2006 NBA draft

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox sports draft The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. This was also the only time the New Orleans Hornets would draft under the temporary name of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets as the city of New Orleans was still recovering from the events of Hurricane Katrina after the 2005-06 NBA season.

Italian Andrea Bargnani was selected first overall by the Toronto Raptors, who won the draft lottery.[1] He became the second player without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall. Prior to the draft he was playing with Italian club Benetton Treviso for 3 years.[2] Sixth-overall pick Brandon Roy from University of Washington was named Rookie of the Year for the 2006–07 season.[3] Roy was originally drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves but his draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft day. Portland also acquired the draft rights to the second-overall pick from the University of Texas, LaMarcus Aldridge from the Chicago Bulls on draft day.[4]

The University of Connecticut had four players selected in the first round, tying the record set by Duke University in 1999 and the University of North Carolina in 2005.[5] These players were Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Marcus Williams, and Josh Boone. With Denham Brown also selected in the second round, Connecticut became the first school ever to have five players selected in a two-round draft.[6] Connecticut joined eight other schools that had five players selected in a single draft, second only to UNLV, who had six players selected in the eight-round 1977 draft.[7] As of 2025, Kyle Lowry and P. J. Tucker are the only remaining active players from this draft class.

Draft selections

PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center

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Round Pick Player Position NationalityTemplate:Refn Team School/club team
1 1 Template:Sortname PF Template:Country data Italy Toronto Raptors Benetton Treviso (Italy)
1 2 Template:Sortname* PF Script error: No such module "flag". Chicago Bulls (from New York, traded to Portland)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[o]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Texas (So.)
1 3 Template:Sortname SF Template:Flagu Charlotte Bobcats Gonzaga (Jr.)
1 4 Template:Sortname PF Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Chicago)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] LSU (Fr.)
1 5 Template:Sortname PF Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks Duke (Sr.)
1 6 Template:Sortname*~ SG Template:Flagu Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Portland)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Washington (Sr.)
1 7 Template:Sortname SG Template:Flagu Boston Celtics (traded to Minnesota via Portland)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Villanova (Sr.)
1 8 Template:Sortname SF Template:Flagu Houston Rockets (traded to Memphis)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[c] Connecticut (So.)
1 9 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Golden State Warriors Bradley (So.)
1 10 Template:Sortname C Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle SuperSonics Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium)
1 11 Template:Sortname SG Template:Flagu Orlando Magic Duke (Sr.)
1 12 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Connecticut (Sr.)
1 13 Template:Sortname SG Script error: No such module "flag". Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Chicago)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[d] Angelico Biella (Italy)
1 14 Template:Sortname SG Template:Flagu Utah Jazz Arkansas (Jr.)
1 15 Template:Sortname SF Template:Flagu New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (from Milwaukee)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[p] NC State (So.)
1 16 Template:Sortname SF Template:Flagu Chicago Bulls (traded to Philadelphia)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[d] Memphis (Sr.)
1 17 Template:Sortname PF Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers Memphis (Fr.)
1 18 Template:Sortname C Script error: No such module "flag". Washington Wizards BC Kyiv (Ukraine)
1 19 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Sacramento Kings Rutgers (Jr.)
1 20 Template:Sortname F Script error: No such module "flag". New York Knicks (from Denver via New Jersey and Toronto)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q] South Carolina (Jr.)
1 21 Template:Sortname* PG Template:Flagu Phoenix Suns (from L.A. Lakers via Boston and Atlanta, traded to Boston)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[r]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[e] Kentucky (So.)
1 22 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets (from L.A. Clippers via Orlando and Denver)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[s] Connecticut (Jr.)
1 23 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets Connecticut (Jr.)
1 24 Template:Sortname* PG Template:Flagu Memphis Grizzlies Villanova (So.)
1 25 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers Michigan State (Jr.)
1 26 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (from Miami)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[t] UCLA (So.)
1 27 Template:Sortname G Script error: No such module "flag". Phoenix Suns (traded to Portland)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[f] Adecco Estudiantes (Spain)
1 28 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks Michigan State (Sr.)
1 29 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu New York Knicks (from San Antonio)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[u] Temple (Sr.)
1 30 Template:Sortname C Script error: No such module "flag". Portland Trail Blazers (from Detroit via Utah)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[v] Gran Canaria (Spain)
2 31 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Indiana)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[g] Cincinnati (Sr.)
2 32 Template:Sortname SF Template:Flagu Houston Rockets (from New York)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[w] Marquette (Sr.)
2 33 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Atlanta Hawks South Florida (Sr.)
2 34 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers (from Charlotte)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[x] Michigan State (Sr.)
2 35 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Toronto Raptors Texas (Jr.)
2 36 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Minnesota Timberwolves (from Boston)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] Boston College (Sr.)
2 37 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Philadelphia)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[h] Washington (Sr.)
2 38 Template:Sortname C Template:Country data Serbia Golden State Warriors Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
2 39 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] North Carolina (Sr.)
2 40 Template:Sortname# G Script error: No such module "flag". Seattle SuperSonics Connecticut (Sr.)
2 41 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Orlando Magic Illinois (Sr.)
2 42 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Cleveland Cavaliers (from Philadelphia)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[aa] Texas (So.)
2 43 Template:Sortname F Script error: No such module "flag". New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Objetivo São Carlos (Brazil)
2 44 Template:Sortname# F Script error: No such module "flag". Orlando Magic (from Milwaukee via Cleveland, traded to Houston)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ab]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[i] Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israel)
2 45 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Indiana Pacers (traded to Memphis via Portland)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[g] Florida State (Jr.)
2 46 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Utah Jazz (from Chicago via Houston)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ac] Illinois (Sr.)
2 47 Template:Sortname+ PF Template:Flagu Utah Jazz Louisiana Tech (Jr.)
2 48 Template:Sortname# F Script error: No such module "flag". Washington Wizards Dynamo St. Petersburg (Russia)
2 49 Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu Denver Nuggets (traded to Boston)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[j] California (Jr.)
2 50 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Charlotte Bobcats (from Sacramento)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ad] UCLA (Sr.)
2 51 Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Detroit)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[k] WTC Cornellà (Spain)
2 52 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Los Angeles Clippers Miami (FL) (Jr.)
2 53 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Seattle SuperSonics (from Memphis)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ae] Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
2 54 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu New Jersey Nets Arizona (Sr.)
2 55 Template:Sortname# F Script error: No such module "flag". Cleveland Cavaliers Union Bank Lagos (Nigeria)
2 56 Template:Sortname# F Script error: No such module "flag". Toronto Raptors (from Miami via Boston and New Orleans/Oklahoma City, traded to Philadelphia)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[af]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[l] ASA BH Telecom (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2 57 Template:Sortname# C Script error: No such module "flag". Minnesota Timberwolves (from Phoenix)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[ag] PAOK (Greece)
2 58 Template:Sortname# G Template:Flagu Dallas Mavericks (traded to L.A. Lakers)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[m] George Washington (Jr.)
2 59 Template:Sortname F Template:CRO San Antonio Spurs (traded to Milwaukee)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[n] Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
2 60 Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Detroit Pistons Iowa State (Jr.)

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Notable undrafted players

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Player Position Nationality School/club team
Template:Sortname F Template:Flagu UNLV (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PG Template:Flagu Northeastern (Sr.)
Template:Sortname G/F Template:Flagu UCLA (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SF Template:Flagu Colorado (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SG Template:Flagu Missouri (Jr.)
Template:Sortname SF Template:Flagu George Washington (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PG/SG Template:Flagu Miami (Florida) (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SG/SF Template:Flagu Valparaiso (Indiana) (Sr.)
Template:Sortname C Template:Flagu Michigan (Jr.)
Template:Sortname SG Template:Flagu Arkansas (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PG Template:Flagu
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Portland (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PG Template:Flagu UAB (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SG Template:Flagu South Carolina (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SG Template:Flagu Maryland (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PF Template:Flagu George Washington (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SF/SG Template:Flagu Oral Roberts (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PG Template:Flagu Notre Dame (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SG/PG Template:Flagu Villanova (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SG/SF Template:Flagu Delta State (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PG Template:Flagu Jacksonville State (Sr.)
Template:Sortname SF/PF Template:Flagu La Salle (Sr.)
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Memphis (So.)
Template:Sortname G Template:Flagu Tennessee (Sr.)
Template:Sortname PF/C Template:Flagu Wyoming (Sr.)

Eligibility

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". The new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) took into effect starting in this year's draft. Under the new agreement, high school players were not eligible for selection. The new rules stated that high school players must wait one year after their high school class graduates and must be at least 19 years old to be eligible for the draft.[8][9]

The basic requirements for draft eligibility are:

  • All drafted players must be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft (i.e. born on or before December 31, 1987, for the 2006 draft).[9]
  • Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class.[9]

The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years before the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.[10]

The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility.[11] 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, 1984, for the 2006 draft).[12]

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.[13][14][15] 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.[16] On June 19, 2006, NBA announced that 37 college players and 10 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2006 Draft, while 47 players who had previously declared as early entry candidates had withdrawn from the draft.[17]

Early entrants

This year would mark the very first year where the NBA would not allow for high school prospects to enter the NBA draft after previously allowing it since 1995.

College underclassmen

This year would mark a step down from the number of underclassmen expressing their interest in joining the NBA draft. After previously having over 100 players expressing their interest last year, this year only saw 92 total underclassmen from college or overseas play express interest in entering the NBA draft. However 46 of these players would later withdraw their entries into the draft, leaving only 46 total underclassmen from college or overseas areas officially entering the draft this year. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[18]

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International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[18]

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Automatically eligible entrants

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

  • They have no remaining college eligibility.
  • If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
  • They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract.

Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:

  • They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 1984, are automatically eligible for the 2006 draft.
  • They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
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Draft lottery

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The 2006 Draft Lottery was held on May 23, 2006, in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Toronto Raptors, who had the fifth-worst record, won the lottery with just 8.8% chance to win. The Chicago Bulls, who acquired the New York Knicks' first-round draft pick from a previous trade, landed the second overall pick. The Portland Trail Blazers who had the best chance to land the top pick fell out of the top three and had to settle with 4th pick. Portland's 4th pick was the lowest possible pick that Portland could obtained through the lottery.[21]

Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2006 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:[22][23]

^ Denotes the actual lottery results
Team 2005–06
record
Lottery
chances
Pick
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th
Portland Trail Blazers 21–61 250 .250 .215 .177 .358^
New York Knicks[a] 23–59 199 .199 .188^ .171 .319 .124
Charlotte Bobcats 26–56 138 .138 .142 .145^ .238 .290 .045
Atlanta Hawks 26–56 137 .137 .142 .145 .085 .323^ .156 .013
Toronto Raptors 27–55 88 .088^ .096 .106 .262 .359 .084 .004
Minnesota Timberwolves 33–49 53 .053 .060 .070 .440^ .330 .045 .001
Boston Celtics 33–49 53 .053 .060 .070 .573^ .226 .018 .000
Houston Rockets 34–48 23 .023 .027 .032 .725^ .184 .009 .000
Golden State Warriors 34–48 22 .022 .026 .031 .797^ .121 .004 .000
Seattle SuperSonics 35–47 11 .011 .013 .016 .870^ .089 .002 .000
Orlando Magic 36–46 8 .008 .009 .012 .908^ .063 .001 .000
New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 38–44 7 .007 .008 .010 .935^ .039 .000
Philadelphia 76ers 38–44 6 .006 .007 .009 .960^ .018
Utah Jazz 41–41 5 .005 .006 .007 .982^

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Trades involving draft picks

Draft-day trades

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Rajon Rondo, the 21st pick of the Phoenix Suns, and was traded to the Boston Celtics.

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

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.

See also


References

General

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Specific

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External links

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