1997 NBA Draft

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1997 NBA Draft - 25 June 1997 - Charlotte, North Carolina

Preceded by:
1996 NBA Draft

NBA Draft

Followed by:
1998 NBA Draft

[edit] Round 1

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
1	Tim Duncan (F/C)	Image:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands	San Antonio Spurs	Wake Forest
2	Keith Van Horn (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers	Utah
3	Chauncey Billups (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Boston Celtics	Colorado
4	Antonio Daniels (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Vancouver Grizzlies	Bowling Green
5	Tony Battie (C/F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Denver Nuggets	Texas Tech
6	Ron Mercer (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Boston Celtics	Kentucky
7	Tim Thomas (SF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New Jersey Nets	Villanova
8	Adonal Foyle (C)	Image:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Golden State Warriors	Colgate
9	Tracy McGrady (G/F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Toronto Raptors	Mt. Zion Academy (Durham, NC)
10	Danny Fortson (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Cincinnati
11	Olivier Saint-Jean (SF)	Image:Flag of France.svg France	Sacramento Kings	San Jose State
12	Austin Croshere (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Indiana Pacers	Providence
13	Derek Anderson (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Kentucky
14	Maurice Taylor (PF)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Los Angeles Clippers	Michigan
15	Kelvin Cato (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Dallas Mavericks from Minnesota Timberwolves	Iowa State
16	Brevin Knight (PG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Cleveland Cavaliers from Phoenix Suns	Stanford
17	Johnny Taylor (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Orlando Magic	Chattanooga
18	Chris Anstey (F)	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Dallas Mavericks from Portland Trail Blazers	SE Melbourne Magic (Australia)
19	Scot Pollard (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Detroit Pistons	Kansas
20	Paul Grant (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Minnesota Timberwolves from Charlotte Hornets	Wisconsin
21	Anthony Parker (SG)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New Jersey Nets from Los Angeles Lakers	Bradley
22	Ed Gray (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Atlanta Hawks	California
23	Bobby Jackson (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle Supersonics	Minnesota
24	Rodrick Rhodes (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Houston Rockets	USC
25	John Thomas (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	New York Knicks	Minnesota
26	Charles Smith (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Miami Heat	New Mexico
27	Jacque Vaughn (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Utah Jazz	Kansas
28	Keith Booth (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Chicago Bulls	Maryland

[edit] Round 2

Pick	Player	Nationality	NBA Team	College/HS/Club Team
30	Serge Zwikker (C)	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	Houston Rockets (from Vancouver Grizzlies)	North Carolina
31	Mark Sanford (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Miami Heat (from Boston Celtics)	Washington
32	Charles O'Bannon (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio Spurs)	UCLA
33	James Cotton (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Denver Nuggets	Long Beach State
34	Marko Milic (G)	Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia	Philadelphia 76ers	Smelt Olimpija (Slovenia)
35	Bubba Wells (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Dallas Mavericks	Austin Peay
36	Kebu Stewart (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers (from New Jersey Nets)	Cal State Bakersfield
37	James Collins (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Philadelphia 76ers (from Toronto Raptors)	Florida State
38	Marc Jackson (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Golden State Warriors	Temple
39	Jerald Honeycutt (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Milwaukee Bucks	Tulane
40	Anthony Johnson (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Sacramento Kings	College of Charleston
41	Ed Elisma (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics (from Los Angeles Clippers)	Georgia Tech
42	Jason Lawson (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Denver Nuggets (from Indiana Pacers)	Villanova
43	Stephen Jackson (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Phoenix Suns	Butler Community College (Kansas)
44	Gordon Malone (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Minnesota Timberwolves	West Virginia
45	Cedric Henderson (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Cleveland Cavaliers	Memphis
46	God Shammgod (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Washington Wizards	Providence
47	Eric Washington (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Orlando Magic (traded to Denver Nuggets)	Alabama
48	Alvin Williams (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Portland Trail Blazers	Villanova
49	Predrag Drobnjak (C)	Yugoslavia	Washington Wizards (from Charlotte Hornets)	Partizan Belgrade (Serbia)
50	Alain Digbeu (G)	Image:Flag of France.svg France	Atlanta Hawks (from Detroit Pistons)	Villeurbanne (France)
51	Chris Crawford (F)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Atlanta Hawks	Marquette
52	DeJuan Wheat (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Los Angeles Lakers	Louisville
53	C.J. Bruton (G)	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Vancouver Grizzlies (from Houston Rockets)	Indian Hills Community College (Iowa)
54	Paul Rogers (C)	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Los Angeles Lakers (from New York Knicks	Gonzaga
55	Mark Blount (C)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Seattle SuperSonics	Pittsburgh
56	Ben Pepper (C)	Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	Boston Celtics (from Miami Heat)	Newcastle (Australia)
57	Nate Erdmann (G)	Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States	Utah Jazz	Oklahoma
58	Roberto Dueñas (C)	Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain	Chicago Bulls	FC Barcelona (Spain)