1993 Draft
1. Orlando (To GS): 
Chris Webber (Michigan)
2. Philadelphia: 
Shawn Bradley (Brigham Young)
He was picked with high
expectations, after only playing one year of college ball due to spending
two years on a Mormon mission (1991-93). What he has become is a
shot-blocker who can reject players' drives with the best of them ala
Mutombo and Robinson. He has yet to become a scorer, noone even knows
what his moves are yet...but like O'Neal it seems like he can make the
dunk. In 1991 in college he led the nation in blocks. Shawn was
impressive enough to make the All Rookie Second Team. He was traded to
the New Jersey Nets for Derrick Coleman. A fairly even trade of players
yet to live up to expectations. He was then shipped to the
Mavericks...believe it or not new Dallas GM Don Nelson really coveted this
7-6 raw talent. The Nets got a bundle of players including Chris Gatling,
George McCloud, Sam Cassell, Eric Montross and Jim Jackson, while Bradley
was the key player the Mavericks acquired, along with Ed O'Bannon, Robert
Pack and Khalid Reeves. Bradley needs to turn into the next Shaq for this
deal to work out. So far he has just proven he can block, leading the
league in that category in 1996-97. Previously, he had been the first NBA
player to ever record 2 sets of back to back games with double figures in
blocks. He is currently under an 8 year contract paying him 44.2
million. Shawn got his first movie role, playing in Space
Jam. On August 8, 2001 Dallas re-signed Shawn Bradley to a 7 year,
$40 million contract with a player opt-out after the 5th year.
Bradley's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG | BlkPG |
| College | 14.8 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 5.2 |
| Rookie | 10.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| 1994-95 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 1995-96 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 3.6 |
| 1996-97 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| 1997-98 | 11.4 | 8.1 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
| 1998-99 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 3.2 |
| 1999-00 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
| 2000-01 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 2001-02 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| 2002-03 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
| 2003-04 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Career (thru '04) | 8.7 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
3. Golden State (to Orlando): 
Anfernee
Hardaway (Memphis State)
4. Dallas: 
Jamal Mashburn (Kentucky)
This 6-8 small forward
figures to be an all-star, how consistent is anyone's guess. He reminds
me of an Alex English or Mark Aguirre type player. That is, he can
score, score score! He was a unanimous first team All-American in 1993,
as well as the 1993 Basketball Times College Player of the Year. In his
last season, his junior one, he led the Wildcats to the Final Four. He
left Kentucky as their fourth all-time leading scorer. He was named to
the All-Rookie First Team. In his second season in the NBA he really took
off, scoring a career high 50 points (11/12/94) against Chicago. He also
finished fifth in the league in scoring in 1994-95. Jamal was traded to
the Miami Heat for Kurt Thomas, Sasha Danilovic and rookie Martin Muursepp
on February 14, 1997. It was a Valentine's Day gift for Mashburn as it
seems he had fallen out of the team's plans in Dallas. Jamal is
earning 30 million dollars over an eight year contract he signed as a
rookie. In 2003 Jamal was named to his First All-NBA Team, the Third Team. On February 24, 2005 Philadelphia traded Glenn Robinson to New Orleans for Jamal
Mashburn and Rodney Rogers. Mashburn and Robinson were yet to play in 2005, and Mashburn might be done.
Mashburn's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG | StlPG |
| College | 18.8 | 7.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Rookie | 19.2 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 1.1 |
| 1994-95 | 24.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 1.0 |
| 1995-96 | 23.4 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| 1996-97 | 11.9 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| 1997-98 | 15.1 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
| 1998-99 | 14.8 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| 1999-00 | 17.5 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| 2000-01 | 20.1 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 |
| 2001-02 | 21.5 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
| 2002-03 | 21.6 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 1.0 |
| 2003-04 | 20.8 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| Career (thru '04) | 19.1 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 1.0 |
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5. Minnesota: 
Isaiah "J.R." Rider (UNLV)
He transferred out of
junior college after his sophomore year to attend UNLV. He played for
both Allen County Community College in Kansas and Antelope Valley Junior
College in California. He was a Second Team All-American (AP) in 1993,
and Big-West Conference Player of the Year after he averaged 29.1 points
as a senior. He had a solid rookie year, starting most of the games,
culminating in his selection to the All-Rookie First Team. Rider is the
leading three point shooter in Minnesota's history, holding records for
attempts (821) and made (295). He was the T-Wolves leading scorer in 1995
and 1996, but couldn't shake the trade rumors due to his personality
problems with team officials and other players. He was finally traded to
Portland for James Robinson, Bill Curley and a first round pick in 1997 or
1998. Rider got off to a bad start in Portland, being suspended for his
first game because he missed the team bus to a preseason game in
Corvallis, but Rider's exciting first week of the regular season didn't
end there. He was also picked up for smoking marijuana, but he was not
charged because it was under the legal limit in Portland...lucky for
him. Rider won the slam dunk competition as a rookie in 1994 and was
runner up in 1995. Rider was traded to Atlanta along with Jim Jackson for
Steve Smith on August 3, 1999. He put up great numbers, but due to a poor
attitude (whats new) and missing practices he was cut. Noone picked him
up for the rest of the year, but he signed a contract for the 2000-2001
season to play for the LA Lakers and Phil Jackson, for the league minimum
salary. Maybe Jackson can help him clean up his act, he's used to dealing
with Rodman.
Rider's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG |
| College | 24.9 | 7.1 | 2.9 |
| Rookie | 16.6 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| 1994-95 | 20.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| 1995-96 | 19.6 | 4.1 | 2.8 |
| 1996-97 | 16.1 | 4.0 | 2.6 |
| 1997-98 | 19.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 |
| 1998-99 | 13.9 | 4.2 | 2.2 |
| 1999-00 | 19.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 |
| 2000-01 | 7.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 2001-02 | 9.3 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| Career (thru 2002) | 16.8 | 3.9 | 2.8 |
6. Washington: 
Calbert Cheaney (Indiana)
Calbert was the College
Player of the Year in 1993 (AP,UPI,USBWA,NABC) and a Unanimous First Team
All-American, leaving Indiana as the all-time leading three-point shooter
with 148. He hasn't quite had as much pro success, floating in and out
of the starting lineup, not being able to hold down the job that was given
to him. Although he was the Bullets fifth leading scorer as a
rookie. He earned about 3 million in 1997-98. Then signed a 3 year,
$6.6 million contract to join the Boston Celtics for the 1999-2000
season. At 6-7, 215
pounds he can muscle the other SGs in the low post. He played for Denver for two seasons, 2000-2002, and then played in Utah for the 2002-2003 season. He played for Golden State in 2003-2004, and they re-signed him for 2004-2005.
Cheaney's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG |
| College | 19.8 | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| Rookie | 12.0 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| 1994-95 | 16.6 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| 1995-96 | 15.1 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| 1996-97 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| 1997-98 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 |
| 1998-99 | 7.7 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| 1999-00 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
| 2000-01 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| 2001-02 | 7.3 | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| 2002-03 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| 2003-04 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| Career (thru '04) | 10.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
7. Sacramento: Bobby Hurley
(Duke)
Bobby left DUke as the NCAA all time assists leader and a
Unanimous First Team All-American. He was a second team All-American
(TSN) as a junior as well. In High School he was the number one player
in the nation, according to a USA Today Poll. Bobby was also a winner, as
he was on Duke's Two-Time NCAA Championship Team that made 3 trips to the
Final Four. In 1992 he was the Tournament MVP. When he was
picked by the Kings with the seventh pick everyone thought he was destined
to greatness, but an auto accident on December 12, 1993 cut short his
rookie season. He still has never really recovered. On February 18, 1998,
the Kings shipped Hurley along with Michael Smith to Vancouver for Otis
Thorpe and Chris Robinson. This deal seems to favor the Kings. Hurley
was released by the Grizzlies prior to the shortened 1999 season.
Hurley's Stats: PPG APG
College 12.4 7.7
Senior Yr. 17.0 8.2
Rookie 7.1 6.1
1994-95 4.2 3.3
Career (thru '97) 3.8 3.4
8. Milwaukee: 
Vin
Baker (Hartford)
9. Denver: Rodney Rogers (Wake
Forest)
The Nuggets really needed a superstar, unfortunately he really
didn't do the job for them, although he became a reliable starter. When
he was named a consensus Second Team All-American and ACC Player of the
Year, he left school after his junio year. The Nuggets traded Rogers
along with Brent Barry to the LA Clips for Randy Woods and Antonio
McDyess. He's had his moments, as he has great potential and a nice
shooting touch. At 6-7, 255 pounds Rodney can play either of the forward
spots. On August 5, 1999 Phoenix signed Rodney Rogers to a 3 year,
$6.6 million contract. He was traded to Boston during the 2001-02 season,
then New Jersey signed Rodney Rogers to a 3 year, $9.3 million contract
on August 14, 2002. On August 3, 2004, New Orleans signed him to a one year deal. On February 24, 2005 Philadelphia traded Glenn Robinson to New Orleans for Jamal
Mashburn and Rodney Rogers.
Rogers' Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG |
| College | 19.3 | 7.9 | 2.2 |
| Junior Yr | 21.2 | 7.4 | 2.3 |
| Rookie | 8.1 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| 1994-95 | 12.2 | 4.8 | 2.0 |
| 1995-96 | 11.6 | 4.3 | 2.5 |
| 1996-97 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 2.7 |
| 1997-98 | 15.1 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
| 1998-99 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| 1999-00 | 13.8 | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| 2000-01 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| 2001-02 | 11.9 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 2002-03 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 1.6 |
| 2003-04 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| Career (thru '04) | 11.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
10. Detroit: 
Lindsey Hunter (Jackson State)
Lindsey keeps hoping
to step into Isiah's shoes...and those are awfully big shoes to fill...and
be THE Pistons PG. Ironically, Lindsey idolized Thomas growing up.
There has been some question as to whether he is really the man for the
job due to his slow development. The Pistons have not yet gone out of
their way to find a replacement, yet. In 1995 he started 43 games, but
was then sent to the bench in favor of the duo of Dumars and Houston.
Now, Dumars spends most of the time at PG, but Grant Hill runs the
offense, so Lindsey can play shooting guard, a role he is comfortable in.
Lindsey was named to the All-Rookie Second Team after playing all 82
games. The Pistons signed Lindsey to a 7 year, $19 million
contract on August 10, 1997. On August 22, 2000 Detroit traded Lindsey
Hunter to Milwaukee for Billy Owens. Then, on June 28, 2001 Milwaukee
traded Lindsey Hunter to the LA Lakers for Greg Foster. On August 28, 2003 Toronto traded Michael Curry to Detroit for Lindsey Hunter. On February 19, 2004, in a 3 team trade, Atlanta traded away Rasheed Wallace and received
Zeljko Rebraca, Bob Sura, Chris Mills, and Milwaukee's 2004 1st round
draft pick (lottery protected); Detroit traded away Zeljko Rebraca, Bob Sura,
Lindsey Hunter, Chucky Atkins, their 1st 2004 round draft pick,
Milwaukee's 2004 1st round draft pick, and
$3,000,000; and received Rasheed Wallace and Mike James; and Boston traded away
Mike James and Chris Mills and received Chucky Atkins, Lindsey Hunter,
Detroit's 2004 1st round draft pick, and $3,000,000. Detroit re-signed Hunter for the 2004-2005 season. On July 18, 2006 Detroit re-signed Lindsey Hunter to a two year, $4.5 million contract.
Hunter's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG | StlPG |
| College | 19.8 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| Rookie | 10.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 1.5 |
| 1994-95 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 1995-96 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| 1996-97 | 14.2 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 997-98 | 12.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 1998-99 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| 1999-00 | 12.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.6 |
| 2000-01 | 10.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 2001-02 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| 2002-03 | 9.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 |
| 2003-04 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
| Career (thru '04) | 10.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 |
11. Detroit: 
Allan Houston (Tenn)
He is one of two backcourt
rookies to join Detroit out of this year's draft. In 1995 he started to
turn up his game, increasing his scoring and taking the starting job from
Joe Dumars. He put up career numbers in 1996 and became a much sought
after free agent, signing a six year contract with the New York Knicks for
56 million dollars. He participated in the 1994 slam dunk contest. In
1993 he was a NCAA third team All-American (AP). Allan was named to the
USA Men's 2000 Olympic Basketball Team. On July 22, 2001 New York
re-signed Allan Houston to a 6 year, $100 million contract.
Houston's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG |
| College | 21.9 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Rookie | 8.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1994-95 | 14.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 1995-96 | 19.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 1996-97 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 1997-98 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 2.6 |
| 1998-99 | 16.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| 1999-00 | 19.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| 2000-01 | 18.7 | 3.6 | 2.2 |
| 2001-02 | 20.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| 2002-03 | 22.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 2003-04 | 18.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Career (thru '04) | 17.5 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
12. LA Lakers: George Lynch (UNC)
13. LA Clippers: Terry Dehere (Seton Hall)
14. Indiana: Scott Haskin (Oregon State)
15. Atlanta: Doug Edwards (Florida State)
16. New Jersey: Rex Walters (Kansas)
17. Charlotte: Greg Graham (Indiana)
18. Utah: Luther Wright (Seton Hall)
19. Boston: Acie Earl (Iowa)
20. Charlotte: Scott Burrell (Connecticut)
21. Portland: James Robinson (Alabama)
This 6-2 guard was
a steady performer in the Rose City, coming off the bench, but was
traded with Bill Curley and a first round pick to Minnesota for Isaiah
Rider on 7/23/96. On 8/16/97 he signed a free agent deal with the
Clippers over 5 years worth 10 million dollars. He participated in the
Slam Dunk competition in 1994.
Robinson's Stats: PPG RPG APG
College 18.9 4.1 1.9
Senior Yr. 20.6 4.5 2.3
Rookie 4.8 1.3 1.2
1994-95 9.2 1.9 2.5
1995-96 8.5 2.1 2.0
1996-97 8.3 1.6 1.8
Career (Thru '97) 7.8 1.7 1.9
22. Cleveland: 
Chris Mills (Arizona)
Chris steadily
contributed to the team over his first few years, rapidly improving in
all aspects of his game every year. In 1994-1995 he made 94
of 240 treys (0.391) being both a deep threat and inside scorer on
a young and dangerous Cleveland team. He transferred from Kentucky to
Arizona after his freshman year in college. As a senior (1993) he was
named to the All-American Third-Team (AP). Prior to the 1997-98 season,
Boston signed Chris to a 6 year, $26.1 million contract then traded him
along with a couple of second round pick to the Knicks for Dontae Jones,
John Thomas, Walter McCarty, and Scott Brooks. On January 21, 1999,
Chris was traded along with John Starks and Terry Cummings to the
Warriors for troubled player, Latrell Sprewell. On August 18, 2003 Dallas traded Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson, Evan Eschmeyer, Popeye Jones, and Antoine Rigaudeau to Golden State for Antawn Jamison, Danny Fortson, Jiri Welsch, and Chris Mills. On October 20, 2003, Dallas traded Raef LaFrentz, Jiri Welsch, Chris Mills, a 2004 draft pick (lottery protected) to Boston for Antoine Walker and Tony Delk. On February 19, 2004, in a 3 team trade, Atlanta traded away Rasheed Wallace and received Zeljko Rebraca, Bob Sura, Chris Mills, and Milwaukee's 2004 1st round draft pick (lottery protected); Detroit traded away Zeljko Rebraca, Bob Sura,
Lindsey Hunter, Chucky Atkins, their 1st 2004 round draft pick,
Milwaukee's 2004 1st round draft pick, and
$3,000,000; and received Rasheed Wallace and Mike James; and Boston traded away
Mike James and Chris Mills and received Chucky Atkins, Lindsey Hunter,
Detroit's 2004 1st round draft pick, and $3,000,000.
Mills' Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG |
| College | 16.5 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
| Senior Yr. | 20.4 | 7.9 | 1.9 |
| Rookie | 9.4 | 5.1 | 1.6 |
| 1994-95 | 12.3 | 4.6 | 1.9 |
| 1995-96 | 15.1 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| 1996-97 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 2.5 |
| 1997-98 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 1.7 |
| 1998-99 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| 1999-00 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 2.4 |
| 2000-01 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 1.2 |
| 2001-02 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 2002-03 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Career (thru 2003) | 11.2 | 4.9 | 1.9 |
23. Seattle: Ervin Johnson (New
Orleans)
Ervin did not have
basketball in his blood from an early age. He was bagging groceries at a
supermarket when he decided to give the University of New Orleans a try.
He set a Sun Belt Conference record as a freshman with 62 blocks. He
finished his college career as his school's leader in blocks, rebounds
and FG percentage. He was 25 years old when drafted. After a
non-productive rookie campaign, he became the Sonic's starting center in
his second year. After falling out of favor in Seattle in 1996, on July
22nd he signed as a free agent with Denver where he started all 82 games
for the Nuggets. He finished fourth in the league in rebounding with
over 11 per game. He was traded to Milwuakee on draft day 1997 for the
draft rights to Danny Fortson plus Joe Wolf and
Johnny Newman. I think he is the missing piece to the Buck's playoff
puzzle. Ervin is a bargain as he is under a seven year, 15 million
dollar contract that expires in 2003. On August 29, 2005 Milwaukee signed Ervin to a one year, minimum contract.
Ervin's
Stats
| PPG | RPG | BlkPG |
| College | 13.1 | 10.5 | 2.4 |
| Rookie | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 1994-95 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| 1995-96 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| 1996-97 | 7.1 | 11.1 | 2.8 |
| 1997-98 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 |
| 1998-99 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 1.1 |
| 1999-00 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 1.6 |
| 2000-01 | 3.2 | 7.5 | 1.2 |
| 2001-02 | 2.6 | 5.8 | 1.0 |
| 2002-03 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 2003-04 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| Career (thru '04) | 4.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
24. Houston:
Sam Cassell (Florida St.)
Sam started his NBA career
as the heart of the Rockets bench, and performed like a veteran after his
trial by fire in the Rockets two championship winning seasons. He was
the Rockets best point guard and ball handler. He is also not afraid to
take the shot, and his teammates give it to him...especially the three.
In 1996 he went to the Suns along with Horry and Bryant for Charles
Barkley. Many thought he was the heir apparent to KJ. Apparently the
Suns had other plans since Dallas traded Jason Kidd, Loren Meyer, and Tony
Dumas to Phoenix for Cassell, Michael Finley, A.C. Green, and a 2nd round
pick in 1997 or 1998 mid-way through the 1996 season. Then on February
17th, Dallas traded Cassell along with Chris Gatling, Jim Jackson, Eric
Montross and George McCloud to New Jersey for Shawn Bradley, Robert Pack,
Khalid Reeves, and Ed O'Bannon. Sam won the Fleer Shoot Around during
1996 All-Star Weekend. Cassell became one of the most feared PGs in the
eastern conference for the Nets, when he wasn't injured. He was traded on
March 12, 1999 to Milwaukee in a huge deal. Milwaukee picked up Cassell,
Gatling and Paul Grant, while Minnesota received Terrel Brandon, Brian
Evans and a NJ draft pick and finally NJ received Stephon Marbury, Bill
Curley, Elliot Perry and Chris Carr. Milwaukee signed Sam Cassell to a
3 year, $17 million contract extension which keeps him with the team
through the 2005-06 season. On June 27, 2003 Milwaukee traded Sam Cassell and Ervin Johnson to Minnesota for Joe Smith and Anthony Peeler. Sam became an all-star for the first time in 2004. He was the oldest player to be named an all-star for the first time. Later that year, he was named to his first All-NBA Team, the Second Team and was also named to the 2004 All-Interview Second Team. On August 12, 2005 the LA Clippers first re-signed Marko Jaric
to a 6 year, $40 million contract and then traded Jaric and Lionel
Chalmers to Minnesota for Sam Cassell and a 2006 first round draft pick (lottery
protected). On July 12, 2006 The Clippers re-signed Sam Cassell to a two year, $13 million contract.
Cassell's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG | StlPG |
| College | 18.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Rookie | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| 1994-95 | 9.5 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 |
| 1995-96 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.9 |
| 1996-97 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| 1997-98 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 |
| 1998-99 | 15.9 | 1.9 | 4.5 | 1.1 |
| 1999-00 | 18.6 | 3.7 | 9.0 | 1.3 |
| 2000-01 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 1.2 |
| 2001-02 | 19.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 1.2 |
| 2002-03 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| 2003-04 | 19.8 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 1.3 |
| Career (thru '04) | 16.4 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
25. Chicago: Corie
Blount (Cincinnati)
26. Orlando: Geert Hammink (Louisiana State)
27. Phoenix: Malcolm Mackey (Georgia Tech)
28. Dallas: Lucious Harris (Long Beach State)
29. Minnesota: Sherron Mills (Virginia Commonwealth)
30. Washington: 
Gheorghe Muresan (Romania)
Gheorghe
is the tallest player ever to play in the NBA at 7'7''. He is beginning
to develop as more than a project, and has already exceeded the
expectations of another big man, Manute Bol. He can certainly block, but
has also proven that he can score, becoming an integral part of the
Bullets offense. Born in Romania...in Transylvania, he played one year
('92-'93) with the French Team Pau Orthez where he averaged 18.7 points
and 10.3 rebounds before coming to Washington via the 30th pick in the
1994 draft. Gheorghe wears a size 20 shoe, that almost
puts him in Shaq's class (size 22). He was voted the NBA's most improved
player in 1996.
Muresan's Stats: PPG RPG BlkPG
Rookie 5.6 3.6 0.9
1994-95 10.0 6.7 1.7
1995-96 14.5 9.6 2.3
1996-97 10.6 6.6 1.3
Career (thru '97) 10.6 6.8 1.6
31. Sacramento: Evers Burns (Maryland)
32. Philadelphia: Alphonso Ford (Miss. Valley St.)
33. Dallas: Eric Riley (Michigan)
34. Golden State: Darnell Mee (western Kentucky)
35. Miami: Ed Stokes (Arizona)
36. New Jersey: John Best (Tennessee Tech)
37. LA Lakers: 
Nick Van Exel (Cincinnati)
This 6-1 guard is
dangerous because he also can shoot the ball if he doesn't have a man to
pass to. He received a vote of confidence when Magic returned to the
power forward spot, not to infringe on the development of Van Exel. He
became recognizeable after his heroics in the 1995 playoffs, taking and
making the clutch shots. Nick was named to the All Rookie Second Team.
Nick has led the Lakers in 3 point shooting (including a team record
183/511 in 1996) three years running, and is second on their all-time list
to Byron Scott. In 1998, Van Exel was chosen for the first time to be
on the all-star team. He is signed to a 6 year contract through the year
2000 paying him 13.2 milllion dollars. On the day after the 1998 draft,
Van Exel was traded to Denver for 1997 first round pick Tony Battie and
1998 first rounder Tyronn Lue. On August 3, 1999, Nick signed a 5 year,
$55 million contract to stay in Denver. Becoming increasingly unhappy in
Denver, Nick started asking for a trade during the 2001-2002 season. On
February 21, 2002, in a last minute deal just beating the trade deadline,
Dallas sent Tim Hardaway, Juwan Howard and Donnell Harvey plus cash and a
first round draft pick in the 2002 draft to Denver for Raef LaFrentz, Nick
Van Exel, Avery Johnson and Tariq Abdul-Wahad. On August 18, 2003 Dallas traded Nick Van Exel, Avery Johnson, Evan Eschmeyer, Popeye Jones, and Antoine Rigaudeau to Golden State for Antawn Jamison, Danny Fortson, Jiri Welsch, and Chris Mills. On August 29, 2005 San Antonio signed Nick to a one year contract.
Van Exel's Stats
| PPG | RPG | APG | StlPG |
| College | 15.2 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 |
| Rookie | 13.6 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 1.1 |
| 1994-95 | 16.9 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 1.2 |
| 1995-96 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| 1996-97 | 15.3 | 2.9 | 8.5 | 1.0 |
| 1997-98 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
| 1998-99 | 16.5 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 0.8 |
| 1999-00 | 16.1 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 0.9 |
| 2000-01 | 17.7 | 3.4 | 8.5 | 0.9 |
| 2001-02 | 18.3 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 0.6 |
| 2002-03 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| 2003-04 | 12.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 0.5 |
| Career (thru '04) | 15.4 | 3.0 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
38. Washingon: Conrad McRae (Syracuse)
39. Indiana: Thomas Hill (Duke)
40. Atlanta: Richard Manning (Washington)
41. Chicago: Anthony Reed (Tulane)
42. Seattle: Adonis Jordan (Kansas)
43. Golden State: Josh Grant (Utah)
44. Sacramento: Alex Holcombe (Baylor)
45. Utah: 
Bryon Russell (Long Beach State)
This Russell (not
to be confused with contemporary Byron Russell who has disappeared from
the NBA scene) is moving up in respectability. He played in the
Rookie Game during the all-star weekend and started 48 games as a rookie.
For the next couple of years, though, a deep Jazz bench gave him little
consistent playing time, racking up quite a few DNP-Coach's Decision.
During the 1996 Playoffs, Russell excelled, getting a chance to produce
and coming into the national spotlight. He has slipped into the
starting lineup for the 1996-97 season where he averaged better than
10 a game. At 6-7, 225 pounds, his frame is built perfectly
for the small forward position. Russell has a good quick move and can
bury the three, making him a versatile player. Early in his career he
was known as a defensive specialist, but now opposing defenders can no
longer ignore him. Most importantly, he is well-liked and respected by
coach Jerry Sloane and superstar teammates Karl Malone and John
Stockton, blending well with the offense. He was a high school
All-American. In 1997 he signed a five year deal for 20 million
dollars. He signed a one year deal with the Wizards in 2002, and a one year deal with the Lakers in 2003.
Russell's Stat
| PPG | RPG | APG |
| College | 11.7 | 6.6 | 1.6 |
| Senior Yr. | 13.2 | 6.7 | 2.1 |
| Rookie | 5.0 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| 1994-95 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| 1995-96 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1996-97 | 10.8 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| 1997-98 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| 1998-99 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| 1999-00 | 14.1 | 5.2 | 1.9 |
| 2000-01 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 2.1 |
| 2001-02 | 9.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 |
| 2002-03 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
| 2003-04 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Career (thru '04) | 8.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
46. Houston: Richard Petruska (UCLA)
47. San Antonio: Chris Whitney (Clemson)
48. Portland: Kevin Thompson (NC State)
49. Phoenix: Mark Buford (Miss. Valley St.)
50. Houston: Marcelo Nicola (Argentina)
51. Indiana: Spencer Dunkley (Delaware)
52. Sacramento: Mike Peplowski (Michigan State)
53. LA Clippers: Leonard White (Southern)
54. Phoenix: Byron Wilson (Utah)