2001 NBA draft
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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft 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.
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.
Eight of the players selected in this draft would never play in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by the New York Knicks (Michael Wright and Eric Chenowith) were among this group.
The final remaining active player from this draft was Joe Johnson, who retired from the NBA following the 2022 season. Thus, no active players remain from this class.
Draft selections
| G | Guard | PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | F | Forward | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
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| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NationalityTemplate:Refn | Team | School/club team |
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| 1 | 1 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Washington Wizards | Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Georgia) |
| 1 | 2 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | C | Template:Flagu | Los Angeles Clippers (traded to Chicago) | Dominguez HS (Compton, California) |
| 1 | 3 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^~ | PF/C | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks (traded to Vancouver) | FC Barcelona (Spain) |
| 1 | 4 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Thornwood HS (South Holland, Illinois) |
| 1 | 5 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Michigan State (So.) |
| 1 | 6 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Vancouver Grizzlies | Duke (Sr.) |
| 1 | 7 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets (traded to Houston) | Seton Hall (Fr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cleveland Cavaliers | Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia) HS |
| 1 | 9 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF/PF | Template:Flagu | Detroit Pistons | Charlotte (Fr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | SG | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics | Arkansas (So.) |
| 1 | 11 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics (from Denver) | Okaloosa-Walton CC (So.) |
| 1 | 12 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Seattle SuperSonics | FMP (Yugoslavia) |
| 1 | 13 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets (traded to New Jersey) | Arizona (Jr.) |
| 1 | 14 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors (from Indiana) | Notre Dame (Jr.) |
| 1 | 15 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Orlando Magic | DePaul (Fr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Charlotte Hornets | Indiana (Jr.) |
| 1 | 17 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Toronto Raptors | Villanova (Jr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets (from New York via Phoenix and Orlando, traded to New Jersey) | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | PF | Template:Flagu | Portland Trail Blazers | Michigan State (Fr.) |
| 1 | 20 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers (from Miami, traded to Orlando) | North Carolina (Sr.) |
| 1 | 21 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Boston Celtics (from Phoenix via Denver and Utah) | North Carolina (So.) |
| 1 | 22 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Orlando Magic (from Milwaukee via Houston) | SMU (Sr.) |
| 1 | 23 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Houston Rockets (from Dallas via Orlando, traded to New Jersey) | Pepperdine (Jr.) |
| 1 | 24 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Real Madrid (Spain) |
| 1 | 25 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | SF | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Alabama (Fr.) |
| 1 | 26 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu[3] | Philadelphia 76ers | Seton Hall (So.) |
| 1 | 27 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Vancouver Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers via New York, traded to Indiana via Atlanta) | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 28 | Script error: No such module "Sort".^ | PG | Template:Flagu[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 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls | Austin Peay (Sr.) |
| 2 | 31 | Script error: No such module "Sort".* | PG | Template:Flagu | Golden State Warriors | Arizona (So.) |
| 2 | 32 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Orlando Magic (from Washington, traded to Denver) | St. John's (Fr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Vancouver Grizzlies | Clemson (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | New Jersey Nets | USC (Sr) |
| 2 | 35 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Atlanta Hawks | Maryland (Sr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG | Template:Flagu | Cleveland Cavaliers | USC (Sr.) |
| 2 | 37 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Philadelphia 76ers (from L.A. Clippers) | Syracuse (Sr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Script error: No such module "Sort".+ | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Detroit Pistons | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) |
| 2 | 39 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[6]# | PF | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks (from Boston via Seattle) | Arizona (Jr.) |
| 2 | 40 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | UCLA (Sr.) |
| 2 | 41 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Indiana Pacers | Auburn (So.) |
| 2 | 42 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/G | Template:Flagu | Seattle SuperSonics | DePaul (Jr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[7]# | C | Template:Flagu | New York Knicks (from Seattle) | Kansas (Sr.) |
| 2 | 44 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[8]# | PG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks (from Houston) | Eastern Illinois (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Chicago Bulls (from Charlotte) | California (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Minnesota Timberwolves | Arizona (Sr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[9]# | PF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Denver Nuggets (from Toronto) | St. Jude HS (Montgomery, Alabama) |
| 2 | 48 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Vancouver Grizzlies (from New York) | Panathinaikos (Greece) 1981 |
| 2 | 49 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Template:Flagu | Miami Heat | Ohio State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Portland Trail Blazers | Georgetown (Sr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Phoenix Suns | Houston (Fr.) |
| 2 | 52 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[10]# | PF | Template:Flagu | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 53 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | F/C | Template:Flagu | Utah Jazz | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 2 | 54 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Dallas Mavericks | Cincinnati (So.) |
| 2 | 55 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[11]# | SG | Template:Flagu | Sacramento Kings | Saint Louis (Sr.) |
| 2 | 56 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[12]# | C | Template:Flagcountry | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Lakers) | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius (Lithuania) |
| 2 | 57 | Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Philadelphia 76ers | Georgia Tech (Sr.) |
| 2 | 58 | Script error: No such module "Sort".[13]# | SF | Template:Flagu | San Antonio Spurs | Oregon (Sr.) |
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Notable undrafted players
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| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Script error: No such module "flag". | FIU (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | Template:Flagu | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | Template:Flagu | McNeese State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Penn State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SG/SF | Template:Flagu | Texas (Jr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Mississippi State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | Atenas de Córdoba (Argentina) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | William Paterson (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | SF | Template:Flagu | Meridian CC (Fr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF/SF | Script error: No such module "flag". | TAU Cerámica (Spain) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Iowa (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | G | Template:Flagu | Hofstra (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PF | Template:Flagu | Iowa State (Sr.) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Znicz Pruszków (Poland) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | C | Script error: No such module "flag". | Partizan (Serbia) |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | PG | Template:Flagu | Rice (Sr.) |
Early entrants
College underclassmen
This year would officially mark the very first year where the number of underclassmen that declared their entry into the NBA draft would exceed the number of selections made with 75 players that fit the underclassmen criteria declaring their initial entry for the NBA draft. However, it would also mark the largest number of dropped players yet with 23 of those players either coming from college or overseas deciding to withdraw from the draft for one reason or another. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]
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- Template:Flagicon Gilbert Arenas – G, Arizona (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Brandon Armstrong – G, Pepperdine (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Malcolm Battles – F, Point Mark (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Tavorris Bell – F, Rhode Island (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Preston Bennett – F, Grayson (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Michael Bradley – F, Villanova (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Jamison Brewer – G, Auburn (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Kedrick Brown – F, Okaloosa-Walton CC (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon SirValiant Brown – G, George Washington (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Nick Burwell – G, Orange Coast (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Jason Collins – C, Stanford (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Omar Cook – G, St. John's (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Samuel Dalembert – C/F, Seton Hall (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Maurice Evans – G, Texas (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Benjamin Eze – F, Southern Idaho (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Alton Ford – F, Houston (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Joseph Forte – G, North Carolina (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Jerry Green – G, UC Irvine (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Eddie Griffin – F, Seton Hall (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Rob Griffin – F, Kentucky Wesleyan (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Trenton Hassell – G, Austin Peay (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Kirk Haston – F, Indiana (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Draper Housley – G, Lee College (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Steven Hunter – C/F, DePaul (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Richard Jefferson – F, Arizona (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Joe Johnson – F/G, Arkansas (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon D. A. Layne – G, Georgia (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Zach Marbury – G, Rhode Island (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Jamario Moon – F, Meridian (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Troy Murphy – F, Notre Dame (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Zach Randolph – F, Michigan State (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Jason Richardson – G, Michigan State (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Kenny Satterfield – G, Cincinnati (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Bobby Simmons – F, DePaul (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Will Solomon – G, Clemson (junior)
- Template:Flagicon Clifton Terry – F, Kennedy–King (sophomore)
- Template:Flagicon Gerald Wallace – F/G, Alabama (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Rodney White – F, Charlotte (freshman)
- Template:Flagicon Michael Wright – F, Arizona (junior)
High school players
This would be the seventh straight year in a row where at least one high school player would declare their entry into the NBA draft directly out of high school after previously only allowing it one time back in 1975. This year would also mark the year with the highest amount of players coming directly out of high school yet with six players deciding to make the jump into an opportunity at the NBA (though only five of them would get it). Not only that, but it marked the first time that a high schooler would be taken as the #1 pick of the NBA draft. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]
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- Template:Flagicon Kwame Brown – F, Glynn Academy (Brunswick, Georgia)
- Template:Flagicon Tyson Chandler – F/C, Dominguez High School (Compton, California)
- Template:Flagicon Ousmane Cisse – F, St. Jude Educational Institute (Montgomery, Alabama)
- Template:Flagicon Eddy Curry – C/F, Thornwood High School (South Holland, Illinois)
- Template:Flagicon DeSagana Diop – C, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
- Template:Flagicon Tony Key – C, Centennial High School (Compton, California)
International players
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[14]
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- Template:Flagicon Denis Ershov – C, Pulkovo Saint Petersburg (Russia)
- Template:Flagicon Antonis Fotsis – F, Panathinaikos (Greece)
- Template:Flagicon Pau Gasol – F, FC Barcelona (Spain)
- Template:Flagicon Raül López – G, Real Madrid (Spain)
- Template:Flagicon Tony Parker – G, Paris Basket Racing (France)
- Template:Flagicon Vladimir Radmanović – F, FMP (FR Yugoslavia)
Other eligible players
| Player | <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />TeamScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Note | Ref. |
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| Template:Flagicon Robertas Javtokas | Lietuvos Rytas (Lithuania) | Left Arizona in 2000; playing professionally since the 2000–01 season | [15] |
See also
References
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External links
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