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133 Draft Picks

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Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2006 NBA 2 49 Leon Powe University of California 189 2756 1247 787 71 .523 .000 .707 14.6 6.6 4.2 0.4
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2005 NBA 1 20 Julius Hodge North Carolina State University 23 98 28 15 18 .440 .500 4.3 1.2 0.7 0.8
2005 NBA 1 22 Jarrett Jack Georgia Institute of Technology 322 9195 3360 878 1287 .446 .339 .853 28.6 10.4 2.7 4.0
2005 NBA 2 52 Axel Hervelle
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2004 NBA 1 20 Jameer Nelson Saint Joseph's University 329 8997 4051 997 1478 .465 .389 .803 27.3 12.3 3.0 4.5
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2003 NBA 1 3 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse University 445 16113 10768 2731 1367 .460 .307 .796 36.2 24.2 6.1 3.1
2003 NBA 2 46 Sani Becirovic
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2002 NBA 1 5 Nikoloz Tskitishvili 172 1946 507 307 114 .304 .235 .730 11.3 2.9 1.8 0.7
2002 NBA 1 25 Frank Williams University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 86 952 253 77 166 .352 .300 .833 11.1 2.9 0.9 1.9
2002 NBA 2 32 Vincent Yarbrough University of Tennessee 59 1381 406 162 130 .393 .269 .790 23.4 6.9 2.7 2.2
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2001 NBA 2 46 Ousmane Cisse
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2000 NBA 1 26 Mamadou N'Diaye Auburn University 69 858 262 225 8 .427 .000 .736 12.4 3.8 3.3 0.1
2000 NBA 2 53 Dan McClintock Northern Arizona University 6 58 18 17 1 .500 .000 9.7 3.0 2.8 0.2
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1999 NBA 1 18 James Posey Xavier University 738 20690 6780 3585 1262 .416 .353 .820 28.0 9.2 4.9 1.7
1999 NBA 2 33 Chris Herren California State University, Fresno 70 1005 224 73 167 .336 .328 .692 14.4 3.2 1.0 2.4
1999 NBA 2 41 Francisco Elson University of California 393 6515 1578 1508 224 .479 .188 .692 16.6 4.0 3.8 0.6
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1998 NBA 1 3 Raef LaFrentz University of Kansas 563 14545 5690 3423 606 .466 .363 .711 25.8 10.1 6.1 1.1
1998 NBA 1 23 Tyronn Lue University of Nebraska 554 12565 4710 943 1727 .437 .391 .829 22.7 8.5 1.7 3.1
1998 NBA 2 54 Tremaine Fowlkes California State University, Fresno 103 1230 301 228 54 .409 .200 .791 11.9 2.9 2.2 0.5
1998 NBA 2 55 Ryan Bowen University of Iowa 506 6494 1315 1058 250 .456 .206 .691 12.8 2.6 2.1 0.5
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1997 NBA 1 5 Tony Battie Texas Tech University 757 16843 4904 4098 491 .492 .136 .690 22.2 6.5 5.4 0.6
1997 NBA 2 32 James Cotton California State University, Long Beach 19 92 49 16 0 .359 .000 .778 4.8 2.6 0.8 0.0
1997 NBA 2 41 Jason Lawson Villanova University 17 80 26 27 5 .600 .800 4.7 1.5 1.6 0.3
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1996 NBA 1 23 Efthimi Rentzias 35 144 52 26 7 .339 .500 .889 4.1 1.5 0.7 0.2
1996 NBA 2 37 Jeff McInnis University of North Carolina 576 15927 5396 1170 2514 .431 .328 .796 27.7 9.4 2.0 4.4
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1995 NBA 1 15 Brent Barry Oregon State University 912 23643 8488 2780 2892 .460 .405 .823 25.9 9.3 3.0 3.2
1995 NBA 2 44 Anthony Pelle California State University, Fresno
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1994 NBA 1 13 Jalen Rose University of Michigan 923 27925 13220 3193 3527 .443 .355 .801 30.3 14.3 3.5 3.8
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1993 NBA 1 9 Rodney Rogers Wake Forest University 866 21873 9468 3881 1722 .451 .347 .690 25.3 10.9 4.5 2.0
1993 NBA 2 43 Josh Grant University of Utah 53 382 157 89 24 .404 .279 .759 7.2 3.0 1.7 0.5
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1992 NBA 1 5 LaPhonso Ellis University of Notre Dame 624 17616 7410 4032 981 .452 .302 .730 28.2 11.9 6.5 1.6
1992 NBA 1 13 Bryant Stith University of Virginia 586 16417 5946 1983 1178 .424 .329 .841 28.0 10.1 3.4 2.0
1992 NBA 2 46 Robert Werdann St. John's University 47 273 101 81 9 .378 .000 .574 5.8 2.1 1.7 0.2
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1991 NBA 1 4 Dikembe Mutombo Georgetown University 1196 36791 11729 12359 1240 .518 .000 .684 30.8 9.8 10.3 1.0
1991 NBA 1 8 Mark Macon Temple University 251 5018 1685 467 428 .384 .270 .735 20.0 6.7 1.9 1.7
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1990 NBA 1 3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Louisiana State University 586 15628 8553 1087 2079 .442 .354 .905 26.7 14.6 1.9 3.5
1990 NBA 2 42 Marcus Liberty University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 267 4568 1942 925 244 .417 .340 .664 17.1 7.3 3.5 0.9
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1989 NBA 1 15 Todd Lichti Stanford University 237 4240 1870 505 325 .460 .244 .789 17.9 7.9 2.1 1.4
1989 NBA 2 42 Michael Cutright McNeese State University
1989 NBA 2 47 Reggie Turner University of Alabama at Birmingham
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1988 NBA 1 23 Jerome Lane University of Pittsburgh 218 3215 1154 1258 322 .441 .063 .379 14.7 5.3 5.8 1.5
1988 NBA 2 43 Todd Mitchell Purdue University 24 353 123 50 21 .443 .578 14.7 5.1 2.1 0.9
1988 NBA 2 47 Vernon Maxwell University of Florida 855 24309 10912 2200 2912 .398 .320 .733 28.4 12.8 2.6 3.4
1988 NBA 3 66 Dwight Boyd University of Memphis
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1987 NBA 2 31 Andre Moore Loyola University of Chicago 10 50 24 14 6 .333 .750 5.0 2.4 1.4 0.6
1987 NBA 3 54 Tom Schafer Iowa State University
1987 NBA 4 77 David Boone Marquette University
1987 NBA 5 100 Ron Grandison University of New Orleans 105 872 254 163 58 .404 .167 .713 8.3 2.4 1.6 0.6
1987 NBA 6 123 Kelvin Scarborough University of New Mexico
1987 NBA 7 146 Rowan Gomes Hampton University
1987 NBA 7 156 Curtis Hunter University of North Carolina
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1986 NBA 1 16 Maurice Martin Saint Joseph's University 69 422 204 65 49 .378 .211 .598 6.1 3.0 0.9 0.7
1986 NBA 1 18 Mark Alarie Duke University 325 5500 2432 1120 363 .475 .252 .775 16.9 7.5 3.4 1.1
1986 NBA 2 41 Otis Smith Jacksonville University 375 7720 3951 1416 690 .455 .251 .762 20.6 10.5 3.8 1.8
1986 NBA 3 64 Don Redden Louisiana State University
1986 NBA 4 87 Anthony Watson San Diego State University
1986 NBA 5 110 Jon Collins Eastern Illinois University
1986 NBA 6 133 Anthony Frederick Pepperdine University 147 1640 718 280 135 .439 .273 .699 11.2 4.9 1.9 0.9
1986 NBA 7 156 Mike Marshall McNeese State University
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1985 NBA 1 15 Blair Rasmussen University of Oregon 532 11409 5119 3006 467 .472 .257 .767 21.4 9.6 5.7 0.9
1985 NBA 2 43 Barry Stevens Iowa State University 2 6 2 2 0 .500 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
1985 NBA 4 89 Pete Williams University of Arizona 58 583 153 147 15 .602 .425 10.1 2.6 2.5 0.3
1985 NBA 5 112 Kenny Brown Texas A&M University
1985 NBA 6 135 Joe Carrabino Harvard University
1985 NBA 7 158 Eddie Smith University of Arizona
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1984 NBA 2 42 Willie White University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 82 577 302 80 82 .432 .313 .741 7.0 3.7 1.0 1.0
1984 NBA 4 79 Karl Tilleman
1984 NBA 5 103 Prince Bridges University of Missouri
1984 NBA 6 125 Willie Burton University of Tennessee
1984 NBA 7 149 Mark Simpson Cawtaba College
1984 NBA 8 171 Bill Wendlandt University of Texas at Austin
1984 NBA 9 194 Cecil Exum University of North Carolina
1984 NBA 10 215 Dexter Bailey Xavier University
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1983 NBA 1 15 Howard Carter Louisiana State University 66 754 351 89 75 .440 .227 .774 11.4 5.3 1.3 1.1
1983 NBA 2 37 David Russell St. John's University
1983 NBA 3 61 David Little University of Oklahoma
1983 NBA 4 83 York Gross University of California, Santa Barbara
1983 NBA 5 107 James Braddock University of North Carolina
1983 NBA 6 129 Glenn Green Murray State University
1983 NBA 7 153 Maurice McDaniel Cawtaba College
1983 NBA 8 175 Cliff Tribus Davidson College
1983 NBA 9 198 Bobby Van Noy Cawtaba College
1983 NBA 10 218 Cleveland McCrae Cawtaba College
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1982 NBA 1 19 Rob Williams University of Houston 153 3367 1319 330 825 .439 .274 .789 22.0 8.6 2.2 5.4
1982 NBA 3 62 Roylin Bond Pepperdine University
1982 NBA 4 84 Alford Turner University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1982 NBA 5 109 Bill Duffy Santa Clara University
1982 NBA 6 131 Chris Brust University of North Carolina
1982 NBA 7 153 Jeb Barlow University of North Carolina
1982 NBA 8 178 Donny Speer University of Alabama at Birmingham
1982 NBA 9 200 Dean Sears University of California, Los Angeles
1982 NBA 10 220 Mike Phillips Niagara University
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1981 NBA 2 34 Ken Green University of Texas-Pan American 7 72 31 27 2 .481 .556 10.3 4.4 3.9 0.3
1981 NBA 5 101 Willie Sims Louisiana State University
1981 NBA 6 124 Alonzo Weatherley University of Denver
1981 NBA 7 147 Greg Manning University of Maryland
1981 NBA 8 169 Curtis Redding St. John's University
1981 NBA 9 191 Andrew Burton Austin Peay State University
1981 NBA 10 211 Derrick Rowland State University of New York at Potsdam 2 9 3 1 1 .333 .500 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.5
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1980 NBA 1 5 James Ray Jacksonville University 103 843 334 228 76 .428 .333 .629 8.2 3.2 2.2 0.7
1980 NBA 1 23 Carl Nicks Indiana State University 156 2579 1067 297 249 .462 .000 .570 16.5 6.8 1.9 1.6
1980 NBA 2 41 Jawann Oldham Seattle University 329 5241 1455 1353 162 .479 .000 .607 15.9 4.4 4.1 0.5
1980 NBA 3 47 Kurt Nimphius Arizona State University 564 11441 3602 2474 681 .487 .100 .668 20.3 6.4 4.4 1.2
1980 NBA 3 48 Eddie Lee University of Cincinnati
1980 NBA 3 51 Ronnie Valentine Old Dominion University 24 123 84 30 7 .378 .500 .474 5.1 3.5 1.3 0.3
1980 NBA 4 73 Sammie Ellis University of Pittsburgh
1980 NBA 5 97 James Patrick Southwest Texas State University
1980 NBA 6 119 Ernie Hill Oklahoma City University
1980 NBA 7 143 Tommy Springer Vanderbilt University
1980 NBA 9 184 Jim Graziano University of South Carolina
1980 NBA 10 202 Earl Sango Regis University
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1979 NBA 2 30 Gary Garland DePaul University 78 1106 334 138 145 .435 .316 .692 14.2 4.3 1.8 1.9
1979 NBA 5 102 Larry Williams University of Louisville
1979 NBA 6 122 Odell Ball Marquette University
1979 NBA 7 144 John Johnson Creighton University
1979 NBA 8 162 Matt Teahan University of Denver
1979 NBA 9 179 Emmett Lewis University of Colorado
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1978 NBA 1 17 Rod Griffin Wake Forest University
1978 NBA 1 21 Mike Evans Kansas State University 591 9858 4531 808 1514 .452 .307 .807 16.7 7.7 1.4 2.6
1978 NBA 3 46 Hollis Copeland Rutgers University 93 1260 464 161 89 .488 .000 .739 13.5 5.0 1.7 1.0
1978 NBA 5 106 Michael Edwards University of Texas-Pan American
1978 NBA 6 127 Robert Heard Columbus State University
1978 NBA 7 148 Jack Gilloon University of South Carolina
1978 NBA 8 166 Larry Vaculik University of Colorado
1978 NBA 9 183 Tom Schneeburger United States Air Force Academy
1978 NBA 10 198 Phil Taylor University of Arizona
Year Lg Rd Pick Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1977 NBA 1 9 Tom LaGarde University of North Carolina 312 6194 2376 1593 456 .462 .000 .640 19.9 7.6 5.1 1.5
1977 NBA 1 21 Anthony Roberts Oral Roberts University 213 3867 1658 837 265 .412 .000 .699 18.2 7.8 3.9 1.2
1977 NBA 3 65 Robert Smith University of Nevada, Las Vegas 229 3118 1135 288 401 .435 .238 .877 13.6 5.0 1.3 1.8
1977 NBA 5 109 John Billups University of Mississippi
1977 NBA 6 130 Jim Town University of Massachusetts Amherst
1977 NBA 7 150 Willie High Alabama State University
1977 NBA 8 169 Len Saunders University of Florida