2008 NBA Draft

2008 NBA Draft
General information
Date(s) June 26, 2008
Time 7:30 pm (EDT)
Location Madison Square Garden
in New York City, New York
Network(s) (US) ESPN
First selection Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
NBA Draft
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The 2008 NBA Draft was held on June 26, 2008 at the Washington Mutual Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, including international players from non-North American professional leagues. According to the NBA, 44 players, 39 collegiate players and 5 international players, filed as early-entry candidates for the 2008 NBA Draft.[1] These numbers do not include players who are automatically eligible for the draft. The Chicago Bulls, who had a 1.7 percent probability of obtaining the first selection, won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 22.[2][3] The Bulls' winning of the lottery was the second-largest upset in NBA Draft Lottery history behind the Orlando Magic, who won it in 1993 with just a 1.5% chance.[4] The Miami Heat and the Minnesota Timberwolves obtained the second and third picks respectively.[3]

For the first time in draft history the first three draft picks were all freshmen.[5] The Chicago Bulls used the first overall pick to draft Chicago native Derrick Rose from the University of Memphis, who would later go on win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award, making him the first player to be drafted first overall and win Rookie of the Year since LeBron James in 2003.[6] The Miami Heat used the second pick to draft Michael Beasley from Kansas State University, and the Minnesota Timberwolves used the third pick to draft O. J. Mayo from University of Southern California.[5] With five players taken in the draft, the University of Kansas tied University of Connecticut (2006) and University of Florida (2007) for the record with the most players selected in the first two rounds of an NBA draft.[5] Another record was set when twelve freshmen were drafted, ten of which were drafted in the first round.[7] Out of the players drafted, 29 are forwards, 19 are guards, and 12 are centers.

The 2008 NBA Draft would mark the final time that the Seattle SuperSonics made an NBA Draft appearance, as well as the final time that the Sonics would appear in official media publications. In early July, the franchise relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was renamed to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder made their first NBA Draft appearance in 2009.[8]

Contents

Eligibility

Draft

G Guard F Forward C Center
+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
Derrick Rose was selected first overall by the Chicago Bulls.
Michael Beasley, the 2nd pick
Kevin Love, the 5th pick
D. J. Augustin, the 9th pick
Brook Lopez, the 10th pick
Robin Lopez, the 15th pick
JaVale McGee, the 18th pick
Courtney Lee, the 22nd pick
Nicolas Batum, the 25th pick
Mario Chalmers, the 34th pick
Goran Dragić, the 45th pick
Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team School/club team
1 1 Rose, DerrickDerrick Rose+ G  United States Chicago Bulls Memphis (Fr.)
1 2 Beasley, MichaelMichael Beasley F  United States Miami Heat Kansas State (Fr.)
1 3 Mayo, O. J.O. J. Mayo G  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Memphis)[a] USC (Fr.)
1 4 Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook G  United States Seattle SuperSonicsa[›] UCLA (So.)
1 5 Love, KevinKevin Love F  United States Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Minnesota)[a] UCLA (Fr.)
1 6 Gallinari, DaniloDanilo Gallinari F  Italy New York Knicks Olimpia Milano (Italy) 1988
1 7 Gordon, EricEric Gordon G  United States Los Angeles Clippers Indiana (Fr.)
1 8 Alexander, JoeJoe Alexander F  United States Milwaukee Bucks West Virginia (Jr.)
1 9 Augustin, D. J.D. J. Augustin G  United States Charlotte Bobcats Texas (So.)
1 10 Lopez, BrookBrook Lopez C  United States New Jersey Nets Stanford (So.)
1 11 Bayless, JerrydJerryd Bayless G  United States Indiana Pacers (traded to Portland)[b] Arizona (Fr.)
1 12 Thompson, JasonJason Thompson F  United States Sacramento Kings Rider (Sr.)
1 13 Rush, BrandonBrandon Rush F  United States Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Indiana)[b] Kansas (Jr.)
1 14 Randolph, AnthonyAnthony Randolph F  United States Golden State Warriors LSU (Fr.)
1 15 Lopez, RobinRobin Lopez F  United States Phoenix Suns (from Atlanta)[n] Stanford (So.)
1 16 Speights, MarreeseMarreese Speights F  United States Philadelphia 76ers Florida (So.)
1 17 Hibbert, RoyRoy Hibbert C  United States Toronto Raptors (traded to Indiana)[c] Georgetown (Sr.)
1 18 McGee, JaValeJaVale McGee C  United States Washington Wizards Nevada (So.)
1 19 Hickson, J. J.J. J. Hickson F  United States Cleveland Cavaliers NC State (Fr.)
1 20 Ajinça, AlexisAlexis Ajinça C  France Charlotte Bobcats (from Denver)[o] Hyères-Toulon (France) 1988
1 21 Anderson, RyanRyan Anderson F  United States New Jersey Nets (from Dallas)[p] California (So.)
1 22 Lee, CourtneyCourtney Lee G  United States Orlando Magic Western Kentucky (Sr.)
1 23 Koufos, KostaKosta Koufos C  United States
 Greeceb[›]
Utah Jazz Ohio State (Fr.)
1 24 Ibaka, SergeSerge Ibaka F  Republic of the Congo Seattle SuperSonicsa[›] (from Phoenix)[q] L'Hospitalet (Spain) 1989
1 25 Batum, NicolasNicolas Batum F  France Houston Rockets (traded to Portland)[d] Le Mans (France) 1988
1 26 Hill, GeorgeGeorge Hill G  United States San Antonio Spurs IUPUI (Jr.)
1 27 Arthur, DarrellDarrell Arthur F  United States New Orleans Hornets (traded to Memphis via Portland)[d][e] Kansas (So.)
1 28 Greene, DontéDonté Greene F  United States Memphis Grizzlies (from LA Lakers[r], traded to Houston)[d] Syracuse (Fr.)
1 29 White, D. J.D. J. White F  United States Detroit Pistons (traded to Seattle)a[›][f] Indiana (Sr.)
1 30 Giddens, J. R.J. R. Giddens G  United States Boston Celtics New Mexico (Sr.)
2 31 Peković, NikolaNikola Peković C  Montenegro Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami via Boston)[s] Panathinaikos (Greece) 1986
2 32 Sharpe, WalterWalter Sharpe F  United States Seattle SuperSonicsa[›] (traded to Detroit)[f] UAB (Jr.)
2 33 Dorsey, JoeyJoey Dorsey F  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis[t], traded to Houston)[d] Memphis (Sr.)
2 34 Chalmers, MarioMario Chalmers G  United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Miami)[g] Kansas (Jr.)
2 35 Jordan, DeAndreDeAndre Jordan C  United States Los Angeles Clippers Texas A&M (Fr.)
2 36 Aşık, ÖmerÖmer Aşık C  Turkey Portland Trail Blazers (from New York[u], traded to Chicago)[h] Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey) 1986
2 37 Mbah a Moute, LucLuc Mbah a Moute F  Cameroon Milwaukee Bucks UCLA (Jr.)
2 38 Weaver, KyleKyle Weaver G  United States Charlotte Bobcats Washington State (Sr.)
2 39 Weems, SonnySonny Weems G  United States Chicago Bulls (traded to Denver)[h] Arkansas (Sr.)
2 40 Douglas-Roberts, ChrisChris Douglas-Roberts G  United States New Jersey Nets Memphis (Jr.)
2 41 Jawai, NathanNathan Jawai F  Australia Indiana Pacers (traded to Toronto)[c] Cairns Taipans (Australia) 1986
2 42 Singletary, SeanSean Singletary G  United States Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta)[v] Virginia (Sr.)
2 43 Ewing, Jr., PatrickPatrick Ewing, Jr. F  United States Sacramento Kings Georgetown (Sr.)
2 44 Tomić, AnteAnte Tomić C  Croatia Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia)[w] KK Zagreb (Croatia) 1987
2 45 Dragić, GoranGoran Dragić G  Slovenia San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto[x], traded to Phoenix)[i] Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 1986
2 46 Plaisted, TrentTrent Plaisted F  United States Seattle SuperSonicsa[›] (from Portland via Boston[y], traded to Detroit)[f] BYU (Jr.)
2 47 Walker, BillBill Walker F  United States Washington Wizards (traded to Boston)[j] Kansas State (Fr.)
2 48 Hairston, MalikMalik Hairston G  United States Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland[z], traded to San Antonio)[i] Oregon (Sr.)
2 49 Hendrix, RichardRichard Hendrix F  United States Golden State Warriors Alabama (Jr.)
2 50 Hardin, DeVonDeVon Hardin C  United States Seattle SuperSonicsa[›] (from Denver)[aa] California (Sr.)
2 51 Foster, ShanShan Foster G  United States Dallas Mavericks Vanderbilt (Sr.)
2 52 Jackson, DarnellDarnell Jackson F  United States Miami Heat (from Orlando[ab], traded to Cleveland)[k] Kansas (Sr.)
2 53 Dragićević, TadijaTadija Dragićević F  Serbia Utah Jazz Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1986
2 54 Leunen, MaartyMaarty Leunen F  United States Houston Rockets[ac] Oregon (Sr.)
2 55 Taylor, MikeMike Taylor G  United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Phoenix via Indiana[ad], traded to LA Clippers)[l] Idaho Stampede (D-League) 1986
2 56 Kaun, SashaSasha Kaun C  Russia Seattle SuperSonicsa[›] (from New Orleans via Houston[ae], traded to Cleveland)[m] Kansas (Sr.)
2 57 Gist, JamesJames Gist F  United States San Antonio Spurs Maryland (Sr.)
2 58 Crawford, JoeJoe Crawford G  United States Los Angeles Lakers Kentucky (Sr.)
2 59 Washington, DeronDeron Washington F  United States Detroit Pistons Virginia Tech (Sr.)
2 60 Erden, SemihSemih Erden C  Turkey Boston Celtics Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey) 1986

^ a: The franchise relocated to become Oklahoma City Thunder in July 2008.[8]
^ b: Kosta Koufos was born and raised in Canton, Ohio, but competes internationally for Greece, the homeland of his parents. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Greece.[9]

Trades involving draft picks

Draft-day trades

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.

References

General
Specific
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