1996-97 Season: 1997 College Draft
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
First and second round picks at the 51st annual NBA College Draft held June 25, 1997 at Charlotte Coliseum. The order of the first 11 positions were determined by a Draft Lottery held May 18, in Secaucus, N.J. Toronto and Vancouver were not eligible to receive the first pick and Washington forfeited its 1997 first-round draft pick in connection with its signing of Juwan Howard. The Wizards would have had the 17th pick in the draft. Positions 12 through 28 reflect regular season records in reverse order. Underclassmen selected are noted in CAPITAL letters.
First Round
| Team | Pos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio | Tim Duncan, Wake Forest | C |
| 2 | a-Philadelphia | Keith Van Horn, Utah | F |
| 3 | Boston | CHAUNCEY BILLUPS, Colorado | G |
| 4 | Vancouver | Antonio Daniels, Bowling Green | G |
| 5 | Denver | TONY BATTIE, Texas Tech | C |
| 6 | b-Boston | RON MERCER, Kentucky | G/F |
| 7 | a-New Jersey | TIM THOMAS, Villanova | F |
| 8 | Golden St. | ADONAL FOYLE, Colgate | C |
| 9 | Toronto | TRACY McGRADY, Mt. Zion Acad. (HS) | F |
| 10 | c-Milwaukee | DANNY FORTSON, Cincinnati | F |
| 11 | Sacramento | OLIVIER SAINT-JEAN, San Jose St. | F |
| 12 | Indiana | Austin Croshere, Providence | F |
| 13 | Cleveland | Derek Anderson, Kentucky | G |
| 14 | LA Clippers | MAURICE TAYLOR, Michigan | F |
| 15 | d-Dallas | Kelvin Cato, Iowa St. | C |
| 16 | e-Cleveland | Brevin Knight, Stanford | G |
| 17 | Orlando | Johnny Taylor, Tenn-Chattanooga | F |
| 18 | Portland | Chris Anstey, SE Melbourne Magic | C |
| 19 | Detroit | Scot Pollard, Kansas | C |
| 20 | f-Minnesota | Paul Grant, Wisconsin | C |
| 21 | a-New Jersey | Anthony Parker, Bradley | G |
| 22 | Atlanta | Ed Gray, California | G |
| 23 | g-Seattle | Bobby Jackson, Minnesota | G |
| 24 | Houston | Rodrick Rhodes, USC | G/F |
| 25 | New York | John Thomas, Minnesota | F |
| 26 | Miami | Charles Smith, New Mexico | G |
| 27 | Utah | Jacque Vaughn, Kansas | G |
| 28 | Chicago | Keith Booth, Maryland | F |
Second Round
| Team | Pos | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | h-Houston | Serge Zwikker, North Carolina | C |
| 31 | i-Miami | MARK SANFORD, Washington | F |
| 32 | j-Detroit | Charles O'Bannon, UCLA | F |
| 33 | Denver | JAMES COTTON, Long Beach St. | G |
| 34 | Philadelphia | Marko Milic, Smelt Olimpija | F |
| 35 | Dallas | Bubba Wells, Austin Peay | F |
| 36 | k-Philadelphia | Kebu Stewart, CS-Bakersfield | F |
| 37 | l-Philadelphia | James Collins, Florida St. | G |
| 38 | Golden St. | MARC JACKSON, Temple | C |
| 39 | Milwaukee | Jerald Honeycutt, Tulane | F |
| 40 | Sacramento | Anthony Johnson, Coll. of Charleston | G |
| 41 | m-Seattle | Ed Elisma, Georgia Tech | F |
| 42 | n-Denver | Jason Lawson, Villanova | C |
| 43 | Phoenix | STEPHEN JACKSON, Butler County CC | F |
| 44 | Minnesota | GORDON MALONE, West Virginia | C |
| 45 | Cleveland | Cedric Henderson, Memphis | F |
| 46 | Washington | GOD SHAMMGOD, Providence | G |
| 47 | n-Orlando | Eric Washington, Alabama | G |
| 48 | Portland | Alvin Williams, Villanova | G |
| 49 | o-Washington | Predrag Drobnjak, Partizan | C |
| 50 | p-Atlanta | Alain Digbeu, Villeurbanne (France) | G |
| 51 | Atlanta | Chris Crawford, Marquette | F |
| 52 | LA Lakers | DeJuan Wheat, Louisville | G |
| 53 | q-Vancouver | CJ BRUTON, Indian Hills JC | G |
| 54 | r-LA Lakers | PAUL ROGERS, Gonzaga | C |
| 55 | Seattle | MARK BLOUNT, Pittsburgh | C |
| 56 | s-Boston | Ben Pepper, Newcastle Falcons (NBL) | C |
| 57 | Utah | Nate Erdmann, Oklahoma | G |
| 58 | Chicago | Roberto Duenas, FC Barcelona (Spain) | C |
Acquired Picks
FIRST ROUND: a-Philadelphia traded the rights to F Keith Van Horn and F Don MacLean, F/C Michael Cage and G Lucious Harris to New Jersey for the rights to F Tim Thomas, G Anthony Parker (pick from LA Lakers), G Jim Jackson and C Eric Montross; b-from Dallas; c-Milwaukee traded F Johnny Newman, F/C Joe Wolf and the rights to F Danny Fortson to Denver for C Ervin Johnson; d-Dallas traded the rights to C Kelvin Cato (pick from Minnesota) to Portland for the rights to C Chris Anstey and an undisclosed amount of cash; e-from Phoenix; f- from Portland via Charlotte; g-Seattle traded the rights to G Bobby Jackson to Denver for the rights to G James Cotton and a 1998 second-round draft pick.
SECOND ROUND: h-from Vancouver; i-from Boston; j-from San Antonio; k-from New Jersey; l-Philadelphia traded Collins (pick from Toronto) to LA Clippers for 1998 second-round pick; m-from LA Clippers; n-Denver traded Lawson (pick from Indiana) to Orlando for rights to G Eric Washington a 1999 second-round pick; o-from Charlotte; p-from Detroit; q-from Houston; r-from New York; s-from Miami.
| Off-Season Coaching Changes | 1996-97 Season | 1997 European Clubs Championship |
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