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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.
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) Become a Stathead & surf this site ad ...
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- Dirk Nowitzki. Actual position: No. 9. Career earnings: $255,371,800. Career stats: 20.7 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 2.4 apg and 47.1 FG% in 21 seasons.
- Paul Pierce. Actual position: No. 10. Career earnings: $200,708,312. Career stats: 19.7 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.5 apg and 44.5 FG% in 19 seasons.
- Vince Carter. Actual position: No. 5. Career earnings: $186,916,012. Career stats: 16.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.1 apg and 43.5 FG% in 22 seasons.
- Mike Bibby. Actual position: No. 2. Career earnings: $107,093,621. Career stats: 14.7 ppg, 5.5 apg, 3.1 rpg and 37.9 3P% in 14 seasons.
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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 three struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, and the Toronto Raptors.
The Mavericks, despite having a talented nucleus of Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn, and Jim Jackson in the mid 1990s, had not had a winning season since 1989–1990. By the end of the 1997 season, all three players were traded and it was time to rebuild. With the sixth selection in 1998, they drafted Robert Traylor and quickly traded him to the Milwaukee Bucks for Dirk Nowitzki, and Pat Garrity. They then traded Garrity in a package to the Phoenix Suns for Steve Nash. With Nash and Nowitzki, the Mavericks quickly went from a lottery team in the late 1990s to a perennial playoff contender throughout the 2000s.
Meanwhile, the Raptors were a recent expansion team that had failed to win more than 30 games in its first three seasons. With the fourth pick they selected Antawn Jamison, whom they quickly dealt to the Golden State Warriors for Vince Carter.
The Kings, having been a perennial lottery bound franchise, skyrocketed in popularity with the addition of Chris Webber and 7th pick Jason Williams. The Kings went to the playoffs that year and took the defending Western Conference Champions to the final game of their 1st round Playoff series.
First overall pick Michael Olowokandi is regarded by Sports Illustrated as one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history.
All players are American unless otherwise mentioned.
Oct 15, 2022 · 1. Dirk Nowitzki- With his signature one-legged fadeaway and incredible 2011 NBA title run, which included a victory over the LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade-led Heat, Nowitzki etched his signature on the power forward position and the NBA in general.
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