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El draft de la NBA de 2002 se llevó a cabo el 26 de junio de 2002 en The Theatre del Madison Square Garden . En este borrador, los equipos de la Asociación Nacional de Baloncesto (NBA) se turnaron para seleccionar 57 jugadores de baloncesto universitarios aficionados y otros jugadores elegibles por primera vez, como jugadores de ligas no norteamericanas. [1] El draft se transmitió en TNT a las 7:30 p.m. ( EDT ). Esta fue la última vez que se transmitió un draft en TNT Cuando ESPN obtuvo la licencia para transmitir el draft de la NBA para el draft de 2003 después de que ESPN obtuvo la licencia de la NBA. de NBC before the 2002–03 season. The NBA announced that about 42 college and high school players, and five international players, had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft.[2] The Chicago Bulls and the Golden State Warriors both had a 22.5 percent probability of acquiring the first overall pick, but the Houston Rockets, with an 8.9 percent probability, won the NBA draft lottery on May 19.[3][4] The Bulls and Warriors were second and third, respectively. As punishment for salary-cap violations during the 2000–01 season, the Minnesota Timberwolves forfeited their first-round draft pick.

The 2002 draft set a record with 17 international selections, with six coming in the first round alone.[5]

Number 2 pick Jay Williams violated his contract by riding a motorcycle, and nearly lost his life in an accident that shattered his pelvis, severed a main nerve in his leg, and tore three ligaments in his left knee including his ACL. Although he underwent an intense rehabilitation program, Williams never played a game in the NBA again. When it became clear Williams would not be returning to the Bulls because of his injuries, he was waived. The Bulls could have voided Williams' contract, since riding a motorcycle was contractually prohibited. Instead the Bulls completed a $3 million buyout of the contract instead of having him walk away with nothing.[6]

El draft se destacó por su relativa debilidad fuera de los mejores prospectos, así como por las preocupaciones desenfrenadas de lesiones de esos jugadores. Los mejores jugadores tuvieron carreras prometedoras que terminaron prematuramente debido a una lesión, como Yao Ming , Williams y Dajuan Wagner . Sin embargo, Yao fue nombrado miembro del Salón de la Fama, una selección que se basó tanto en su papel en la popularización del baloncesto en China como en su juego real en la cancha. A partir de 2021, Udonis Haslem es el único jugador activo restante de este draft, aunque Haslem no fue seleccionado.

Borradores de selecciones [ editar ]

Yao Ming was selected 1st overall by the Houston Rockets.
Amar'e Stoudemire was selected 9th overall by the Phoenix Suns.
Caron Butler was selected 10th overall by the Miami Heat.
Carlos Boozer was selected 35th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  1. ^ Nationality indicates the player's national team or representative nationality. If a player has not competed at the international level, then the nationality indicates the national team which the player is eligible to represent according to FIBA rules.

Notable undrafted players[edit]

These players were not selected in this draft but played at least one game in the NBA.

See also[edit]

  • List of first overall NBA draft picks

References[edit]

  1. ^ NBA.com: 2002 Draft Handbook
  2. ^ NBA.com. Twenty-Four Early Entry Candidates Withdraw from Draft 2002. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  3. ^ NBA.com. Ties Broken for NBA Draft Order of Selection. April 24, 2002. Retrieved June 26, 2007.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers Win NBA Draft Lottery 2003". NBA.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2007-04-20.
  5. ^ Lago, Joe. Draft record set with 17 foreign-born picks. June 26, 2002. Retrieved June 26, 2002.
  6. ^ Nance, Roscoe. Bulls, Jay Williams agree to contract buyout. February 2, 2004. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  7. ^ a b The Knicks traded #7 pick along with Marcus Camby and Mark Jackson to the Nuggets for Antonio McDyess, #25 pick and a 2003 second-round pick.
  8. ^ "NBA Restores Timberwolves' 2005 Draft Pick". NBA.com. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2011.