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{{short description|Basketball player selection}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 1995 NBA draft
| image = 
| caption = 
| logo = 
| logosize = 
| sport = Basketball
| date = June 28, 1995
| location = [[SkyDome]]<br/>([[Toronto, Ontario]])
| network = [[NBA on TNT|TNT]], [[YTV (Canadian TV channel)|YTV]]
| league = NBA
| teams = 
| overall = 58
| rounds = 2
| first = [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]] ([[Golden State Warriors]])
| hofnum   = {{Collapsible list
| title = 1
|1 = PF [[Kevin Garnett]]}}
| prev = [[1994 NBA draft|1994]]
| next = [[1996 NBA draft|1996]]
}}
The '''[[1995–96 NBA season|1995]] [[NBA draft]]''' took place on June 28, 1995, at [[SkyDome]] in Toronto, [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams that were added for 1995–96 season, the [[Toronto Raptors]] and [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]] (who relocated to Memphis in 2001).  [[Kevin Garnett]], who was taken fifth in this draft, is notable for being the first player in two decades to be selected straight out of [[high school]] (which would become more common over the next eleven drafts until the age requirement was increased to 19 years old in 2005 creating the [[one-and-done player]]). Garnett ultimately gathered fifteen [[NBA All-Star|All Star]] selections, nine [[All-NBA Team|All-NBA]] selections (four of those being First-Teams), one [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award|NBA MVP award]], and multiple other accolades. [[Rasheed Wallace]] and [[Jerry Stackhouse]] also had successful careers, being four-time and two-time All-Stars respectively. Wallace won an NBA championship in 2004 with the [[Detroit Pistons]], while Stackhouse scored the most total points in the league in 2000, also with the Pistons.

The other remaining top selections had relatively productive careers, but were considered to have never reached their full potential. [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]] put up solid, but unspectacular numbers throughout his career and is generally considered a disappointment for a first overall selection. He was also involved in a salary cap scandal with the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0706/nba.draft.busts/content.10.html |title=NBA Draft Busts – Joe Smith |access-date=2010-10-29 |archive-date=2014-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302144625/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0706/nba.draft.busts/content.10.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1208/is_48_224/ai_67683257 | work=The Sporting News | title=Lonewolf | first=John | last=Millea | year=2000}}</ref> [[Antonio McDyess]] was a one-time All-Star, but serious and continuing knee injuries decreased much of his effectiveness in the prime of his career. [[Damon Stoudamire]] was the 1995–96 [[NBA Rookie of the Year]] and had a solid career although he was arrested, suspended and fined several times for [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] possession. [[Bryant Reeves]] impressed early in his career but a season after being granted a six-year, $61.8 million contract extension, his numbers went down due to weight and back problems and he retired after only playing six NBA seasons, all with the Vancouver Grizzlies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/2001/07/04/sayitaintso_grizzlies/ |title=CNNSI.com: Say It Ain't So – Vancouver Grizzlies |access-date=2010-10-29 |archive-date=2012-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202184758/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/2001/07/04/sayitaintso_grizzlies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

This draft was also notable for two storied NCAA players who failed to meet lofty expectations in the NBA, [[Ed O'Bannon]] and [[Shawn Respert]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050627012703/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.2.html NBA Draft busts], [[Sports Illustrated]]</ref> O'Bannon had received national accolades for leading the [[UCLA Bruins]] to the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Championship]], but only played two years in the NBA. Respert played only four seasons in the NBA, while secretly hiding that he was suffering from [[stomach cancer]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Snyder |first=Kirk |title=The NBA's Biggest Draft Busts of the Last 20 Years |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/178155-the-nbas-biggest-draft-busts-of-the-last-20-years |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Shawn Respert's NBA career was stunted by cancer |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=1962444 |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> 

The [[1996–97 Vancouver Grizzlies season|Vancouver Grizzlies]] and [[1996–97 Toronto Raptors season|the Toronto Raptors]] were not able to win the [[NBA draft lottery]], due to pre-negotiated rules. This would extend into the 1997–1998 season.

==Draft==
[[File: Joe_Smith.jpg|150px|thumb|upright|[[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]] was selected first overall by the [[Golden State Warriors]]]]
[[File: Mcdyess free throw.jpg|150px|thumb|upright|[[Antonio McDyess]] was selected 2nd overall by the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] (traded to the [[Denver Nuggets]]).]]
[[File: Jerry Stackhouse 2008.jpg|150px|thumb|upright|[[Jerry Stackhouse]] was selected 3rd overall by the [[Philadelphia 76ers]].]]
[[File: Rasheed Wallace 2.jpg|150px|thumb|upright|[[Rasheed Wallace]] was selected 4th overall by the [[Washington Bullets]].]]
[[File: Kevin Garnett with the Minnesota Timberwolves dunking, 2007 (cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|upright|[[Kevin Garnett]] was selected 5th overall by the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]].]]
[[File: Theo Ratliff free throw cropped.jpg|150px|thumb|upright|[[Theo Ratliff]] was selected 18th overall by the [[Detroit Pistons]].]]
[[File: Michael Finley 2009.jpg|150px|thumb|upright|[[Michael Finley]] was selected 21st overall by the [[Phoenix Suns]].]]
{|class=wikitable
|-
| G || [[Basketball position#Back court|Guard]]
| PG || [[Point guard]]
| SG || [[Shooting guard]]
| F || [[Basketball position#Frontcourt (forwards and center)|Forward]]
| SF || [[Small forward]]
| PF || [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| C || [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|}
{{NBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|3=y|4=y|5=y}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Round
! Pick
! width="20%"| Player
! width="10%"| Position
! width="15%"| Nationality{{refn|group=n|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.}}
! width="30%"| NBA Team
! width="25%"| School/Club team
|-
| 1
| 1
| {{sortname|Joe|Smith|Joe Smith (basketball)}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
| 1
| 2
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| {{sortname|Antonio|McDyess}}* 
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Clippers]] <small>(traded to [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]])</small>{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
| 1
| 3
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| {{sortname|Jerry|Stackhouse}}<sup>+</sup> 
| SF/SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
| 1
| 4
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|  {{sortname|Rasheed|Wallace}}<sup>+</sup> 
| PF/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Washington Bullets]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
| 1
| 5
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"|  {{sortname|Kevin|Garnett}}^
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| [[Farragut Career Academy|Farragut Academy HS]] <small>([[Chicago]])</small>
|-
| 1
| 6
|  {{sortname|Bryant|Reeves}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]]
| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys|Oklahoma State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 7
|  {{sortname|Damon|Stoudamire}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Toronto Raptors]]
| [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 8
|  {{sortname|Shawn|Respert}} 
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Portland Trail Blazers]] <small>(from [[Detroit Pistons|Detroit]], traded to [[Milwaukee Bucks|Milwaukee]])</small>
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 9
|  {{sortname|Ed|O'Bannon}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New Jersey Nets]]
| [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 10
|  {{sortname|Kurt|Thomas|Kurt Thomas (basketball)}}
| PF/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Miami Heat]]
| [[TCU Horned Frogs|TCU]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 11
|  {{sortname|Gary|Trent}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]] <small>(traded to [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]])</small>
| [[Ohio Bobcats|Ohio]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
| 1
| 12
|  {{sortname|Cherokee|Parks}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 13
|  {{sortname|Corliss|Williamson}} 
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Sacramento Kings]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks basketball|Arkansas]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
| 1
| 14
|  {{sortname|Eric|Williams|Eric Williams (basketball, born 1972)}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 15
|  {{sortname|Brent|Barry}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Denver Nuggets]] <small>(traded to [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]])</small>{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
| [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 16
|  {{sortname|Alan|Henderson}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 17
|  {{sortname|Bob|Sura}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| [[Florida State Seminoles|Florida State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 18
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|  {{sortname|Theo|Ratliff}}<sup>+</sup> 
| PF/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Detroit Pistons]] <small>(from [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]])</small>
| [[Wyoming Cowboys basketball|Wyoming]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 19
|  {{sortname|Randolph|Childress}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Detroit Pistons]] <small>(from [[Houston Rockets|Houston]] via [[Portland Trail Blazers|Portland]])</small>
| [[Wake Forest University|Wake Forest]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 20
|  {{sortname|Jason|Caffey}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 21
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"|  {{sortname|Michael|Finley}}<sup>*</sup> 
| SF/SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Phoenix Suns]] <small>(from [[Los Angeles Lakers|L.A. Lakers]])</small>
| [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball|Wisconsin]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 22
|  {{sortname|George|Zidek}}
| C
| {{CZE}}
| [[Charlotte Hornets (1988–2002)|Charlotte Hornets]]
| [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 23
|  {{sortname|Travis|Best}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indiana Pacers]]
| [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 24
|  {{sortname|Loren|Meyer}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Dallas Mavericks]] <small>(from [[New York Knicks|New York]])</small>
| [[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 25
|  {{sortname|David|Vaughn|David Vaughn III}}
| PF/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Orlando Magic]]
| [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]]<!--Became University of Memphis in 1994.--> ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
| 1
| 26
|  {{sortname|Sherell|Ford}} 
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| [[UIC Flames men's basketball|UIC]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 27
|  {{sortname|Mario|Bennett}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Phoenix Suns]]
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
| 1
| 28
|  {{sortname|Greg|Ostertag}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Utah Jazz]]
| [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 1
| 29
|  {{sortname|Cory|Alexander}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
| 2
| 30
|  {{sortname|Lou|Roe}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Detroit Pistons]]
| [[UMass Minutemen basketball|UMass]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 31
|  {{sortname|Dragan|Tarlać}}
| C
| {{FR-YUG}}<br>{{GRC}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]]
| [[Olympiacos BC|Olympiakos]] <small>([[A1 Ethniki|Greece]])</small>
|-
| 2
| 32
|  {{sortname|Terrence|Rencher}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Washington Bullets]]
| [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 33
|  {{sortname|Junior|Burrough}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 34
|  {{sortname|Andrew|DeClercq}} 
| PF/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 35
|  {{sortname|Jimmy|King}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Toronto Raptors]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 36
|  {{sortname|Lawrence|Moten}} 
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Vancouver Grizzlies]]
| [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 37
|  {{sortname|Frankie|King}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
| [[Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball|Western Carolina]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 38
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Rashard|Griffith}} <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball|Wisconsin]] ([[Sophomore year|So.]])
|-
| 2
| 39
|  {{sortname|Donny|Marshall}} 
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|Connecticut]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 40
|  {{sortname|Dwayne|Whitfield}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| [[Jackson State Tigers basketball|Jackson State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 41
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Erik|Meek}}<sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Houston Rockets]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 42
|  {{sortname|Donnie|Boyce}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| [[Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball|Colorado]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 43
|  {{sortname|Eric|Snow}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 44
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Anthony|Pelle}}<sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Denver Nuggets]]
| [[Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball|Fresno State]]   ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 45
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Troy|Brown|Troy Brown (basketball, born 1971)}}<sup>#</sup>
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 46
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|  {{sortname|George|Banks|dab=basketball}}<sup>#</sup>
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Miami Heat]]
| [[UTEP Miners basketball|UTEP]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 47
|  {{sortname|Tyus|Edney}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Sacramento Kings]]
| [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 48
|  {{sortname|Mark|Davis|Mark Davis (basketball, born 1973)}}
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| [[Texas Tech Red Raiders basketball|Texas Tech]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 49
|  {{sortname|Jerome|Allen|Jerome Allen (basketball)}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Pennsylvania]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 50
|  {{sortname|Martin|Lewis|Martin Lewis (basketball)}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| [[Seward County Community College|Seward County]] ([[Sophomore year|So.]])
|-
| 2
| 51
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Dejan|Bodiroga}}<sup>#</sup>
| SF
| {{FR-YUG}}
| [[Sacramento Kings]]
| [[Olimpia Milano|Olimpia (Stefanel) Milano]] <small>([[Serie A (basketball)|Italy]])</small>
|-
| 2
| 52
|  {{sortname|Fred|Hoiberg}} 
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indiana Pacers]]
| [[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 53
|  bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|{{sortname|Constantin|Popa}}<sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{ROU}}
| [[Los Angeles Clippers]]
| [[Miami Hurricanes men's basketball|Miami (Florida)]]   ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 54
| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Eurelijus|Žukauskas||Zukauskas, Eurelijus}} <sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagcountry|LTU|1988}}
| [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| [[BC Neptūnas|Neptūnas Klaipėda]] <small>([[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Lithuania]])</small>
|-
| 2
| 55
|  {{sortname|Michael|McDonald|Michael McDonald (basketball)}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| [[New Orleans Privateers men's basketball|New Orleans]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 56
|  {{sortname|Chris|Carr|Chris Carr (basketball)}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Phoenix Suns]]
| [[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
| 2
| 57
| {{sortname|Cuonzo|Martin}} 
| G/F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball|Purdue]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
| 2
| 58
| {{sortname|Don|Reid|Don Reid (basketball)}}
| F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Detroit Pistons]]
| [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|}
{{reflist|group=n}}

==Notable undrafted players==
{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}
The following players went [[Undrafted sportsperson|undrafted]] in the 1995 NBA Draft, but later played at least one game in the NBA.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="20%"| Player
! width="1%"| Pos.
! width="20%"| Nationality
! width="25%"| School/Club team
|-
| {{sortname|John|Amaechi}}
| C
| {{GBR}}
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball|Penn State]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Corey|Beck}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Rick|Brunson}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Temple Owls men's basketball|Temple]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|John|Coker|dab=basketball}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boise State Broncos men's basketball|Boise State]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Nate|Driggers}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[University of Montevallo#Athletics|Montevallo]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Devin|Gray}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball|Clemson]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Michael|Hawkins|dab=basketball}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Xavier Musketeers men's basketball|Xavier]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Gerard|King}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Nicholls State Colonels men's basketball|Nicholls State]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Matt|Maloney}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Penn Quakers basketball|Penn]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Clint|McDaniel}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Howard|Nathan}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Northwest Arkansas Community College|Northwest Arkansas CC]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Ruben|Nembhard}}
| PG/SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Kevin|Ollie}}
| G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Connecticut Huskies men's basketball|Connecticut]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Ray|Owes}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|James|Scott|dab=basketball}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Larry|Sykes}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Xavier Musketeers men's basketball|Xavier]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|David|Vanterpool}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball|St. Bonaventure]] <small>(Sr.)</small>
|-
| {{sortname|Rubén|Wolkowyski}}
| C
| {{ARG}}
| [[Estudiantes de Olavarría]] <small>([[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Argentina]])</small>
|}

==Trades involving Draft picks==

===Draft-day trades===
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.
*{{note label|Note1|a|a}} The Los Angeles Clippers traded [[Randy Woods]] and the draft rights of [[Antonio McDyess]] to the Denver Nuggets for [[Rodney Rogers]] and the draft rights to [[Brent Barry]].

==Early entrants==
===College underclassmen===
For the first time since [[1982 NBA draft|1982]], the NBA would officially see college underclassmen players withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. Originally, nineteen underclassmen (including one player that was playing overseas at the time and one high schooler) had declared their entry for this year's draft, but the [[Lithuania]]n born [[Zydrunas Ilgauskas]] from [[Lithuania]]'s [[LSU-Atletas|Atletas Kaunas]] alongside [[Rodrick Rhodes]] from the [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|University of Kentucky]] and [[John Wallace (basketball)|John Wallace]] from the [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|University of Syracuse]] would all officially withdraw their names from this year's draft before it began, which left only fifteen total underclassmen directly from college. However, this year would also be the first time since [[1975 NBA draft|1975]] where high schoolers would be declared as eligible underclassmen for the NBA. As such, the official underclassmen count would increase from fifteen to sixteen total players with the inclusion of [[Farragut Academy]] standout phenom power forward [[Kevin Garnett]], which started an eleven-year long trend of high school players declaring their eligibility for the NBA. Even so, the following [[college basketball]] players successfully applied for early draft entrance.<ref name=tdr>{{cite web |title=1995 Underclassmen |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3042:1995-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |website=The Draft Review | date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=December 15, 2022}}</ref>

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* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Cory Alexander]] – G, [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mario Bennett]] – F, [[Arizona State Sun Devils men's basketball|Arizona State]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chris Carr (basketball)|Chris Carr]] – G/F, [[Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball|Southern Illinois]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Evans – [[Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball|Norfolk State]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rashard Griffith]] – C, [[Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball|Wisconsin]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Martin Lewis (basketball)|Martin Lewis]] – [[Seward County Community College|Seward CC]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Antonio McDyess]] – F, [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Smith (basketball)|Joe Smith]] – F, [[Maryland Terrapins men's basketball|Maryland]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Stackhouse]] – G, [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scotty Thurman]] – F, [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gary Trent]] – F, [[Ohio Bobcats men's basketball|Ohio]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[David Vaughn III]] – F, [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rasheed Wallace]] – F, [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Corliss Williamson]] – F, [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Darroll Wright – G, [[Missouri Western Griffons men's basketball|Missouri Western]] (junior)
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===High school players===
This year marked the first year since [[1975 NBA draft|1975]] where high school players would be allowed entry into the NBA directly from high school. However, only one player during this year would go and take that route for this year. The following high school player successfully applied for early draft entrance.<ref name=tdr />

* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kevin Garnett]] – F, [[Farragut Academy]] ([[Chicago, Illinois]])

==See also==
* [[List of first overall NBA draft picks]]


==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1995.html 1995 NBA Draft]

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