1999 NBA Draft
historyThe 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand (1st selection), Trajan Langdon (11th), Corey Maggette (13th) and William Avery (14th) being selected out of Duke University. It is widely viewed as one of the best draft classes, with a total of nine future NBA All Stars being chosen.
{| class="wikitable" |- | bgcolor="#FBCEB1" width="5%"|* | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) and (an) All-NBA Team(s) |- | bgcolor="#FFCC00" width="5%"| | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-Star Game(s) |- | bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="5%"|x | Denotes player who has been selected for (an) All-NBA Team(s) |}
Round one
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#DDDDFF;"| Pick
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Nationality
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="35%"| NBA Team
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="25%"| School/Club Team
|-
| 1
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Elton Brand* (PF)
|
| Chicago Bulls
| Duke-So.
|-
| 2
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Steve Francis (G)
|
| Vancouver Grizzlies
| Maryland-Jr.
|-
| 3
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Baron Davis* (PG)
|
| Charlotte Hornets
| UCLA-So.
|-
| 4
| Lamar Odom (F)
|
| Los Angeles Clippers
| Rhode Island-Fr.
|-
| 5
| Jonathan Bender (F)
|
| Toronto Raptors (from Denver, traded to Indiana for Antonio Davis)
| Picayune HS (Picayune, MS)
|-
| 6
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Wally Szczerbiak (SF)
|
| Minnesota Timberwolves (from New Jersey)
| Miami (OH)-Sr.
|-
| 7
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Richard Hamilton* (SG)
|
| Washington Wizards
| UConn-Jr.
|-
| 8
| Andre Miller (PG)
|
| Cleveland Cavaliers (from Boston)
| Utah-Sr.
|-
| 9
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Shawn Marion* (F)
|
| Phoenix Suns (from Dallas)
| UNLV-Jr.
|-
| 10
| Jason Terry (G)
|
| Atlanta Hawks
| Arizona-Sr.
|-
| 11
| Trajan Langdon (SG)
|
| Cleveland Cavaliers
| Duke-Sr.
|-
| 12
| Aleksandar Radojević (C)
|
| Toronto Raptors
| Barton County JC (Kansas)-So.
|-
| 13
| Corey Maggette (SG/SF)
|
| Seattle SuperSonics
| Duke-Fr.
|-
| 14
| William Avery (PG)
|
| Minnesota Timberwolves
| Duke-So.
|-
| 15
| Frédéric Weis (C)
|
| New York Knicks
| Limoges (France)
|-
| 16
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Ron Artest* (SF)
|
| Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix)
| St. John's-So.
|-
| 17
| Cal Bowdler (PF)
|
| Atlanta Hawks (from Sacramento)
| Old Dominion-Sr.
|-
| 18
| James Posey (SG/SF)
|
| Denver Nuggets (from Milwaukee via Phoenix)
| Xavier-Jr.
|-
| 19
| Quincy Lewis (SF)
|
| Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia)
| Minnesota-Sr.
|-
| 20
| Dion Glover (SG)
|
| Atlanta Hawks (from Detroit)
| Georgia Tech-So.
|-
| 21
| Jeff Foster (PF/C)
|
| Atlanta Hawks (traded to Indiana)
| Southwest Texas State-Sr.
|-
| 22
| Kenny Thomas (PF)
|
| Houston Rockets
| New Mexico-Sr.
|-
| 23
| Devean George (SF)
|
| Los Angeles Lakers
| Augsburg-Sr.
|-
| 24
| bgcolor="#FFCC00"| Andrei Kirilenko (F)
|
| Utah Jazz (from Orlando)
| CSKA Moscow (Russia)
|-
| 25
| Tim James (SF)
|
| Miami Heat
| Miami (FL)-Sr.
|-
| 26
| Vonteego Cummings (PG)
|
| Indiana Pacers
| Pittsburgh-Sr.
|-
| 27
| Jumaine Jones (SF)
|
| Atlanta Hawks (from Portland via Detroit)
| Georgia-So.
|-
| 28
| Scott Padgett (PF)
|
| Utah Jazz
| Kentucky-Sr.
|-
| 29
| Leon Smith (PF)
|
| San Antonio Spurs
| Martin Luther King HS
|}
Round two
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:#DDDDFF;"| Pick
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="20%"| Nationality
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="35%"| NBA Team
! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="25%"| School/Club Team
|-
| 30
| John Celestand (PG)
|
| Los Angeles Lakers (from Vancouver)
| Villanova
|-
| 31
| Rico Hill (F)
|
| Los Angeles Clippers
| Illinois State
|-
| 32
| Michael Ruffin (PF)
|
| Chicago Bulls
| Tulsa
|-
| 33
| Chris Herren (G)
|
| Denver Nuggets
| Fresno State
|-
| 34
| Evan Eschmeyer (C)
|
| New Jersey Nets
| Northwestern
|-
| 35
| Calvin Booth (C)
|
| Washington Wizards
| Penn State
|-
| 36
| Wang Zhizhi (C)
|
| Dallas Mavericks
| Bayi Rockets (China)
|-
| 37
| Obinna Ekezie (C)
|
| Vancouver Grizzlies (from Boston)
| Maryland
|-
| 38
| Laron Profit (SG/SF)
|
| Orlando Magic (from Golden State)
| Maryland
|-
| 39
| A.J. Bramlett (C)
|
| Cleveland Cavaliers
| Arizona
|-
| 40
| Gordan Giriček (SG)
|
| Dallas Mavericks (from Toronto)
| Cibona Zagreb (Croatia)
|-
| 41
| Francisco Elson (PF)
|
| Denver Nuggets (from Seattle)
| California
|-
| 42
| Louis Bullock (G)
|
| Minnesota Timberwolves
| Michigan
|-
| 43
| Lee Nailon (SF)
|
| Charlotte Hornets
| TCU
|-
| 44
| Tyrone Washington (C)
|
| Houston Rockets (from Phoenix)
| Mississippi State
|-
| 45
| Ryan Robertson (G)
|
| Sacramento Kings
| Kansas
|-
| 46
| J.R. Koch (F)
|
| New York Knicks
| Iowa
|-
| 47
| Todd MacCulloch (C)
|
| Philadelphia 76ers
| Washington
|-
| 48
| Galen Young (G)
|
| Milwaukee Bucks
| Charlotte
|-
| 49
| Lari Ketner (C)
|
| Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Atlanta)
| UMass
|-
| 50
| Venson Hamilton (C)
|
| Houston Rockets
| Nebraska
|-
| 51
| Antwain Smith (F)
|
| Vancouver Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers)
| St. Paul's (VA)
|-
| 52
| Roberto Bergersen (G)
|
| Atlanta Hawks
| Boise State
|-
| 53
| Rodney Buford (SG)
|
| Miami Heat
| Creighton
|-
| 54
| Melvin Levett (G)
|
| Detroit Pistons (from Indiana)
| Cincinnati
|-
| 55
| Kris Clack (G)
|
| Boston Celtics (from Orlando via Denver)
| Texas
|-
| 56
| Tim Young (C)
|
| Golden State Warriors (from Portland)
| Stanford
|-
| 57
| bgcolor="#FBCEB1"| Manu Ginóbili* (SG)
|
| San Antonio Spurs
| Viola Reggio Calabria (Italy)
|-
| 58
| Eddie Lucas (G)
|
| Utah Jazz
| Virginia Tech
|}
Notable undrafted players
All players are Americans unless otherwise indicated. Bell is a U.S. citizen by birth (as are all other natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands), but is classified as an "international" player by the NBA.
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" ! style="background:#DDDDFF;"| Player ! style="background:#DDDDFF;" width="35%"| School/Club Team |- | Chris Andersen (PF) | Blinn College |- | Raja Bell (SG, ) | Florida International |- | Jermaine Jackson (SG) | Detroit |- | Milt Palacio (PG/SG) | Colorado State |- | Eddie Robinson (SG/SF) | Central Oklahoma |}