The 2010 NBA draft was held on June 24, 2010, at the Theatre at
Madison Square Garden
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in New York City. The draft, which started at 7:00 pm
Eastern Daylight Time
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ESPN
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. In this
draft
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,
National Basketball Association
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(NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S.
college basketball
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players and other eligible players, including international players. This draft set a record with five players being drafted from the same school in the first round. The players were John Wall (first),
DeMarcus Cousins
DeMarcus Amir Cousins (born August 13, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Boogie", he played college basketball for the Kentucky Wil ...
Eric Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe (born December 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He plays the point guard position. After a season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wil ...
(eighteenth), and
Daniel Orton
Daniel Joseph Orton (born August 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6-foot 10-inch, 265-pound center who played college basketball for the University of Kentucky.
High school career
Orton played for Bishop McGuinnes ...
(twenty-ninth), all from the
University of Kentucky
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. This draft also marked the second time an
NBA D-League
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player was drafted, with the first case coming in
2008
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.
The
Washington Wizards
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Philadelphia 76ers
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, who also beat the odds in the draft lottery to obtain the second pick, selected
Evan Turner
Evan Marcel Turner (born October 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was most recently an assistant coach for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted second overall ...
from
Ohio State University
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. The
New Jersey Nets
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, who had the worst win–loss record in the previous season, used the third pick to select
Derrick Favors
Derrick Bernard Favors (born July 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Favors played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for one season before being selected by the New Jersey N ...
from
Georgia Tech
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.
The 2010 NBA draft is the last draft conducted at Madison Square Garden. The
2011
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and
2012 NBA draft
The 2012 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2012, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The draft started at 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (2300 UTC), and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. In this draft, National Basketball A ...
s were temporarily moved to
Prudential Center
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in
Newark, New Jersey
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Barclays Center
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in
Brooklyn, New York
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as the Garden underwent renovations during those summers of 2011–2013. After 2014, the draft would continue being hosted at the Barclays Center despite the renovations being done by the 2014 deadline.
This draft class had no Rookie of the Year because
Blake Griffin
Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners, when he was named the consen ...
, who was drafted first overall in the previous year's draft, missed his first season with an injury, but played in the 2010-2011 season and won the award.
Draft selections
Notable undrafted players
These players were not selected in the 2010 NBA Draft, but have played in at least one NBA game.
Eligibility rules
The basic eligibility rules for the draft are:
* All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2010 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1991.
* Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the
collective bargaining agreement
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(CBA) between the league and its players union, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the U.S. for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.
The basic requirement for automatic eligibility for a U.S. player is the completion of his college eligibility. Players who meet the CBA definition of "international players" are automatically eligible if their 22nd birthday falls during or before the calendar year of the draft (i.e., born on or before December 31, 1988). U.S. players who were at least one year removed from their high school graduation and have played professionally with a team outside the NBA (either top-level basketball in another country, or minor-league basketball in North America) were also automatically eligible. Former high school player
Latavious Williams
Latavious Williams (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Kazma in Kuwait.
After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Miami Heat wi ...
meets these criteria, having graduated high school in 2009, skipped
college basketball
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and then played professional basketball in
NBA D-League
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.
A player who is not automatically eligible must declare his eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. (non-international players) (international players) For the 2010 draft, this date fell on April 25. Under NCAA rules taking effect with this draft, they only had until May 8 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility. Previously, players who declared for the draft could withdraw as late as 10 days before the draft (the withdrawal deadline under the CBA) and still maintain college eligibility. This year, a total of 80 collegiate players and 23 international players declared as early entry candidates. At the withdrawal deadline, 48 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 50 collegiate players and five international players as the early entry candidates for the draft.
A player who has hired an
agent
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will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA mandates that a player who has declared twice loses his college eligibility. This second provision affected
Mac Koshwal
Nayal Martin "Mac" Koshwal (born October 19, 1987) is a Sudanese professional basketball player who last plays for the Yakima SunKings. Previously he played for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA Development League. He played college basketball ...
,
Gani Lawal
Gani Oladimeji Lawal Jr. (born November 7, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Trotamundos in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech.
High school career
During his time at Norcross H ...
, and Patrick Patterson, all of whom declared for and withdrew from the 2009 draft.
This draft was expected to see an unusual influx of underclassmen, even compared with recent years, for reasons explained by ''
ESPN.com
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'' columnist Eamonn Brennan in an April 2010 piece:
Draft lottery
The first 14 picks in the draft belonged to teams which had missed the
playoffs
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; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 16, 2010.
The lottery was held on May 18, 2010 in
Secaucus, New Jersey
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Washington Wizards
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and
Philadelphia 76ers
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beat the statistical odds by winning the first and second overall picks respectively. The
New Jersey Nets
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won the third overall pick.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the 2010 draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
Trades involving draft picks
Pre-draft trades
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
* On February 12, 2004,
Utah
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acquired
Tom Gugliotta
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Early life
The youngest of seven children, Gugliotta has far Italian ...
,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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* '' ...
's
2004
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and 2010 first-round picks, a
2005
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second-round pick and cash considerations from
Phoenix
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* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
Phoenix may also refer to:
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Greek mythological figures
* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
Ben Handlogten
Benjamin Louis Handlogten (born November 16, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues.
Early life and education
Handlogten, who was born in Grand Rapids ...
. Previously, Phoenix acquired
Antonio McDyess
Antonio Keithflen McDyess (born September 7, 1974) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'9" (2.06 m) and 245 lb (111 kg), McDyess played as a power forward.
Early life
McDyess was born in Quitman, Missis ...
,
Howard Eisley
Howard Jonathan Eisley (born December 4, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach. Born in Detroit, Eisley played college basketball at Boston College and was drafted in 1994 by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Eisle ...
,
Charlie Ward
Charlie Ward Jr. (born October 12, 1970) is a former American professional basketball player. Ward was an exceptional football player as well, winning the Heisman Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award, and College Football National Championship while quart ...
Miloš Vujanić
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Pro ...
, two first-round picks and cash considerations on January 5, 2004 from New York in exchange for
Stephon Marbury
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,
Penny Hardaway
Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team in the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Hardaway pla ...
and
Cezary Trybański
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Born in Warsaw, he is the brother of ...
.
* On February 18, 2010,
Milwaukee
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acquired
John Salmons
John Rashall Salmons (born December 12, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the University of Miami. ...
,
2011
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and
2012
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second-round picks and the option to swap 2010 first-round picks from
Chicago
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Joe Alexander
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. The option to swap 2010 first-round picks was exercised, hence Milwaukee acquired Chicago's first-round pick and Chicago acquired Milwaukee's first-round pick.
* On June 25, 2009, Minnesota acquired
Charlotte
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's first-round pick from
Denver
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in exchange for the draft rights to Ty Lawson. Previously, Denver acquired a first-round pick on June 25, 2008 from Charlotte in exchange for the 20th pick in the 2008 Draft.
* On June 23, 2010,
Oklahoma City
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acquired Daequan Cook and the 18th pick in the 2010 Draft from
Miami
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in exchange for the 32nd pick in the 2010 Draft. Previously, Oklahoma City acquired
Etan Thomas
Dedrick Etan Thomas (born April 1, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Washington Wizards, Oklahoma City Thunder, and Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a published poet ...
and two second-round picks on July 27, 2009 from
Minnesota
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in exchange for
Damien Wilkins
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and Chucky Atkins. Previously, Minnesota acquired a second-round pick and cash considerations on June 25, 2009 from
Dallas
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in exchange for the draft rights to
Nick Calathes
Nicholas William Calathes (Greek: Νικόλαος Γουίλιαμ "Νικ" Καλάθης, born February 7, 1989) is a Greek-American professional basketball player for Fenerbahçe Beko of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the Eu ...
. Previously, Dallas acquired a second-round pick, the 24th and 56th picks in the 2009 Draft on June 24, 2009 from Portland in exchange for the 22nd pick in the 2009 Draft.
* On July 9, 2008, Minnesota acquired
Rodney Carney
Rodney Dion Carney (born April 15, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Memphis and was selected in the 2006 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and shortly afterwards traded to ...
, Calvin Booth, Utah's first-round pick and cash considerations from
Philadelphia
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in exchange for a conditional second-round pick. Previously, Philadelphia acquired
Gordan Giriček
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and a first-round pick on December 29, 2007 from Utah in exchange for
Kyle Korver
Kyle Elliot Korver (born March 17, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who currently serves as the director of player affairs and development for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played col ...
.
* On August 7, 2009,
Memphis
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acquired
Steven Hunter
Steven Deon Hunter (born October 31, 1981) is American former professional basketball player. He is listed as a center. He most recently played for Dinamo Sassari.
High school and college career
Hunter played basketball at Proviso East High Sc ...
, a first-round pick and cash considerations from Denver in exchange for a conditional second-round pick.
* On July 20, 2007, Oklahoma City (as
Seattle
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) acquired Kurt Thomas, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from Phoenix in exchange for a
2009
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second-round pick.
* On February 19, 2008,
New Jersey
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Keith Van Horn
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, cash considerations, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from Dallas in exchange for
Jason Kidd
Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards a ...
Kwame Brown
Kwame Hasani Brown (born March 10, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 12 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Selected by the Washington Wizards in the 2001 NBA draft, Brown was the first No. ...
,
Javaris Crittenton
Javaris Cortez Crittenton (born December 31, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. During his four year career, Crittenton played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards of the National Basketba ...
Marc Gasol
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, cash considerations, 2008 and 2010 first-round picks from
L.A. Lakers
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in exchange for
Pau Gasol
Pau Gasol Sáez (, ; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol won two NBA champion ...
and a second-round pick.
* On February 17, 2010,
Washington
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acquired
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas
Zydrunas Ilgauskas ( lt, link=no, Žydrūnas Ilgauskas; ; born June 5, 1975) is a Lithuanian-born American former professional basketball player who played the center position. The 7'3" Ilgauskas played for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the Nationa ...
, the draft rights to
Emir Preldžič
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cer ...
and a first-round pick from
Cleveland
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in a three-team trade with Cleveland and the L.A. Clippers.
* On June 22, 2010, Milwaukee acquired
Corey Maggette
Corey Antoine Maggette (; born November 12, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He became an analyst for Fox Sports.
High school and college career
Magget ...
Dan Gadzuric
Daniel Gadzuric (born February 2, 1978) is a Dutch- Serbian former professional basketball player.
Gadzuric, a center, attended preparatory school at The Governor's Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts, before playing college basketball for the Br ...
. Previously, Golden State acquired the 44th pick in the 2010 Draft and cash considerations on June 21, 2010 from Portland in exchange for the 34th pick in the 2010 Draft. Previously, Portland acquired 2009 and 2010 second-round picks from Chicago in a three-team trade on June 26, 2008.
* On February 18, 2010, Milwaukee acquired
Primož Brezec
Primož Brezec (born October 2, 1979) is a Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He is a 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) tall center. Brezec has played eight seasons in the NBA.
Professional career
Europe/Asia
Brezec grew up in Sežana, ...
, Royal Ivey and a second-round pick from Philadelphia in exchange for
Francisco Elson
Francisco Marinho Robby Elson (born February 28, 1976, in Rotterdam) is a Dutch retired professional basketball player. Elson was the seventh Dutch player to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Elson served as the captain of the ...
and
Jodie Meeks
Orestes Jodie Meeks II (born August 21, 1987) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Birmingham Squadron of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. ...
.
* On July 28, 2008, New York acquired
Taurean Green
Taurean James Green (born November 28, 1986) is a Georgian-American professional basketball player who last played for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He is the son of former NBA journeyman Sidney Green. Green ...
, Bobby Jones and a second-round pick from Denver in exchange for
Renaldo Balkman
Renaldo Miguel Balkman (born July 14, 1984) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player, who most recently played for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the Puerto Rican national team.
He p ...
and cash considerations. Previously, the L.A. Clippers acquired
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on July 15, 2008 from Denver in exchange for the option to swap 2010 second-round picks. The options to swap 2010 second-round picks was exercised, hence New York acquired L.A. Clippers' second-round pick via Denver and the L.A. Clippers acquired Denver's second-round pick.
* On June 25, 2009, Miami acquired 2010 and 2012 second-round picks from
in exchange for the draft rights to Marcus Thornton.
* On June 13, 2009, Miami acquired
Jermaine O'Neal
Jermaine Lee O'Neal Sr. (born October 13, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. The center– power forward had a successful high school career and declared his eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft straight out of high s ...
,
Jamario Moon
Jamario Raman Moon (born June 13, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for one season at Meridian Community College and began his professional career with teams in the United States Basketball Le ...
, a future first-round pick and a 2010 second-round pick from
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
in exchange for
Shawn Marion
Shawn Dwayne Marion (born May 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marion finished his career as a four-time NBA All-Star, a two-time member of the All-N ...
, Marcus Banks and cash considerations.
* On February 21, 2008, Minnesota acquired
Kirk Snyder
Kirk Patrick Snyder (born June 5, 1983) is a former American professional basketball player.
College
Snyder grew up in Upland, California, and spent his college career at University of Nevada. In 2004, he led the Wolf Pack to its first Sweet 1 ...
, a second-round pick and cash considerations from
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 ...
in exchange for
Gerald Green
Gerald Green (born January 26, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 18th overall pick in the 2005 NBA draft. Know ...
Jared Dudley
Jared Anthony Dudley (born July 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A forward, he played college basketball for ...
and a second-round pick from Charlotte in exchange for Raja Bell,
Boris Diaw
Boris Babacar Diaw-Riffiod (born April 16, 1982), better known as Boris Diaw, is a French basketball executive and former player who is the president of Metropolitans 92 of LNB Pro A. Diaw began his playing career in Pro A and returned to that l ...
and
Sean Singletary
Sean Michael-Eli Singletary (born September 6, 1985) is an American retired professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other professional leagues. He played college basketball at the University of ...
.
* On June 25, 2009, Dallas acquired the draft rights to Rodrigue Beaubois and a second-round pick from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to
Byron Mullens
Byron James "B. J." Mullens (born February 14, 1989) is a British-American professional basketball player for the New Taipei Kings of P. League+. He also holds British nationality due to his English mother. He was drafted 24th overall by the ...
.
* On December 29, 2009, Minnesota acquired
Alando Tucker
Alando Forest Tucker (born February 11, 1984) is an American former collegiate basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played for the National Basketball Association (NBA). Before joining the NBA, he played college basketba ...
, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for Jason Hart.
* On October 10, 2008,
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
acquired Eddie Jones, cash considerations, 2009 and 2010 second-round picks from Dallas in exchange for Shawne Williams.
* On June 25, 2009, Phoenix acquired Ben Wallace,
Aleksandar Pavlović
Aleksandar "Saša" Pavlović (Anglicized: Sasha Pavlovic, sr-cyr, Александар "Саша" Павловић; born November 15, 1983) is a Serbian-Montenegrin basketball executive and former professional basketball player who spent ten seas ...
, a second-round pick and cash considerations from Cleveland in exchange for
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program '' Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greate ...
.
Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.
*
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and ...
acquired
Morris Peterson
Morris Russell Peterson Jr. (born August 26, 1977) is an American retired professional basketball player who played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Michigan State University, where in ...
and the draft rights to 11th pick Cole Aldrich from
Craig Brackins
Craig Lee Brackins (born October 9, 1987) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Shiga Lakestars of the Japanese B.League.
Brackins played collegiately for the Iowa State Cyclones. A power forward, Brackins was the h ...
and 26th pick
Quincy Pondexter
Quincy Coe Pondexter (born March 10, 1988) is an American former professional basketball player. He is currently an assistant coach for the University of Washington men's basketball team. He played high school basketball in Fresno, California, a ...
. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010, after the new salary cap went into effect and the league moratorium period concluded.
* Portland acquired
Ryan Gomes
Ryan Anthony Gomes (born September 1, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Cold Hearts of Overtime Elite (OTE). He was named a First Team All-American power forward at Providence Colle ...
and the draft rights to 16th pick
Luke Babbitt
Luke Robert Babbitt (born June 20, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack before declaring for the 2010 NBA draft following his sophomore year. He was selected by the Minne ...
from
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...
in exchange for
Martell Webster
Martell Webster (born December 4, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player who played 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The sixth player taken in the 2005 NBA draft, Webster played for Portland, Minnesota ...
.
*
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
acquired Kirk Hinrich, the draft rights to 17th pick
Kevin Seraphin
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ).
The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an ...
and cash considerations from
Chicago
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in exchange for the draft rights to
Vladimir Veremeenko
Vladimir Veremeenko (born July 21, 1984) is a Belarusian professional basketball player who last played for Tsmoki-Minsk of the VTB United League.
Professional career
The son of professional basketball players, Veremeenko was an early bloomer a ...
. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010, after the new salary cap went into effect and the league moratorium period concluded.
* The L.A. Clippers acquired the draft rights to 18th pick
Eric Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe (born December 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He plays the point guard position. After a season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wil ...
from Oklahoma City in exchange for a future conditional first-round pick.
* Washington acquired the draft rights to 23rd pick
Trevor Booker
Trevor Fitzgerald Booker (born November 25, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted 23rd overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2010 NB ...
and 56th pick Hamady N'Diaye from Minnesota in exchange for the draft rights to 30th pick
Lazar Hayward
Lazar Miller Hayward (born November 26, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a college standout for Marquette University.
High school career
Hayward went to Buffalo Traditional High School where he was an outstandin ...
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delawa ...
acquired the draft rights to 24th pick Damion James from
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...
in exchange for the draft rights to 27th pick
Jordan Crawford
Jordan Lee Crawford (born October 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Manama Club of the Bahraini Premier League. He played college basketball for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Xavier Musketeers. His brother is Joe Crawfor ...
and 31st pick
Tibor Pleiß
Tibor Pleiß (, alternative spelling Pleiss; born 2 November 1989) is a German professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League and the EuroLeague. Standing , he plays the center position. He is also a member of the ...
.
*
Dallas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
Memphis Grizzlies
The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference ...
in exchange for cash considerations.
* Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 31st pick Tibor Pleiß from Atlanta in exchange for cash considerations.
*
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
acquired the draft rights to 44th pick
Jerome Jordan
Jerome Adolphus Jordan (born September 29, 1986) is a Jamaican professional basketball player for Peñarol Mar del Plata of the Liga Nacional de Básquet (LNB). He played college basketball for the University of Tulsa and represents the Jamaic ...
from
Milwaukee
Milwaukee ( ), officially the City of Milwaukee, is both the most populous and most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee i ...
in exchange for cash considerations. The trade was finalized on July 8, 2010.
* Oklahoma City acquired the draft rights to 48th pick
Latavious Williams
Latavious Williams (born March 29, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Kazma in Kuwait.
After graduating from high school, he played with the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League before being drafted by the Miami Heat wi ...
from
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
in exchange for a future second-round pick.
*
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
acquired the draft rights to 50th pick
Solomon Alabi
Solomon Makafan Alabi (born March 21, 1988) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. He attended Florida State University where he helped them to a third-place finish in the ACC standings and a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they f ...
from
Dallas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
in exchange for a 2013 conditional second-round pick and cash considerations.
*
Indiana
Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th ...
acquired the draft rights to 51st pick
Magnum Rolle
''Magnum'' is a Latin word meaning "great".
Magnum may also refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Magnum Research, a firearms maker
* Magnum Semiconductor, a spin-off of Cirrus Logic
* Magnum Photos, a photojournalist cooperative
* Magnum Co ...
from Oklahoma City in exchange for the draft rights to 57th pick Ryan Reid and cash considerations.
Draft
Draft, The Draft, or Draught may refer to:
Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vesse ...