Английская Википедия:1997 NBA draft
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox sports draft The 1997 NBA draft took place on June 25, 1997, at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto Raptors they were not allowed to select first in this draft. Although the Boston Celtics had the second-worst record in the 1996–97 season and the best odds (36 percent) of winning the lottery with two picks, the Spurs lost David Robinson and Sean Elliott to injury early in the season, finished with the third-worst record, and subsequently won the lottery. Leading up to the draft, there was no doubt that Tim Duncan would be selected at No. 1 by the Spurs as he was considered to be far and away the best prospect. After Duncan, the rest of the draft was regarded with some skepticism.[1] The Celtics had the third and sixth picks, selecting Chauncey Billups and Ron Mercer, both of whom were traded in the next two years.
The Washington Wizards forfeited their 1997 first-round pick in connection with the signing of Juwan Howard. (Washington would have had the 17th pick.) Thus, the draft only had 28 first-round selections and 57 selections overall.
Draft selections
| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
Notable undrafted players
These players eligible for the 1997 NBA Draft were not selected but played in the NBA.
Early entrants
College underclassmen
The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[2]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gracen Averil – G, Texas Tech (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Battie – F/C, Texas Tech (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chauncey Billups – G, Colorado (sophomore)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Carl Blanton – F, Sinclair CC (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Blount – C/F, Pittsburgh (sophomore)
- Шаблон:Flagicon C. J. Bruton – G, Indian Hills CC (sophomore)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Buie – F, Washburn (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Cotton – G, Long Beach State (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Doyle – F, Columbia (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ian Folmar – F, Slippery Rock (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Danny Fortson – F, Cincinnati (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Adonal Foyle – C/F, Colgate (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Darryl Hardy – F, Winston–Salem State (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Antjonne Holmes – F, Central Baptist (freshman)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Troy Hudson – G, Southern Illinois (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Jackson – F/C, Temple
- Шаблон:Flagicon Stephen Jackson – F/G, Butler CC (freshman)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ed Jenkins – F, Ohio State (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Johnson – F, Long Beach State (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Damon Jones – G, Houston (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Nate Langley – G, George Mason (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Keith Love – G, Rosary (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gordon Malone – F, West Virginia (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Amere May – F, Shaw (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Elgie McCoy – F, Kutztown (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ron Mercer – G/F, Kentucky (sophomore)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Victor Page – G, Georgetown (sophomore)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Shawn Ritzie – G, Norwalk CC (sophomore)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Rogers – F/C, Gonzaga (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bryon Ruffner – F, BYU (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Olivier Saint-Jean – San Jose State (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Sanford – F, Washington (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon God Shammgod – G, Providence (sophomore)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Maurice Taylor – F, Michigan (junior)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Thomas – F, Villanova (freshman)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Young – F, Kansas State (junior)
High school players
The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[2]
International players
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[2]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marko Milič – G/F, Smelt Olimpija (Slovenia)
Other eligible players
| Player | Шаблон:Tooltip | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Keith Closs | Norwich Neptunes (Atlantic Basketball Association) | Left Central Connecticut in 1996; playing professionally since the 1996–97 season | [3] |
See also
References
External links
- Шаблон:Cite web
- 1997 NBA Draft at Basketball-reference
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