2010 NBA draft

Basketball player selection August 2023 2010 NBA draft NBA Draft 10.png 200px Basketball June 24, 2010 The Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City) ESPN NBA 60 2 John Wall (Washington Wizards) 2009 2011 The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. This draft set a record with five players being drafted from the same school in the first round. The players were John Wall (first), DeMarcus Cousins (fifth), Patrick Patterson (fourteenth), Eric Bledsoe (eighteenth), and Daniel Orton (twenty-ninth), all from the University of Kentucky. This draft also marked the second time an NBA D-League player was drafted, with the first case coming in 2008.http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/williams_drafted_100625.html Latavious Williams Becomes Second Player Drafted By NBA Team NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 March 16, 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100702042628/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/williams_drafted_100625.html July 2, 2010 The Washington Wizards, who won the draft lottery on May 18, 2010, used their first overall draft pick to draft John Wall from the University of Kentucky. The Philadelphia 76ers, who also beat the odds in the draft lottery to obtain the second pick, selected Evan Turner from Ohio State University. The New Jersey Nets, who had the worst win–loss record in the previous season, used the third pick to select Derrick Favors from Georgia Tech. The 2010 NBA draft was the last draft conducted at Madison Square Garden. The 2011 and 2012 NBA drafts were temporarily moved to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, while the 2013 NBA draft would be held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York as the Garden underwent renovations during those summers of 2011–2013. After 2014, the draft would continue being hosted by the Nets instead of the Knicks, this time at the Barclays Center, despite the renovations for the Madison Square Garden being done by the 2014 deadline, with the only deviation since that time being in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This draft class had no Rookie of the Year because Blake Griffin, who was drafted first overall in the previous year's draft, missed his first season with an injury, but played in the 2010–2011 season and won the award. As of the 2025–26 season, Paul George is the only player from this draft that is still active in the league. Draft selections PG Point guard SG Shooting guard SF Small forward PF Power forward C Center y y y thumb|right|150px|John Wall was selected 1st by the Washington Wizards. thumb|right|150px|DeMarcus Cousins was selected 5th by the Sacramento Kings. thumb|right|150px|Gordon Hayward was selected 9th by the Utah Jazz. thumb|right|150px|Paul George was selected 10th by the Indiana Pacers. thumb|right|150px|Eric Bledsoe was selected 18th by the Oklahoma City Thunder and was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. thumb|right|150px|Avery Bradley was selected 19th by the Boston Celtics. thumb|right|150px|Lance Stephenson was selected 40th by the Indiana Pacers. 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 John Wall* PG Washington Wizards Kentucky (Fr.) 1 2 Evan Turner SF/SG United States Philadelphia 76ers Ohio State (Jr.) 1 3 Derrick Favors PF United States New Jersey Nets Georgia Tech (Fr.) 1 4 Wesley Johnson Wesley Johnson (basketball) SF United States Minnesota Timberwolves Syracuse (Jr.) 1 5 DeMarcus Cousins* C United States Sacramento Kings Kentucky (Fr.) 1 6 Ekpe Udoh C United States Golden State Warriors Baylor (Jr.) 1 7 Greg Monroe C United States Detroit Pistons Georgetown (So.) 1 8 Al-Farouq Aminu SF United Statesn Al-Farouq Aminu was born in the United States to parents of Nigerian descent. He previously represented the United States at youth level, but has represented Nigeria internationally since 2012.http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/jul/09/norcross-aminu-helps-nigerian-basketball-team/ Norcross' Aminu helps Nigerian basketball team into Olympics David Friedlander July 27, 2012 Gwinnett Daily Post June 29, 2014 August 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808041115/http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2012/jul/09/norcross-aminu-helps-nigerian-basketball-team/ live Los Angeles Clippers Wake Forest (So.) 1 9Gordon Hayward+ SF United States Utah Jazz (from New York via Phoenix)Note1 a 2 Butler (So.) 1 10Paul George* SF/SG United States Indiana Pacers Fresno State (So.) 1 11 Cole Aldrich C United States New Orleans Hornets (traded to Oklahoma City)NoteA A A 1 Kansas (Jr.) 1 12 Xavier Henry SG United Statesn Xavier Henry was born in Belgium to an American father. He has represented the United States at youth level.https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=10120670 Xavier Henry's L.A. Story Jonathan Abrams December 18, 2013 ESPN.com June 29, 2014 January 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118231239/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=10120670 live Memphis Grizzlies Kansas (Fr.) 1 13 Ed Davis Ed Davis (basketball) PF United States Toronto Raptors North Carolina (So.) 1 14 Patrick Patterson Patrick Patterson (basketball) PF United States Houston Rockets Kentucky (Jr.) 1 15 Larry Sanders Larry Sanders (basketball) C United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Chicago)Note2 b b 1 VCU (Jr.) 1 16 Luke Babbitt SF United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Charlotte via Denver,Note3 c c traded to Portland)NoteB B B Nevada (So.) 1 17 Kevin Séraphin PF Chicago Bulls (from Milwaukee,Note2 b 2 traded to Washington)NoteC C C Cholet Basket (France) 1 18 Eric Bledsoe PG United States Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami,Note4 d d 1 traded to LA Clippers)NoteD D D Kentucky (Fr.) 1 19 Avery Bradley SG United States Boston Celtics Texas (Fr.) 1 20 James Anderson James Anderson (basketball) SG United States San Antonio Spurs Oklahoma State (Jr.) 1 21 Craig Brackins PF United States Oklahoma City Thunder (traded to New Orleans)NoteA A 2 Iowa State (Jr.) 1 22 Elliot Williams SG United States Portland Trail Blazers Memphis (So.) 1 23 Trevor Booker PF United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Utah via Philadelphia,Note5 e e traded to Washington)NoteE E E 1 Clemson (Sr.) 1 24 Damion James SF United States Atlanta Hawks (traded to New Jersey)NoteF F F 1 Texas (Sr.) 1 25 Dominique Jones SG United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Denver,Note6 f f traded to Dallas)NoteG G G USF (Jr.) 1 26 Quincy Pondexter SF United States Oklahoma City Thunder (from Phoenix,Note7 g g traded to New Orleans)NoteA A 3 Washington (Sr.) 1 27 Jordan Crawford SG United States New Jersey Nets (from Dallas,Note8 h h traded to Atlanta)NoteF F 2 Xavier (So.) 1 28 Greivis Vásquez PG Memphis Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers)Note9 i i 1 Maryland (Sr.) 1 29 Daniel Orton C United States Orlando Magic Kentucky (Fr.) 1 30 Lazar Hayward SF United States Washington Wizards (from Cleveland,Note10 j j traded to Minnesota)NoteE E 2 Marquette (Sr.) 2 31 Tibor Pleiß C New Jersey Nets (traded to Oklahoma City via Atlanta)NoteF F 3NoteH H H Brose Baskets (Germany) 2 32 Dexter Pittman C United States Miami Heat (from Minnesota via Oklahoma City)Note4 d 2 Texas (Sr.) 2 33 Hassan Whiteside C United States Sacramento Kings Marshall (Fr.) 2 34 Armon Johnson PG United States Portland Trail Blazers (from Golden State)Note11 k k 1 Nevada (Jr.) 2 35Nemanja Bjelica PF Serbia 2004 Washington Wizards (traded to Minnesota)NoteE E 3 Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 2 36Terrico Whitehttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4245/terrico-white Terrico White Stats Espn.go.com 1990-03-07 2013-05-26 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225103/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4245/terrico-white live # SG United States Detroit Pistons Ole Miss (So.) 2 37 Darington Hobson SF United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Philadelphia)Note12 l l New Mexico (Jr.) 2 38 Andy Rautins SG n Andy Rautins was born in the United States to a Canadian father. He has represented Canada internationally since 2006.http://www.torontosun.com/sports/basketball/2010/03/17/13269571.html Maple Leaf madness Ryan Wolstat March 17, 2010 Toronto Sun August 15, 2011 March 7, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307100919/http://www.torontosun.com/sports/basketball/2010/03/17/13269571.html live New York Knicks Syracuse (Sr.) 2 39 Landry Fields SG United States New York Knicks (from L.A. Clippers via Denver)Note13 m m 1 Stanford (Sr.) 2 40 Lance Stephenson SG United States Indiana Pacers Cincinnati (Fr.) 2 41 Jarvis Varnado PF United States Miami Heat (from New Orleans)Note14 n n Mississippi State (Sr.) 2 42Da'Sean Butlerhttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4271/dasean-butler Da'Sean Butler Stats Espn.go.com 1988-01-25 2013-05-26 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051112/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4271/dasean-butler live # SF United States Miami Heat (from Toronto)Note15 o o West Virginia (Sr.) 2 43 Devin Ebanks SF United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Memphis)Note9 i 2 West Virginia (So.) 2 44 Jerome Jordan C Milwaukee Bucks (from Chicago via Portland and Golden State,Note11 k 2 traded to New York)NoteI I I Tulsa (Sr.) 2 45Paulão Presteshttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3591/paulo-prestes Paulo Prestes Stats Espn.go.com 1988-02-15 2013-05-26 2016-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118231239/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/3591/paulo-prestes live # C Minnesota Timberwolves (from Houston)Note16 p p CB Murcia (Spain) 2 46 Gani Lawal PF n Gani Lawal was born in the United States to a Nigerian father.http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/gani-lawal-the-rare-yellow-jacket-not-to-leave-ear/nQYMm/ Gani Lawal, the rare Yellow Jacket not to leave early Carroll Rogers October 15, 2009 Gwinnett Daily Post June 29, 2014 August 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210500/http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/college/gani-lawal-the-rare-yellow-jacket-not-to-leave-ear/nQYMm/ live He has represented Nigeria internationally since 2013.http://www.csnphilly.com/basketball-philadelphia-sixers/sixers-sign-gani-lawal-release-soloman-alabi Sixers sign Gani Lawal, release Soloman Alabi October 5, 2013 CSN Philly June 29, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140809205541/http://www.csnphilly.com/basketball-philadelphia-sixers/sixers-sign-gani-lawal-release-soloman-alabi August 9, 2014 Phoenix Suns (from Charlotte)Note17 q q Georgia Tech (Jr.) 2 47Tiny Gallonhttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4275/tiny-gallon Tiny Gallon Stats Espn.go.com 1991-01-18 2013-05-26 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102805/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4275/tiny-gallon live # PF United States Milwaukee Bucks Oklahoma (Fr.) 2 48Latavious Williamshttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4293/latavious-williams Latavious Williams Stats Espn.go.com 1989-03-29 2013-05-26 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306143321/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4293/latavious-williams live # SF United States Miami Heat (traded to Oklahoma City)NoteJ J J Tulsa 66ers (D-League) 2 49Ryan Richardshttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4287/ryan-richards Ryan Richards Stats Espn.go.com 1991-04-24 2013-05-26 2016-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118231239/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4287/ryan-richards live # PF San Antonio Spurs CB Gran Canaria (Spain) 2 50 Solomon Alabi C Dallas Mavericks (from Oklahoma City,Note18 r r traded to Toronto)NoteK K K Florida State (So.) 2 51Magnum Rollehttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4288/magnum-rolle Magnum Rolle Stats Espn.go.com 1986-02-03 2013-05-26 2016-01-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20160118231239/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4288/magnum-rolle live # PF Oklahoma City Thunder (from Portland via Dallas and Minnesota,Note4 d 3 traded to Indiana)NoteL L L 1 Louisiana Tech (Sr.) 2 52 Luke Harangody PF United States Boston Celtics Notre Dame (Sr.) 2 53 Pape Sy basketball SF France Atlanta Hawks STB Le Havre (France) 2 54 Willie Warren PG United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Denver)Note13 m 2 Oklahoma (So.) 2 55 Jeremy Evans PF United States Utah Jazz Western Kentucky (Sr.) 2 56 Hamady N'Diaye Ndiaye, Hamady C Minnesota Timberwolves (from Phoenix,Note19 s s traded to Washington)NoteE E 4 Rutgers (Sr.) 2 57 Ryan Reid basketball PF United States Indiana Pacers (from Dallas,Note20 t t traded to Oklahoma City)NoteL L 2 Florida State (Jr.) 2 58 Derrick Caracter PF United States Los Angeles Lakers UTEP (Jr.) 2 59Stanley Robinson Stanley Robinson (basketball)https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4255/stanley-robinson Stanley Robinson Stats Espn.go.com 1988-07-14 2013-05-26 2016-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306104234/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4255/stanley-robinson live # SF United States Orlando Magic Connecticut (Sr.) 2 60Dwayne Collinshttps://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4273/dwayne-collins Dwayne Collins Stats Espn.go.com 1988-04-13 2013-05-26 2016-03-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304133815/http://espn.go.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/4273/dwayne-collins live # PF United States Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland)Note21 u u Miami (Sr.) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players These players were not selected in the 2010 NBA Draft, but have played in at least one NBA game. thumb|right|150px|Jeremy Lin went undrafted but enjoyed a nine-season NBA career, capped off by winning an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors in 2019 thumb|right|150px|Ish Smith, who went undrafted, played on a record setting 13 different NBA teams. Player Position Nationality School/club teamPatrick ChristopherSG/SFCalifornia (Sr.)Sherron CollinsPGUnited StatesKansas (Sr.)Jerome DysonGUnited StatesConnecticut (Jr.)Courtney Fortson PGUnited StatesArkansas (So.)Jeff FooteCUnited StatesCornell (Sr.)Jonathan Gibson basketballPGUnited StatesNew Mexico State (Sr.)Manny HarrisPG/SGUnited StatesMichigan (Jr.)Dennis HornerPFUnited StatesNorth Carolina State (Sr.)Jeremy LinPGUnited StatesHarvard (Sr.)Boban MarjanovićCKK Hemofarm (Serbia)Elijah MillsapSG/SFUnited StatesUAB (Sr.)Tim OhlbrechtPF/CBrose Baskets (Germany)Arinze OnuakuPF/CUnited StatesSyracuse (Sr.)Miroslav RaduljicaCSerbiaEfes Pilsen (Turkey)Samardo SamuelsPF/CLouisville (So.)Alexey ShvedPG/SGCSKA Moscow (Russia)Donald Sloan Donald Sloan (basketball)PGUnited StatesTexas A&M (Sr.)Ish SmithGUnited StatesWake Forest (Sr.)Jerry Smith Jerry Smith (basketball, born 1987)GUnited StatesLouisville (Sr.)Lance ThomasPFUnited StatesDuke (Sr.)Edwin UbilesSG/SFUnited StatesSiena (Sr.)Ben UzohPGUnited StatesTulsa (Sr.) Trades involving draft picks 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. Note1 a a 1Note1 a 2 On February 12, 2004, Utah acquired Tom Gugliotta, New York's 2004 and 2010 first-round picks, a 2005 second-round pick and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for Keon Clark and Ben Handlogten.http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/gugliotta_021904.html Jazz acquire Gugliotta February 12, 2004 NBA.com/Jazz Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100524080246/http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/gugliotta_021904.html 24 May 2010 live Previously, Phoenix acquired Antonio McDyess, Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, Maciej Lampe, the draft rights to Miloš Vujanić, two first-round picks and cash considerations on January 5, 2004, from New York in exchange for Stephon Marbury, Penny Hardaway and Cezary Trybański.http://www.nba.com/suns/news/trade_040105.html Suns Complete 8-Player Trade with Knicks January 5, 2004 NBA.com/Suns Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 Note2 b b 1Note2 b 2 On February 18, 2010, Milwaukee acquired John Salmons, 2011 and 2012 second-round picks and the option to swap 2010 first-round picks from Chicago in exchange for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander.http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/salmons_trade_100218.html Bucks Acquire John Salmons from Bulls February 18, 2010 NBA.com/Bucks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410042305/http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/salmons_trade_100218.html 10 April 2010 dead The option to swap 2010 first-round picks was exercised, hence Milwaukee acquired Chicago's first-round pick and Chicago acquired Milwaukee's first-round pick. Note3 c c On June 25, 2009, Minnesota acquired Charlotte's first-round pick from Denver in exchange for the draft rights to Ty Lawson.http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/Wolves_Select_Wayne_Ellington_at_N-090526.html Wolves Select Wayne Ellington at No. 28 June 25, 2009 NBA.com/Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410021911/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/Wolves_Select_Wayne_Ellington_at_N-090526.html 10 April 2010 live Previously, Denver acquired a first-round pick on June 25, 2008, from Charlotte in exchange for the 20th pick in the 2008 NBA draft.http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_trade_20pick_062508.html Nuggets Trade 2008 1st Round Pick to Charlotte June 25, 2008 NBA.com/Nuggets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913175619/https://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/nuggets_trade_20pick_062508.html live Note4 d d 1Note4 d 2Note4 d 3 On June 23, 2010, Oklahoma City acquired Daequan Cook and the 18th pick in the 2010 Draft from Miami in exchange for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft.http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/trade_release100623.html Thunder Acquires 18th Pick and Daequan Cook from Heat June 23, 2010 NBA.com/Thunder Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 24, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100712063535/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/trade_release100623.html 12 July 2010 live Previously, Oklahoma City acquired Etan Thomas and two second-round picks on July 27, 2009, from Minnesota in exchange for Damien Wilkins and Chucky Atkins.http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/thundertrade_090727.html Thomas Brings Depth To Frontcourt Chris Silva July 27, 2009 NBA.com/Thunder Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410204511/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/thundertrade_090727.html 10 April 2010 live Previously, Minnesota acquired a second-round pick and cash considerations on June 25, 2009, from Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to Nick Calathes.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-06-26-2798463215_x.htm Wolves trade Calathes to Dallas June 26, 2009 USA Today May 19, 2010 June 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090630063104/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2009-06-26-2798463215_x.htm live Previously, Dallas acquired a second-round pick, the 24th and 56th picks in the 2009 Draft on June 24, 2009, from Portland in exchange for the 22nd pick in the 2009 Draft.http://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/24/blazers.mavs.ap/index.html Mavericks, Trail Blazers swap 1st-round picks June 25, 2009 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091203203424/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/24/blazers.mavs.ap/index.html December 3, 2009 Note5 e e On July 9, 2008, Minnesota acquired Rodney Carney, Calvin Booth, Utah's 2010 first-round pick and cash considerations from Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional second-round pick (which was top-55 protected and wasn't converted).http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_acquire_carney_booth_and_pick_080709.html Wolves Acquire First-Round Pick, Carney and Booth July 9, 2007 NBA.com/Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100528195959/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_acquire_carney_booth_and_pick_080709.html 28 May 2010 live Previously, Philadelphia acquired Gordan Giriček and a first-round pick on December 29, 2007, from Utah in exchange for Kyle Korver.http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/newsroom_071229_giricek.html Sixers Acquire Giriček and First-Round Pick from Jazz December 29, 2007 NBA.com/Sixers Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 Note6 f f On August 7, 2009, Memphis acquired Steven Hunter, a first-round pick and cash considerations from Denver in exchange for a conditional second-round pick.http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_aquire_first_round_pick_and_hunter-090807.html Grizzlies acquire first round Draft Pick from Nuggets August 7, 2009 NBA.com/Grizzlies Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100411002705/http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_aquire_first_round_pick_and_hunter-090807.html 11 April 2010 live Note7 g g On July 20, 2007, Oklahoma City (as Seattle) acquired Kurt Thomas, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from Phoenix in exchange for a 2009 second-round pick.http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/thomas070720.html Sonics Acquire Kurt Thomas and Two First-Round Picks July 20, 2007 NBA.com/Thunder Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 Note8 h h On February 19, 2008, New Jersey acquired Devin Harris, Trenton Hassell, Maurice Ager, DeSagana Diop, Keith Van Horn, cash considerations, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from Dallas in exchange for Jason Kidd, Antoine Wright and Malik Allen.http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Harris_trade_release_2_19_08.html Nets Acquire Devin Harris and Two First Round Draft Pics in Eight Player Trade with Dallas February 19, 2008 NBA.com/Nets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100408140110/http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Harris_trade_release_2_19_08.html 8 April 2010 live Note9 i i 1Note9 i 2 On February 1, 2008, Memphis acquired Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol, cash considerations, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from L.A. Lakers in exchange for Pau Gasol and a second-round pick.http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_trade_gasol_to_lakers-080201.html Grizzlies trade Pau Gasol to Lakers for four players and two first-round picks February 1, 2008 NBA.com/Grizzlies Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 March 14, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090314044306/http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_trade_gasol_to_lakers-080201.html live Note10 j j On February 17, 2010, Washington acquired Žydrūnas Ilgauskas, the draft rights to Emir Preldžič and a first-round pick from Cleveland in a three-team trade with Cleveland and the L.A. Clippers.http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100217.html Wizards Acquire Ilgauskas, Thornton and First-Round Pick In Three-Team Deal February 17, 2010 NBA.com/Wizards Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 18, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100515173129/http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/trade_100217.html 15 May 2010 live Note11 k k 1Note11 k 2 On June 22, 2010, Milwaukee acquired Corey Maggette and the 44th pick in the 2010 Draft from Golden State in exchange for Charlie Bell and Dan Gadzuric.http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/maggette_trade_100622.html Bucks Acquire Maggette in Trade with Warriors June 21, 2010 NBA.com/Bucks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626000620/http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/maggette_trade_100622.html 26 June 2010 dead Previously, Golden State acquired the 44th pick in the 2010 Draft and cash considerations on June 21, 2010, from Portland in exchange for the 34th pick in the 2010 Draft.http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_acquire_bell_gadzuric_062210.html Warriors Acquire Charlie Bell And Dan Gadzuric From Milwaukee June 21, 2010 NBA.com/Warriors Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100626000738/http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/warriors_acquire_bell_gadzuric_062210.html 26 June 2010 live Previously, Portland acquired 2009 and 2010 second-round picks from Chicago in a three-team trade on June 26, 2008.http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_busy_again_on_dr-276212-1218.html Trail Blazers busy again on draft night June 26, 2008 NBA.com/Blazers Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 April 13, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413150707/http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_busy_again_on_dr-276212-1218.html livehttp://www.nba.com/draft2008/trades_20080626.html The Deals of the Draft John Schuhmann June 26, 2008 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20090312073840/http://www.nba.com/draft2008/trades_20080626.html March 12, 2009 dead Note12 l l On February 18, 2010, Milwaukee acquired Primož Brezec, Royal Ivey and a second-round pick from Philadelphia in exchange for Francisco Elson and Jodie Meeks.http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks_sixers_100218.html Bucks Acquire Ivey, Brezec from 76ers February 18, 2010 NBA.com/Bucks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410041944/http://www.nba.com/bucks/release/bucks_sixers_100218.html 10 April 2010 dead Note13 m m 1Note13 m 2 On July 28, 2008, New York acquired Taurean Green, Bobby Jones and a second-round pick from Denver in exchange for Renaldo Balkman and cash considerations.http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/balkmantrade080728.html Knicks Acquire 2010 Second-Round Draft Choice From Denver in Exchange for Balkman July 28, 2008 NBA.com/Knicks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 July 10, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090710011726/http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/balkmantrade080728.html live Previously, the L.A. Clippers acquired Marcus Camby on July 15, 2008, from Denver in exchange for the option to swap 2010 second-round picks.http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/camby_trade_071508.html Nuggets Trade Camby to L.A. Clippers July 17, 2008 NBA.com/Nuggets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 March 21, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100321153649/http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/camby_trade_071508.html live The options to swap 2010 second-round picks was exercised, hence New York acquired L.A. Clippers' second-round pick via Denver and the L.A. Clippers acquired Denver's second-round pick. Note14 n n On June 25, 2009, Miami acquired 2010 and 2012 second-round picks from New Orleans in exchange for the draft rights to Marcus Thornton.http://www.nba.com/heat/news/HEAT_Select_Robert_Dozier_in_T-317499-36.html Heat Select Robert Dozier in The 2009 NBA Draft June 26, 2009 NBA.com/Heat Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 July 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724154307/https://www.nba.com/heat/news/HEAT_Select_Robert_Dozier_in_T-317499-36.html live Note15 o o On June 13, 2009, Miami acquired Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon, a future first-round pick and a 2010 second-round pick from Toronto in exchange for Shawn Marion, Marcus Banks and cash considerations.http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_acquire_joneal_moon.html Heat Acquire Jermaine O'Neal & Jamario Moon February 13, 2009 NBA.com/Heat Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 July 24, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724143637/http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_acquire_joneal_moon.html live Note16 p p On February 21, 2008, Minnesota acquired Kirk Snyder, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for Gerald Green.http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_trade_green_to_rockets_080221.html Wolves Trade Green to Rockets February 21, 2008 NBA.com/Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100529184324/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_trade_green_to_rockets_080221.html 29 May 2010 live Note17 q q On December 10, 2008, Phoenix acquired Jason Richardson, Jared Dudley and a second-round pick from Charlotte in exchange for Raja Bell, Boris Diaw and Sean Singletary.http://www.nba.com/suns/news/trade_081210.html Suns Trade for Richardson, Dudley and 2010 Second-Round Pick Stefan Swiat December 10, 2008 NBA.com/Suns Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410150623/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/trade_081210.html 10 April 2010 live Note18 r r On June 25, 2009, Dallas acquired the draft rights to Rodrigue Beaubois and a second-round pick from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to Byron Mullens.http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/draft_release_090625.html Thunder Acquires James Harden, B.J. Mullens and Robert Vaden in 2009 NBA draft June 26, 2009 NBA.com/Thunder Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410215209/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/draft_release_090625.html 10 April 2010 live Note19 s s On December 29, 2009, Minnesota acquired Alando Tucker, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for Jason Hart.http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_acquire_alando_tucker_2009_12_29.html Timberwolves Acquire Forward Alando Tucker December 29, 2009 NBA.com/Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 January 20, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100120025920/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_acquire_alando_tucker_2009_12_29.html live Note20 t t On October 10, 2008, Indiana acquired Eddie Jones, cash considerations, 2009 and 2010 second-round picks from Dallas in exchange for Shawne Williams.http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/ShawneWilliams.html Mavericks Acquire Forward Shawne Williams October 10, 2008 NBA.com/Mavericks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 27, 2010 March 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307173754/http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/ShawneWilliams.html livehttps://www.espn.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5243741 Deal closes book on Williams trade Jeff Caplan ESPN.com June 2, 2010 June 10, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100605192127/http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=5243741 5 June 2010 live Note21 u u On June 25, 2009, Phoenix acquired Ben Wallace, Aleksandar Pavlović, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Cleveland in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal.http://www.nba.com/suns/news/shaq_traded_090625.html Suns Complete Trade With Cavs, Send Shaq to Cleveland June 25, 2009 NBA.com/Suns Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 19, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100410145217/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/shaq_traded_090625.html 10 April 2010 live Draft-day trades The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/23/draft.trades/index.html 2010 Draft Day Trade Tracker June 25, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628033411/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/23/draft.trades/index.html 28 June 2010 deadhttps://www.espn.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5325890 Bulls to send Hinrich to Wizards June 25, 2010 ESPN.com June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628065900/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5325890 28 June 2010 livehttps://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Au8f1W5ZN5Dmb4f5aSAL_0q8vLYF?slug=ys-drafttrades062510 Draft night includes 11 trades June 25, 2010 Yahoo! Sports Yahoo! Inc June 25, 2010 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913175615/https://sports.yahoo.com/ys-drafttrades062510.html live NoteA A A 1NoteA A 2NoteA A 3 Oklahoma City acquired Morris Peterson and the draft rights to 11th pick Cole Aldrich from New Orleans in exchange for the draft rights to 21st pick Craig Brackins and 26th pick Quincy Pondexter. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010, after the new salary cap went into effect and the league moratorium period concluded.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/24/hornets.thunder.trade/index.html Hornets to trade No. 11 pick Aldrich to Thunder June 24, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628033442/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/24/hornets.thunder.trade/index.html 28 June 2010 dead http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets_enter_negotiations___2010_06_24.html Hornets Enter Negotiations in Trading Aldrich and Peterson for Multiple Draft Picks June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Hornets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628041003/http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/hornets_enter_negotiations___2010_06_24.html 28 June 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/thunder/news/team_release_2010_06_25.html Statement From Sam Presti June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Thunder Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628041203/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/team_release_2010_06_25.html 28 June 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release100708.html Thunder Acquires Cole Aldrich and Morris Peterson July 8, 2010 NBA.com/Thunder Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 8, 2010 November 17, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101117205054/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/release100708.html live NoteB B B Portland acquired Ryan Gomes and the draft rights to 16th pick Luke Babbitt from Minnesota in exchange for Martell Webster.http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/minnesota_acquires_martell_web_2010_06_25.html Minnesota Acquires Martell Webster from Portland June 25, 2010 NBA.com/Timberwolves Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100629183214/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/minnesota_acquires_martell_web_2010_06_25.html 29 June 2010 live NoteC C C Washington acquired Kirk Hinrich, the draft rights to 17th pick Kevin Seraphin and cash considerations from Chicago in exchange for the draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010, after the new salary cap went into effect and the league moratorium period concluded.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/24/wizards.bulls.aldridge/index.html Bulls clear space, send Hinrich, 17th pick to Wizards David Aldridge June 24, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100627113108/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/24/wizards.bulls.aldridge/index.html 27 June 2010 deadhttp://www.nba.com/bulls/news/forman_statement_100624.html Statement from General Manager Gar Forman June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Bulls Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628033528/http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/forman_statement_100624.html 28 June 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/wizards/news/hinrich-seraphin_100708.html Wizards Acquire Kirk Hinrich and Draft Rights to Kevin Seraphin From Chicago July 8, 2010 NBA.com/Wizards Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 8, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100713181931/http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/hinrich-seraphin_100708.html 13 July 2010 live NoteD D D The L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to 18th pick Eric Bledsoe from Oklahoma City in exchange for a future conditional first-round pick.http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews_100624.html Clippers acquire draft rights to Eric Bledsoe June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Clippers Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100629223327/http://www.nba.com/clippers/news/breakingnews_100624.html 29 June 2010 live NoteE E E 1NoteE E 2NoteE E 3NoteE E 4 Washington acquired the draft rights to 23rd pick Trevor Booker and 56th pick Hamady N'Diaye from Minnesota in exchange for the draft rights to 30th pick Lazar Hayward and 35th pick Nemanja Bjelica.http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/draft_trade_100624.html Wizards Acquire Draft Rights to Trevor Booker and Hamady N'Diaye From Minnesota June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Wizards Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628035144/http://www.nba.com/wizards/news/draft_trade_100624.html 28 June 2010 live NoteF F F 1NoteF F 2NoteF F 3 New Jersey acquired the draft rights to 24th pick Damion James from Atlanta in exchange for the draft rights to 27th pick Jordan Crawford and 31st pick Tibor Pleiß.http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Draft_Article_100624.html Nets Nab Favors, Add James in Trade Ben Couch June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Nets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628040159/http://www.nba.com/nets/news/Draft_Article_100624.html 28 June 2010 live NoteG G G Dallas acquired the draft rights to 25th pick Dominique Jones from Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for cash considerations.http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/mavericks_acquire_the_draft_ri_2010_06_25.html Mavs acquire the draft rights to Dominique Jones June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Mavericks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628041041/http://www.nba.com/mavericks/news/mavericks_acquire_the_draft_ri_2010_06_25.html 28 June 2010 live NoteH H H Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 31st pick Tibor Pleiß from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations.http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/team_release2_2010_06_25.html Thunder Acquires Pleiss, Williams, Reid and Future First Round Pick in 2010 NBA Draft June 24, 2010 NBA.com/Thunder Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100628040239/http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/team_release2_2010_06_25.html 28 June 2010 live NoteI I I New York acquired the draft rights to 44th pick Jerome Jordan from Milwaukee in exchange for cash considerations. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010.https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/sports/basketball/26knicks.html Knicks Add Another Second-Round Pick Mark Viera June 25, 2010 The New York Times July 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100629184918/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/sports/basketball/26knicks.html 29 June 2010 livehttp://www.nba.com/knicks/news/jeromejordanacquired.html Knicks Acquire Draft Rights to Jerome Jordan July 8, 2010 NBA.com/Knicks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc July 9, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100712050958/http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/jeromejordanacquired.html 12 July 2010 live NoteJ J J Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 48th pick Latavious Williams from Miami in exchange for a future second-round pick. NoteK K K Toronto acquired the draft rights to 50th pick Solomon Alabi from Dallas in exchange for a 2013 conditional second-round pick and cash considerations.http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/raptors_draftpressrelease_062410.html Raptors Select Davis In First Round Of 2010 NBA Draft And Acquire Draft Rights To Alabi In Second Round June 25, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc August 16, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100811182709/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/raptors_draftpressrelease_062410.html 11 August 2010 live NoteL L L 1NoteL L 2 Indiana acquired the draft rights to 51st pick Magnum Rolle from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to 57th pick Ryan Reid and cash considerations. Draft lottery NBA draft lottery The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams which had missed the playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 16, 2010.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/16/draft.order/index.html Ties broken for NBA Draft 2010 order of selection April 16, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc May 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100505032443/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/16/draft.order/index.html 5 May 2010 dead The lottery was held on May 18, 2010, in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers beat the statistical odds by winning the first and second overall picks respectively. The New Jersey Nets won the third overall pick. Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places: ^Denotes the actual lottery results Team 2009–10record Lotterychances Pick 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th New Jersey Nets 12–70 250 .250 .215 .177^ .358 —————————— Minnesota Timberwolves 15–67 199 .199 .188 .171 .319^ .124 ————————— Sacramento Kings 25–57 156 .156 .157 .155 .225 .265^ .041 ———————— Golden State Warriors 26–56 104 .104 .112 .121 .099 .373 .178^ .014 ——————— Washington Wizards 26–56 103.103^ .111 .120 — .238 .342 .082 .004 —————— Philadelphia 76ers 27–55 53 .053 .060^ .070 —— .440 .331 .045 .001 ————— Detroit Pistons 27–55 53 .053 .060 .070 ———.573^ .226 .018 .000 ———— Los Angeles Clippers 29–53 23 .023 .027 .032 ————.725^ .184 .009 .000 ——— New York Knicks1 29–53 22 .022 .026 .031 —————.797^ .121 .004 .000 —— Indiana Pacers 32–50 11 .011 .013 .016 ——————.870^ .089 .002 .000 — New Orleans Hornets 37–45 8 .008 .009 .012 ———————.907^ .063 .001 .000 Memphis Grizzlies 40–42 7 .007 .008 .010 ————————.935^ .039 .000 Toronto Raptors 40–42 6 .006 .007 .009 —————————.960^ .018 Houston Rockets 42–40 5 .005 .006 .007 ——————————.982^ 1 New York Knicks' pick was conveyed to the Utah Jazz via the Phoenix Suns.Note1 a a 1 Eligibility Eligibility for the NBA draft The basic eligibility rules for the draft are: All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2010 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1991.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(i) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php February 27, 2008 dead Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the league and its players union, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(c) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621100158/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php June 21, 2009 dead The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(ii) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621100158/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php June 21, 2009 dead Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1988).http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(1) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621100158/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php June 21, 2009 dead U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played professionally with a team outside the NBA (either top-level basketball in another country, or minor-league basketball in North America) were also automatically eligible. Former high school player Latavious Williams meets these criteria, having graduated high school in 2009, skipped college basketball and then played professional basketball in NBA D-League.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2010-06-22-1196621112_x.htm Williams eyes high school-D-League-NBA route Mark Cranston June 25, 2009 USA Today June 25, 2010 September 13, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220913175614/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2010-06-22-1196621112_x.htm live A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(F) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php February 27, 2008 dead (non-international players)http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(3) 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement National Basketball Players Association April 17, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php February 27, 2008 dead (international players) For the 2010 draft, this date fell on April 25. Under NCAA rules taking effect with this draft, they only had until May 8 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.http://www.ncaapublications.com/Uploads/PDF/D1_Manual9d74a0b2-d10d-4587-8902-b0c781e128ae.pdf Bylaw 12.2.4.2.1.1 Exception—Basketball—Four-Year College Student-Athlete, Men's Basketball 2009–10 NCAA Division I Manual National Collegiate Athletic Association 68 November 9, 2009 October 2010 H3llBot Previously, players who declared for the draft could withdraw as late as 10 days before the draft (the withdrawal deadline under the CBA) and still maintain college eligibility. This year, a total of 80 collegiate players and 23 international players declared as early entry candidates.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/29/draft.list/index.html NBA releases list of early entrants for 2010 Draft April 29, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100706201645/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/04/29/draft.list/index.html 6 July 2010 dead At the withdrawal deadline, 48 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 50 collegiate players and five international players as the early entry candidates for the draft.http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/15/early.entrants.withdraw/index.html Forty-eight early entry candidates withdraw from NBA Draft June 15, 2010 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100618134026/http://www.nba.com/2010/news/06/15/early.entrants.withdraw/index.html 18 June 2010 dead A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility. This second provision affected Mac Koshwal, Gani Lawal, and Patrick Patterson, all of whom declared for and withdrew from the 2009 draft.http://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/16/early.entrants.withdraw/index.html Early-entry candidates withdraw from 2009 NBA Draft June 16, 2009 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc June 25, 2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619013919/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/06/16/early.entrants.withdraw/index.html June 19, 2009 This draft was expected to see an unusual influx of underclassmen, even compared with recent years, for reasons explained by ESPN.com columnist Eamonn Brennan in an April 2010 piece: Because of a potential NBA labor dispute and the threat of an impending lockout in 2011, lots of current college basketball underclassmen have a more drastic decision to face. In addition to the traditional risk of injury, future pros will now have to decide if they want to risk the possibility of there not even being an NBA draft in 2011. Expect lots of these guys to cash in as early as possible, and expect this year's draft to be full of players testing the waters and going all-in a year or two before they should.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=5060026 Top 10 storylines for offseason Eamonn Brennan ESPN.com 2010-04-06 2010-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409103626/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5060026 9 April 2010 live Early entrants College underclassmen The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.2010 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6065:2010-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review June 29, 2010 January 29, 2023 NGR Solomon Alabi – C, Florida State (sophomore) USA Cole Aldrich – C/F, Kansas (junior) NGR/USA Al-Farouq Aminu – F, Wake Forest (sophomore) USA James Anderson – G, Oklahoma State (junior) USA Luke Babbitt – F, Nevada (sophomore) USA Armon Bassett – G, Ohio (junior) USA Eric Bledsoe – G, Kentucky (freshman) USA Dee Bost – G, Mississippi State (junior) USA Craig Brackins – F, Iowa State (junior) USA Avery Bradley – G, Texas (freshman) USA Derrick Caracter – F, UTEP (junior) USA DeMarcus Cousins – F, Kentucky (freshman) USA Jordan Crawford – G, Xavier (sophomore) USA Ed Davis – F, North Carolina (sophomore) USA Devin Ebanks – F, West Virginia (sophomore) USA Derrick Favors – F, Georgia Tech (freshman) USA Courtney Fortson – G, Arkansas (sophomore) USA Tiny Gallon – F, Oklahoma (freshman) USA Charles García – F, Seattle (junior) USA Paul George – F, Fresno State (sophomore) USA Manny Harris – G, Michigan (junior) USA Gordon Hayward – F, Butler (sophomore) USA Xavier Henry – G, Kansas (freshman) USA Darington Hobson – F, New Mexico State (junior) USA Armon Johnson – G, Nevada (junior) USA Wesley Johnson – F, Syracuse (junior) USA Dominique Jones – G, South Florida (junior) SUD Mac Koshwal – F, DePaul (junior) USA Sylven Landesberg – G, Virginia (sophomore) NGR/USA Gani Lawal – F, Georgia Tech (junior) USA Tommy Mason-Griffin – G, Oklahoma (freshman) USA Elijah Millsap – F, UAB (junior) USA Greg Monroe – F, Georgetown (sophomore) AUS Andrew Ogilvy – C, Vanderbilt (junior) USA Daniel Orton – F/C, Kentucky (freshman) USA Patrick Patterson – F, Kentucky (junior) JAM Samardo Samuels – F, Louisville (sophomore) USA Larry Sanders – F, VCU (junior) USA John Sloan – G, Huntingdon (junior) USA Lance Stephenson – G, Cincinnati (freshman) SER Lazar Trifunovic – F, Radford (junior) USA Evan Turner – G, Ohio State (junior) NGR/USA Ekpe Udoh – F, Baylor (junior) USA John Wall – G, Kentucky (freshman) USA Willie Warren – G, Oklahoma (sophomore) USA C. J. Webster – F, San Jose State (junior) USA Terrico White – G, Ole Miss (sophomore) USA Hassan Whiteside – C, Marshall (freshman) USA Elliot Williams – G, Memphis (sophomore) GAB Stevy Worah-Ozimo – F, Slippery Rock (junior) USA Jahmar Young – G, New Mexico State (junior) International players The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance. FRA Thomas Heurtel – G, SIG Strasbourg (France) MNE Dusan Korac – F, KK Centar (Montenegro) GER Tibor Pleiß – C, Brose Baskets (Germany) GBR Ryan Richards – F, CB Gran Canaria (Spain) FRA Kevin Séraphin – F, Cholet Basket (France) Invited attendees The 2010 NBA draft is considered to be the 32nd 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 Theater at Madison Square Garden2010 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review May 17, 2026 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/2010-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 2026-05-17 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 2026-05-16 The Draft Review en-us Despite having the same number of invites for this year's draft as the previous year's draft, there would still be a notable discrepancy involved with the missing invitation at hand for the #15 pick, Larry Sanders, in order to have a perfect invitation listing for the top 16 draft picks this year. Even so, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. USA Cole Aldrich – C, Kansas USA/NGA Al-Farouq Aminu – SF/PF, Wake Forest USA Luke Babbitt – SF/PF, Nevada USA DeMarcus Cousins – C, Kentucky USA Ed Davis – PF/C, North Carolina USA Derrick Favors – PF/C, Georgia Tech USA Paul George – SG/SF, Fresno State USA Gordon Hayward – SF/PF, Butler BEL/USA Xavier Henry – SG/SF, Kansas USA Wesley Johnson – SG/SF, Syracuse USA Greg Monroe – PF/C, Georgetown USA Patrick Patterson – PF, Kentucky USA Evan Turner – SG/SF, Ohio State USA/NGA Ekpe Udoh – PF/C, Baylor USA John Wall – PG, Kentucky See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General https://insider.espn.com/nba/draft/results/rounds/_/year/2010/round/1 2010 NBA Draft Results Round 1 ESPN.com June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925234227/http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/results/rounds/_/year/2010/round/1 September 25, 2012 live http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/results/rounds/_/year/2010/round/2 2010 NBA Draft Results Round 2 ESPN.com June 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20120925234306/http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/draft/results/rounds/_/year/2010/round/2 September 25, 2012 dead Specific 30em External links http://www.nba.com/draft2010/index.html NBA.com: Draft 2010 NBA.com 2011-03-03 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20101201013131/http://www.nba.com/draft2010/index.html 2010-12-01 2010 NBA Draft – ESPN Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:2010s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City Category:Sports in Manhattan