1999 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 1999 NBA draft Basketball June 30, 1999 MCI Center (Washington, D.C.) TNT NBA 58 2 Elton Brand (Chicago Bulls) 1 SG Manu Ginóbili 1998 2000 The 1999 NBA draft was held on June 30, 1999, at the MCI Center (now Capital One Arena) in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke University. It is widely viewed as one of the best draft classes, with a total of nine future NBA All-Stars being chosen, as well as three winners of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award—Manu Ginóbili, Jason Terry, and Lamar Odom. Six of the top nine picks were NBA All-Stars. Pablo Prigioni, who was eligible for selection but went undrafted, eventually debuted in the 2012–2013 season as the oldest rookie in NBA history at age 35. Draft selections G Guard PG Point guard SG Shooting guard F Forward SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center y y y y y right|thumb|150px|Elton Brand was selected 1st overall by the Chicago Bulls. right|thumb|150px|Steve Francis was selected 2nd overall by the Vancouver Grizzlies. right|thumb|150px|Baron Davis was selected 3rd overall by the Charlotte Hornets. right|thumb|150px|Lamar Odom was selected 4th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. right|thumb|150px|Wally Szczerbiak was selected 6th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves. right|thumb|150px|Richard Hamilton was selected 7th overall by the Washington Wizards. right|thumb|150px|Shawn Marion was selected 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns. right|thumb|150px|Jason Terry was selected 10th overall by the Atlanta Hawks. right|thumb|150px|Metta Sandiford-Artest was selected 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls. right|thumb|150px|Andrei Kirilenko was selected 24th overall by the Utah Jazz (didn't play in the NBA for the first 2 seasons (1999–2001) after being drafted). right|thumb|150px|Manu Ginóbili was selected 57th overall by the San Antonio Spurs (didn't play in the NBA for the first 3 seasons (1999–2002) after being drafted). Round Pick Player Position Nationalityn Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules. NBA Team School/Club team11 Elton Brand*~ PF/C United States Chicago Bulls Duke (So.)12 Steve Francis+~ PG United States Vancouver Grizzlies (traded to Houston) Maryland (Jr.)13 Baron Davis* PG United States Charlotte Hornets UCLA (So.)14 Lamar Odom PF/SF United States Los Angeles Clippers Rhode Island (So.)15 Jonathan BenderPF United States Toronto Raptors (from Denver, traded to Indiana) Picayune Memorial HS (Picayune, Mississippi) (HS Sr.)16 Wally Szczerbiak+ SG/SF United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from New Jersey) Miami (OH) (Sr.)17 Richard Hamilton basketball+ SG/SF United States Washington Wizards Connecticut (Jr.)18 Andre Miller PG United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Boston) Utah (Sr.)19 Shawn Marion* SF/PF United States Phoenix Suns (from Dallas) UNLV (Jr.)110 Jason Terry SG/PG United States Atlanta Hawks (from Golden State) Arizona (Sr.)111 Trajan Langdon SG United States Cleveland Cavaliers Duke (Sr.)112 Aleksandar Radojević C Toronto Raptors Barton County CC (So.)113 Corey Maggette SF/SG United States Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Orlando) Duke (Fr.)114 Will Avery basketball PG United States Minnesota Timberwolves Duke (So.)115 Frédéric Weis# C France New York Knicks Limoges (France)116 Ron Artest Metta Sandiford-Artest*Ron Artest changed his name to Metta World Peace in 2011 and then Metta Sandiford-Artest in 2020.Bolch Ben We have World Peace: Ron Artest gets name change https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2011-sep-16-la-sp-ron-artest-name-20110917-story.html Los Angeles Times July 1, 2013 September 16, 2011 SF United States Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix) St. John's (So.)117 Cal Bowdler PF Bowdler was born in the United States, but represents the Republic of Ireland internationally. Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento) Old Dominion (Sr.)118 James Posey SG/SF United States Denver Nuggets (from Milwaukee via Phoenix) Xavier (Jr.)119 Quincy Lewis SF United States Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia) Minnesota (Sr.)120 Dion Glover SG United States Atlanta Hawks (from Detroit) Georgia Tech (So.)121 Jeff Foster basketball PF United States Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta; traded to Indiana) Southwest Texas State (Sr.)122 Kenny Thomas basketball PF United States Houston Rockets New Mexico (Sr.)123 Devean George SF United States Los Angeles Lakers Augsburg (Sr.)124 Andrei Kirilenko+ SF Russia Utah Jazz (from Orlando) CSKA Moscow (Russia)125 Tim James basketball SF United States Miami Heat Miami (FL) (Sr.)126 Vonteego Cummings PG United States Indiana Pacers (traded to Golden State) Pittsburgh (Sr.)127 Jumaine Jones SF United States Atlanta Hawks (from Portland via Detroit; traded to Philadelphia) Georgia (So.)128 Scott Padgett PF United States Utah Jazz Kentucky (Sr.)129 Leon Smith Leon Smith (basketball) PF United States San Antonio Spurs (traded to Dallas) King College Prep HS (Chicago) (HS Sr.)230 John Celestand PG United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Vancouver Grizzlies) Villanova (Sr.)231Rico Hill# F United States Los Angeles Clippers Illinois State (Jr.)232 Michael Ruffin PF United States Chicago Bulls Tulsa (Sr.)233 Chris Herren G United States Denver Nuggets Fresno State (Sr.)234 Evan Eschmeyer C United States New Jersey Nets Northwestern (Sr.)235 Calvin Booth C United States Washington Wizards Penn State (Sr.)236 Wang Zhizhi C China Dallas Mavericks Bayi Rockets (China)237 Obinna Ekezie C Vancouver Grizzlies (from Boston) Maryland (Sr.)238 Laron Profit SG/SF United States Orlando Magic (from Golden State) Maryland (Sr.)239 A. J. Bramlett C United States Cleveland Cavaliers Arizona (Sr.)240 Gordan Giriček G/F Dallas Mavericks (traded to San Antonio) Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)241 Francisco Elson C Denver Nuggets California (Sr.)242 Louis Bullock# G United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Orlando) Michigan (Sr.)243 Lee Nailon SF United States Charlotte Hornets TCU (Sr.)244 Tyrone Washington# C United States Houston Rockets (from Phoenix) Mississippi State (Sr.)245 Ryan Robertson G United States Sacramento Kings Kansas (Sr.)246 J. R. Koch# F United States New York Knicks Iowa (Sr.)247 Todd MacCulloch Macculloch C Canada Philadelphia 76ers Washington (Sr.)248 Galen Young# G United States Milwaukee Bucks Charlotte (Sr.)249 Lari Ketner C United States Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Atlanta) UMass (Sr.)250 Venson Hamilton# C United States Houston Rockets Nebraska (Sr.)251 Antwain Smith# F United States Vancouver Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers) Saint Paul's (Sr.)252Roberto Bergersen# G United States Atlanta Hawks Boise State (Sr.)253 Rodney Buford SG United States Miami Heat Creighton (Sr.)254Melvin Levett# SG United States Detroit Pistons (from Indiana) Cincinnati (Sr.)255 Kris Clack# G United States Boston Celtics (from Orlando via Denver) Texas (Sr.)256 Tim Young basketball C United States Golden State Warriors (from Portland) Stanford (Sr.)257 Manu Ginóbili^* SG San Antonio Spurs Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy 2nd)258Eddie Lucas# G United States Utah Jazz Virginia Tech (Sr.) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players eligible for the 1999 NBA draft were not selected but have played in the NBA. Player Position Nationality School/club team Michael Batiste PF/C United States Long Beach State (Sr.) Raja Bell SG FIU (Sr.) Geno Carlisle PG United States California (Sr.) Maurice Carter basketball SG United States LSU (Sr.) Jorge Garbajosa PF TAU Cerámica (Spain) Derek Hood Derek Hood (basketball) SF/PF United States Arkansas (Sr.) Jermaine Jackson Jermaine Jackson (basketball) SG United States Detroit (Sr.) Harold Jamison PF United States Clemson (Sr.) Jason Miskiri PG George Mason (Sr.) Boniface N'Dong C SpVgg Rattelsdorf (Germany) Milt Palacio SG Colorado State (Sr.) Andy Panko PF United States Lebanon Valley (Sr.) Pablo Prigioni PG Obras Sanitarias (Argentina) Eddie Robinson Eddie Robinson (basketball) SG/SF United States Central Oklahoma (Sr.) Guy Rucker C United States Iowa (Sr.) Jamel Thomas SG/SF United States Providence (Sr.) Wayne Turner Wayne Turner (basketball) PG United States Kentucky (Sr.) Early entrants College underclassmen This year would see a step down in the number of overall underclassmen entering the NBA draft. After seeing 40 initial entries the last two years, this year only saw 39 total initial entries at hand. Not only that, but twelve of the players that had declared entry (with six of the actual collegiate players being Harold Arceneaux from Weber State University, Edwin Daniels from UNLV, DeeAndre Hulett from the College of the Sequoias, Lamont Long from the University of New Mexico, Jamaal Magloire from the University of Kentucky, and Tyron Triplett from Tallahassee Community College) would later withdraw their names from this year's draft, which left only 21 total college underclassmen for this year (27 if you include the two high school players and four international players that stayed in this year's draft). The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.1999 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3046:1999-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 December 17, 2022 USA Ron Artest – F, St. John's (sophomore) USA William Avery – G, Duke (sophomore) USA Carl Boyd – G, California (junior) USA Elton Brand – F, Duke (sophomore) USA Baron Davis – G, UCLA (sophomore) USA Steve Francis – G, Maryland (junior) USA Dwayne Franklin – F, Shaw (sophomore) USA Dion Glover – G, Georgia Tech (sophomore) USA Richard Hamilton – G, Connecticut (junior) USA Rico Harris – F, Cal State Northridge (junior) USA Ben Hendricks – G, East Carolina (junior) USA Kendrick Johnson – G, San Jose State (freshman) USA Jumaine Jones – F, Georgia (sophomore) USA Shaun Kenney – G, Cleveland State (sophomore) USA Corey Maggette – G/F, Duke (freshman) USA Shawn Marion – F, UNLV (junior) USA Michael Maxwell – G, Western New Mexico (junior) USA Greg Minor – G, Cal State Northridge (junior) USA Lamar Odom – F, Rhode Island (sophomore) BIH Aleksandar Radojević – C, Barton CC (sophomore) USA Gene Shipley – F, San Jose CC (freshman) USA Albert White – G/F, Missouri (junior) High school players This would be the fifth straight year in a row where at least one high school player would declare their entry into the NBA draft directly out of high school after previously only allowing it one time back in 1975. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance. USA Jonathan Bender – F, Picayune Memorial HS (Picayune, Mississippi) USA Leon Smith – F, King College Prep (Chicago, Illinois) International players In addition to the players below, the likes of Greece's Georgios Diamantopoulos of the Papagou B.C., Greece's Antonis Fotsis of the Panathinaikos B.C., Brazil's Guilherme Giovannoni of the Esporte Clube Pinheiros, the Nigerian born Olumide Oyedeji of Germany's DJK Würzburg, Yugoslavia's Igor Rakočević of the KK Crvena Zvezda, and Greece's Kostas Tsartsaris of the Near East B.C. also initially declared entry for this year's draft at first, but those six players would later withdraw their names from this year's draft altogether. However, the following international players did successfully apply for early draft entrance. FR Yugoslavia Nikola Dacevic – F, Limoges CSP (France) CRO Hrvoje Henjak – C, KK Split (Croatia) RUS Andrei Kirilenko – F, PBC CSKA Moscow (Russia) CRO Josko Poljak – C, KK Split (Croatia) Invited attendees The 1999 NBA draft is considered to be the 21st NBA draft to have utilized what's properly considered the "green room" experience for NBA prospects. The NBA's green room is a staging area where anticipated draftees often sit with their families and representatives, waiting for their names to be called on draft night. Often being positioned either in front of or to the side of the podium (in this case, being positioned somewhere within the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.1999 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review April 25, 2026 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/1999-green-room-invites ), once a player heard his name, he would walk to the podium to shake hands and take promotional photos with the NBA commissioner. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. From there, the players often conducted interviews with various media outlets while backstage. However, once the NBA draft started to air nationally on TV starting with the 1980 NBA draft, the green room evolved from players waiting to hear their name called and then shaking hands with these select players who were often called to the hotel to take promotional pictures with the NBA commissioner a day or two after the draft concluded to having players in real-time waiting to hear their names called up and then shaking hands with David Stern, the NBA's commissioner at the time.Maurer Matthew 2024-02-18 Draft Broadcasts - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/sundry/sundry-articles/draft-broadcasts 2026-04-25 The Draft Review en-us The NBA compiled its list of green room invites through collective voting by the NBA's team presidents and general managers alike, which in this year's case belonged to only what they believed were the top 16 prospects at the time.Green Room - The Draft Review https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room 2026-04-14 The Draft Review en-us Despite the high amount of invites and successful players for this year's draft, there would still be a notable amount of discrepancies between the missed invites of All-Star Andrei Kirilenko and Hall of Famer Manu Ginóbili for actual talents alongside the draft selections Jonathan Bender, Trajan Langdon, Frédéric Weis, and maybe Cal Bowdler missing the perfect draft invite listing, with Ron Artest (to a lesser extent), James Posey, and especially Tim James and Jumaine Jones being late first round draft pick invites there. With that in mind, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. USA Ron Artest – SF, St. John's USA Will Avery – PG, Duke USA Elton Brand – PF/C, Duke USA Baron Davis – PG, UCLA USA Steve Francis – PG, Maryland USA Richard Hamilton – SG/SF, Connecticut USA Jumaine Jones – SF, Georgia USA Tim James – SF, Miami (FL) USA Corey Maggette – SG/SF, Duke USA Shawn Marion – SF/PF, UNLV USA Andre Miller – PG, Utah USA Lamar Odom – SF/PF, Rhode Island USA James Posey – SG/SF, Xavier FR Yugoslavia/BIH Aleksandar Radojević – C, Barton County Community College USA/ESP Wally Szczerbiak – SG/SF, Miami (OH) USA Jason Terry – PG/SG, Arizona Notes See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References External links http://www.nba.com/draft99/ Official website NBA.com 2011-06-15 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010216041007/http://www.nba.com/draft99/ 2001-02-16 1999 NBA Draft at Basketball-Reference.com Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:Basketball in Washington, D.C. Category:Organized events in Washington, D.C.