1998 NBA draft
1998 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 24, 1998 |
Location | Vancouver, British Columbia) |
Network(s) | TNT, TSN |
Overview | |
58 total selections in 2 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Michael Olowokandi (Los Angeles Clippers) |
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The 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at
The Vancouver Grizzlies and the Toronto Raptors were not able to win the NBA draft lottery; as they were expansion teams, they were not allowed to select first in this draft.
The Mavericks, despite having a talented nucleus of
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. Carter went on to win Rookie of the Year.
First overall pick Michael Olowokandi from mid-major University of the Pacific is regarded by Sports Illustrated as one of the biggest draft busts in NBA history.[1] As of February 2019, he is the last top selection to come out of a university that is considered mid-major.
Five players from the 1998 draft class played in the NBA All-Star Game at least once in their careers: Nowitzki, Carter, Jamison, Paul Pierce and Rashard Lewis. All of them except Lewis scored at least 20,000 career points.
Carter retired in 2020, making him the last active player drafted in the 1990s to retire. He set the record for
Draft selections
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward
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C | Center |
^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
+ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
Notable undrafted players
These players eligible for the 1998 NBA Draft were not selected but played at least one game in the NBA.
Early entrants
College underclassmen
The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[2]
- Rafer Alston – G, Fresno State (junior)
- Corey Benjamin – G, Oregon State (sophomore)
- Mike Bibby – G, Arizona (sophomore)
- Virginia Union(sophomore)
- Marcus Bullard – G, Auburn Montgomery (junior)
- Vince Carter – F/G, North Carolina (junior)
- Park(freshman)
- Northeast Mississippi CC(sophomore)
- Peter Cornell – C, Loyola Marymount (junior)
- St. Joseph's(sophomore)
- Ricky Davis – F/G, Iowa (freshman)
- Tremaine Fowlkes – F, Fresno State (junior)
- Larry Hughes – G, Saint Louis (freshman)
- Randell Jackson – F, Florida State (junior)
- Florida A&M(junior)
- Antawn Jamison – F, North Carolina (junior)
- Tyronn Lue – G, Nebraska (junior)
- Jelani McCoy – F/C, UCLA (junior)
- Mark Miller – G, UIC (junior)
- Nazr Mohammed – F/C, Kentucky (junior)
- Paul Pierce – G/F, Kansas (junior)
- San Francisco State(junior)
- Shaw(junior)
- Robert Traylor – F, Michigan (junior)
- Winfred Walton – F, Fresno State (sophomore)
- Jason Williams – G, Florida (sophomore)
High school players
The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[2]
- Al Harrington – F, St. Patrick (Elizabeth, New Jersey)
- Houston, Texas)
- Los Angeles, California)
- Korleone Young – F, Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, Virginia)
International players
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[2]
- Slava Medvedenko – F, Budivelnyk (Ukraine)
- Dirk Nowitzki – F, DJK Würzburg (Germany)
- Croatia)
See also
- List of first overall NBA draft picks
- NBA records
References
- ^ "Sports Illustrated photo gallery".
- ^ a b c "1998 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
External links
- "Official website". )
- 1998 NBA Draft at Basketball-Reference.com