2006 NBA draft

Basketball player selection September 2020 2006 NBA draft 2006 NBA Draft.jpg 2006 NBA Draft logo.png 180px Basketball June 28, 2006 The Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) ESPN NBA 60 2 Andrea Bargnani (Toronto Raptors) 2005 2007 The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and 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 was also the only time the New Orleans Hornets would draft under the temporary name of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets as the city of New Orleans was still recovering from the events of Hurricane Katrina after the 2005-06 NBA season. Italian Andrea Bargnani was selected first overall by the Toronto Raptors, who won the draft lottery.http://www.nba.com/draft2006/numberone_060628.html The Long Journey for No. 1 Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com June 28, 2006 May 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090620005838/http://www.nba.com/draft2006/numberone_060628.html 20 June 2009 dead Bargnani became the second player without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall, after Yao Ming was picked first overall in the 2002 NBA draft. Prior to the draft, Bargnani was playing with Italian club Benetton Treviso for 3 years.http://www.nba.com/draft2006/profiles/AndreaBargnani.html NBA.com: Andrea Bargnani Prospect Profile Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com May 6, 2009 March 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090308083753/http://www.nba.com/draft2006/profiles/AndreaBargnani.html live Sixth-overall pick Brandon Roy from University of Washington was named Rookie of the Year for the 2006–07 season.Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy Named 2006-07 T-Mobile NBA Rookie of the Year http://www.nba.com/news/awards2007_rookie.html Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com May 3, 2007 May 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429004755/http://www.nba.com/news/awards2007_rookie.html 29 April 2009 dead Roy was originally drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves but his draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft day. Portland also acquired the draft rights to the second-overall pick from the University of Texas, LaMarcus Aldridge from the Chicago Bulls on draft day. The University of Connecticut had four players selected in the first round, tying the record set by Duke University in 1999 and the University of North Carolina in 2005.UConn ties draft record with four first-round picks https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2006/news/story?id=2503859 ESPN Internet Ventures ESPN.com June 29, 2006 August 22, 2009 May 25, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100525144640/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2006/news/story?id=2503859 live These players were Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Marcus Williams, and Josh Boone. With Denham Brown also selected in the second round, Connecticut became the first school ever to have five players selected in a two-round draft.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07016/754078-175.stm Pitt-UConn the beast of Big East rivalries PG Publishing Co., Inc Pittsburgh Post-Gazette January 16, 2007 May 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20070211143255/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07016/754078-175.stm February 11, 2007 dead Ray Fittipaldo Connecticut joined eight other schools that had five players selected in a single draft, second only to UNLV, who had six players selected in the eight-round 1977 draft.First round awaits Gators after second collegiate title https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2007-06-28-gators-cover_N.htm Gannett Co. Inc USA Today June 28, 2007 August 6, 2009 Jack Carey January 22, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110122175102/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2007-06-28-gators-cover_N.htm live The last remaining active member of this draft class was Kyle Lowry, who announced his retirement during the 2025–26 NBA season. This is also the most recent season which has no active players. Draft selections PGPoint guard SGShooting guard SFSmall forward PFPower forward CCenter y y y y right|thumb|150px|Andrea Bargnani was the first Italian-born player to be selected as the #1 overall pick. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors. right|thumb|150px|LaMarcus Aldridge, was picked 2nd overall by the Chicago Bulls. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. right|thumb|150px|Brandon Roy was selected 6th by the Minnesota Timberwolves. His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers. right|thumb|150px|Rudy Gay was picked 8th by the Houston Rockets. His draft rights were later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies. right|thumb|150px|JJ Redick was picked 11th overall by the Orlando Magic. right|thumb|150px|Rajon Rondo was picked 21st by the Phoenix Suns. His draft rights were later traded to the Boston Celtics. right|thumb|150px|Kyle Lowry was picked 24th by the Memphis Grizzlies. right|thumb|150px|Paul Millsap was picked 47th by the Utah Jazz. 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 Andrea BargnaniPF Italy 2003 Toronto Raptors Benetton Treviso (Italy) 1 2 LaMarcus Aldridge* PF Chicago Bulls (from New York, traded to Portland)Note15 o 2Note1 a a 1 Texas (So.) 1 3 Adam MorrisonSF United States Charlotte Bobcats Gonzaga (Jr.) 1 4 Tyrus ThomasPF United States Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Chicago)Note1 a 2 LSU (Fr.) 1 5 Shelden WilliamsPF United States Atlanta Hawks Duke (Sr.) 1 6 Brandon Roy*~ SG United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Portland)Note2 b b 1 Washington (Sr.) 1 7 Randy FoyeSG United States Boston Celtics (traded to Minnesota via Portland)Note2 b 2 Villanova (Sr.) 1 8 Rudy Gay SF United States Houston Rockets (traded to Memphis)Note3 c c Connecticut (So.) 1 9 Patrick O'Bryant C United States Golden State Warriors Bradley (So.) 1 10 Mouhamed Sene C Seattle SuperSonics Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) 1 11 JJ Redick SG United States Orlando Magic Duke (Sr.) 1 12 Hilton Armstrong C United States New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Connecticut (Sr.) 1 13 Thabo Sefolosha SG Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Chicago)Note4 d d 1 Angelico Biella (Italy) 1 14 Ronnie BrewerSG United States Utah Jazz Arkansas (Jr.) 1 15 Cedric SimmonsSF United States New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (from Milwaukee)Note16 p p NC State (So.) 1 16 Rodney CarneySF United States Chicago Bulls (traded to Philadelphia)Note4 d 2 Memphis (Sr.) 1 17 Shawne WilliamsPF United States Indiana Pacers Memphis (Fr.) 1 18 Oleksiy Pecherov C Washington Wizards BC Kyiv (Ukraine) 1 19 Quincy Douby G United States Sacramento Kings Rutgers (Jr.) 1 20 Renaldo Balkman F New York Knicks (from Denver via New Jersey and Toronto)Note17 q q South Carolina (Jr.) 1 21Rajon Rondo* PG United States Phoenix Suns (from L.A. Lakers via Boston and Atlanta, traded to Boston)Note18 r rNote5 e e Kentucky (So.) 1 22 Marcus Williams Marcus Williams (basketball, born 1985) G United States New Jersey Nets (from L.A. Clippers via Orlando and Denver)Note19 s s Connecticut (Jr.) 1 23 Josh Boone Josh Boone (basketball) F United States New Jersey Nets Connecticut (Jr.) 1 24 Kyle Lowry* PG United States Memphis Grizzlies Villanova (So.) 1 25 Shannon Brown G United States Cleveland Cavaliers Michigan State (Jr.) 1 26 Jordan Farmar G United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Miami)Note20 t t UCLA (So.) 1 27 Sergio Rodríguez G Phoenix Suns (traded to Portland)Note6 f f Adecco Estudiantes (Spain) 1 28 Maurice Ager G United States Dallas Mavericks Michigan State (Sr.) 1 29 Mardy Collins G United States New York Knicks (from San Antonio)Note21 u u Temple (Sr.) 1 30 Joel Freeland C Portland Trail Blazers (from Detroit via Utah)Note22 v v Gran Canaria (Spain) 2 31 James White James White (basketball) G United States Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Indiana)Note7 g g 1 Cincinnati (Sr.) 2 32 Steve Novak SF United States Houston Rockets (from New York)Note23 w w Marquette (Sr.) 2 33 Solomon Jones Solomon Jones (basketball) F United States Atlanta Hawks South Florida (Sr.) 2 34 Paul Davis Paul Davis (basketball) C United States Los Angeles Clippers (from Charlotte)Note24 x x Michigan State (Sr.) 2 35 P. J. Tucker F United States Toronto Raptors Texas (Jr.) 2 36 Craig Smith Craig Smith (basketball, born 1983) F United States Minnesota Timberwolves (from Boston)Note25 y y Boston College (Sr.) 2 37 Bobby Jones Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1984) F United States Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Philadelphia)Note8 h h Washington (Sr.) 2 38 Kosta Perović C Serbia 2004 Golden State Warriors Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) 2 39 David Noel F United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)Note26 z z North Carolina (Sr.) 2 40 Denham Brown# G Seattle SuperSonics Connecticut (Sr.) 2 41 James Augustine F United States Orlando Magic Illinois (Sr.) 2 42 Daniel Gibson G United States Cleveland Cavaliers (from Philadelphia)Note27 aa aa Texas (So.) 2 43 Marcus Vinicius Marcus Vinicius (basketball) F New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets Objetivo São Carlos (Brazil) 2 44Lior Eliyahu# F Orlando Magic (from Milwaukee via Cleveland, traded to Houston)Note28 ab abNote9 i i Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israel) 2 45 Alexander Johnson Alexander Johnson (basketball) F United States Indiana Pacers (traded to Memphis via Portland)Note7 g 2 Florida State (Jr.) 2 46 Dee Brown Dee Brown (basketball, born 1984) G United States Utah Jazz (from Chicago via Houston)Note29 ac ac Illinois (Sr.) 2 47 Paul Millsap+ PF United States Utah Jazz Louisiana Tech (Jr.) 2 48 Vladimir Veremeenko# F Washington Wizards Dynamo St. Petersburg (Russia) 2 49 Leon Powe F United States Denver Nuggets (traded to Boston)Note10 j j California (Jr.) 2 50 Ryan Hollins C United States Charlotte Bobcats (from Sacramento)Note30 ad ad UCLA (Sr.) 2 51 Cheikh Samb C Senegal Los Angeles Lakers (traded to Detroit)Note11 k k WTC Cornellà (Spain) 2 52 Guillermo Diaz Guillermo Diaz (basketball) G Puerto Rico Los Angeles Clippers Miami (FL) (Jr.) 2 53Yotam Halperin# G Israel Seattle SuperSonics (from Memphis)Note31 ae ae Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 2 54 Hassan Adams G United States New Jersey Nets Arizona (Sr.) 2 55 Ejike Ugboaja# F Cleveland Cavaliers Union Bank Lagos (Nigeria) 2 56 Edin Bavčić# F Toronto Raptors (from Miami via Boston and New Orleans/Oklahoma City, traded to Philadelphia)Note32 af afNote12 l l ASA BH Telecom (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2 57 Loukas Mavrokefalidis# C Minnesota Timberwolves (from Phoenix)Note33 ag ag PAOK (Greece) 2 58 J. R. Pinnock# G United States Dallas Mavericks (traded to L.A. Lakers)Note13 m m George Washington (Jr.) 2 59 Damir Markota F San Antonio Spurs (traded to Milwaukee)Note14 n n Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) 2 60 Will Blalock G United States Detroit Pistons Iowa State (Jr.) n Notable undrafted players List of undrafted NBA players Some of these players not selected in this year's draft have played in the NBA. Player Position Nationality School/club teamLouis AmundsonFUNLV (Sr.)José Juan BareaPGPuerto RicoNortheastern (Sr.)Cedric BozemanG/FUnited StatesUCLA (Sr.)Chris CopelandSFUnited StatesColorado (Sr.)Thomas Gardner Thomas Gardner (basketball)SGUnited StatesMissouri (Jr.)Mike Hall basketballSFUnited StatesGeorge Washington (Sr.)Robert HitePG/SGUnited StatesMiami (Florida) (Sr.)Chris Hunter Chris Hunter (basketball)CUnited StatesMichigan (Jr.)Dontell JeffersonSGUnited StatesArkansas (Sr.)Eugene JeterPGUnited StatesUkrainePortland (Sr.)Carldell JohnsonPGUnited StatesUAB (Sr.)Tarence KinseySGUnited StatesSouth Carolina (Sr.)Chris McCraySGUnited StatesMaryland (Sr.)Pops Mensah-BonsuPFUnited KingdomGeorge Washington (Sr.)Larry Owens basketballSF/SGUnited StatesOral Roberts (Sr.)Chris QuinnPGUnited StatesNotre Dame (Sr.)Allan RaySG/PGUnited StatesVillanova (Sr.)Jeremy RichardsonSG/SFUnited StatesDelta State (Sr.)Walker Russell Jr.PGUnited StatesJacksonville State (Sr.)Steven Smith basketballSF/PFUnited StatesLa Salle (Sr.)Darius Washington Jr.PG/SGUnited StatesMacedoniaMemphis (So.)C. J. WatsonGUnited StatesTennessee (Sr.)Justin Williams basketballPF/CUnited StatesWyoming (Sr.) Trades involving draft picks Draft-day trades right|thumb|upright=0.7|Rajon Rondo, the 21st pick of the Phoenix Suns, and was traded to the Boston Celtics. The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft. Note1 a a 1Note1 a 2 Portland acquired the draft rights to 2nd pick LaMarcus Aldridge and a 2007 second-round draft pick from Chicago in exchange for the draft rights to 4th pick Tyrus Thomas and Viktor Khryapa.http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Land_Brandon_Roy-183312-1177.html Trail Blazers Land Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Blazers May 6, 2009 June 28, 2006 December 28, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071228041019/http://www.nba.com/blazers/news/Trail_Blazers_Land_Brandon_Roy-183312-1177.html live Note2 b b 1Note2 b 2 Portland acquired the draft rights to 6th pick Brandon Roy from Minnesota in exchange for the draft rights to 7th pick Randy Foye. Previously, Portland acquired the draft rights to 7th pick Randy Foye, Raef LaFrentz and Dan Dickau from Boston in exchange for Sebastian Telfair, Theo Ratliff and a 2008 second-round draft pick. Note3 c c Memphis acquired the draft rights to 8th pick Rudy Gay and Stromile Swift from Houston in exchange for Shane Battier.https://proxy.espn.com/nba/draft2006/news/story?id=2503390 NBA Draft trade roundup ESPN Internet Ventures ESPN.com May 6, 2009 June 29, 2006 June 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605103652/http://proxy.espn.go.com/nba/draft2006/news/story?id=2503390 live The trade was finalized on July 12, 2006.http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/gay_swift_release-060712.html Grizzlies Trade Shane Battier to Houston in Exchange for Forward Stromile Swift and Draft Rights to Rudy Gay Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Grizzlies May 6, 2009 July 12, 2006 June 5, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190605145410/https://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/gay_swift_release-060712.html live Note4 d d 1Note4 d 2 Chicago acquired the draft rights to 13th pick Thabo Sefolosha from Philadelphia in exchange for the draft rights to 16th pick Rodney Carney, a 2007 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.http://www.nba.com/sixers/draft/draft_release_060628.html 76ers Acquire Rodney Carney from Chicago in a Draft-Night Trade Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Sixers May 6, 2009 June 28, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211100735/http://www.nba.com/sixers/draft/draft_release_060628.html 2009-02-11 dead Note5 e e Boston acquired the draft rights to 21st pick Rajon Rondo, Brian Grant and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for a 2007 first-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/draft-central/press062806-draft-rondo.html Celtics Acquire Draft Rights to Rajon Rondo and Brian Grant Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Celtics May 6, 2009 June 28, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090614023004/http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/draft-central/press062806-draft-rondo.html 14 June 2009 live Note6 f f Portland acquired the draft rights to 27th pick Sergio Rodríguez from Phoenix in exchange for cash considerations. Note7 g g 1Note7 g 2 Memphis acquired the draft rights to 45th pick Alexander Johnson from Portland in exchange for a 2008 second-round draft pick. Previously, Portland acquired the draft rights to 45th pick Alexander Johnson, 2007 and 2008 second-round draft picks from Indiana in exchange for the draft rights to 31st pick James White. Note8 h h Philadelphia acquired the draft rights to 37th pick Bobby Jones from Minnesota in exchange for a 2007 second-round draft pick and cash considerations. Note9 i i Houston acquired the draft rights to 44th pick Lior Eliyahu from Orlando in exchange for cash considerations.http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Magic_Seect_James_Augustine_W-183340-800.html Magic Select James Augustine With 2006 Second Round Pick Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Magic May 6, 2009 June 28, 2006 March 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090309030713/http://www.nba.com/magic/news/Magic_Seect_James_Augustine_W-183340-800.html live Note10 j j Boston acquired the draft rights to 49th pick Leon Powe from Denver in exchange for a 2007 second-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/draft-central/press062806-draft-rights-powe.html Celtics Acquire Draft Rights to Leon Powe Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Celtics May 6, 2009 June 28, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503174907/http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/draft-central/press062806-draft-rights-powe.html 3 May 2009 live Note11 k k Detroit acquired the draft rights to 51st pick Cheikh Samb from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Maurice Evans.http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/draft_060629.html Pistons Acquire the Draft Rights to Cheikh Samb From the Los Angeles Lakers in Exchange for Maurice Evans Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Pistons May 6, 2009 June 28, 2006 August 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090809164433/http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/draft_060629.html live Note12 l l Philadelphia acquired the draft rights to 56th pick Edin Bavčić from Toronto in exchange for cash considerations. Note13 m m The L.A. Lakers acquired the draft rights to 58th pick J. R. Pinnock from Dallas in exchange for a 2007 second-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/pinnock_signs_060906.html Lakers Sign J.R. Pinnock Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Lakers May 6, 2009 September 6, 2006 February 11, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090211100652/http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/pinnock_signs_060906.html live Note14 n n Milwaukee acquired the draft rights to 59th pick Damir Markota from San Antonio in exchange for a 2007 second-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Markota_Trade_060628.html Bucks Acquire Damir Markota In Draft Night Trade Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Bucks May 6, 2009 June 28, 2006 March 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090308104007/http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Markota_Trade_060628.html live 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. Note15 o o 1Note15 o 2 On October 4, 2005, Chicago acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, an option to exchange 2007 first-round draft picks, 2007 and 2009 second-round draft picks, Tim Thomas, Michael Sweetney and Jermaine Jackson from New York in exchange for Eddy Curry and Antonio Davis.http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/curry_traded_051004.html Bulls Re-Sign Curry, Complete Sign-and-Trade with Knicks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Bulls May 6, 2009 October 4, 2005 March 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307012906/http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/curry_traded_051004.html live Chicago used the 2nd pick to draft LaMarcus Aldridge. Note16 p p On October 26, 2005, New Orleans/Oklahoma City acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, Desmond Mason and cash considerations from Milwaukee in exchange for Jamaal Magloire.http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Magloire_Trade_051026.html Bucks Acquire Magloire In Trade With Hornets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Bucks May 6, 2009 October 26, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429081916/http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Magloire_Trade_051026.html 29 April 2009 live New Orleans/Oklahoma City used the 15th pick to draft Cedric Simmons. Note17 q q On February 3, 2006, New York acquired Denver's 2006 first-round draft pick and Jalen Rose from Toronto in exchange for Antonio Davis.http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/rose_060203.html Knicks Acquire Jalen Rose & First-Round Draft Choice Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Knicks May 6, 2009 February 3, 2006 March 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080327185149/http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/rose_060203.html live Previously, Toronto acquired Philadelphia's 2005 and Denver's 2006 first-round draft picks, Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams on December 17, 2004, from New Jersey in exchange for Vince Carter.http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/PR_carter_traded_041217.html Raptors Trade Carter To Nets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Raptors May 6, 2009 December 17, 2004 May 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080511182138/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/PR_carter_traded_041217.html live Previously, New Jersey acquired Philadelphia's 2005, Denver's 2006 and L.A. Clippers' 2006 first-round draft picks on July 15, 2004, from Denver in exchange for Kenyon Martin.http://www.nba.com/nets/news/kenyon_040715.html Nets Trade Kenyon Martin to Nuggets Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Nets May 6, 2009 July 15, 2004 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429075904/http://www.nba.com/nets/news/kenyon_040715.html 29 April 2009 live New York used the 20th pick to draft Renaldo Balkman. Note18 r r On August 19, 2005, Phoenix acquired L.A. Lakers' 2006 and Atlanta's 2007 first-round draft picks and Boris Diaw from Atlanta in exchange for Joe Johnson.http://www.nba.com/suns/news/johnson_traded_050819.html Johnson Trade to Atlanta Completed Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Suns May 6, 2009 August 19, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501063835/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/johnson_traded_050819.html 1 May 2009 live Previously, Atlanta acquired L.A. Lakers' 2006 first-round draft pick, Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta and Michael Stewart on February 24, 2005, from Boston in exchange for Antoine Walker.http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Press_Release_022405.html Hawks Acquire First-Round Draft Pick, Gary Payton, Tom Gugliotta and Michael Stewart from Celtics Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Hawks May 6, 2009 February 24, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429062154/http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Press_Release_022405.html 29 April 2009 live Previously, Boston acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, Gary Payton, Rick Fox and cash considerations on August 13, 2004, from the L.A. Lakers in exchange for Chris Mihm, Chucky Atkins and Jumaine Jones.http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/c-116079-25.html Trade of August 6th with Lakers Has Been Amended Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Celtics May 6, 2009 August 6, 2004 March 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090309172717/http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/c-116079-25.html livehttp://www.nba.com/celtics/news/CelticsAcquirePaytonPress2.html Celtics Acquire Nine-Time NBA All-Star Gary Payton Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Celtics May 6, 2009 August 13, 2004 March 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090309174401/http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/CelticsAcquirePaytonPress2.html live Phoenix used the 21st pick to draft Rajon Rondo. Note19 s s On July 15, 2005, New Jersey acquired Philadelphia's 2005, Denver's 2006 and L.A. Clippers' 2006 first-round draft picks from Denver in exchange for Kenyon Martin. Previously, Denver acquired L.A. Clippers' 2006 first-round draft pick and Don Reid on August 1, 2002, from Orlando in exchange for a 2004 second-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/magic/news/AllTime_Transactions-155422-808.html All-Time Transactions Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Magic May 6, 2009 February 3, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120203235755/http://www.nba.com/magic/news/AllTime_Transactions-155422-808.html live Previously, Orlando acquired a first-round draft pick on June 28, 2006, from the L.A. Clippers in exchange for Corey Maggette, Derek Strong, the draft rights to Keyon Dooling, a 2000 second-round draft pick and cash considerations. New Jersey used the 22nd pick to draft Marcus Williams. Note20 t t On July 14, 2004, the L.A. Lakers acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick, Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and Brian Grant from Miami in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal.http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/odom_shaq_trade_040714.html Lakers Acquire Odom, Butler, Grant and a Future First Rounder for Shaq Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Lakers May 6, 2009 July 14, 2004 October 9, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131009044438/http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/odom_shaq_trade_040714.html live The L.A. Lakers used the 26th pick to draft Jordan Farmar. Note21 u u On February 25, 2005, New York acquired Phoenix's 2005 and San Antonio's 2006 first-round draft picks and Malik Rose from San Antonio in exchange for Nazr Mohammed and Jamison Brewer.http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/rose_050224.html Knicks Acquire Malik Rose & Two First-Round Picks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Knicks May 6, 2009 February 25, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425161348/http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/rose_050224.html 25 April 2009 live New York used the 29th pick to draft Mardy Collins. Note22 v v On June 28, 2005, Portland acquired Detroit's 2006 first-round draft pick, the 6th and 27th pick in 2005 from Utah in exchange for the 3rd pick in 2005.http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/drafttrade_062805.html Jazz Acquire 3rd Pick Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Jazz May 6, 2009 June 28, 2005 March 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090308081746/http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/drafttrade_062805.html live Previously, Utah acquired a 2006 first-round draft pick and Elden Campbell on January 21, 2005, from Detroit in exchange for Carlos Arroyo.http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/arroyo_trade.html Arroyo Trade Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Jazz May 6, 2009 January 21, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429065016/http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/arroyo_trade.html 29 April 2009 live Portland used the 30th pick to draft Joel Freeland. Note23 w w On February 24, 2005, Houston acquired a 2006 second-round draft pick, Moochie Norris and Vin Baker from New York Knicks in exchange for Maurice Taylor.http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/taylor_050224.html Knicks Acquire Maurice Taylor Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Knicks May 6, 2009 February 24, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425155907/http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/taylor_050224.html 25 April 2009 live Houston used the 32nd pick to draft Steve Novak. Note24 x x On July 14, 2005, the L.A. Clippers acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks from Charlotte in exchange for Eddie House and Melvin Ely.http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/ely_house_release_040714.html Melvin Ely, Eddie House Acquired From Clippers In Exchange For Future Draft Picks Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Bobcats May 6, 2009 July 14, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20091231152131/http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/ely_house_release_040714.html December 31, 2009 dead mdy-all The L.A. Clippers used the 34th pick to draft Paul Davis. Note25 y y On January 26, 2006, Minnesota acquired 2006 and 2008 second-round draft picks, Ricky Davis, Marcus Banks, Justin Reed and Mark Blount from Boston in exchange for Wally Szczerbiak, Michael Olowokandi, Dwayne Jones and a future first-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_trade_06.html Wolves Acquire Ricky Davis from Boston, Szczerbiak, Olowokandi & Jones to Celtics Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Timberwolves May 6, 2009 January 26, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502000307/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_trade_06.html 2 May 2009 live Minnesota used the 36th pick to draft Craig Smith. Note26 z z On February 24, 2005, Milwaukee acquired 2006 and 2007 second-round draft picks and Reece Gaines from Houston in exchange for Mike James and Zendon Hamilton.http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Houston_Rockets_Acquire_James_-133339-822.html Houston Rockets Acquire James and Hamilton Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Rockets May 6, 2009 February 24, 2005 March 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090307033136/http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Houston_Rockets_Acquire_James_-133339-822.html live Milwaukee used the 39th pick to draft David Noel. Note27 aa aa On February 23, 2006, Cleveland acquired a 2006 second-round draft pick and Lee Nailon from Philadelphia in exchange for a conditional 2006 second-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/nailon_060223.html 76ers Acquire a Second Round Draft Pick From Cleveland in Exchange for Lee Nailon and a Second Round Pick Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Sixers May 13, 2009 February 23, 2006 May 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080511185109/http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/nailon_060223.html live The conditional 2006 second-round draft pick was not exercised by Philadelphia. Cleveland used the 42nd pick to draft Daniel Gibson. Note28 ab ab On June 28, 2005, Orlando acquired Milwaukee's 2006 second-round draft pick from Cleveland in exchange for the draft rights to Martynas Andriuškevičius.http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/martynas_050628.html Cavaliers Acquire Rights to Martynas Andriuskevicius Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Cavaliers May 13, 2009 June 28, 2005 January 14, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090114043854/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/martynas_050628.html live Previously, Cleveland acquired a 2006 second-round draft pick from Milwaukee in exchange for Jiri Welsch.http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Jiri_Welsch_050628.html Bucks Acquire Jiri Welsch For 2006 Second Round Pick Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Bucks May 13, 2009 June 28, 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20090505034023/http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/Jiri_Welsch_050628.html 5 May 2009 live Orlando used the 44th pick to draft Lior Eliyahu. Note29 ac ac On September 30, 2003, Utah acquired Houston's 2004 first-round draft pick, Chicago's 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks, Glen Rice and cash considerations from Houston in exchange for John Amaechi and Sacramento's 2004 second-round draft pick.http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/amaechi_093003.html Jazz trade John Amaechi Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Jazz May 13, 2009 September 30, 2003 https://web.archive.org/web/20090425160029/http://www.nba.com/jazz/news/amaechi_093003.html 25 April 2009 live Previously, Houston acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks on September 28, 2000, from Chicago in exchange for Bryce Drew. Utah used the 46th pick to draft Dee Brown. Note30 ad ad On August 2, 2005, Charlotte acquired a 2006 second-round draft pick from Sacramento in exchange for Jason Hart.http://www.nba.com/kings/news/Kings_Acquire_Jason_Hart-148029-58.html Kings Acquire Jason Hart from Charlotte Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Kings May 13, 2009 August 2, 2005 January 22, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100122033620/http://www.nba.com/kings/news/Kings_Acquire_Jason_Hart-148029-58.html live Charlotte used the 50th pick to draft Ryan Hollins. Note31 ae ae On June 28, 2005, Seattle acquired 2006 and 2007 second-round draft picks from Memphis in exchange for the draft rights to Lawrence Roberts.http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_acquire_roberts-050628.html Grizzlies Acquire Draft Rights to Lawrence Roberts from Seattle for Two Future Second Round Picks and Cash Considerations Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Grizzlies May 13, 2009 June 28, 2005 June 17, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150617090203/http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grizzlies_acquire_roberts-050628.html live Seattle used the 53rd pick to draft Yotam Halperin. Note32 af af On January 31, 2006, Toronto acquired Miami's 2006 second-round draft pick and New Orleans's 2009 second-round draft pick from New Orleans/Oklahoma City in exchange for Aaron Williams.http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_060131.html Raptors Trade Aaron Williams Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Raptors May 13, 2009 January 31, 2006 June 30, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090630012138/http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pressrelease_060131.html live Previously, New Orleans/Oklahoma City acquired Miami's 2006 second-round draft pick on September 30, 2005, from Boston in exchange for Dan Dickau.http://www.nba.com/celtics/roster/DickauSign.html Celtics Acquire Point Guard Dan Dickau Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Celtics May 13, 2009 September 30, 2005 March 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090309172903/http://www.nba.com/celtics/roster/DickauSign.html live Previously, Boston acquired 2006 and 2008 second-round draft picks, Qyntel Woods and the draft rights to Albert Miralles on August 8, 2005, from Miami in a five-team trade with Miami, Memphis, New Orleans/Oklahoma City and Utah.http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_acquire_walkerwilliamsposey_050803.html Heat Acquire Antoine Walker, Jason Williams & James Posey Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Heat May 13, 2009 August 8, 2005 September 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190924084914/https://www.nba.com/heat/news/heatacquirewalkerwilliamsposey050803html live Toronto used the 56th pick to draft Edin Bavčić. Note33 ag ag On January 26, 2006, Minnesota acquired a 2006 second-round draft pick from Phoenix in exchange for Nikoloz Tskitishvili.http://www.nba.com/suns/news/release_060126.html Suns Acquire Nikoloz Tskitishvili Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Suns May 13, 2009 January 26, 2006 July 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090708165516/http://www.nba.com/suns/news/release_060126.html live Minnesota used the 57th pick to draft Loukas Mavrokefalidis. Draft lottery NBA draft lottery The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams that had missed the playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery would determine 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. On April 20, 2007, the NBA performed a tie-breaker to determine the order of the picks for teams with identical win–loss record.http://www.nba.com/news/lotteryties_060421.html Ties Broken for NBA Draft 2006 Order of Selection April 21, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com May 6, 2009 January 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090103114230/http://www.nba.com/news/lotteryties_060421.html live The 2006 Draft Lottery was held on May 23, 2006, in Secaucus, New Jersey. The Toronto Raptors, who had the fifth-worst record, won the lottery with just 8.8% chance to win. The Chicago Bulls, who acquired the New York Knicks' first-round draft pick from a previous trade, landed the second overall pick. The Portland Trail Blazers who had the best chance to land the top pick fell out of the top three and had to settle with 4th pick. Portland's 4th pick was the lowest possible pick that Portland could obtained through the lottery.http://www.nba.com/features/lottery2006room_060523.html Ping-Pong Balls, Raptors Rise May 23, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com May 6, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502030437/http://www.nba.com/features/lottery2006room_060523.html 2 May 2009 live Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2006 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:http://www.nba.com/news/draft_lottery_results_060523.html Results of 2006 NBA Draft Lottery May 23, 2006 Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com May 6, 2009 September 5, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080905171008/http://www.nba.com/news/draft_lottery_results_060523.html liveNBA Draft Lottery – Probabilities for the 2007 Draft Lottery Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com/Raptors http://www.nba.com/media/raptors/NBA_lottery_Probabilities_2006.pdf May 3, 2006 August 22, 2009 November 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121106115629/http://www.nba.com/media/raptors/NBA_lottery_Probabilities_2006.pdf live ^Denotes the actual lottery results Team2005–06recordLotterychancesPick1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14thPortland Trail Blazers21–61250 .250 .215 .177.358^——————————New York Knicksa23–59199 .199.188^ .171 .319 .124—————————Charlotte Bobcats26–56138 .138 .142.145^ .238 .290 .045————————Atlanta Hawks26–56137 .137 .142 .145 .085.323^ .156 .013———————Toronto Raptors27–55 88.088^ .096 .106— .262 .359 .084 .004——————Minnesota Timberwolves33–49 53 .053 .060 .070——.440^ .330 .045 .001—————Boston Celtics33–49 53 .053 .060 .070———.573^ .226 .018 .000————Houston Rockets34–48 23 .023 .027 .032————.725^ .184 .009 .000———Golden State Warriors34–48 22 .022 .026 .031—————.797^ .121 .004 .000——Seattle SuperSonics35–47 11 .011 .013 .016——————.870^ .089 .002 .000—Orlando Magic36–46 8 .008 .009 .012———————.908^ .063 .001 .000New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets38–44 7 .007 .008 .010————————.935^ .039 .000Philadelphia 76ers38–44 6 .006 .007 .009—————————.960^ .018Utah Jazz41–41 5 .005 .006 .007——————————.982^ a New York Knicks' pick was conveyed to the Chicago Bulls.Note15 o o 1 Eligibility Eligibility for the NBA draft The new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) took into effect starting in this year's draft. Under the new agreement, high school players were not eligible for selection. The new rules stated that high school players must wait one year after their high school class graduates and must be at least 19 years old to be eligible for the draft.Last high school class off to slow NBA start https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2006-04-12-prep-class_x.htm Gannett Co. Inc USA Today April 13, 2006 August 22, 2009 Roscoe Nance May 14, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100514184722/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2006-04-12-prep-class_x.htm livehttp://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Article X, Section 1(b)(i) NBPA.com 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 The basic requirements for draft eligibility are: All drafted players must be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft (i.e. born on or before December 31, 1987, for the 2006 draft). Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), 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 before 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 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Article X, Section 1(c) NBPA.com 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 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 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Article X, Section 1(b)(ii) NBPA.com 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 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, 1984, for the 2006 draft).http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(1) NBPA.com 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 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.Who's in and who's out of the 2006 NBA Draft?, ESPN, Chad Ford, April 29, 2006.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(F) NBPA.com 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 http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(3) NBPA.com 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 An early entry candidate is allowed to withdraw his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 10 days before the draft.http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement: Article X, Section 8(c) NBPA.com 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 On June 19, 2006, NBA announced that 37 college players and 10 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2006 Draft, while 47 players who had previously declared as early entry candidates had withdrawn from the draft.http://www.nba.com/news/candidates_070619.html Final Early Entry Candidates for 2007 NBA Draft Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com June 21, 2007 May 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090517130501/http://www.nba.com/news/candidates_070619.html 17 May 2009 dead Early entrants This year would mark the very first year where the NBA would not allow for high school prospects to enter the NBA draft after previously allowing it since 1995. College underclassmen This year would mark a step down from the number of underclassmen expressing their interest in joining the NBA draft. After previously having over 100 players expressing their interest last year, this year only saw 92 total underclassmen from college or overseas play express interest in entering the NBA draft. However 46 of these players would later withdraw their entries into the draft, leaving only 46 total underclassmen from college or overseas areas officially entering the draft this year. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.2006 Underclassmen https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3053:2006-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 The Draft Review August 4, 2007 January 24, 2023 USA LaMarcus Aldridge – F, Texas (sophomore) USA Renaldo Balkman – F, South Carolina (junior) USA Will Blalock – G, Iowa State (junior) USA Josh Boone – F, Connecticut (junior) USA Ronnie Brewer – G, Arkansas (junior) USA Shannon Brown – G, Michigan State (junior) USA Derek Burditt – F, Blinn (sophomore) USA Travis DeGroot – G, Delta State (junior) PRI Guillermo Diaz – G, Miami (Florida) (junior) USA Quincy Douby – G, Rutgers (junior) USA Michael Efevberha – G, Cal State Northridge (junior) USA Jordan Farmar – G, UCLA (sophomore) USA Thomas Gardner – G, Missouri (junior) USA Rudy Gay – F, Connecticut (sophomore) USA Daniel Gibson – G, Texas (sophomore) USA LeShawn Hammett – G, Saint Francis (PA) (junior) USA Tedric Hill – F, Gulf Coast State (sophomore) USA Donald Jeffes – G, Roxbury CC (sophomore) USA Alexander Johnson – F, Florida State (junior) USA Dave Johnson – F, Clinton JC (sophomore) USA Mark Konecny – F, Lambuth (junior) USA Kyle Lowry – G, Villanova (sophomore) USA Paul Millsap – F, Louisiana Tech (junior) USA Matt Mitchell – G, Southern–New Orleans (junior) USA Adam Morrison – F, Gonzaga (junior) USA Patrick O'Bryant – C, Bradley (sophomore) USA J. R. Pinnock – G, George Washington (junior) USA Leon Powe – F, California (sophomore) USA Rajon Rondo – G, Kentucky (sophomore) USA Cedric Simmons – F, NC State (sophomore) USA Marcus Slaughter – F, San Diego State (junior) USA Curtis Stinson – G, Iowa State (junior) USA Tyrus Thomas – F, LSU (freshman) USA P. J. Tucker – F/G, Texas (junior) USA Darius Washington Jr. – G, Memphis (sophomore) USA Marcus Williams – G, Connecticut (junior) USA Shawne Williams – F, Memphis (freshman) International players The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance. FRA Pape-Philippe Amagou – G, Le Mans (France) ITA Andrea Bargnani – F, Benetton Treviso (Italy) ISR Lior Eliyahu – F, Hapoel Galil Elyon (Israel) CRO Damir Markota – F, Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) UKR Oleksiy Pecherov – F, BC Kyiv (Ukraine) SER Kosta Perović – C, Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) SPA Sergio Rodríguez – G, Adecco Estudiantes (Spain) SEN Mouhamed Sene – C, Verviers-Pepinster (Belgium) NGR Ejike Ugboaja – F, Union Bank Lagos (Nigeria) Automatically eligible entrants Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: They have no remaining college eligibility. If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated. They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under the contract. Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: They are at least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In term of dates players born on or before December 31, 1984, are automatically eligible for the 2006 draft. They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team not in the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract. + Other automatically eligible players Player Team Most recent team played for before the draft Note Ref.AUS Ian Crosswhite Sydney Kings (Australia) Left Oregon in 2005; playing professionally since the 2005–06 season Kings snap up Crosswhite https://www.abc.net.au/news/2005-09-30/kings-snap-up-crosswhite/2115798 ABC News May 20, 2023 September 30, 2005 Invited attendees The 2006 NBA draft is considered to be the 28th 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 Garden2006 Green Room Invites - the Draft Review May 17, 2026 https://www.thedraftreview.com/historical-draft-events/green-room/2006-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 2026-05-17 The Draft Review en-us Despite the lower amount of invites for this year's draft when compared to the previous year's draft, there would still be some notable discrepancies involved with the invitations at hand between the invitation for Marcus Williams potentially going out to Thabo Sefolosha and a missing invitation for Mouhamed Sene to provide a perfect top 16 prospect listing, as well as missing invitations for future All-Stars Rajon Rondo, Kyle Lowry, and arguably Paul Millsap for good measure. With that in mind, the following players were invited to attend this year's draft festivities live and in person. USA LaMarcus Aldridge – PF/C, Texas USA Hilton Armstrong – PF/C, Connecticut ITA Andrea Bargnani – PF/C, Benetton Treviso (Italy) USA Ronnie Brewer – SG/SF, Arkansas USA Rodney Carney – SG/SF, Memphis USA Randy Foye – PG/SG, Villanova USA Rudy Gay – SF/PF, Connecticut USA Adam Morrison – SF/PF, Gonzaga USA Patrick O'Bryant – C, Bradley USA JJ Redick – SG, Duke USA Brandon Roy – SG, Washington USA/BUL Cedric Simmons – PF/C, North Carolina State USA Tyrus Thomas – PF/C, LSU USA Marcus Williams – PG, Connecticut USA Shelden Williams – PF/C, Duke See also List of first overall NBA draft picks References General https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2006.html 2006 NBA Draft Sports Reference LLC basketball-reference.com August 22, 2009 December 5, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101205055742/http://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2006.html live http://www.nba.com/draft2006/board.html 2006 Draft Board Turner Sports Interactive, Inc NBA.com August 22, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100619163928/http://www.nba.com/draft2006/board.html June 19, 2010 dead Specific 30em External links NBA.com: Draft 2006 NBA.com: NBA Draft Lottery 2006 2006 NBA Draft – Basketball – Reference.com Draft Category:NBA draft NBA draft NBA draft Category:2000s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:Sporting events in New York City Category:Sports in Manhattan