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The 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around four struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, the Boston Celtics, and the Toronto Raptors.
The NBA released its official list of early entrants on June 2, 2021, consisting of 296 players from college and other educational institutions and 57 international players. The current version of the list found in this article omits players who withdrew from the draft after June 2.
Jun 24, 1998 · Date: Wednesday, June 24, 1998. Location: Vancouver, Canada. Number of Picks: 58 (56 played in NBA) First Overall Pick: Michael Olowokandi (2.5 Win Shares) Most Win Shares: D. Nowitzki (206.3), P. Pierce (150.0) and V. Carter (125.3) All-Stars: 5 ( V. Carter, A. Jamison, R. Lewis, D. Nowitzki and P. Pierce) More info.
The current NBA consists of 30 teams, and all thirty teams have at least one draft pick throughout the two draft rounds. Historically, the vast majority of players drafted into the NBA are college basketball players.
LeBron James, a high school draftee, was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks. The first overall pick in the National Basketball Association (NBA) is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the league's annual draft.
Jul 29, 2021 · Draft. Date: Thursday, July 29, 2021. Location: Brooklyn, New York. Number of Picks: 60 (56 played in NBA) First Overall Pick: Cade Cunningham (1.1 Win Shares) Most Win Shares: E. Mobley (19.3), S. Barnes (15.9) and F. Wagner (15.7) All-Stars: 1 ( S. Barnes)
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The NBA draft lottery is an annual event held by the National Basketball Association (NBA), in which the teams who had missed the playoffs the previous year participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order in the NBA draft. The NBA draft lottery started in 1985.
