The 2008 NBA Draft took place on June 26 at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York , NY . For the 2008 draft, applications were submitted to 44 players: 39 college graduates and 5 foreign players. This number does not include players who are automatically eligible to be drafted. The draft ceremony was shown in the USA on ESPN and in another 202 countries. The 2008 Seattle Supersonics Club participated in the draft for the last time, in July the team moved to Oklahoma and received a new name - Oklahoma City Thunder [1] .
| NBA 2008 Draft | |||
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| basic information | |||
| date | June 26, 2008 | ||
| Time | 7:00 pm ( EDT ) | ||
| A place | Madison Square Garden in New York , NY | ||
| TV (USA) | ESPN | ||
| First choice | Derrick Rose ( Chicago Bulls ) | ||
NBA draft
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Round One
Derrick Rose of the University of Memphis was selected under number one by the Chicago Bulls team
Michael Beasley Draft Number 2
Russell Westbrook Draft Number 4
Kevin Love, 5th draft pick
Mario Chalmers, 34th draft pick
Patrick Ewing Jr., 43rd draft number
| Selected players selected in the Basketball Hall of Fame | |
| Highlights All-Star Alliance and NBA All-Star Players | |
| Highlights all-star match participants | |
| All-Star Team Players Highlighted | |
| Highlighted non-NBA players |
| # | Player | Citizenship | NBA team | College / Club Team | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Derrick Rose | USA | Chicago bulls | Memphis | point guard |
| 2 | Michael Beasley | USA | Miami hit | Kansas State | heavy forward |
| 3 | Oh Jay Mayo | USA | Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Memphis ) [a] | Southern California | attacking defender |
| four | Russell Westbrook | USA | Seattle Supersonics [a] | UKLA | point guard |
| five | Kevin love | USA | Memphis Grizzlies (traded to Minnesota ) [a] | UKLA | heavy forward |
| 6 | Danilo Gallinari | Italy | New York Knicks | Olympia Milan ( Italy ) | light forward |
| 7 | Eric Gordon | USA | Los Angeles Clippers | "Indiana" | attacking defender |
| eight | Joe Alexander | USA | Milwaukee Bucks | West Virginia | forward |
| 9 | DJ Augustine | USA | Charlotte bobcats | "Texas" | point guard |
| ten | Brooke Lopez | USA | New Jersey Nets | Stanford | center |
| eleven | Jerrid Bayless | USA | Indiana Pacers | "Arizona" | point guard |
| 12 | Jason thompson | USA | Sacramento Kings | "Rider" | heavy forward |
| 13 | Brandon rush | USA | Portland Trail Blazers | Kansas | attacking defender |
| 14 | Anthony Randolph | USA | Golden State Warriors | "Louisiana" | heavy forward |
| 15 | Robin Lopez | USA | Phoenix suns | Stanford | center |
| sixteen | Marris speights | USA | Philadelphia 76 | "Florida" | center |
| 17 | Roy Hibbert | USA | Toronto Raptors | Georgetown | center |
| 18 | Jawale McGee | USA | Washington wizards | "Nevada" | center |
| nineteen | JJ Hickson | USA | Cleveland Cavaliers | NK State | heavy forward |
| 20 | Alexis Agins | France | Charlotte bobcats | Toulon Hyeres ( France ) | center |
| 21 | Ryan Anderson | USA | New Jersey Nets | "California" | heavy forward |
| 22 | Courtney Lee | USA | Orlando Magic | Western Kentucky | attacking defender |
| 23 | Costa Kufos | Greece | Utah Jazz | Ohio State | center |
| 24 | Serge Ibaka | Republic of the Congo | Seattle Supersonics [a] | Manresa ( Spain ) | heavy forward |
| 25 | Nicolas Batum | France | Houston rockets | Le Mans ( France ) | light forward |
| 26 | George hill | USA | San antonio spurs | Indiana Purdue | point guard |
| 27 | Darrell Arthur | USA | Charlotte bobcats | Kansas | heavy forward |
| 28 | Donte Green | USA | Memphis Grizzlies | Surekase | light forward |
| 29 | Dj white | USA | Detroit Pistons | "Indiana" | heavy forward |
| thirty | Jay Giddens | USA | Boston Celtics | "Indiana" | attacking defender |
- a 1 2 Minnesota Timberwolves traded OJ Mayo, selected under the 3rd peak, at Memphis Grizzlies , along with Marco Jaric , Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner for another newcomer, Kevin Love (5th peak), along with Mike Miller , Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins [2] [3] .
- Jerrid Bayless went to Portland with heavy forward Ike Diogu
- Brandon Rush went to Indiana with point guard Jarrett Jack and Josh Macroberts
- Roy Hibbert went to Indiana as a result of an exchange
- Darrell Arthur Travels to Charlotte Bobcats in Exchange with Portland
Round Two
| # | Player | Citizenship | NBA team | College / Club Team | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Nikola Pekovich | Montenegro | Minnesota Timberwolves | Partizan ( Serbia ) | center |
| 32 | Walter Sharp | USA | Seattle Supersonics [a] | Alabama Birmingham | heavy forward |
| 33 | Joey dorsey | USA | Portland Trail Blazers | "Memphis" | heavy forward |
| 34 | Mario chalmers | USA | Minnesota Timberwolves | Kansas | point guard |
| 35 | Deandre Jordan | USA | Los Angeles Clippers | Texas A & M | center |
| 36 | Omer Ashik | Turkey | Portland Trail Blazers | Fenerbahce ( Turkey ) | center |
| 37 | Luke Mba a Mute | Cameroon | Milwaukee Bucks | UKLA | light forward |
| 38 | Kyle weaver | USA | Charlotte bobcats | Washington State | point guard |
| 39 | Sonny Weems | USA | Chicago bulls | Arkansas | attacking defender |
| 40 | Chris Douglas-Roberts | USA | New Jersey Nets | "Memphis" | attacking defender |
| 41 | Nathan Jawai | Australia | Indiana Pacers | Cairns Typans ( Australia ) | heavy forward |
| 42 | Sean Singletary | USA | Sacramento Kings | Virginia | point guard |
| 43 | Patrick Ewing Jr. | USA | Sacramento Kings | Georgetown | light forward |
| 44 | Ante Tomic | Croatia | Utah Jazz | Zagreb ( Croatia ) | center |
| 45 | Goran Dragic | Slovenia | San antonio spurs | Olympia ( Croatia ) | point guard |
| 46 | Trent Playted | USA | Seattle Supersonics [a] | Brigham | center |
| 47 | Bill walker | USA | Washington wizards | Kansas State | light forward |
| 48 | Malik Hairston | USA | Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland [z] , traded to San Antonio ) [i] | "Oregon" | attacking defender |
| 49 | Richard Hendricks | USA | Golden State Warriors | "Alabama" | heavy forward |
| 50 | DeVon Hardin | USA | Seattle Supersonics [a] | "California" | center |
| 51 | Sean Foster | USA | Dallas mavericks | Vanderbilt | attacking defender |
| 52 | Darnell jackson | USA | Seattle Supersonics [a] | "Kansas" | heavy forward |
| 53 | Tadiya Dragichevich | Serbia | Utah Jazz | Crvena Star ( Serbia ) | light forward |
| 54 | Maarty Luinen | USA | Houston rockets | "Oregon" | light forward |
| 55 | Mike taylor | USA | Portland Trail Blazers | Iowa State | point guard |
| 56 | Alexander Kaun | Russia | Seattle Supersonics [a] | Kansas | center |
| 57 | James gist | USA | San antonio spurs | Maryland | heavy forward |
| 58 | Joe Crawford | USA | Los angeles lakers | Kentucky | attacking defender |
| 59 | Deron Washington | USA | Detroit Pistons | Virginia Tech | light forward |
| 60 | Semih Erden | Turkey | Boston Celtics | Fenerbahce ( Turkey ) | center |
- z On September 17, 2002, the Phoenix obtained the right to choose the 2008 Draft in the second round from Cleveland in exchange for Milta Palacio [4] . The Suns have chosen Malik Hairston .
Notes
- a Seattle Supersonics franchise was sold, the club moved and received a new name in July 2009 - Oklahoma City Thunder [1] .
Draft Rules
Unlike previous years' draft picks, players from school teams could not take part in the draft. Under a new agreement, new age restrictions were established between the league and the players' union:
- Players born later than December 31, 1987, regardless of nationality, could not participate in the draft.
- US players must graduate from school at least a year ago.
Links
- ↑ 1 2 Pian Chan, Sharon . Sonics, city reach settlement , Seattle Times ( 2008-07-02 ). Date of treatment July 2, 2008. (English)
- ↑ Schuhmann, John The Deals of the Draft . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc (June 26, 2008). Date of treatment March 29, 2009. Archived March 12, 2009.
- ↑ Wolves Acquire Love, Miller from Memphis . NBA.com/Timberwolves . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc (June 26, 2008). Date of treatment April 23, 2009. Archived May 24, 2009.
- ↑ Suns Trade Milt Palacio . NBA.com/Suns . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc (September 17, 2002). Date of treatment March 29, 2009. Archived March 28, 2012.
- NBA.com: Draft 2008
- ESPN Draft Coverage ESPN .com