greece
 United States[a] 		Minnesota Timberwolves (from Philadelphia via Miami,[t] traded to Dallas)[J] Florida (So.)
2 46 Danny Green SF  United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Chicago)[u] North Carolina (Sr.)
2 47 Henk Norel[18]# PF  Netherlands Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami)[t] DKV Joventut (Spain)[19]
2 48 Taylor Griffin SF  United States Phoenix Suns Oklahoma (Sr.)
2 49 Sergiy Gladyr[20]# SG  Ukraine Atlanta Hawks MBC Mykolaiv (Ukraine)[12]
2 50 Goran Suton[21]# C  Bosnia and Herzegovina
 United States[b] 		Utah Jazz Michigan State (Sr.)
2 51 Jack McClinton[22]# SG  United States San Antonio Spurs (from New Orleans via Toronto)[v] Miami (FL) (Sr.)
2 52 A. J. Price PG  United States Indiana Pacers (from Dallas)[w] Connecticut (Sr.)
2 53 Nando de Colo PG  France San Antonio Spurs (from Houston)[x] Cholet (France)[23]
2 54 Robert Vaden[24]# SG  United States Charlotte Bobcats (from San Antonio,[y] traded to Oklahoma City)[K] UAB (Sr.)
2 55 Patty Mills PG  Australia Portland Trail Blazers (from Denver)[o] Saint Mary's (So.)
2 56 Ahmad Nivins[25]# PF  United States Dallas Mavericks (from Portland)[d] Saint Joseph's (Sr.)
2 57 Emir Preldžič[26]# PF  Slovenia
 Turkey[c] 		Phoenix Suns (from Orlando via Oklahoma City,[z] traded to Cleveland)[L] Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)[27]
2 58 Lester Hudson PG  United States Boston Celtics Tennessee-Martin (Sr.)
2 59 Chinemelu Elonu[28]# PF  Nigeria
 United States[d] 		Los Angeles Lakers Texas A&M (Jr.)
2 60 Robert Dozier[29]# SF  United States Miami Heat (from Cleveland)[aa] Memphis (Sr.)
  1. ^ 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.

^ a: Nick Calathes was born in the United States, and has dual U.S. and Greek citizenship by birth. He has represented Greece internationally.[30]
^ b: Goran Suton, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is also a naturalized citizen of the United States since 2006.[31]
^ c: Emir Preldžič, who was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also has Slovenian and Turkish citizenship. He had represented Slovenia internationally in 2008, before switching to Turkey.[32][33]
^ d: Chinemelu Elonu was born in Nigeria, is also a naturalized citizen of the United States.[34][35]

Notable undrafted players[]

These players were not selected in the 2009 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.

Player Position Nationality School/club team
Jeff Adrien PF  United States Connecticut (Sr.)
Josh Akognon PG  United States/ Nigeria Cal State Fullerton (Sr.)
Antonio Anderson SG  United States Memphis (Sr.)
Aron Baynes C/PF  Australia Washington State (Sr.)
Dionte Christmas SG  United States Temple (Sr.)
Marcus Cousin C  United States Houston (Sr.)
Luigi Datome SF  Italy Virtus Roma (Italy)
Justin Dentmon PG  United States Washington (Sr.)
Shane Edwards F  United States Arkansas–Little Rock (Sr.)
Vítor Faverani PF/C  Brazil CB Axarquía (Spain)
Alonzo Gee SF/SG  United States Alabama (Sr.)
Terrel Harris G  United States Oklahoma State (Sr.)
Joe Ingles SG/SF  Australia South Dragons (Australia)
Aaron Jackson PG/SG  United States Duquesne (Sr.)
Cedric Jackson PG  United States Cleveland State (Sr.)
Chris Johnson C/PF  United States LSU (Sr.)
Viacheslav Kravtsov C  Ukraine Kyiv (Ukraine)
Marcus Landry PF  United States Wisconsin (Sr.)
Wesley Matthews SG/SF  United States Marquette (Sr.)
Jerel McNeal PG/SG  United States Marquette (Sr.)
Jeremy Pargo PG  United States Gonzaga (Sr.)
Garret Siler C  United States Augusta State (Sr.)
Garrett Temple SG  United States LSU (Sr.)
Miloš Teodosić G  Serbia Olympiacos Piraeus (Greece)
Luke Zeller F/C  United States Notre Dame (Sr.)

Eligibility[]

Further information: Eligibility for the NBA draft

The basic requirements for draft eligibility are:

  • All drafted players must be born on or before December 31, 1990.
  • Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the NBA and its players union, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[36]

The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.[37]

The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility.[38] Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1987).[39] U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played professional basketball with a team outside the NBA were also automatically eligible. Former high school player Brandon Jennings meets these criteria, having graduated high school in 2008, skipped college basketball and then played professional basketball in Italy.[7]

A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.[40][41] For the 2009 draft, this date fell on April 26. An early entry candidate is allowed to withdraw his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 10 days before the draft.[42] This year, a total of 74 collegiate players and 29 international players declared as early entry candidates.[43] At the withdrawal deadline, 55 early-entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 39 collegiate players and 10 international players as the early-entry candidates for the draft.[12]

A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and its players' union allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice,[42] the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility. This second provision affected Chase Budinger, Wayne Ellington, and Ty Lawson, all of whom declared for and withdrew from the 2008 draft.[44]

Draft lottery[]

Further information: NBA draft lottery

The lottery selection to determine the order of the top fourteen picks in the 2009 draft occurred on May 19, 2009.[45] The Los Angeles Clippers won the first pick, while the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder moved up to second and third picks respectively. The Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards, who had the two best chances to land a top-three pick, fell down to the fourth and fifth spots, the lowest possible picks they could be awarded through the lottery.[1] The remaining first-round picks and all the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win-loss records in the previous season. As is commonplace in the event of identical win-loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 17, 2009.[46]

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2009 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:[47]

^ Denotes the actual lottery results
Team 2008–09
record		 Lottery
chances		 Pick
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
Sacramento Kings 17–65 250 .250 .215 .177 .358^ — — — — — — — — — —
Washington Wizards[1] 19–63 178 .178 .174 .164 .347 .137^ — — — — — — — — —
Los Angeles Clippers 19–63 177 .177^ .173 .164 .195 .250 .040 — — — — — — — —
Oklahoma City Thunder 23–59 119 .119 .126 .132^ .100 .350 .161 .013 — — — — — — —
Minnesota Timberwolves 24–58 76 .076 .084 .095 — .263 .385^ .093 .004 — — — — — —
Memphis Grizzlies 24–58 75 .075 .083^ .094 — — .414 .294 .039 .001 — — — — —
Golden State Warriors 29–53 43 .043 .049 .058 — — — .600^ .232 .018 .000 — — — —
New York Knicks 32–50 28 .028 .033 .039 — — — — .725^ .168 .008 .000 — — —
Toronto Raptors 33–49 17 .017 .020 .024 — — — — — .813^ .122 .004 .000 — —
Milwaukee Bucks 34–48 10 .010 .012 .014 — — — — — — .870^ .092 .002 .000 —
New Jersey Nets 34–48 9 .009 .011 .013 — — — — — — — .904^ .063 .001 .000
Charlotte Bobcats 35–47 7 .007 .008 .010 — — — — — — — — .935^ .039 .000
Indiana Pacers 36–46 6 .006 .007 .009 — — — — — — — — — .960^ .018
Phoenix Suns 46–36 5 .005 .006 .007 — — — — — — — — — — .982^

^ 1: Washington Wizards' pick was later traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.[a]

Trades involving draft picks[]

Pre-draft trades[]

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.

  • a 1 2 On June 24, 2009, Minnesota acquired the 5th pick, Etan Thomas, Darius Songaila and Oleksiy Pecherov from Washington in exchange for Randy Foye and Mike Miller.[9] Minnesota used the 5th pick to draft Ricky Rubio.
  • b On July 31, 2007, Minnesota re-acquired their 2009 first-round draft pick along with Al Jefferson, Gerald Green, Ryan Gomes, Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff, a 2009 first-round draft pick and cash considerations from Boston in exchange for Kevin Garnett.[48] Previously, Boston acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick, Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi and Dwayne Jones on January 26, 2006 from Minnesota in exchange for Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Mark Blount, Justin Reed and two second-round draft picks.[48][49] Minnesota used the 28th pick to draft Wayne Ellington.
  • c On October 24, 2007, Minnesota acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick, Antoine Walker, Wayne Simien, Michael Doleac and cash considerations from Miami in exchange for Ricky Davis and Mark Blount.[50] Minnesota used the 18th pick to draft Ty Lawson.
  • d 1 2 3 On June 24, 2009, Portland acquired the 22nd pick from Dallas in exchange for the 24th pick, 56th pick and a 2010 second-round draft pick.[51] Portland used the 22nd pick to draft Víctor Claver and Dallas used the 24th and 56th pick to draft Byron Mullens and Ahmad Nivins, respectively.
  • e On August 14, 2008, Sacramento acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick, Bobby Jackson, Donté Greene and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for Ron Artest, Sean Singletary and Patrick Ewing Jr..[52] Sacramento used the 23rd pick to draft Omri Casspi.
  • f On February 20, 2008, Oklahoma City (as Seattle) acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick, Francisco Elson and Brent Barry from San Antonio in exchange for Kurt Thomas.[53] Oklahoma City used the 25th pick to draft Rodrigue Beaubois.
  • g On February 19, 2009, Chicago acquired Denver's 2009 first-round draft pick from Oklahoma City in exchange for Thabo Sefolosha.[54] Previously, Oklahoma City acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick, Chucky Atkins and cash considerations on January 7, 2009 from Denver in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft pick and Johan Petro.[55] Chicago used the 26th pick to draft Taj Gibson.
  • h On February 19, 2009, Memphis acquired a 2009 first-round draft pick, Mike Wilks, Adonal Foyle and cash considerations from Orlando in a three-team trade with Orlando and Houston.[56] Memphis used the 27th pick to draft DeMarre Carroll.
  • j On June 26, 2008, Portland acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick from the L.A. Clippers in exchange for the draft rights to Mike Taylor.[57] Portland used the 33rd pick to draft Dante Cunningham.
  • k On January 7, 2009, Denver acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick and Johan Petro from Oklahoma City in exchange for a 2009 first-round draft pick, Chucky Atkins and cash considerations.[55] Denver used the 34th pick to draft Sergio Llull.
  • l On October 31, 2005, Detroit acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick from Minnesota in exchange for Ronald Dupree.[58] Detroit used the 35th pick to draft DaJuan Summers.
  • m On December 24, 2008, Memphis re-acquired their 2009 second-round draft pick along with Steve Francis and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for a 2011 second-round draft pick.[59] Previously, Houston acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick and the draft rights to Donté Greene from Memphis in a three-team trade with Memphis and Portland on June 26, 2008.[60]
  • n On June 26, 2008, San Antonio acquired Golden State's 2009 second-round draft pick, the draft rights to Malik Hairston and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to Goran Dragić.[61] Previously, Phoenix acquired 2007 and 2009 second-round draft picks on January 3, 2005 from Golden State in exchange for Žarko Čabarkapa.[62] San Antonio used the 37th pick to draft DeJuan Blair.
  • o 1 2 On June 26, 2008, Portland acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick from Denver in a three-team trade with Denver and Chicago. Portland also acquired New York's 2009 second-round draft pick and Chicago's 2010 second-round draft pick from Chicago.[57] Previously, Chicago acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, 2007 and 2009 second-round draft picks, an option to exchange 2007 first-round draft picks, Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney and Jermaine Jackson on October 4, 2005 from New York in exchange for Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis.[63] Portland used the 38th and 55th pick to draft Jon Brockman and Patrick Mills, respectively.
  • p On June 15, 2007, Detroit acquired 2009 and 2011 second-round draft picks from Toronto in exchange for Carlos Delfino.[64] Detroit used the 39th pick to draft Jonas Jerebko.
  • q On August 11, 2008, Charlotte acquired New Jersey's 2009 second-round draft pick from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to Kyle Weaver.[65] Previously, Oklahoma City (as Seattle) acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick on July 7, 2006 from New Jersey in exchange for Mikki Moore.[66] Charlotte used the 40th pick to draft Derrick Brown.
  • r On December 6, 2004, the L.A. Lakers acquired 2005 and 2009 second-round draft picks from Charlotte in exchange for Kareem Rush.[67] The L.A. Lakers used the 42nd pick to draft Patrick Beverley.
  • s On June 28, 2007, Miami acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick from Indiana in exchange for the draft rights to Stanko Barać.[68] Miami used the 43rd pick to draft Marcus Thornton.
  • t 1 2 On June 26, 2008, Minnesota acquired Philadelphia's and Miami's 2009 second-round draft picks and cash considerations from Miami in exchange for the draft rights to Mario Chalmers.[69] Previously, Miami acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick, the draft rights to Daequan Cook and cash considerations on June 28, 2007 from Philadelphia in exchange for the draft rights to Jason Smith.[70] Minnesota used the 45th and 47th pick to draft Nick Calathes and Henk Norel, respectively.
  • u On February 21, 2008, Cleveland acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith and a 2009 second-round draft pick from Chicago in a three-team trade with Chicago and Oklahoma City (as Seattle).[71] Cleveland used the 46th pick to draft Danny Green.
  • v On June 21, 2006, San Antonio acquired New Orleans's 2009 second-round draft pick, Matt Bonner and Eric Williams from Toronto in exchange for Rasho Nesterović.[72] Previously, Toronto acquired Miami's 2006 second-round draft pick and New Orleans's 2009 second-round draft pick on January 31, 2006 from New Orleans in exchange for Aaron Williams.[73] San Antonio used the 51st pick to draft Jack McClinton.
  • w On October 10, 2008, Indiana acquired 2009 and 2010 second-round draft picks, Eddie Jones and cash considerations from Dallas in exchange for Shawne Williams.[74] Indiana used the 52nd pick to draft A. J. Price.
  • x On July 12, 2007, San Antonio acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick, Vassilis Spanoulis and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for Jackie Butler and the draft rights to Luis Scola.[75] San Antonio used the 53rd pick to draft Nando de Colo.
  • y On February 13, 2007, Charlotte acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick, Eric Williams and cash considerations from San Antonio in exchange for Melvin Ely.[76] Charlotte used the 54th pick to draft Robert Vaden.
  • z On July 20, 2007, Phoenix acquired Orlando's 2009 second-round draft pick from Oklahoma City (as Seattle) in exchange for 2008 and 2010 first-round draft picks and Kurt Thomas.[77] Previously, Oklahoma City (as Seattle) acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick on July 11, 2007 from Orlando in exchange for Rashard Lewis.[78] Phoenix used the 57th pick to draft Emir Preldžič.
  • aa On June 26, 2008, Miami acquired a 2009 second-round draft pick from Cleveland in exchange for the draft rights to Darnell Jackson.[79] Miami used the 60th pick to draft Robert Dozier.

Draft-day trades[]

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.

  • A Denver acquired the draft rights to 18th pick Ty Lawson from Minnesota in exchange for a future conditional first-round draft pick.[80]
  • B 1 2 Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 24th pick Byron Mullens from Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to 25th pick Rodrigue Beaubois and a 2010 second-round draft pick.[81]
  • C New York acquired the draft rights to 29th pick Toney Douglas from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for a 2011 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[82]
  • D 1 2 Portland acquired the draft rights to 31st pick Jeff Pendergraph from Sacramento in exchange for Sergio Rodríguez, the draft rights to 38th pick Jon Brockman and cash considerations.[83]
  • E Houston acquired the draft rights to 32nd pick Jermaine Taylor from Washington in exchange for cash considerations.[84]
  • F Houston acquired the draft rights to 34th pick Sergio Llull from Denver in exchange for cash considerations.[85]
  • G Miami acquired the draft rights to 42nd pick Patrick Beverley from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for a 2011 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[86]
  • H New Orleans acquired the draft rights to 43rd pick Marcus Thornton from Miami in exchange for 2010 and 2012 second-round draft picks.[87]
  • I Houston acquired the draft rights to 44th pick Chase Budinger from Detroit in exchange for a future second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[88]
  • J Dallas acquired the draft rights to 45th pick Nick Calathes from Minnesota in exchange for a 2010 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.[89]
  • K Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 54th pick Robert Vaden from Charlotte in exchange for cash considerations.[81]
  • L Cleveland acquired the draft rights to 57th pick Emir Preldžič from Phoenix in exchange for cash considerations.[90]

See also[]

  • List of first overall NBA draft picks

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