2000 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 2000 NBA draft 2000 NBA draft logo.png 200 Basketball June 28, 2000 Target Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota) Sportsnet TNT TSN NBA 58 2 Kenyon Martin(New Jersey Nets) 1999 2001 The 2000 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2000, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. It was the last draft held at the home arena of an NBA team until 2011; the following and subsequent drafts (through 2010) all took place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City (though Madison Square Garden itself is the home of the New York Knicks, they do not play in the theater). This is also the last NBA draft to use a "rotating host" format similar to the NHL entry draft and NFL draft, in which different NBA cities hosted the draft. In addition, is the last draft held outside of New York City or its metropolitan area. As of 2025, it is also the last NBA draft where a college senior was the number-one overall selection, and, along with the 1951 NBA Draft, one of only two (and the most recent) drafts with no Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame players (excluding drafts with players not yet eligible). The 2000 draft class is considered the worst in NBA history.Martin Josh Remembering the Hauntingly Terrible 2000 NBA Draft Class https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2490422-remembering-the-hauntingly-terrible-2000-nba-draft-class 2025-04-15 bleacherreport.com en Few of its draftees would enjoy extended careers in the league. Just three of them—top pick Kenyon Martin, first-round selection Jamaal Magloire (19th overall) and second-round pick Michael Redd (43rd overall) -- ever played in an NBA All-Star Game. Each of the three made their lone All-Star appearance in 2004. The three cumulative All-Star appearances marks the lowest cumulative appearances since the 1952 NBA draft. Redd was the lone player from this draft to ever be chosen for an All-NBA Team (his sole appearance was on the third team in 2004). Only three players in this draft class won a major end-of-season award in their careers: Hedo Türkoğlu was named Most Improved Player in 2008, Mike Miller won the NBA Rookie of the Year and NBA Sixth Man of the Year awards in 2001 and 2006 respectively, and Jamal Crawford was awarded the NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times in 2010, 2014 and 2016. Sports Illustrated named this entire draft class (as opposed to individual players) the sixth biggest bust of the modern era – making it the only draft class among the site's top 20 list.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.15.html CNN SI.com – Photo Gallery – NBA Draft Busts 28 March 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070418103854/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.15.html 18 April 2007 dead Just before the 2009 draft, ESPN.com columnist David Schoenfield graded all of the drafts since the institution of the draft lottery in 1985, and the only draft to which he gave the lowest possible grade of 'F' was the 2000 draft.https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=draftreview/090624 The first lottery draft still rates the best David Schoenfield ESPN 2009-06-25 2009-06-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20090627133325/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=draftreview%2F090624 27 June 2009 live Using the WARP (wins above replacement player) metric, the 2000 NBA draft class collectively produced at a rate of 17.3 wins worse than a group of "average replacement players", effectively making this draft class the only one in NBA history to leave the league's talent pool worse than it had been before.https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/10714672/nba-2013-14-rookie-class-worst-ever Is 2013-14 worst rookie class ever? Kevin Pelton ESPN.com 2014-04-02 2014-04-02 Eight of the players selected in this draft never played in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by the San Antonio Spurs (Chris Carrawell and Cory Hightower) are among this group.https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html 2000 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference.com The final active player remaining from this class was Jamal Crawford, who retired from the NBA following the 2020 season. Draft selections right|thumb|upright|150px|Kenyon Martin was selected 1st overall by the New Jersey Nets. right|thumb|150px|Mike Miller was selected 5th overall by the Orlando Magic. thumb|right|150px|Jamal Crawford was selected 8th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers. thumb|right|150px|Hedo Türkoğlu was selected 16th overall by the Sacramento Kings. thumb|right|150px|Jamaal Magloire was selected 19th overall by the Charlotte Hornets. thumb|right|150px|DeShawn Stevenson was selected 23rd overall by the Utah Jazz. right|thumb|150px|upright|Michael Redd was selected 43rd overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. G Guard PG Point guard SG Shooting guard F Forward SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center y y y y 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. Team School/club team 1 1 Kenyon Martin+ PF New Jersey Nets Cincinnati (Sr.) 1 2 Stromile Swift PF/C United States Vancouver Grizzlies LSU (So.) 1 3 Darius Miles SF/PF United States Los Angeles ClippersEast St. Louis HS (Illinois) 1 4 Marcus Fizer PF/SF United States Chicago Bulls Iowa State (Jr.) 1 5 Mike Miller basketball, born 1980~ SF/SG United States Orlando Magic (from Golden State) Florida (So.) 1 6 DerMarr Johnson SG/SF United States Atlanta Hawks Cincinnati (Fr.) 1 7 Chris Mihm C/PF United States Chicago Bulls (from Washington via Golden State; traded to Cleveland) Texas (Jr.) 1 8 Jamal Crawford SG United States Cleveland Cavaliers (traded to Chicago) Michigan (Fr.) 1 9 Joel Przybilla C United States Houston Rockets (traded to Milwaukee for Jason Collier and a future first-round pick) Minnesota (So.) 1 10 Keyon Dooling SG United States Orlando Magic (from Denver, traded to L.A. Clippers with Corey Maggette, Derek Strong and cash for a future first-round pick) Missouri (So.) 1 11 Jérome Moïso Moiso PF France Boston Celtics UCLA (So.) 1 12 Etan Thomas PF/C United States Dallas Mavericks Syracuse (Sr.) 1 13 Courtney Alexander SG United States Orlando Magic (traded to Dallas for a future first-round pick and cash) Fresno State (Sr.) 1 14 Mateen Cleaves PG United States Detroit Pistons Michigan State (Sr.) 1 15 Jason Collier C United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded with future first-round pick to Houston for Joel Przybilla) Georgia Tech (Sr.) 1 16 Hedo Türkoğlu Turkoglu SF/PF Turkey Sacramento Kings Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 1 17 Desmond Mason SF/SG United States Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma State (Sr.) 1 18 Quentin Richardson SF/SG United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Toronto via New York, Philadelphia and Atlanta) DePaul (So.) 1 19 Jamaal Magloire+ PF/C Canada Charlotte Hornets Kentucky (Sr.) 1 20 Speedy Claxton PG United States Philadelphia 76ers Hofstra (Sr.) 1 21 Morris Peterson SF/SG United States Toronto Raptors (from Minnesota) Michigan State (Sr.) 1 22 Donnell Harvey SF United States New York Knicks (traded with John Wallace to Dallas for Erick Strickland and Pete Mickeal) Florida (Fr.) 1 23 DeShawn Stevenson SG United States Utah Jazz (from Miami) Washington Union HS (Fresno, California) 1 24 Dalibor Bagarić C Chicago Bulls (from San Antonio) Benston Zagreb (Croatia) 1 25 Jake Tsakalidis C Phoenix Suns AEK (Greece) 1 26 Mamadou N'Diaye basketball, born 1975 C Denver Nuggets (from Utah) Auburn (Sr.) 1 27 Primož Brezec C Indiana Pacers Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 1 28 Erick Barkley PG United States Portland Trail Blazers St. John's (So.) 1 29 Mark Madsen Mark Madsen (basketball) PF United States Los Angeles Lakers Stanford (Sr.) 2 30 Marko Jarić G Los Angeles Clippers Paf Bologna (Italy) 2 31 Dan Langhi PF United States Dallas Mavericks (from Chicago, traded to Houston for Eduardo Nájera and a future second-round draft pick) Vanderbilt (Sr.) 2 32 A.J. Guyton PG United States Chicago Bulls (from Golden State) Indiana (Sr.) 2 33 Jake Voskuhl C United States Chicago Bulls (from Vancouver via Houston) Connecticut (Sr.) 2 34 Khalid El-Amin PG United States Chicago Bulls (from Atlanta) Connecticut (Jr.) 2 35 Mike Smith basketball, born 1976 F United States Washington Wizards Louisiana-Monroe (Jr.) 2 36 Soumaila Samake C New Jersey Nets Cincinnati Stuff (IBL) 2 37 Eddie House SG United States Miami Heat (from Cleveland via Denver) Arizona State (Sr.) 2 38 Eduardo Nájera PF Mexico Houston Rockets (traded to Dallas with future second-round pick for Dan Langhi) Oklahoma (Sr.) 2 39 Lavor Postell SG United States New York Knicks (from Boston) St. John's (Sr.) 2 40 Hanno Möttölä Mottola SF/PF Atlanta Hawks (from Denver) Utah (Sr.) 2 41Chris Carrawell# SG United States San Antonio Spurs (from Orlando) Duke (Sr.) 2 42 Olumide Oyedeji PF Seattle SuperSonics Würzburg (Germany) 2 43 Michael Redd* SG United States Milwaukee Bucks Ohio State (Jr.) 2 44 Brian Cardinal PF United States Detroit Pistons Purdue (Sr.) 2 45 Jabari Smith C United States Sacramento Kings LSU (Sr.) 2 46DeeAndre Hulett# SF United States Toronto Raptors COS (So.) 2 47Josip Sesar# G Croatia Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Boston for two future second-round picks) Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) 2 48Mark Karcher# PG United States Philadelphia 76ers Temple (Jr.) 2 49 Jason Hart basketball PG United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Charlotte) Syracuse (Sr.) 2 50 Kaniel Dickens F United States Utah Jazz (from New York) Idaho (Sr.) 2 51 Igor Rakočević G FR Yugoslavia Minnesota Timberwolves Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 2 52 Ernest Brown basketball C United States Miami Heat Indian Hills CC (Jr.) 2 53 Dan McClintock C United States Denver Nuggets (from Phoenix) Northern Arizona (Sr.) 2 54Cory Hightower# G United States San Antonio Spurs (traded to L.A. Lakers for two future second-round picks) Indian Hills CC (So.) 2 55 Chris Porter basketball F United States Golden State Warriors (from Utah) Auburn (Sr.) 2 56Jaquay Walls# G United States Indiana Pacers Colorado (Sr.) 2 57Scoonie Penn# G United States Atlanta Hawks (from Portland via Detroit) Ohio State (Sr.) 2 58Pete Mickeal# F United States Dallas Mavericks (from L.A. Lakers, traded with Erick Strickland to New York for John Wallace and Donnell Harvey) Cincinnati (Sr.) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 2000 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA. Player Position Nationality School/club team Malik Allen PF United States Villanova (Sr.) Chris Andersen C/PF United States New Mexico Slam (IBL) Desmond Ferguson G/F United States Detroit (Sr.) Richie Frahm SG United States Gonzaga (Sr.) Eddie Gill PG United States Weber State (Sr.) Paul McPherson G United States DePaul (Jr.) Terrance Roberson SF United States Fresno State (Sr.)Pepe Sanchez Juan Ignacio Sánchez PG Temple (Sr.) Alex Scales G United States Oregon (Sr.) Ime Udoka SF United States Portland State (Sr.) Early entrants College underclassmen Following last year's slight dip of underclassmen, entering the new millennium, this draft saw a total of 55 underclassmen declare for the NBA draft initially. However, for collegiate players, seven of the nineteen total players that ultimately withdrew their names would be collegiate players (with Joshua Cross from Southern Illinois University, Jason Kapono from UCLA, Brian Merriweather from the University of Texas Pan-American, Jeryl Sasser from Southern Methodist University, Kenny Satterfield from the University of Cincinnati, Karim Shabazz from Providence College, and Joe White from Texas A&M University being the collegiate players that withdrew their names). Overall, including the high schools and international players with the 26 college underclassmen, there were 36 total players that would be considered underclassmen. That being said, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.2000 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3047:2000-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 December 21, 2022 USA Erick Barkley – G, St. John's (sophomore) USA Ernest Brown – C/F, Indian Hills CC (sophomore) USA Schea Cotton – G, Alabama (sophomore) USA Jamal Crawford – G, Michigan (freshman) USA Kaniel Dickens – F, Idaho (junior) USA Keyon Dooling – G, Missouri (sophomore) USA Khalid El-Amin – G, Connecticut (junior) USA Steve Eldridge – C, Henderson State (junior) USA Marcus Fizer – F, Iowa State (junior) USA Donnell Harvey – F, Florida (freshman) USA Cory Hightower – G/F, Indian Hills CC (sophomore) USA Rashaad Hines – G, Texas A&M–Corpus Christi (junior) USA Jimmie Hunter – G, Life (sophomore) USA DerMarr Johnson – F/G, Cincinnati (freshman) USA Mark Karcher – F, Temple (junior) USA Andre Mahorn – F, Utah State (junior) USA Paul McPherson – G, DePaul (junior) USA Chris Mihm – C, Texas (junior) USA Mike Miller – F, Florida (sophomore) FRA Jérôme Moïso – F, UCLA (sophomore) USA Joel Przybilla – C, Minnesota (sophomore) USA Michael Redd – G, Ohio State (junior) USA Quentin Richardson – G, DePaul (sophomore) USA JaRon Rush – F, UCLA (sophomore) USA Stromile Swift – F, LSU (sophomore) USA Derrick Worrell – F, Pittsburgh (junior) High school players This would be the sixth straight year in a row where players coming directly from high school can declare entry into the NBA draft after previously only allowing it one time back in 1975. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance. USA Darius Miles – F, East St. Louis Senior High School (East St. Louis, Illinois) USA DeShawn Stevenson – G, Washington Union High School (Easton, California) International players In addition to the players below, twelve total international players from all over the world had previously declared entry for this year's draft, but ultimately removed their names from the listing for one reason or another. This year saw the likes of Yugoslavian-Italian Sani Bečirovič of the KK Union Olimpija, the Yugoslavian born Goran Ćakić of the KK Beobanka, the Greek born Antonis Fotsis of the Panathinaikos B.C., the Yugoslavian born Vlado Ilievski of the KK Partizan Belgrade, the Qatari born Yaseen Mahmood of the Al-Rayyan SC, the Turkish born Mehmet Okur of the Tofaş Spor Kulübü, the Greek-Russian born Lazaros Papadopoulos of the Iraklis Thessaloniki, the Turkish born Kaya Peker of the Pınar Karşıyaka, the Finnish born Teemu Rannikko of the Piiloset Turku, the Yugoslavian born Mladen Šekularac of the FMP Železnik, the Greek born Kostas Tsartsaris of the Peristeri B.C., and the Turkish born Kerem Tunçeri of the Efes Pilsen all initially declare their entry into the 2000 NBA draft, only to later withdraw from it for one reason or another. The following international players below, however, did successfully apply for early draft entrance. RUS Aleksey Savrasenko – C, Olympiacos (Greece) CRO Dalibor Bagarić – C, Benston Zagreb (Croatia) SLO Primož Brezec – C, Olimpija (Slovenia) GEO 1990 David Mushkudiani – F, Lukoil Academic (Bulgaria) FR Yugoslavia Stevan Nađfeji – F, Beobanka (FR Yugoslavia) NGR Olumide Oyedeji – F, DJK Würzburg (Germany) GRE Jake Tsakalidis – C, AEK (Greece) TUR Hedo Türkoğlu – F, Efes Pilsen (Turkey) Invited attendees The 2000 NBA draft is considered to be the 22nd NBA draft to have utilized what is 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 Target Center in Minneapolis2000 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review April 30, 2026 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/2000-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 15 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 lower amount of invites and successful players for this year's draft when compared to the previous year's draft, there would still be a notable amount of discrepancies involved between the missed invites of All-Stars Jamaal Magloire and Michael Redd for actual talents alongside Mike Miller and Keyon Dooling being missed out for Top 10 draft invites (alongside Jason Collier at pick 15), with very few draft choices feeling like they would even be worth the draft invite this year. Even so, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. USA Courtney Alexander – SF, Fresno State USA Mateen Cleaves – PG, Michigan State USA Jamal Crawford – SG, Michigan USA Marcus Fizer – SF/PF, Iowa State USA DerMarr Johnson – SG/SF, Cincinnati USA Kenyon Martin – PF, Cincinnati USA Chris Mihm – PF/C, Texas USA Darius Miles – SF/PF, East St. Louis High School (East St. Louis, Illinois) FRA Jérome Moïso – PF, UCLA USA Morris Peterson – SG/SF, Michigan State USA Joel Przybilla – C, Minnesota USA Quentin Richardson – SG/SF, DePaul USA Stromile Swift – PF/C, LSU USA Etan Thomas – PF/C, Syracuse GRE/GEO 1990 Iakovos "Jake" Tsakalidis – C, AEK Athens B.C. (Greece) See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References External links http://www.nba.com/draft2000/ Official website NBA.com 2011-06-15 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20010216040925/http://www.nba.com/draft2000/ 2001-02-16 2000 NBA Draft at Basketball-reference.com Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:2000s in Minneapolis Category:Basketball in Minnesota Category:Organized events in Minneapolis Category:Sports in Minneapolis