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1998 NBA Draft

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Date: Wednesday, June 24, 1998
Location: Vancouver, Canada

Number of Picks: 58 (56 played in NBA)
First Overall Pick: Michael Olowokandi (2.5 Win Shares)

Most Win Shares: D. Nowitzki (173.9), P. Pierce (138.4) and V. Carter (111.3)

All-Stars: 5 (V. Carter, A. Jamison, R. Lewis, D. Nowitzki and P. Pierce)

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58 Selections

Stats shown are for the player's NBA career
Round 1 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
1 LAC Michael Olowokandi University of the Pacific 500 13129 4135 3414 327 .435 .597 26.3 8.3 6.8 0.7 2.5 .009
2 VAN Mike Bibby University of Arizona 1001 33962 14698 3103 5517 .436 .379 .802 33.9 14.7 3.1 5.5 73.2 .104
3 DEN Raef LaFrentz University of Kansas 563 14545 5690 3423 606 .466 .363 .711 25.8 10.1 6.1 1.1 39.4 .130
4 TOR Antawn Jamison University of North Carolina 1061 37390 19958 8102 1754 .452 .347 .725 35.2 18.8 7.6 1.7 87.7 .113
5 GSW Vince Carter University of North Carolina 1067 37267 22223 5350 4030 .443 .376 .798 34.9 20.8 5.0 3.8 111.3 .143
6 DAL Robert Traylor University of Michigan 438 6243 2085 1640 312 .474 .167 .577 14.3 4.8 3.7 0.7 13.3 .102
7 SAC Jason Williams University of Florida 788 23188 8266 1810 4611 .398 .327 .813 29.4 10.5 2.3 5.9 38.5 .080
8 PHI Larry Hughes Saint Louis University 727 22368 10242 3039 2290 .406 .309 .757 30.8 14.1 4.2 3.1 32.3 .069
9 MIL Dirk Nowitzki 1108 39975 25051 9096 2923 .475 .381 .877 36.1 22.6 8.2 2.6 173.9 .209
10 BOS Paul Pierce University of Kansas 1102 40360 24021 6651 4305 .447 .370 .806 36.6 21.8 6.0 3.9 138.4 .165
11 DET Bonzi Wells Ball State University 591 15133 7147 2737 1249 .460 .327 .697 25.6 12.1 4.6 2.1 29.4 .093
12 ORL Michael Doleac University of Utah 587 8789 2882 1955 343 .439 .125 .791 15.0 4.9 3.3 0.6 12.7 .070
13 ORL Keon Clark University of Nevada, Las Vegas 353 7971 2882 2096 322 .500 .053 .645 22.6 8.2 5.9 0.9 18.2 .110
14 HOU Michael Dickerson University of Arizona 212 7490 3257 609 553 .432 .402 .784 35.3 15.4 2.9 2.6 9.6 .061
15 ORL Matt Harpring Georgia Institute of Technology 665 17584 7645 3366 907 .481 .333 .753 26.4 11.5 5.1 1.4 41.9 .114
16 HOU Bryce Drew Valparaiso University 243 3970 1081 295 524 .382 .371 .830 16.3 4.4 1.2 2.2 2.4 .030
17 MIN Rasho Nesterovic 811 17983 5519 4143 836 .502 .077 .585 22.2 6.8 5.1 1.0 39.9 .107
18 HOU Mirsad Turkcan 17 90 33 33 5 .368 .000 .625 5.3 1.9 1.9 0.3 0.0 -0.019
19 MIL Pat Garrity University of Notre Dame 552 11062 4017 1457 443 .417 .398 .806 20.0 7.3 2.6 0.8 18.7 .081
20 ATL Roshown McLeod Duke University 113 2130 817 308 124 .409 .111 .819 18.8 7.2 2.7 1.1 0.2 .004
21 CHH Ricky Davis University of Iowa 736 21927 9912 2550 2426 .446 .361 .781 29.8 13.5 3.5 3.3 28.0 .061
22 LAC Brian Skinner Baylor University 608 10910 2876 2841 288 .494 .333 .566 17.9 4.7 4.7 0.5 15.8 .070
23 DEN Tyronn Lue University of Nebraska 554 12564 4710 943 1727 .437 .391 .829 22.7 8.5 1.7 3.1 19.7 .075
24 SAS Felipe Lopez St. John's University 249 4145 1448 604 252 .432 .327 .659 16.6 5.8 2.4 1.0 3.1 .036
25 IND Al Harrington 947 27498 13012 5402 1621 .445 .352 .727 29.0 13.7 5.7 1.7 42.1 .073
26 LAL Sam Jacobson University of Minnesota 68 752 283 80 36 .511 .360 .739 11.1 4.2 1.2 0.5 1.1 .071
27 SEA Vladimir Stepania 270 3726 1118 1180 94 .425 .133 .536 13.8 4.1 4.4 0.3 5.2 .067
28 CHI Corey Benjamin Oregon State University 153 2191 835 259 143 .390 .289 .652 14.3 5.5 1.7 0.9 -0.9 -0.019
29 UTA Nazr Mohammed University of Kentucky 897 15182 5668 4491 352 .488 .000 .642 16.9 6.3 5.0 0.4 33.3 .105
Round 2 Totals Shooting Per Game Advanced
Pk Tm Player College G MP PTS TRB AST FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST WS WS/48
30 DAL Ansu Sesay University of Mississippi 127 1301 401 223 62 .434 .276 .640 10.2 3.2 1.8 0.5 1.4 .051
31 LAL Ruben Patterson University of Cincinnati 649 15955 6953 2697 1150 .517 .179 .641 24.6 10.7 4.2 1.8 35.1 .106
32 SEA Rashard Lewis 989 32570 15311 5323 1708 .453 .388 .805 32.9 15.5 5.4 1.7 89.2 .131
33 SEA Jelani McCoy University of California, Los Angeles 260 3824 1200 921 135 .539 .490 14.7 4.6 3.5 0.5 5.1 .064
34 CHI Shammond Williams University of North Carolina 325 5351 1892 518 765 .401 .366 .798 16.5 5.8 1.6 2.4 8.8 .079
35 DAL Bruno Sundov 102 524 173 107 18 .356 .208 .526 5.1 1.7 1.0 0.2 -0.7 -0.062
36 SAC Jerome James Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 358 4771 1540 1099 118 .485 .000 .617 13.3 4.3 3.1 0.3 2.9 .029
37 PHI Casey Shaw University of Toledo 9 14 2 3 0 .125 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 -0.1 -0.498
38 NYK DeMarco Johnson University of North Carolina at Charlotte 5 37 6 7 0 .333 7.4 1.2 1.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.091
39 MIL Rafer Alston California State University, Fresno 671 19392 6799 1891 3202 .383 .354 .729 28.9 10.1 2.8 4.8 32.9 .081
40 DET Korleone Young 3 15 13 4 1 .500 .250 1.000 5.0 4.3 1.3 0.3 0.1 .280
41 HOU Cuttino Mobley University of Rhode Island 747 27618 11964 2902 2015 .433 .378 .835 37.0 16.0 3.9 2.7 52.2 .091
42 ORL Miles Simon University of Arizona 5 19 2 2 0 .200 .000 3.8 0.4 0.4 0.0 -0.1 -0.289
43 WAS Jahidi White Georgetown University 334 5913 1954 1944 63 .510 .000 .534 17.7 5.9 5.8 0.2 10.4 .085
44 NYK Sean Marks University of California 230 2275 638 501 50 .448 .200 .665 9.9 2.8 2.2 0.2 2.6 .055
45 LAL Toby Bailey University of California, Los Angeles 73 698 241 126 43 .407 .200 .692 9.6 3.3 1.7 0.6 1.0 .072
46 MIN Andrae Patterson Indiana University 40 304 120 67 16 .455 .000 .778 7.6 3.0 1.7 0.4 0.7 .114
47 TOR Tyson Wheeler University of Rhode Island 1 3 4 0 2 1.000 1.000 .500 3.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.1 1.367
48 CLE Ryan Stack University of South Carolina 43 397 99 79 10 .352 .000 .787 9.2 2.3 1.8 0.2 0.2 .028
49 ATL Cory Carr Texas Tech University 42 624 171 49 66 .329 .167 .750 14.9 4.1 1.2 1.6 -1.2 -0.089
50 CHH Andrew Betts California State University, Long Beach
51 MIA Corey Brewer University of Oklahoma
52 SAS Derrick Dial Eastern Michigan University 82 687 253 133 63 .372 .190 .672 8.4 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.6 .045
53 DAL Greg Buckner Clemson University 570 10895 2878 1593 719 .450 .334 .757 19.1 5.0 2.8 1.3 20.9 .092
54 DEN Tremaine Fowlkes California State University, Fresno 103 1233 301 228 54 .409 .200 .791 12.0 2.9 2.2 0.5 2.1 .080
55 DEN Ryan Bowen University of Iowa 507 6502 1319 1060 250 .456 .206 .693 12.8 2.6 2.1 0.5 12.4 .092
56 VAN J.R. Henderson University of California, Los Angeles 30 331 97 47 22 .365 .400 .556 11.0 3.2 1.6 0.7 -0.2 -0.025
57 UTA Torraye Braggs Xavier University 22 178 46 51 7 .475 .667 8.1 2.1 2.3 0.3 0.3 .071
58 CHI Maceo Baston University of Michigan 105 831 286 175 26 .616 .375 .740 7.9 2.7 1.7 0.2 2.3 .134