2005 Nba Draft

Sunday, 28 October 2012

2005 Nba Draft

Lakers pick Andrew Bynum (& R. Turiaf), 2005 Draft

2005 NBA Draft - Marvin Williams - 2nd Pick

1998-2005 Top 20 NBA Draft Bust W/ Annotations

Deron Williams NBA Debut - Mavs at Jazz - 11/2/05 (Highlights)

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Andrew Bogut Channel 10 News Declaring For NBA Draft 2005

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Australia
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Belgium
Belgium (, ), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, as well as those of several other major international organizations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of , and it has a population of about 10.8 million people.
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Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton (pronounced ) is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's 2007 population to be 53,471. Bradenton is the largest Principal City of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated population of 682,833. It is the county seat.
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Croatia
Croatia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska ), is a country in Central Europe and Southeastern Europe at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Adriatic Sea. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. Croatia borders Slovenia to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the southeast, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast.
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Dallas
Dallas () is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. As of 2009, the population of Dallas was at 1.3 million according to the US Census Bureau. The city is the largest economic center of the 12-county metropolitan area that according to the March 2010 U.S. Census Bureau release, had a population of roughly 6.5 million as of July 2009. The metropolitan area is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
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Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic (; , ) is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries. Both by area and population, the Dominican Republic is the second largest Caribbean nation (after Cuba), with and an estimated 10 million people.
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France
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Houston
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IMG Academies
IMG Academies is a multi-sport education/training facility located in Bradenton, Florida. It offers boarding, non-boarding, and weekly programs for current and intending professional athletes. IMG Academies is owned and controlled by talent management company IMG. IMG Academies consists of The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, The David Leadbetter Golf Academy, the IMG Baseball, IMG Basketball, IMG Soccer, IMG Lacrosse and IMG Football Academies, and the IMG Performance Institute.
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Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, or Jackson City, is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County (the town of Raymond is the other), but the city also contains areas in Madison and Rankin counties. During the 90s Jackson saw a decline in population while its suburbs boomed. Sometimes the city is credited with going through the stages the city of Atlanta went through 70s-90s with its suburbs. Jackson including its surrounding suburbs boast a strong economy as well as population. The 2000 census recorded Jackson's population at 184,256, but according to July 1, 2008 estimates, the city's population was 173,861 and its five-county Jackson metropolitan area had a population of 628,817. The Jackson-Yazoo City combined statistical area, consisting of the Jackson metropolitan area and Yazoo City micropolitan area, has a population of over 600,000, making it the 88th-largest metropolitan area in the United States.
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Lithuania
Lithuania (, U.S. usually ; ), officially the Republic of Lithuania () is a country in Northern Europe, the southernmost of the three Baltic states. Situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, it shares borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad to the southwest.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; , Spanish for "The Angels") is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Los Angeles extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 14.8 million and it is the 14th largest urban area in the world, affording it megacity status. The metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is home to nearly 12.9 million residents while the broader Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area (CSA) contains nearly 17.8 million people. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos" ().
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Metuchen, New Jersey
Metuchen (pronounced meh-TUH-chen) is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, which is 8 (12 km) miles northeast of New Brunswick, but is 18 (28 km) miles southwest of Newark, 24 (38 km) miles southwest of Jersey City, and 29 miles southwest of New York City, all part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 12,840.
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Poland
Poland (), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north. The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in Europe. Poland has a population of over 38 million people, which makes it the 34th most populous country in the world and the sixth most populous member of the European Union, being its most populous Slavic member.
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Puerto Rico
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Russia
Russia (; ), also officially known as the Russian Federation (), is a state in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the People's Republic of China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk and the United States by the Bering Strait. At , Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than a ninth of the Earth's land area. Russia is also the ninth most populous nation with 142 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning 9 time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources. It has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Seattle
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Slovenia
Slovenia ( ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (, ), is a country in Central Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy on the west, the Adriatic Sea on the southwest, Croatia on the south and east, Hungary on the northeast, and Austria on the north. The capital and largest city of Slovenia is Ljubljana.
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Snellville, Georgia
Snellville is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, east of Atlanta. The population was 15,351 at the 2000 census. The city's mayor, Jerry Oberholtzer, was elected to a 4-year term in 2007. The city's commercial and residential development has grown enormously in recent years. In the Atlanta metro area, Snellville is known (mostly humorously) for the slogan on its city limit signs: 'Everybody's Somebody In Snellville'.
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South Kent School
South Kent School is a private boarding school for boys in South Kent, Connecticut, United States. The school is located on a campus in the hills of Litchfield County. It was founded in 1923 as a joint venture between Reverend Frederick Herbert Sill, headmaster of Kent School, and two of his recent graduates, Samuel Slater Bartlett and Richard M. Cuyler. The current head of school is Mr. Andrew J. Vadnais, a Williams College graduate.
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Spain
Spain ( ; , ), officially the Kingdom of Spain (), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
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Turkey
Turkey (), known officially as the Republic of Turkey (), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in western Asia and Thrace in the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey is one of the six independent Turkic states. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan (the exclave of Nakhchivan) and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea and Cyprus are to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north. The Sea of Marmara, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles (which together form the Turkish Straits) demarcate the boundary between Eastern Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia.
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United States
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Aaron Williams
Aaron Williams (born October 2, 1971 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American former professional basketball player. He played at the power forward and center positions.
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Al Michaels
Alan Richard "Al" Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American television sportscaster. Now employed by NBC Sports after nearly three decades (1977–2006) with ABC Sports, Michaels is one of the most prominent members of his profession. He is perhaps best known for his many years of calling play-by-play of National Football League games, including nearly two decades with Monday Night Football. He is also known for famous calls in other sports, including the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the earthquake-interrupted Game 3 of the 1989 World Series.
http://wn.com/Al_Michaels
Albert Miralles
Albert Miralles (born May 14, 1982 in Badalona, Spain) is a Spanish basketball player who was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in the 2004 NBA Draft. The Miami Heat acquired his rights from the Toronto Raptors in exchange for the draft rights of Pape Sow (47th pick in this year's draft) and the Heat's 2005 second round pick.
http://wn.com/Albert_Miralles
Alex Acker
Alex Maurice Acker (born January 21, 1983 in Compton, California) is an American professional basketball player, who currently plays for Le Mans in France.
http://wn.com/Alex_Acker
Alonzo Mourning
Alonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. (born February 8, 1970, in Chesapeake, Virginia) is a former American professional basketball player, who played most of his 16-year NBA career for the Miami Heat.
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Amir Johnson
Amir Jalla Johnson (born May 1, 1987 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. He plays the position of power forward.
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Anderson Varejão
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Andray Blatche
Andray Blatche (born August 22, 1986 in Syracuse, New York) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA for the Washington Wizards.
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Andre Emmett
Andre Emmett (born August 27, 1982 in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player.
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Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut (born 28 November 1984) is an Australian professional basketball player. He plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association.
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Andrew Bynum
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Antoine Wright
Antoine Domonick Wright (born February 6, 1984 in West Covina, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings. He was selected 15th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Nets (the highest pick from the Big 12 Conference that year and in Texas A&M; University history until Acie Law was drafted 11th in the 2007 NBA Draft), after his junior year at Texas A&M; University. He attended preparatory school at Lawrence Academy at Groton; in 2002, he led the Spartans to an Independent School League Basketball Championship.
http://wn.com/Antoine_Wright
Axel Hervelle
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Bill Russell
William Felton "Bill" Russell (born February 12, 1934) is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A five-time winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and a twelve-time All-Star, Russell was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA Championships during Russell's thirteen-year career. Along with Henri Richard of the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens, Russell holds the record for the most championships won by an athlete in a North American sports league. Before his professional career, Russell led the University of San Francisco to two consecutive NCAA championships (1955, 1956). He also won a gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics as captain of the U.S. national basketball team.
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Bill Walton
William Theodore "Bill" Walton III (born November 5, 1952) is a retired American basketball player and television sportscaster. The "Big Red-Head", as he was called, achieved superstardom playing for John Wooden's powerhouse UCLA Bruins in the early '70s, winning three straight College Player of the Year Awards. He then went on to have a prominent career in the NBA, which was significantly hampered by multiple foot injuries. Walton was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame on May 10, 1993 and the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame that same year. He is the father of current Los Angeles Lakers forward Luke Walton.
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Bob Cousy
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Bracey Wright
Bracey Wright (born July 1, 1984, The Colony, Texas) is an American professional basketball player. He most recently played with the pro club Base Oostende.
http://wn.com/Bracey_Wright
Brad Nessler
Brad Nessler (born June 3, 1956 in St. Charles, Minnesota) is an American sportscaster, who currently calls college basketball and college football games for ESPN with occasional appearances on ESPN on ABC. He appears annually as a commentator in EA Sports' NCAA Football.
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Brandon Bass
Brandon Samuel Bass (born April 30, 1985 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic of the NBA.
http://wn.com/Brandon_Bass
Brendan Haywood
Brendan Todd Haywood (born November 27, 1979, in New York City, United States) is an American professional basketball player. The 7' 0", 263-lb. center currently plays for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association.
http://wn.com/Brendan_Haywood
Brent Musburger
Brent Woody Musburger (; born May 26, 1939) is an American sportscaster for the ESPN and ABC television networks. Formerly with CBS Sports and one of the original members of their legendary program The NFL Today, Musburger has covered NBA, MLB, NCAA college Football and basketball games. Musburger has also served as a studio host for games, a play by play man, and halftime host. He has also performed post game wrap up segments and covered championship trophy presentations.
http://wn.com/Brent_Musburger
Bryce Drew
Bryce Homer Drew (born September 21, 1974 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is the associate head coach, and former member, of the Valparaiso University Crusader men's basketball team. His father, Homer Drew, currently serves as the head coach of the men's basketball team, and his brother Scott Drew is the head coach of Baylor University's men's basketball team after having served 9 years as assistant coach at Valparaiso and one year as head coach. Bryce Drew is best known for his buzzer-beating shot in the first round of Valparaiso's improbable run in the 1998 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.
http://wn.com/Bryce_Drew
C. J. Miles
Calvin Andre "C. J." Miles, Jr. (born March 18, 1987 in Dallas, Texas) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz.
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Casey Jacobsen
Casey Gardner Jacobsen (born March 19, 1981 in Glendora, California) is an American professional basketball player for Brose Baskets of the German Bundesliga League.
http://wn.com/Casey_Jacobsen
Cenk Akyol
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Channing Frye
Channing Thomas Frye (born May 17, 1983, in White Plains, New York) is an American professional basketball player and currently plays for the Phoenix Suns. His positions are center and power forward. He attended the University of Arizona. Standing at 6 ft 11 in and 245 lb, Frye was selected 8th overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 NBA Draft, and was the first college senior to be selected in that draft. Channing Frye was named the Rookie of the Month for November 2005 along with the New Orleans Hornets' Chris Paul.
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Charlie Villanueva
Charlie Alexander Villanueva (born August 24, 1984 in Queens, New York City) is an Dominican-American basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons.
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Chet Forte
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Chick Hearn
Francis Dayle "Chick" Hearn (November 27, 1916 – August 5, 2002) was an American sportscaster. Known primarily as the long-time play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association, the legendary Hearn is remembered for his rapid fire, staccato broadcasting style, inventing colorful phrases such as slam dunk, air ball, and no harm, no foul that have become common basketball vernacular, and for broadcasting 3,338 consecutive Lakers games starting on November 21, 1965. Additionally, Hearn started the now common tradition of estimating the distance of shots taken.
http://wn.com/Chick_Hearn
Chris Broussard
Chris Broussard is a sports analyst for ESPN who mainly covers the NBA. He also is a columnist for ESPN Magazine and ESPN.com. Broussard also makes appearances on ESPN's NBA Fastbreak as an analyst.
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Chris Paul
Christopher Emmanuel Paul (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball point guard for the New Orleans Hornets.
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Chris Schenkel
Christopher Eugene "Chris" Schenkel (August 21, 1923 – September 11, 2005) was an American sportscaster. Over the course of five decades he called play-by-play for numerous sports on television and radio, becoming known for his smooth delivery and baritone voice.
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Chris Taft
Chris Taft (born March 10, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American basketball player.
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Chuck Howard
Charles (Chuck) Howard was born in 1933. He graduated from Duke University in 1955, where he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
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Clifford R. Robinson
Clifford "Cliff" Ralph Robinson (born December 16, 1966 in Buffalo, New York) is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly of the National Basketball Association.
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Dan Dickau
Daniel (Dan) David Dickau (born September 16, 1978 in Portland, Oregon) is an American professional basketball player. Dickau graduated from Prairie High School in Brush Prairie, Washington. He played for the University of Washington Huskies prior to transferring to, and becoming a standout point guard for, Gonzaga. He was named a first team All-American his senior year.
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Dan Majerle
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Dan Patrick
Daniel Patrick Pugh (born May 15, 1956), professionally known as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor from Mason, Ohio. He currently hosts The Dan Patrick Show which is broadcast on radio on Premiere Radio Networks, and on television on The 101 Network, co-hosts NBC's Football Night in America, and serves as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He previously worked (and is perhaps best known) for ESPN for 17 years, where he often anchored the weeknight and Sunday 11 PM edition of SportsCenter. He attended the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio. His brother, Bill Pugh, is a longtime sports radio executive, and is currently the head of programming at Clear Channel San Diego.
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Daniel Ewing
George Daniel Ewing, Jr (born March 26, 1983 in Milton, Florida), is an American professional basketball player, currently playing with Poland's Asseco Prokom Sopot, mainly as a shooting guard.
http://wn.com/Daniel_Ewing
Danny Granger
Danny Granger Jr. (born April 20, 1983 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Indiana Pacers. He is mainly a small forward, though he does log time at the power forward position. Before his professional career, he went to Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana where he was a McDonald's All-American nominee before his senior year. He was an academic student who scored at 30 on the ACT and was offered a partial scholarship to attend Yale University. He also played for Bradley University and the University of New Mexico.
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Darius Songaila
Darius Songaila (born February 14, 1978) is a Lithuanian professional basketball player in the NBA with the Philadelphia 76ers. He is also a member of the Lithuania national team. He can play power forward and center positions.
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Darrell Armstrong
Darrell Eugene Armstrong (born June 22, 1968 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a former American professional basketball player, who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association.
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Dave Barnett
Dave Barnett is a fomer ESPN personality who currently works for the Texas Rangers. Before working for ESPN, Barnett served as the announcer for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs from 1988 to 1996, the Dallas Mavericks from 1981 to 1988, the 1990 Texas Rangers games, and Southwest Conference football and basketball on Raycom Sports. In 2009, Barnett's contract with ESPN ended, allowing him to return to the Texas Rangers where he is serving as a radio broadcaster and an occasional television play-by-play announcer replacing Victor Rojas.
http://wn.com/Dave_Barnett
Deron Williams
Deron Michael Williams (, ) (born June 26, 1984), nicknamed D-Will, is an American basketball player currently with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Prior to playing in the NBA, Williams played for the University of Illinois men's basketball team.
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Dick Vitale
Richard J. "Dick" Vitale (Dickie V) (; born June 9, 1939) is an American basketball sportscaster. A former head coach in the college and professional ranks, he is well-known as a college basketball broadcaster and for the enthusiastic and colorful remarks he makes during games. He is known for his trademark catchphrase "baby." He has authored seven books and appeared in several movies.
http://wn.com/Dick_Vitale
Dijon Thompson
Dijon Lynn Thompson (born March 23, 1983 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player for BC Spartak Saint Petersburg. While he played mainly at the shooting guard position in his early career, he proved he can also play as a small forward, during his European years.
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Doc Rivers
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Doris Burke
Doris Burke (born January 4, 1965) is a sideline reporter and color analyst for ESPN college basketball as well as ESPN and NBA on ABC NBA games. She is also an analyst for WNBA games on MSG, and has worked on New York Knicks games, becoming the first female to be an analyst for NBA games.
http://wn.com/Doris_Burke
Drew Gooden
Andrew Melvin "Drew" Gooden (born September 24, 1981 in Oakland, California) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. Gooden is a 6'10", 250 lbs. power forward from the University of Kansas.
http://wn.com/Drew_Gooden
Earl Monroe
Vernon Earl Monroe (born November 21, 1944, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player known for his flamboyant dribbling, passing, and play-making. His nicknames include "Earl the Pearl," "Black Magic," and his Philadelphia playground nickname, "Black Jesus."
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Erazem Lorbek
Erazem Lorbek (born February 21, 1984 in Ljubljana, Slovenia) is a Slovenian professional basketball player. He is a forward-center who currently plays with the Liga ACB club FC Barcelona.
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Ersan İlyasova
http://wn.com/Ersan_İlyasova
Fran Vázquez
http://wn.com/Fran_Vázquez
Francisco García
http://wn.com/Francisco_García
Fred Manfra
Fred Manfra is an American sportscaster, best known for radio and television broadcasts of the Baltimore Orioles, a major league baseball team. He has covered many other sports, including football, basketball, ice hockey, horse racing and the Olympics.
http://wn.com/Fred_Manfra
Gerald Green
Gerald Green, Jr. (born January 26, 1986 in Houston, Texas) is an American professional basketball player who is a member of Lokomotiv Kuban (Krasnodar City) in Russia. He was selected by the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Boston Celtics with the 18th pick of the first round in the 2005 NBA Draft. He has performed well in many slam dunk competitions, having won the 2005 McDonald's All-American Slam Dunk Contest and the 2007 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, while finishing as the runner-up in the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest.
http://wn.com/Gerald_Green
Glen Rice
Glen Anthony Rice (born May 28, 1967, in Flint, Michigan) is a retired American professional basketball player of the NBA. Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star guard/forward well known for his pinpoint shooting accuracy with one of the smoothest shots in the game, ranking 8th in NBA history with 1,559 three-point field goals made during his 15-year career. As a player, Rice has won an NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship and an NBA Championship. Rice has won both the NBA All-Star Game MVP and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player awards.
http://wn.com/Glen_Rice
Greg Anthony
Gregory Carlton Anthony (born November 15, 1967 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball player and former personality on the ESPN family of networks. He is currently an analyst for CBS's college basketball coverage. Anthony also contributes to Yahoo! Sports as a college basketball analyst.
http://wn.com/Greg_Anthony
Hakim Warrick
Hakim Hanif Warrick (born July 8, 1982) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA who is currently with the Phoenix Suns. Commonly nicknamed "Helicopter" and "Skinny", the 6'9", 219 lb forward was a major part the Syracuse Orangemen's run to the 2003 National Championship, often being most remembered for blocking a potential game-tying 3-pointer in the title game. Warrick also has a reputation as a prolific dunker while also possessing a wide arsenal of low-post moves.
http://wn.com/Hakim_Warrick
Hannah Storm
Hannah Storm (born Hannah Storen June 13, 1962) is an American television sports journalist, and co-anchor along with Josh Elliott of ESPN's SportsCenter. From 2002 until 2007, Storm was one of the hosts of CBS's The Early Show.
http://wn.com/Hannah_Storm
Howard Cosell
http://wn.com/Howard_Cosell
Hubie Brown
Hubert Jude "Hubie" Brown (born September 25, 1933 in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA) is a retired American basketball coach and a current television analyst. Brown is a two-time NBA Coach of the Year, the honors being separated by 26 years. Brown is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
http://wn.com/Hubie_Brown
Ian Mahinmi
Ian Mahinmi (born November 5, 1986, in Rouen) is a French professional basketball player, currently playing for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. At 6'11" and 245 lbs., he plays the position of power forward and center. He formerly played for the San Antonio Spurs.
http://wn.com/Ian_Mahinmi
Jack Twyman
John Kennedy "Jack" Twyman (born May 11, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American former professional basketball player and sports broadcaster.
http://wn.com/Jack_Twyman
Jackson Vroman
Jackson Vroman (born June 6, 1981 in Laguna, California) is a Lebanese American professional basketball player with Mahram Tehran of Iran. He was naturalized as a Lebanese citizen to play in the Lebanon national basketball team, substituting the other naturalized American Lebanese player, Joe Vogel. He is the son of former NBA player Brett Vroman, who played briefly for the Utah Jazz in the 1980-81 NBA season.
http://wn.com/Jackson_Vroman
Jameer Nelson
Jameer Nelson (born February 9, 1982 in Chester, Pennsylvania) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the NBA.
http://wn.com/Jameer_Nelson
Jamison Brewer
Jamison Rudy van Brewer (born November 19, 1980 in East Point, Georgia) is an American professional basketball player, in the point guard position. He played four years in the National Basketball Association.
http://wn.com/Jamison_Brewer
Jarrett Jack
Jarrett Matthew Jack (born October 28, 1983 in Fort Washington, Maryland) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. At 6' 3" (1.91 m) tall and weighing 197 lbs (90 kg), Jack plays at guard.
http://wn.com/Jarrett_Jack
Jason Maxiell
Jason Dior Maxiell (born February 18, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois) is a professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Detroit Pistons as a power forward.
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Jerry West
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2005 NBA Draft

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General information

Date(s)

June 28, 2005

Time

7:30 pm (EDT)

Location

Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York

Network(s) (US)

ESPN

First selection

Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee Bucks

NBA Draft

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The 2005 NBA Draft took place on June 28, 2005 in the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from high schools and non-North American leagues. The NBA announced that 49 college and high school players and 11 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft.^[1]

This was the last NBA Draft for which high school players were eligible. The new collective bargaining agreement between the league and its players union established a new age limit for draft eligibility. Starting with the 2006 NBA Draft, players of any nationality who complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school cannot declare themselves eligible for the draft unless they turn 19 no later than December 31 of the year of the draft and are at least one year removed from the graduation of their high school classes. International players, defined in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement as non-US nationals who did not complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school, must turn 19 (or older) in the calendar year of the draft, up from 18.

1 Draft
2 Trades involving draft picks
- 2.1 Draft-day trades
- 2.2 Pre-draft trades
3 References
4 External links

Draft [link]

G	Guard	F	Forward	C	Center

*	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team
⁺	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game
^x	Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team

Andrew Bogut, the 1st pick

Deron Williams, the 3rd pick

Chris Paul, the 4th pick

Raymond Felton, the 5th pick

Charlie Villanueva, the 7th pick

Channing Frye, the 8th pick

Andrew Bynum, the 10th pick

Danny Granger, the 17th pick

Nate Robinson, the 21st pick

Linas Kleiza, the 27th pick

David Lee, the 30th pick

Ronny Turiaf, the 37th pick

Monta Ellis, the 40th pick

Marcin Gortat, the 57th pick

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
1	1	Andrew Bogut^x	C	Australia	Milwaukee Bucks	Utah (So.)
1	2	Marvin Williams	F	United States	Atlanta Hawks	North Carolina (Fr.)
1	3	Deron Williams*	G	United States	Utah Jazz (from Portland)^[f]	Illinois (Jr.)
1	4	Chris Paul*	G	United States	New Orleans Hornets	Wake Forest (So.)
1	5	Raymond Felton	G	United States	Charlotte Bobcats	North Carolina (Jr.)
1	6	Martell Webster	G/F	United States	Portland Trail Blazers (from Utah)^[f]	Seattle Prep. School (Seattle, WA) HS Sr.
1	7	Charlie Villanueva	F	United States Dominican Republic	Toronto Raptors	Connecticut (So.)
1	8	Channing Frye	C	United States	New York Knicks	Arizona (Sr.)
1	9	Ike Diogu	F	United States	Golden State Warriors	Arizona State (Jr.)
1	10	Andrew Bynum*	C	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	St. Joseph HS (Metuchen, NJ) HS Sr.
1	11	Fran Vázquez	F/C	Spain	Orlando Magic	Unicaja Málaga (Spain) 1983
1	12	Yaroslav Korolev	F	Russia	Los Angeles Clippers	CSKA Moscow (Russia) 1987
1	13	Sean May	F	United States	Charlotte Bobcats (from Cleveland via Phoenix)^[g]	North Carolina (Jr.)
1	14	Rashad McCants	G	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	North Carolina (Jr.)
1	15	Antoine Wright	G/F	United States	New Jersey Nets	Texas A&M (Jr.)
1	16	Joey Graham	F	United States	Toronto Raptors (from Philadelphia via Denver and New Jersey)^[h]	Oklahoma State (Sr.)
1	17	Danny Granger⁺	F	United States	Indiana Pacers	New Mexico (Sr.)
1	18	Gerald Green	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Gulf Shores Academy (Houston, TX) HS Sr.
1	19	Hakim Warrick	F	United States	Memphis Grizzlies	Syracuse (Sr.)
1	20	Julius Hodge	G	United States	Denver Nuggets (from Washington via Orlando)^[i]	NC State (Sr.)
1	21	Nate Robinson	G	United States	Phoenix Suns (from Chicago, traded to New York)^[j]^[a]	Washington (Jr.)
1	22	Jarrett Jack	G	United States	Denver Nuggets (traded to Portland)^[b]	Georgia Tech (Jr.)
1	23	Francisco García	G/F	Dominican Republic	Sacramento Kings	Louisville (Jr.)
1	24	Luther Head	G	United States	Houston Rockets	Illinois (Sr.)
1	25	Johan Petro	C	France	Seattle SuperSonics	Pau-Orthez (France) 1986
1	26	Jason Maxiell	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Cincinnati (Sr.)
1	27	Linas Kleiza	F	Lithuania	Portland Trail Blazers (from Dallas via Utah, traded to Denver)^[f]^[b]	Missouri (So.)
1	28	Ian Mahinmi	F/C	France	San Antonio Spurs	Le Havre (France) 1986
1	29	Wayne Simien	F	United States	Miami Heat	Kansas (Sr.)
1	30	David Lee⁺	F	United States	New York Knicks (from Phoenix via San Antonio)^[k]	Florida (Sr.)

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team	School/club team
2	31	Salim Stoudamire	G	United States	Atlanta Hawks	Arizona (Sr.)
2	32	Daniel Ewing	G	United States	Los Angeles Clippers (from Charlotte)^[l]	Duke (Sr.)
2	33	Brandon Bass	F	United States	New Orleans Hornets	LSU (So.)
2	34	C. J. Miles	G	United States	Utah Jazz	Skyline HS (Dallas, TX) HS Sr.
2	35	Ricky Sanchez	F	Puerto Rico	Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Denver)^[b]	IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) HS Sr.
2	36	Ersan İlyasova	F	Turkey	Milwaukee Bucks	Ülkerspor (Turkey) 1987
2	37	Ronny Turiaf	F	France	Los Angeles Lakers (from New York via Atlanta and Charlotte)^[m]	Gonzaga (Sr.)
2	38	Travis Diener	G	United States	Orlando Magic (from Toronto)^[n]	Marquette (Sr.)
2	39	Von Wafer	G	United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Florida State (So.)
2	40	Monta Ellis	G	United States	Golden State Warriors	Lanier HS (Jackson, MS) HS Sr.
2	41	Roko Ukić	G	Croatia	Toronto Raptors (from Orlando)^[n]	KK Split (Croatia) 1985
2	42	Chris Taft	F	United States	Golden State Warriors (from L.A. Clippers via New Jersey)^[o]	Pittsburgh (So.)
2	43	Mile Ilić	C	Serbia and Montenegro	New Jersey Nets	KK Reflex (Serbia and Montenegro) 1984
2	44	Martynas Andriuškevičius	C	Lithuania	Orlando Magic (from Cleveland, traded to Cleveland)^[p]^[c]	Žalgiris (Lithuania) 1986
2	45	Louis Williams	G	United States	Philadelphia 76ers	South Gwinnett HS (Snellville, GA) HS Sr.
2	46	Erazem Lorbek	F	Slovenia	Indiana Pacers	Climamio Bologna (Italy) 1984
2	47	Bracey Wright	G	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	Indiana (Jr.)
2	48	Mickaël Gelabale	F	France	Seattle SuperSonics (from Memphis)^[q]	Real Madrid (Spain) 1983
2	49	Andray Blatche	F	United States	Washington Wizards	South Kent Prep. School (South Kent, CT) HS Sr.
2	50	Ryan Gomes	F	United States	Boston Celtics	Providence (Sr.)
2	51	Robert Whaley	C	United States	Utah Jazz (from Chicago via Houston)^[r]	Walsh ( Sr.)
2	52	Axel Hervelle	F	Belgium	Denver Nuggets	Real Madrid (Spain) 1983
2	53	Orien Greene	G	United States	Boston Celtics (from Sacramento)^[s]	Louisiana-Lafayette ( Sr.)
2	54	Dijon Thompson	G/F	United States	New York Knicks (from Houston, traded to Phoenix)^[t]^[a]	UCLA (Sr.)
2	55	Lawrence Roberts	F	United States	Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Memphis)^[d]	Mississippi State (Sr.)
2	56	Amir Johnson	F	United States	Detroit Pistons	Westchester HS (Los Angeles, CA) HS Sr.
2	57	Marcin Gortat	F/C	Poland	Phoenix Suns (from Dallas via New Orleans, traded to Orlando)^[u]^[e]	RheinEnergie Köln (Germany) 1984
2	58	Uroš Slokar	F	Slovenia	Toronto Raptors (from Miami)^[v]	Snaidero Udine (Italy) 1983
2	59	Cenk Akyol	G	Turkey	Atlanta Hawks (from San Antonio)^[w]	Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 1987
2	60	Alex Acker	G	United States	Detroit Pistons (from Phoenix via Utah and Philadelphia)	Pepperdine (Jr.)

Trades involving draft picks [link]

Draft-day trades [link]

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft:

^a New York acquired the draft rights to 21st pick Nate Robinson, Quentin Richardson and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to 54th pick Dijon Thompson and Kurt Thomas.^[2]
^b Portland acquired the draft rights to 22nd pick Jarrett Jack from Denver in exchange for the draft rights to 27th pick Linas Kleiza and the draft rights to 35th pick Ricky Sanchez.^[3]
^c Cleveland acquired the draft rights to 44th pick Martynas Andriuškevičius from Orlando in exchange for a 2006 second-round draft pick.^[4]
^d Memphis acquired the draft rights to 55th pick Lawrence Roberts from Seattle in exchange for 2006 and 2007 second-round draft picks and cash considerations.^[5]
^e Orlando acquired the draft rights to 57th pick Marcin Gortat from Phoenix in exchange for cash considerations.^[6]

Pre-draft trades [link]

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.

^f Hours before the start of the draft, Utah acquired the 3rd pick from Portland in exchange for the 6th pick, the 27th pick and a 2006 first-round draft pick.^[7] Previously, Utah acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on June 24, 2004 from Dallas in exchange for the draft rights to Pavel Podkolzin.^[8] Utah used the 3rd pick to draft Deron Williams and Portland used the 6th and the 27th pick to draft Martell Webster and Linas Kleiza.
^g On June 22, 2004, Charlotte acquired Cleveland's first-round draft pick from Phoenix in exchange for an agreement to select Jahidi White in the 2004 Expansion Draft.^[9] Previously, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on October 1, 1997 from Cleveland in a three-team trade with Cleveland and Denver. Charlotte used the 13th pick to draft Sean May
^h On December 17, 2004, Toronto acquired Philadelphia's 2005 and Denver's 2006 first-round draft picks, Alonzo Mourning, Eric Williams, Aaron Williams from New Jersey in exchange for Vince Carter.^[10] 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.^[11] Previously, Denver acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick, Mark Bryant and Art Long from Philadelphia in a three-team trade with Philadelphia and Houston on December 18, 2002.^[12] Toronto used the 16th pick to draft Joey Graham.
ⁱ On June 24, 2004, Denver acquired Washington's first-round draft pick from Orlando in exchange for the draft rights to Jameer Nelson.^[13] Previously, Orlando acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick and Laron Profit on August 1, 2001 from Washington in exchange for Brendan Haywood.^[14] Denver used the 20th pick to draft Julius Hodge.
^j On June 24, 2004, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick, the draft rights to Jackson Vroman and cash considerations from Chicago in exchange for the draft rights to Luol Deng.^[15] Phoenix used the 21st pick to draft Nate Robinson.
^k 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.^[16] Previously, San Antonio acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on June 26, 2003 from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to Leandro Barbosa.^[17] New York used the 30th pick to draft David Lee.
^l 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.^[18] The L.A. Clippers used the 32nd pick to draft Daniel Ewing.
^m On December 6, 2004, the L.A. Lakers acquired New York's 2005 and Charlotte's 2009 second-round draft picks from Charlotte in exchange for Kareem Rush.^[19] Previously, Charlotte acquired New York's second-round draft pick on August 6, 2004 from Atlanta in exchange for Predrag Drobnjak.^[20] Previously, Atlanta acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and Michael Doleac on February 15, 2004 from New York in a three-team trade with New York and Milwaukee.^[21] The L.A. Lakers used the 37th pick to draft Ronny Turiaf.
ⁿ On January 2, 2004, Orlando acquired an option to exchange 2005 second-round draft picks, Mengke Bateer and the draft rights to Remon van de Hare from Toronto in exchange for Robert Archibald.^[22] The options to exchange 2005 second-round draft picks were exercised, hence Orlando acquired Toronto's second-round draft pick and Toronto acquired Orlando's second-round draft pick. Orlando used the 38th pick to draft Travis Diener and Toronto used the 41st pick to draft Roko Ukić.
^o On February 14, 2005, Golden State acquired L.A. Clippers' 2005 and Golden State's 2007 second-round draft picks from New Jersey in exchange for Clifford Robinson.^[23] Golden State used the 46th Previously, New Jersey acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick on July 29, 2004 from the L.A. Clippers in exchange for Kerry Kittles and cash considerations.^[24] Golden State used the 42nd pick to draft Chris Taft.
^p On July 23, 2004, Orlando acquired 2005 and 2007 second-round draft picks and Tony Battie from Cleveland in exchange for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and Anderson Varejão.^[25] Houston used the 44th pick to draft Martynas Andriuškevičius.
^q On June 24, 2004, Seattle acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from Memphis in exchange for the draft rights to Andre Emmett.^[26] Seattle used the 48th pick to draft Mickaël Gelabale.
^r 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.^[27] Previously, Houston acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks on September 28, 2000 from Chicago in exchange for Bryce Drew. Utah used the 51st pick to draft Robert Whaley.
^s On June 23, 2003, Boston acquired the 56th pick in 2003 and a 2005 second-round draft pick from Sacramento in exchange for the draft rights to Darius Songaila.^[28] Boston used the 53rd pick to draft Orien Greene.
^t On June 11, 2003, New York acquired a 2005 second round draft pick from Houston as part of the hiring of Jeff Van Gundy as Houston's head coach. New York used the 54th pick to draft Dijon Thompson.
^u On January 21, 2005, Phoenix acquired Dallas' 2005 second-round draft pick and Jim Jackson from New Orleans in exchange for Casey Jacobsen, Maciej Lampe and Jackson Vroman.^[29] Previously, New Orleans acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and Dan Dickau on December 3, 2004 from Dallas in exchange for Darrell Armstrong.^[30] Phoenix used the 57th pick to draft Marcin Gortat.
^v On June 24, 2004, Toronto acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and the draft rights to Pape Sow from Miami in exchange for the draft rights to Albert Miralles.^[31] Toronto used the 58th pick to draft Uroš Slokar.
^w On June 24, 2004, Atlanta acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from San Antonio in exchange for the draft rights to Viktor Sanikidze.^[32] Atlanta used the 59th pick to draft Cenk Akyol.

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^ "Magic Acquire Profit for Haywood". NBA.com/Magic. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 1, 2001. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/profit_trade_010801.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
^ "Bulls Acquire 7th Pick from Suns". NBA.com/Bulls. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 24, 2004. http://www.nba.com/bulls/news/seven_040624.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
^ "Knicks Acquire Malik Rose & Two First-Round Picks". NBA.com/Knicks. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 25, 2005. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. http://www.nba.com/knicks/news/rose_050224.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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^ "Melvin Ely, Eddie House Acquired From Clippers In Exchange For Future Draft Picks". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 14, 2005. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/ely_house_release_040714.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
^ "Bobcats Acquire Kareem Rush in Trade with Lakers". NBA.com/Bobcats. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. December 6, 2004. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/news/release_rush_041206.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
^ "Hawks Obtain Predrag Drobnjak from Charlotte". NBA.com/Hawks. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. August 16, 2004. http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/Hawks_Acquire_Predrag_Drobnjak.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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^ "Raptors Acquire Archibald". NBA.com/Raptors. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. January 2, 2004. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/PR_Raptors_Acquire_Archibald_040102.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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^ "Cavaliers Acquire Gooden, Hunter, and Varejao from Orlando". NBA.com/Cavaliers. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. July 23, 2004. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gooden_trade_040723.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
^ "Grizzlies Acquire Draft Rights to Antonio Burks and Andre Emmett; Select Sergei Lishouk with the 49th Pick in the Draft". NBA.com/Grizzlies. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 24, 2004. Archived from the original on 29 April 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20090429045901/http://www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/draft_results_040624.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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^ "Celtics Acquire Second Round Draft Choice from Sacramento Kings for Rights to Songaila". NBA.com/Celtics. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. June 23, 2003. http://www.nba.com/celtics/roster/062303_DraftChoice.html. Retrieved May 13, 2009.
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The NBA Draft is an annual event in which the thirty teams from the National Basketball Association (NBA) can draft players who are eligible and wish to join the league. These players are usually amateur U.S. college basketball players, but international players are also eligible to be drafted. College players who have finished their four-year college eligibility are automatically eligible for selection, while the underclassmen have to declare their eligibility and give up their remaining college eligibility. International players who are at least 22 years old are automatically eligible for selection, while the players younger than 22 have to declare their eligibility. Players who are not automatically eligible but have declared their eligibility are often called "early-entrants" or "early-entry candidates". The Draft usually takes place at the end of June, during the NBA off-season. The Draft consists of two rounds with a total of sixty players to be selected.

In the past, high school players were also eligible to be selected. However, starting in the 2006 Draft, high school players were not eligible to enter the draft directly after graduating high school. The rules now state that high school players will gain eligibility for draft selection one year after their high school graduation and they must also be at least 19 years old as of the end of the calendar year of the draft. Contrary to popular belief, they do not necessarily have to have at least one year of college basketball (as some players have chosen to use that year to play professionally in Europe for example).

1 NBA Draft Lottery
2 Draft selection process
3 Globalization of the draft
- 3.1 Selecting foreign players
- 3.2 International players selected number 1 overall
  - 3.2.1 2001 Draft
  - 3.2.2 2002, 2005 and 2006 Drafts
4 Other notable past NBA drafts
5 See also
6 References
7 External links

NBA Draft Lottery [link]

Main article: NBA Draft Lottery

The NBA Draft Lottery is an annual event held by the NBA to determine the draft order. The teams who missed the playoffs in the previous season participate in a lottery process to determine the draft order. The lottery winner would get the first selection in the draft. In the current rules, 14 non-playoff teams participate in the Draft Lottery. The lottery is weighted so that the team with the worst record has the best chance of obtaining higher draft picks. The lottery process determines the first three picks of the draft. The rest of the first-round order of picks is in reverse order of the teams' win-loss record. The lottery does not determine the draft order in the second round of the draft. The term "lottery pick" denotes a draft pick whose position is determined through the lottery, while the non-playoff teams involved in the process are often called "lottery teams". The Draft Lottery system was first used in the 1985 Draft.

Draft selection process [link]

Main article: Eligibility for the NBA Draft

All players must be at least 19 years of age during the calendar year of the draft, and a player who completed basketball eligibility at an American high school must also be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. Restrictions exist on players signing with sports agents and on declaring for, then withdrawing, from drafts—although most of them are enforced by the NCAA rather than the NBA.

In the early years of the draft, teams would select players until they ran out of prospects. The 1960 draft went 21 rounds. By 1974, it had stabilized to 10 rounds, which held up until 1985, when the draft was shortened to seven rounds. By agreement with the National Basketball Players Association, the drafts from 1989 onward have been limited to two rounds, which gives undrafted players the chance to try out for any team.^[1]

Globalization of the draft [link]

The NBA draft has been dominated by collegiate players since the draft was put in place in 1950. In more recent years high school seniors have also had a large impact on the draft. These include players like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, and Amar'e Stoudemire. However, because of the new age requirement put in place in 2005, high school seniors are no longer eligible for the draft. During the same stretch that high school players were making a large impact on the draft, another group of players started to make their presence felt in the draft.

Selecting foreign players [link]

Foreign players have made a large impact on how teams are now drafting. When the draft began, foreign players were not selected. As the years progressed, things began to change and a few international players were selected. The first foreign player, in the sense of being a national of a country other than the U.S., to be chosen first overall in the draft was Bahamian Mychal Thompson in 1978. However, Thompson's selection was not a true harbinger of the game's globalization, as he had spent much of his childhood in Florida, and had played college basketball at Minnesota. One of the first foreign players selected in the draft to play in the NBA was Manute Bol out of the Sudan in 1983 in the 5th round by the San Diego Clippers. Bol's selection was later deemed ineligible by the NBA. Two years later Bol was drafted again by the NBA this time out of Division II University of Bridgeport in 1985 as the 31st pick overall in the second round. Although Bol did not have a stellar career, he is known for being one of the tallest players ever to play the game at 7 feet and 7 inches. He holds the record for being the tallest player ever to hit a 3 point field goal. The following two years saw two players born outside the U.S. selected first overall—Nigerian Hakeem Olajuwon in 1984 and Jamaica-born American Patrick Ewing in 1985. However, like Thompson before them, both had played U.S. college basketball—Olajuwon at Houston and Ewing at Georgetown—and Ewing had also played high school basketball in the U.S.

By the 1997 Draft, the number of foreign players being drafted dramatically increased. The top pick in that draft, Tim Duncan, became the third international player picked number 1 overall—although his designation as "international" is a matter of semantics, as he is a native of the United States Virgin Islands and, like all USVI natives, is a U.S. citizen by birth. He also had played U.S. college basketball at Wake Forest. Including Duncan, 12 international players were selected in the two rounds of the draft—although half of them, including Duncan and the next two such players picked, had played college basketball. The 1998 draft saw another foreign player picked first overall, Nigerian Michael Olowokandi, but like Duncan he had played college basketball, in his case at Pacific. In 2001 the highest drafted foreign player, Pau Gasol, was selected 3rd overall by the Atlanta Hawks. That would all change the following season when Yao Ming became the first foreign player without U.S. college experience to be selected number 1 overall. Not only was the first overall pick an international player, but five more picks in the first round alone were also from overseas. In total, the 2002 draft produced 17 international players, with only three of them (all second-round picks) having U.S. college experience.

International players selected number 1 overall [link]

As noted earlier, four international players had gone first overall before 2002, although all had played college basketball in the U.S., and one of them was in fact a U.S. citizen by birth. It was not until 2002 that an international player without college experience went first overall—Yao Ming. His selection was not only a watershed moment for the NBA, it also had a large impact in Yao's homeland of China. Hannah Beech (2003) writes "Yao has single-handedly transformed his countrymen from nameless, faceless millions into mighty men who can jam with the very best." ^[2] Yao has helped the NBA grow into a worldwide product. Beech (2003) goes on to write "Ratings for NBA games broadcast on Chinese TV have never been higher than this year as the nation keeps track of its new favorite team, Yao's Houston Rockets." ^[2] For his career Yao is averaging a solid 19.0 points per game, 9.2 rebounds per game, 1.89 blocks per game, and is shooting 82.6 percent from the free throw line.

2001 Draft [link]

From the 2001 draft to the 2006 Draft there were a total of 6 foreign players selected. This trend shows how NBA teams are expanding the way they are selecting players in the draft. Players like Pau Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Yao Ming, Tony Parker, Nenê and Luol Deng are changing the landscape of the NBA to include a wide array of players from all over the globe.

2002, 2005 and 2006 Drafts [link]

The 2002, 2005 and 2006 Drafts saw international players picked first overall. In 2002 the Houston Rockets selected Yao Ming from China first in the draft. Also in 2005, the Milwaukee Bucks picked Andrew Bogut, from Australia by way of the University of Utah, #1. The next year, the Toronto Raptors made Andrea Bargnani the second foreign player without U.S. college experience to be selected number 1 overall.

Other notable past NBA drafts [link]

Some of the most noted NBA draft years are 1984, 1996, and 2003. Each of those is often referred to as one of, if not the, best NBA Draft ever, though the 2003 Draft was too recent to accurately compare. The 2000 NBA Draft has been regarded as the worst in history, with Sports Illustrated calling its first round "a horrible group of players."^[3] The 1986 Draft was notable for the number of solid and even outstanding players selected in later rounds, partly because of drug problems that claimed the life of second overall pick Len Bias and affected the careers of several other first-round picks.^[4]^[5]

References [link]

General

"Basketball 101: NBA Draft". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/bobcats/draft_basketball_101.html. Retrieved December 8, 2010.
Eichenhofer, Jim. "NBA Draft Lottery 101". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/hornets/news/draft06.html. Retrieved December 8, 2010.

Specific

^ "Evolution of the Draft and Lottery". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. http://www.nba.com/history/draft_evolution.html. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Beech, Hannah (April 28, 2003). "Yao Ming China's Incredible Hulk of the hardcourt becomes an NBA sensation". Time.com. http://www.time.com/time/asia/2003/heroes/yao_ming.html. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
^ "NBA Draft Busts: 6. First Round - 2000". SI.com. 2005-06-24. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/06/24/gallery.nbabusts/content.15.html. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
^ Forrester, Paul (2006-06-23). "Draft daze: The sad saga behind the talented NBA Class of '86". SI.com. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/the_bonus/06/22/86.draft/index.html. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
^ "The Top 50 NBA Draft Lottery Busts of All-Time". Ryan Feldman, TheHoopsReport.com. 2008-06-15. http://thehoopsreport.com/article.aspx?id=111. Retrieved 2008-06-16.

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Andrew Bynum
No. 17 – Los Angeles Lakers

Center
Personal information
Born	(1987-10-27) October 27, 1987 (age 24) Plainsboro, New Jersey
Nationality	American
High school	Solebury School St. Joseph (New Jersey) West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	285 lb (129 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Pro career	2005–present
Career history
2005–present	Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards
2× NBA Champion (2009, 2010) All-NBA Second Team (2012) NBA All-Star (2012)
Stats at NBA.com

Andrew Bynum (born October 27, 1987) is an American professional basketball center who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has won two NBA Championships with the Lakers, and he was a first-time All-Star in 2012. Bynum was drafted with the 10th overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Lakers.^[1]^[2] He became the youngest player ever to play an NBA game later that year. Amidst the 2007–08 season, he suffered an injury on his left kneecap and eventually missed the rest of the season and all of the playoffs. He made a successful return at the beginning of the 2008–09 season. In January 2009, however, he suffered another injury, this time to his right knee. He was able to come back before the playoffs started and was part of the Lakers squad that won the 2009 NBA championship. In the 2010 post-season, Bynum played in every single playoff game with a torn meniscus and strained Achilles tendon and the Lakers repeated as NBA champions against the Boston Celtics.

1 Early years
2 High school
3 NBA career
4 NBA career statistics
- 4.1 Regular season
- 4.2 Playoffs
5 See also
6 Notes
7 External links

Early years [link]

Bynum was born in Plainsboro, New Jersey.^[3] His parents, Ernest Bynum and Janet McCoy, divorced when he was one year old.^[4] He spent summers visiting his father in North Carolina. Bynum has one older brother, Corey.^[5]^[6]

High school [link]

Bynum attended St. Joseph High School, in Metuchen, New Jersey during his junior and senior year. For most of his freshman year, he attended West Windsor Plainsboro High School North located in Plainsboro, NJ. For the remainder of his freshman year and his sophomore year he attended Solebury School in Solebury, PA.^[7] He was in the 2005 McDonald's All-American game where he tallied 9 points and 5 rebounds.^[8] In his junior year of high school Bynum averaged 16.0 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 6.0 blocks. As a senior, he averaged 22.4 points, 16.8 rebounds and 5.3 blocks per game.^[9] During his junior and senior year at St. Joseph High School, Bynum finished his high school career averaging 19.2 points, 14.9 rebounds, and 5.6 blocks in 32 appearances.^[10] He originally planned to attend the University of Connecticut; however, the 17-year-old made the decision to go directly into the NBA and made himself eligible for the 2005 NBA Draft,^[11] where he was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers.

NBA career [link]

Rookie season [link]

Bynum playing in a game against the San Antonio Spurs.

In the 2005 NBA Draft, Bynum was selected 10th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers. At age &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000244000000244 days, Bynum was 12 days younger than former Indiana Pacers player and current Boston Celtics center, Jermaine O'Neal, the previous youngest player drafted by an NBA team.^[12] After selecting him in the draft, the Lakers hired Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to work with Bynum.^[13] On November 2, 2005, during the Lakers' season opener against the Denver Nuggets, Bynum played six minutes and became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game at age &1000000000000001800000018 years, &100000000000000060000006 days.^[2]^[14] During the game, he missed his two field goal attempts but had two rebounds and two blocks.^[15] In his second season, Bynum was still the youngest player in the league,^[16] due to his draft year being the last that a player could be drafted straight out of high school.

In a game against the Miami Heat on January 15, 2006, Bynum matched up against former Laker center Shaquille O'Neal for the first time. At one point, O'Neal dunked over Bynum on a putback attempt. On the next play, Bynum spun past O'Neal and dunked the ball. He then ran down the court and shoved O'Neal with his elbow, who retaliated by elbowing Bynum's upper chest. Teammate Kobe Bryant quickly stepped in between the two. Both Bynum and O'Neal received technical fouls for the incident.^[17]

Bynum showed flashes of dominance but was far from consistent. He had then-career highs of 16 rebounds and seven blocks on January 26, 2006 against the Charlotte Bobcats. His first career double-double on November 7 included a career-high 20 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and he had 19 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks on January 5 against Denver Nuggets.

2006–07 season [link]

With Lakers centers Chris Mihm and Kwame Brown injured at the start of the 2006–07,^[13] Bynum served as their starting center. Bynum scored 18 points and had 9 rebounds in 24 minutes against the Phoenix Suns on October 31, 2006, making seven of his eleven attempts from the field. He appeared in 82 games and started 53 and finished the season with averages of 7.8 points and 5.9 rebounds, in just over 21 minutes per game. He also averaged 1.6 blocks per game.^[18] During the season, the New Jersey Nets were interested in acquiring Bynum for Jason Kidd.^[19]

After the season, Coach Pete Newell was impressed with Bynum's development, and stated that teammate Kobe Bryant should back off on his negative treatment of Bynum on the court.^[20] Bryant was also shown on an infamous amateur video saying that center Bynum should have been traded for Kidd.^[21]^[22] The Indiana Pacers also made a trade offer for Bynum.^[23] The Lakers would exercise a fourth-year contract option on Bynum.^[24]

2007–08 season [link]

Bynum on a slam dunk.

Bynum's helped the Lakers start to a 26–11 record, which was at the time the best record in the Pacific Division. Bynum played 35 games and started in 25 games during the season. On Christmas Day against the Phoenix Suns, he made 11-of-13 shots for 28 points to complement 12 boards, 4 assists and 2 blocks.

On January 13, 2008, he suffered an injury during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies. Bynum partially dislocated his left kneecap when he landed awkwardly on teammate Lamar Odom's left foot while attempting to grab a rebound.^[25] In March, there were reports that he could return before the end of the 2007–08 season or the first round of the playoffs;^[26]^[27] however, Lakers coach Phil Jackson said that he did not foresee Bynum making serious contributions any time soon in April.^[28] In May, rumors about his return were put to rest when Bynum underwent arthroscopic surgery on his kneecap.^[29] Bynum finished the season with averages of 13.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks and a .636 field goal percentage.

In September 2008, Bynum said that he was 100% healthy and was ready to participate in training camp, which was scheduled to begin at the end of the month, after working with his trainer.^[30] On October 30, 2008, he agreed to sign a 4 year, $58 million contract with the Lakers.^[31]

2008–09 season [link]

Bynum set a new career high in scoring with 42 points to go along with 15 rebounds (8 offensive) and 3 blocked shots on January 21, 2009 against the Los Angeles Clippers.^[32] On the next night, January 22, versus the Washington Wizards he scored 23 points to go along with 14 rebounds.^[33] During a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on January 27, 2009, in a double overtime loss against the Charlotte Bobcats, Bynum committed a flagrant foul, fracturing the rib and subsequently collapsing the lung of Gerald Wallace of the Charlotte Bobcats.^[34] While playing against the Memphis Grizzlies on January 31, 2009, Kobe Bryant had an off balanced shot, fell and collided with Bynum's right knee, resulting in a right knee sprain. On February 2, 2009 it was revealed that Bynum had suffered a torn MCL in his right knee and would be out 8–12 weeks. This was the second straight year that Bynum had suffered a knee injury against the Memphis Grizzlies. Bynum had averaged 26 points and 14 rebounds in his previous five games, posting five straight double-doubles.^[35]

On April 9, 2009, Bynum returned in a home game against the Denver Nuggets. He went 0–2 in the first half, but finished with 7–11 by the end of the game. With the 21 minutes that he played, Bynum scored 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds.^[36] Bynum and the Lakers would go on to win the 2009 NBA Finals.

2009–10 season [link]

In the 2010 NBA playoffs, Bynum injured his knee in Game 6 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round.^[37] However, he kept on playing, and the Lakers won their second championship in a row.^[38] Postponing surgery until after the playoffs, Bynum appeared in all 23 of the Lakers' playoff games, averaging 8.6 points and 6.9 rebounds. Teammate Pau Gasol called Bynum's "tenacity remarkable. He gave his best. He sacrificed himself in order to help the team and have a better chance to win the championship."^[39]

Before having surgery on his knee, Bynum attended the 2010 World Cup in South Africa and vacationed in Europe.^[40] "It's not the most serious (injury)," Bynum said of his torn meniscus. "I'm going to get it taken care of, and then everything is supposed to be cool."^[39] Bynum underwent surgery on July 28.^[40]

2010–11 season [link]

Bynum and teammate Ron Artest (now known as Metta World Peace) watch a shot along with Manny Harris.

A longer than expected recovery period was needed for Bynum's surgery that caused him to miss the beginning of the 2010–11 NBA season. Bynum gave the Lakers advance notice hours, not weeks, before the opening of training camp. He acknowledged that his doctor told him in advance that he might need more repair to the knee based on findings once the surgery began. Bynum said he would make the same decision again to delay the surgery until after his vacation, even with the knowledge that it would cost him a portion of the upcoming regular season.^[41] Kevin Ding of The Orange County Register and Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated criticized Bynum for his summer activities and not expecting complications based on his history with injuries and recovery time.^[41]^[42]

Bynum came off the bench in his first game of the season on December 14 in a 103–89 win over the Wizards. He finished with 17 minutes, 1-of-5 from the field, seven points, four rebounds and two blocks. "I feel light-years better than back [in Game 7 of 2010 NBA Finals]," he said.^[43] In his first 24 games played during the season, Bynum averaged 24.6 minutes per game and 27.4 minutes in 17 games as a starter. Jackson was limiting Bynum's minutes in an attempt to minimize his risk of injury.^[44] At the All-Star break, Jackson discussed with Bynum his primary role to defend and rebound—not score. It was a role Bynum had previously resisted.^[45] On March 8, Bynum had his third straight game with at least 16 rebounds and had 50 rebounds and 12 blocks in that span.^[46]^[47] As the Lakers went 8–0 after the All-Star break, Bynum had 10 or more rebounds five times and blocked three or more shots four times while the Lakers held opponents to just 87 points per game. The Lakers revised their defense to have big men no longer were responsible for the perimeter against guards coming off screens, and Lakers' defenders would instead funnel the plays inside to Bynum.^[48] On March 14, Bynum tied his career high in rebounds with 18 against Dwight Howard and the Magic.^[49] On March 20, Bynum was suspended for two games by the NBA for a flagrant foul on Michael Beasley of the Minnesota Timberwolves. On April 5, in a loss to the Utah Jazz, he grabbed a career high 23 rebounds. On April 12 against the San Antonio Spurs, Bynum hyper-extended his right knee ^[50] A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam revealed he had a bruised knee, and he missed the last game of the regular season.^[51] Bynum ended the season averaging 11 points, 12 rebounds and 2.4 blocks after the All-Star break.^[45] He returned to the lineup for the start of the playoffs.^[52] After the Lakers defeated the New Orleans Hornets in the first round, 4–2, Hornets head coach Monty Williams said, "Kobe's Kobe, but I thought Bynum decided the series. He was that good."^[53]

In the Lakers' second-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks, Bynum was ejected in the final game of the Mavericks' four-game sweep for a flagrant foul on J.J. Barea moments after teammate Lamar Odom was ejected for fouling Dirk Nowitzki. Bynum's actions were condemned by the sports news media, and on May 10, he was suspended four games for the next season and fined $25,000.^[54]^[55]

2011–12 season [link]

Bynum playing at a game in March 2012.

In his first game of the season after serving his suspension, Bynum scored 29 points on 13 for 18 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds, leading the Lakers to a 92-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets.^[56] On January 3 against the Houston Rockets, Bynum had 21 points and 22 rebounds in the first 20-20 game of his career.^[57] He was selected as a starter to his first All-Star Game.^[58] Bynum was awarded Western Conference Player of the Week honors for the second time of his young career for games played Monday, March 12, through Sunday, March 18. He led the Lakers to a 3-1 week, leading the West in rebounding (14.8 rpg) and placed second in scoring (27.5) while shooting .665 from the field (fourth in the Conference).^[59] On April 11, 2012, Bynum grabbed a career and an NBA season-high 30 rebounds against the San Antonio Spurs to become only the fifth Lakers player ever to register at least 30 rebounds in a single game.^[60]^[61] Bynum finished the regular season with career highs in minutes per game (tied NBA 24th overall), rebounds per game (NBA 3rd overall), and points per game (NBA 20th overall). He also finished with the 3rd highest field-goal percentage in the league and 6th overall in blocks per game. Bynum ended the season tied with Oklahoma City All-Star guard Russell Westbrook at 10th overall in Player Efficiency Rating (PER) with a PER of 23.00.^[62] Bynum only missed one game the entire season due to injury (ankle).^[63]^[64]

In a 103–88 win against Denver in the opening game of the playoffs, Bynum had a triple-double with 10 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 blocked shots. The blocked shots broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's franchise record of nine, and tied the NBA playoff record set by Mark Eaton and Hakeem Olajuwon.^[65] After the Lakers led the series 3–1, Bynum said, "Close-out games are actually kind of easy."^[66] The Lakers eventually won the series 4–3 with Bynum contributing a career playoff-high 18 rebounds in Game 7.^[67]

NBA career statistics [link]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Correct as of May 21, 2012

Regular season [link]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2005–06	L.A. Lakers	46	0	7.3	.402	.000	.296	1.7	.2	.1	.5	1.6
2006–07	L.A. Lakers	82	53	21.9	.558	.000	.668	5.9	1.1	.2	1.6	7.8
2007–08	L.A. Lakers	35	25	28.8	.636	.000	.695	10.2	1.7	.3	2.1	13.1
2008–09	L.A. Lakers	50	50	28.9	.560	.000	.707	8.0	1.4	.4	1.8	14.3
2009–10	L.A. Lakers	65	65	30.4	.570	.000	.739	8.3	1.0	.5	1.4	15.0
2010–11	L.A. Lakers	54	47	27.8	.574	.000	.660	9.4	1.4	.4	2.0	11.3
2011–12	L.A. Lakers	60	60	35.2	.558	.200	.692	11.8	1.4	.5	1.9	18.7
Career		392	300	26.0	.566	.111	.687	7.8	1.2	.3	1.6	11.7
All-Star		1	1	5.0	.000	.000	.000	3.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	.0

Playoffs [link]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2006	L.A. Lakers	1	0	2.0	.000	.000	.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
2007	L.A. Lakers	5	0	11.0	.533	.000	.400	4.6	.0	.0	.4	4.0
2009	L.A. Lakers	23	18	17.4	.457	.000	.651	3.7	.4	.3	.9	6.3
2010	L.A. Lakers	23	23	24.4	.537	.000	.679	6.9	.5	.3	1.6	8.6
2011	L.A. Lakers	10	10	32.0	.543	.000	.833	9.6	.8	.5	1.4	14.4
2012	L.A. Lakers	12	12	37.6	.477	.000	.783	11.1	1.5	.4	3.1	16.7
Career		74	63	24.2	.502	.000	.720	6.7	.6	.3	1.5	9.5

Notes [link]

^ "Andrew Bynum Bio". NBA.com/lakers. http://www.nba.com/lakers/roster/0607_17bynum.html. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Andrew Bynum Bio". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/andrew_bynum/bio.html. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ "Andrew Bynum Stats, News, Videos, Highlights, Pictures, Bio". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/2748/andrew-bynum. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
^ Robbins, Liz (December 22, 2006). "As Lakers’ Bynum Grows, So Does His Game". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xSZT0taL.
^ Turner, Broderick (December 11, 2006). "Tutored Teen". The Press-Enterprise. Archived from the original on March 25, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5xSZxKzAW.
^ "Andrew Bynum - Official Website - Biography". AndrewBynum.com. http://www.andrewbynum.com/ssp/biography. Retrieved March 25, 2011.
^ "Andrew Bynum". Yes. Sports Pundit. http://www.sportspundit.com/basketball/players/249-andrew-bynum. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
^ Bynum McDonald's All-American Stats
^ High School Stats
^ High school average
^ Conroy, Denny (June 28, 2005). Scout.com: Bynum, Blatche Future On Line [Update]. Scout.com. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
^ Daly, Pete (June 29, 2005). "Bye-Bynum". The Trentonian. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14774454&BRD=1697&PAG=461&dept_id=178120&rfi=6. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Andrew Bynum Profile". Lakers Universe. http://www.lakersuniverse.com/players/andrew_bynum_profile.htm. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ Spears, Marc J. (April 7, 2007). "Bynum worth seeking out". Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/spears/ci_5618717. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ "NBA game: Lakers at Nuggets Box Score". ESPN.com. November 2, 2005. http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=251102007. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ "2006–07 Player Survey: Age". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/news/survey_age_2006.html. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ "NBA games: Heat at Lakers Recap". ESPN.com. January 16, 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=260116013. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ "Andrew Bynum". Basketball-Reference.com. http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/bynuman01.html. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ Bucher, Ric (January 29, 2008). "Kidd confirms that agent has been talking to Nets about trade". ESPN The Magazine. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3219395. Retrieved August 24, 2010. "Kidd confirmed that his agent, Jeff Schwartz, has talked to Nets management about moving him by the Feb. 21 trade deadline, but he categorized the conversation as a continuation of something that started last All-Star break, when the Nets nearly dealt him to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package of players that included Lamar Odom and Kwame Brown. The sticking point was that Nets president Rod Thorn wanted Andrew Bynum and the Lakers refused."
^ Bresnahan, Mike (October 7, 2007). "Big man guru Newell gives Bynum support". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/07/sports/sp-lakerep7. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
^ Markazi, Arash (July 19, 2007). "Playing the video game: Underground Kobe film ain't all it's cracked up to be". SI.com (CNN). http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/arash_markazi/06/19/kobe/. Retrieved August 24, 2010. "Are you kidding me? Andrew Bynum? F—ing ship his ass out."
^ Witz, Billy (May 17, 2010). "Suns Can Still Bring Out Snarl in Bryant and Lakers". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/17/sports/basketball/17lakers.html. Retrieved August 24, 2010. "There was the infamous video by the self-described Kobe Video Guys, when Bryant profanely vented to a couple of men at a Newport Beach shopping mall, who happened to be recording it, about the Lakers holding on to Andrew Bynum when they could have dealt him for Jason Kidd."
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Chris Paul
No. 3 – Los Angeles Clippers
Chris Paul as a guard for the Hornets.
Point guard
Personal information
Born	(1985-05-06) May 6, 1985 (age 27) Lewisville, North Carolina^[1]
Nationality	American
High school	West Forsyth High School
Listed height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College	Wake Forest
NBA Draft	2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 4th overall
Selected by the New Orleans Hornets
Pro career	2005–present
Career history
2005–2011	New Orleans Hornets
2011–present	Los Angeles Clippers
Career highlights and awards
NBA Rookie of the Year (2006) 5× NBA All-Star (2008–2012) 2× All-NBA First Team (2008, 2012) All-NBA Second Team (2009) All-NBA Third Team (2011) All-Rookie First Team (2006) 2× NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2012) 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2008, 2011) 4× NBA steals leader (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012) 2× NBA assists leader (2008, 2009)

Christopher Emmanuel Paul Sr. (born May 6, 1985) is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul was born and raised in North Carolina. Despite only playing two varsity basketball seasons in high school, he was a McDonald's All-American and accepted a scholarship with nearby Wake Forest University. After his sophomore year with the Demon Deacons, he declared for the draft. Since being selected 4th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the New Orleans Hornets, Paul has been a NBA Rookie of the Year (2006), a five-time All-Star, and a multiple All-NBA and All-Defensive team honoree. He led the Hornets to the second round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs. He has also won an Olympic Gold Medal with the United States national basketball team.

Off the court, Paul has also achieved success in the sport of bowling and is a sponsored spokesperson for the United States Bowling Congress (USBC). He has participated in numerous celebrity and youth bowling events as the head of the CP3 Foundation to benefit programs in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, and charities in Winston-Salem.

Early years [link]

Chris Paul was born in Lewisville, North Carolina in 1985 as the second son of Charles Edward Paul and Robin Jones, two years after Charles "C.J." Paul in 1983.^[2] Charles and Robin were childhood friends who grew up in Winston-Salem and were members of Dreamland Park Baptist before marrying in 1982.^[2]^[3] A former athlete himself, Charles taught his sons the games of basketball and football and coached them in various youth events throughout their childhood.^[2] Paul was a gifted athlete, going to the national Pop Warner football championships as a quarterback and linebacker on the Lewisville Titans Junior Pee Wee team,^[4]^[5] and winning several 14U AAU national tournaments in basketball.^[5]

Besides athletics, the Paul brothers spent their summers operating the cash register, rotating tires and changing air filters at Jones Chevron, a service station owned by their grandfather Nathanial Jones on their mother Robin's side. Affectionately known as "Papa Chili" throughout the community, Jones had operated the station, the first such African-American-operated service station in North Carolina since 1964 during the height of the Civil Rights Movement.^[6]^[7] Paul describes his grandfather as "his best friend" and credits many life lessons to him.^[8]

High school [link]

In 1999, Paul began attending West Forsyth High School in Clemmons, North Carolina, where C.J. was already a star junior at point guard. Despite Paul's talent, he was at a significant disadvantage due to his 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) stature. Paul opted to play on the JV basketball team his freshman and sophomore years, believing that the opportunity to gain confidence and experience on the JV would be more beneficial than sitting on the bench on varsity.^[9] Meanwhile, Paul grew to 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) by his sophomore year.^[5]

By the time Paul had ascended to the varsity squad as a junior, C.J. had graduated. The Paul brothers only ended up playing on the court for 15 seconds together at the end of a playoff game in Paul's sophomore year and C.J.'s senior year in 2001. Paul, who spurted another eight inches to 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), posted 25.0 points, 5.3 assists and 4.4 steals per game to help West Forsyth (26–4) reach the state semifinals.^[10] Over the next summer, Paul emerged as a heavily recruited point guard. With his family watching, Paul signed his letter of intent to Wake Forest to play for coach Skip Prosser before his senior year. Only 13 miles away from where he grew up in Lewisville, Paul had already verbally committed to them during his junior year and attended many Demon Deacons practices and games.

Tragically, only a day after signing his letter of intent, the body of Nathanial Jones was discovered by Paul's father. Jones died after being beaten and robbed by a group of teens as he unloaded groceries from his car in his driveway. Five teenagers tied Jones’ hands behind his back, taped his mouth, and beat him around the head and face. Jones, who had a history of heart trouble, lay in his carport and died from cardiac arhythmia. He was 61. Over 2,000 people honored the memories of Jones at his funeral four days later. The next day, fueled by the suggestion of an aunt, an emotionally devastated Paul scored 61 points in honor of his grandfather, one point for every year his grandfather lived, in West Forsyth's 2002–03 season opener.

Despite Paul's previous career high being 39 points, by halftime, he had racked up 32 points in 16 minutes. When Paul reached the 61-point mark late in the 4th quarter, he purposely airballed a free throw, then took himself out of the game to hug his family on the sidelines, even though the state high school scoring record of 66 points was well within reach.^[11] In 2003, Paul averaged 30.8 points, 9.5 assists, 5.9 rebounds, and 6.0 steals per game the remainder of his senior year and led his team to a 27–3 record and the Class 4A Eastern Regional finals. He was a 2003 McDonald's All-American and Jordan Brand Classic participant and was named North Carolina's Mr. Basketball for 2003 by The Charlotte Observer.^[10]

Summer circuit [link]

Though he did not win a state championship while in high school, Paul did take the Winston-Salem-based Kappa Magic (alongside future University of North Carolina rival Reyshawn Terry), to the 2002 National U-17 AAU Championship over an All-Ohio team led by 2003 McDonald's All-American Drew Lavender, taking home the tournament's MVP award in the process.^[10]

College career [link]

Paul attended Wake Forest University and played for the Demon Deacons for two seasons, leading the school to two NCAA Tournaments, including one Sweet Sixteen appearance. In Paul's freshman year, he started and made an immediate impact. He was named the ACC Rookie of the Year, Third Team All-ACC, an All-American Honorable Mention, and National Freshman of the Year by several publications as he averaged 14.8 points and 5.9 assists a game and helped the Demon Deacons reach the Sweet Sixteen of the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament before losing to St. Joseph's. Paul also broke five Wake Forest freshman records, three-point percentage, free throws, free throw percentage, assists and steals.^[10]

Paul also earned ACC All-Defensive Team honors during his time at Wake and was among the Consensus First Team All-Americans in his sophomore year. He was also a named to the 2005 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team with a 3.21 Grade point average as a third-term selection.^[12] During the ACC post season tournament, Paul was suspended one game for punching NC State guard Julius Hodge in the groin. ^[13] By the time he declared for the 2005 NBA Draft as a sophomore, he had finished near the top of almost every offensive category at Wake Forest.

After his sophomore year, Paul declared for the 2005 NBA Draft. The Demon Deacons went 48–16 (.750) in games Chris Paul played in. Paul was ranked second among Wake Forest's all-time career leaders for 3-point shooting percentage (.469), and 7th in assists and steals.

NBA career [link]

New Orleans Hornets [link]

2005–06: Rookie stardom [link]

Paul speaking with then-coach Byron Scott.

Paul was selected fourth overall by the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft. Due to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina that summer to the city of New Orleans, Paul did not play his first full season in New Orleans. Instead, the team played in various arenas and relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The Hornets only played three games in New Orleans Arena.

Paul led all rookies in points, assists, steals, and minutes, earning him the 2006 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Paul was a near-unanimous winner for the award, but one voter (Ron Boone, television analyst for the Utah Jazz) gave Deron Williams his vote instead of Paul. This, along with the fact that both were taken back to back in the draft and play the same position, has led to an on-court rivalry between Paul and Williams.^[14] Their rivalry began on December 1, 2004 when Paul led his No. 1-ranked Wake Forest into Champaign to face Williams' Illini. Illinois thrashed the Demon Deacons 91–73 and took the top spot from there into their run to the 2005 NCAA Championship Game. Williams had 8 points and 11 assists while Paul was held to 10 points.

Paul finished the 2005–06 season averaging 16.1 points, 7.8 assists, and 5.1 rebounds. He was also the only unanimous selection to the 2005–06 NBA All Rookie First Team and was named Western Conference Rookie of the Month every month in the 2005–06 season. After the season, Paul won the ESPY Award for Best Breakthrough Athlete. He recorded his first triple-double on April 2, 2006 against the Toronto Raptors with 24 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists.