1993 NBA draft
| 1993 NBA draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Date | June 30, 1993 |
| Location | The Palace of Auburn Hills (Auburn Hills, Michigan) |
| Network | TNT |
| Overview | |
| 54 total selections in 2 rounds | |
| League | NBA |
| First selection | Chris Webber (Orlando Magic) |
| Hall of Famers | 1
|
The 1993 NBA draft took place on June 30, 1993, at The Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The draft had some talented players at the top, but injuries and personal problems hurt many of them. Chris Webber, Penny Hardaway, Allan Houston, and Jamal Mashburn were All-Stars whose careers were cut short by injuries. Isaiah Rider and Vin Baker showed great potential but were plagued by personal problems. Bobby Hurley's career was derailed by a car wreck in December of his rookie year. The mid-to-late first round (starting with pick 13) was littered with players that failed to make any significant impact, with the exception of three-time NBA champion Sam Cassell. One of the NBA best all-time wing defensive players, three-time champion Bruce Bowen, went undrafted.
Despite having the lowest odds, the Orlando Magic won the first pick in the 1993 NBA draft lottery. It was the second year in a row the Magic won the draft lottery. The Magic drafted Chris Webber with the number one overall pick, but only minutes later, executed a blockbuster trade. The Magic traded Webber to the Golden State Warriors for their first-round pick (#3 overall) Penny Hardaway and three of Golden State's future first-round draft selections.[1][2]
Draft selections
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| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| ^ | Denotes player who has been inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| + | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| x | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team |
| # | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular-season or playoff game |
Notable undrafted players
[edit | edit source]These players were not selected in the 1993 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA.
Early entrants
[edit | edit source]College underclassmen
[edit | edit source]For the eleventh year in a row and the fifteenth time in sixteen years, no college underclassman would withdraw their entry into the NBA draft. However, this would the third time in NBA history where a foreign-born player would enter the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, as well as be the first time said player didn't represent the Eastern Bloc, but instead represented Africa (although still playing in Europe at the time). It would also be the seventh time in eight years that a player that would leave college in order to play basketball professionally overseas would declare entry into the NBA draft as an underclassman of sorts, with the Australian born Tony Ronaldson leaving Arizona State University to play for the South East Melbourne Magic in his home nation. Including those two players, the total number of underclassmen that entered this year's draft is twenty. Regardless, the following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[3]
- United States Milton Bell – F, Richmond (junior)
- United States Antonio Bowen – F, Northern Oklahoma JC (freshman)
- Germany Shawn Bradley – C, BYU (freshman)
- United States Kenny Carter – G, Luzerne County CC (freshman)
- United States Parrish Casebier – G, Evansville (junior)
- United States Shawn Copes – F, Central Missouri (junior)
- United States Jim Dickinson – C, Seton Hall (junior)
- United States Anfernee Hardaway – G, Memphis (junior)
- United States Daniel Lyton – F, Riverside City (junior)
- United States Jamal Mashburn – F, Kentucky (junior)
- United States Malloy Nesmith – G, Utah State (junior)
- United States James Robinson – G, Alabama (junior)
- United States Rodney Rogers – F, Wake Forest (junior)
- United States Ryan Swank – G, Luzerne County CC (sophomore)
- United States Kevin Thomas – F, Beaver County CC (freshman)
- United States Ernest Vickers – F, Panhandle State (junior)
- United States Chris Webber – F, Michigan (sophomore)
- United States Luther Wright – C, Seton Hall (junior)
International players
[edit | edit source]For the third time in NBA history, an international player would enter the NBA draft. This draft would also be the first time a foreign player entering the NBA draft would not come from the Eastern Bloc, but instead represent Africa while playing in Europe. The following international player successfully applied for early draft entrance.[3]
Other eligible players
[edit | edit source]| Player | Team | Note | Ref. |
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| Australia Tony Ronaldson | South East Melbourne Magic (Australia) | Left Arizona State in 1992; playing professionally since the 1992–93 season | [4] |
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External links
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References
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- ^ June 30, 1993: In exchange for Webber, the Magic received the rights to Anfernee Hardaway, a 1996 1st round draft pick (Todd Fuller was later selected), a 1998 1st round draft pick (Vince Carter was later selected) and a 2000 1st round draft pick (Mike Miller was later selected). https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/trades.cgi?f1=GSW&f2=ORL
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