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NBA draft took place on June 28, 1995, at SkyDome in Toronto,

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, Canada. It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams,

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and

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, who was taken fifth in this draft, is notable for being the first player in two decades to be selected straight out of

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. Garnett ultimately gathered fifteen All Star selections, nine All-NBA selections (four of those being First-Teams), one NBA MVP award, and multiple other accolades.

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and

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also had successful careers, being four-time and two-time All-Stars respectively. Wallace won an NBA championship in 2004 with the

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, while Stackhouse scored the most total points in the league in 2000, also with the Pistons. The other remaining top selections had relatively productive careers, but were considered to have never reached their full potential. Joe Smith put up solid, but unspectacular numbers throughout his career and is generally considered a disappointment for a first overall selection. He was also involved in a salary cap scandal with the

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. Antonio McDyess was a one-time All-Star, but serious and continuing knee injuries decreased much of his effectiveness in the prime of his career.

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was the 1995–96

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and had a solid career although he was arrested, suspended and fined several times for

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possession.

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impressed early in his career but a season after being granted a six-year, $61.8 million contract extension, his numbers went down due to weight and back problems and he retired after only playing six NBA seasons, all with the Vancouver Grizzlies. This draft was also notable for two storied NCAA players who failed to meet lofty expectations in the NBA,

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and

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. O'Bannon had received national accolades for leading the

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to the

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, but only played two years in the NBA. Respert played only four seasons in the NBA, while secretly hiding that he was suffering from

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.http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=1962444 ESPN – Shawn Respert's NBA career was stunted by cancer The Vancouver Grizzlies and the Toronto Raptors were not able to win the NBA draft lottery, due to pre-negotiated rules. This would extend into the 1997-1998 season.

Draft

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Notable undrafted players

The following players went

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in the 1995 NBA Draft but later played in the NBA.

Trades involving Draft picks

Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft. * The Los Angeles Clippers traded

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and the draft rights of Antonio McDyess to the Denver Nuggets for

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and the draft rights to

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Early entrants

College underclassmen

The following

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players successfully applied for early draft entrance. *

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– G,

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(junior) *

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– F,

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(junior) * Chris Carr – G/F,

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(junior) * Michael Evans –

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(junior) *

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– C,

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(sophomore) * Martin Lewis – Seward CC (sophomore) * Antonio McDyess – F,

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(sophomore) * Joe Smith – F,

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(sophomore) *

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(sophomore) *

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– F,

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(junior) *

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– F,

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(junior) *

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– F,

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(junior) *

– F,

(sophomore) *

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– F,

(junior) * Darroll Wright – G, Missouri Western (junior)

High school players

The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance. *

– F,

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)

References

External links

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Notable undrafted players

Trades involving Draft picks

Draft-day trades

Early entrants

College underclassmen

High school players

See also

References

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