The

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NBA draft took place on June 28, 2005, in the Theatre at

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in New York City. In this draft, NBA teams took turns selecting amateur college

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players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from

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s 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. This was the last NBA draft for which high school players were eligible. The new

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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. This draft is notable for a most recent draft pick from an NAIA (and non-NCAA) school in any round; that pick is Robert Whaley, the 51st player drafted from

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, which is now in

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. As of 2022,

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is the only remaining active player from this draft class.

Draft selections

Notable undrafted players

These players who declared or were automatically eligible for the 2005 draft, were not selected but have 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: *

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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. *

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acquired the draft rights to 22nd pick Jarrett Jack from

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in exchange for the draft rights to 27th pick Linas Kleiza and the draft rights to 35th pick

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. *

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acquired the draft rights to 44th pick Martynas Andriuškevičius from

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in exchange for a 2006 second-round draft pick. * Memphis acquired the draft rights to 55th pick Lawrence Roberts from

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in exchange for 2006 and 2007 second-round draft picks and cash considerations. *

acquired the draft rights to 57th pick Marcin Gortat from Phoenix in exchange for cash considerations.

Pre-draft trades

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

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acquired the 3rd pick from

in exchange for the 6th pick, the 27th pick and a 2006 first-round draft pick. Previously, Utah acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on June 24, 2004, from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Pavel Podkolzine. 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. * On June 22, 2004,

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acquired Cleveland's first-round draft pick from Phoenix in exchange for an agreement to select Jahidi White in the 2004 Expansion Draft. Previously, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on October 1, 1997, from

in a three-team trade with Cleveland and

. Charlotte used the 13th pick to draft Sean May * On December 17, 2004,

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acquired Philadelphia's 2005 and Denver's 2006 first-round draft picks,

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, Aaron Williams from

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in exchange for

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. Previously, New Jersey acquired Philadelphia's 2005, Denver's 2006 and L.A. Clippers' 2006 first-round draft picks on July 15, 2004, from

in exchange for Kenyon Martin. Previously, Denver acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick, Mark Bryant and Art Long from

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in a three-team trade with Philadelphia and

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on December 18, 2002. Toronto used the 16th pick to draft Joey Graham. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired Washington's first-round draft pick from

in exchange for the draft rights to Jameer Nelson. Previously, Orlando acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick and Laron Profit on August 1, 2001, from Washington in exchange for Brendan Haywood. Denver used the 20th pick to draft Julius Hodge. * On June 24, 2004, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick, the draft rights to Jackson Vroman and cash considerations from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Luol Deng. Phoenix used the 21st pick to draft Nate Robinson. * On February 25, 2005,

acquired Phoenix's 2005 and San Antonio's 2006 first-round draft picks and

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from

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in exchange for Nazr Mohammed and

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. Previously, San Antonio acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on June 26, 2003, from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to

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. New York used the 30th pick to draft David Lee. * On July 14, 2005, the

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acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks from

in exchange for Eddie House and Melvin Ely. The L.A. Clippers used the 32nd pick to draft Daniel Ewing. * On December 6, 2004, the L.A. Lakers acquired New York's 2005 and Charlotte's 2009 second-round draft picks from

in exchange for Kareem Rush. Previously, Charlotte acquired New York's second-round draft pick on August 6, 2004, from

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in exchange for Predrag Drobnjak. Previously, Atlanta acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and Michael Doleac on February 15, 2004, from

in a three-team trade with New York and

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. The L.A. Lakers used the 37th pick to draft Ronny Turiaf. * On January 2, 2004,

acquired an option to exchange 2005 second-round draft picks, Mengke Bateer and the draft rights to

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from

in exchange for Robert Archibald. 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. * On February 14, 2005, Golden State acquired L.A. Clippers' 2005 and Golden State's 2007 second-round draft picks from

in exchange for Clifford Robinson. Golden State used the 46th Previously, New Jersey acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick on July 29, 2004, from the

in exchange for

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and cash considerations. Golden State used the 42nd pick to draft

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. * On July 23, 2004, Orlando acquired 2005 and 2007 second-round draft picks and Tony Battie from

in exchange for

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and Anderson Varejão. Houston used the 44th pick to draft Martynas Andriuškevičius. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from Memphis in exchange for the draft rights to

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. Seattle used the 48th pick to draft

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. * On September 30, 2003,

acquired Houston's 2004 first-round draft pick, Chicago's 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks, Glen Rice and cash considerations from

in exchange for John Amaechi and Sacramento's 2004 second-round draft pick. Previously, Houston acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks on September 28, 2000, from

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in exchange for

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. Utah used the 51st pick to draft Robert Whaley. * On June 23, 2003,

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acquired the 56th pick in

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and a 2005 second-round draft pick from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Darius Songaila. Boston used the 53rd pick to draft Orien Greene. * On June 11, 2003,

acquired a 2005 second round draft pick from

as part of the hiring of Jeff Van Gundy as Houston's head coach. New York used the 54th pick to draft Dijon Thompson. * On January 21, 2005, Phoenix acquired Dallas' 2005 second-round draft pick and Jim Jackson from

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Casey Jacobsen, Maciej Lampe and Jackson Vroman. Previously, New Orleans acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and Dan Dickau on December 3, 2004, from

in exchange for Darrell Armstrong. Phoenix used the 57th pick to draft Marcin Gortat. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and the draft rights to

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from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Albert Miralles. Toronto used the 58th pick to draft

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. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from

in exchange for the draft rights to Viktor Sanikidze. Atlanta used the 59th pick to draft Cenk Akyol.

References

External links

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Draft selections

Notable undrafted players

Trades involving draft picks

Draft-day trades

Pre-draft trades

See also

References

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