1998 NBA Draft
The 1998 NBA draft was on 24 June 1998 at the General Motors Place in Vancouver ( British Columbia , Canada performed). In two rounds, 29 players were selected from NBA teams.
In the first place, the Nigerian Michael Olowokandi was selected by the Los Angeles Clippers , which did not pay off for the Clippers. The selection of Olowokandi is considered one of the biggest mistakes in NBA drafts today . Brad Miller, however, was, along with Ben Wallace in 2003, the first undrafted player to be called up to the NBA All-Star Game .
Round 1
= All-Star |
round 2
Disregarded players
- Earl Boykins (SG / PG, United States ), Eastern Michigan University
- Anthony Carter (PG, United States ), University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Mike James (PG), Duquesne University
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius (PG / SG, Lithuania ), University of Maryland, College Park
- Brad Miller (C, United States ), Purdue University
Individual evidence
- ↑ Olowokandi was born in Nigeria and grew up in Great Britain