Your Favorite NBA Draft Memories
Althought I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: My favorite day of the year is the day of the NBA Draft. From sleepers to busts, four-year college guys to international players that may never come over (where are you Fran Vasquez), team’s fortunes are changed at the NBA Draft each year.
With that in mind, I was wondering…
What are your favorite NBA Draft memories?
For me, it’s guys showing up and looking like THIS and THIS.
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June 18th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
Prof. TX says:
Watching a friend get drafted is nice. You want him to be picked high because it is a compliment, but you also know that it means he’s going to a bad team. Either way, it’s cool to see someone you played with walking across that stage.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
S-SiN says:
My favorite moment?
With the 3rd pick… the Chicago Bulls…Pick.. Michael Jordan from the University of North Carolina
AI going to Phi is at #2
June 18th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
S-SiN says:
Third!
KG at #5 in 95 is my personal No.3
June 18th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
Kudabeen says:
After reading about how much of a hoodlum Iverson was, how he wasn’t going to last in the L and how Marbury was rated higher to see him walk up as Philly’s #1 pick with the support of my all-time favorite coach John Thompson’s support. First time in my life where I studied the draft and got what I wanted in Philly as a young guy…
I have all the press clipings and scouting mags from then. I was studying the draft more than my SATs…lol…sad but true. I need to stop playing around in get a real job in Pro ball. Good memory.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Sheedfan87 says:
Jalen Rose’s suit was a classic. As a Blazers fan, the night we acquired BRoy and Lamarcus in separate trades was pretty memorable. Looking back on it, I can’t forget how much Stephen A. Smith ripped the franchise for these moves and talked about how he didn’t understand what they were doing. However, drafting Sam Bowie (which I was too young to watch) and Greg Oden were some of the worst nights. Although I was too young to remember it live, Chuck Person’s tuxedo also ranks up there with the best of ‘em.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Kudabeen says:
2nd was seeing Bo Kimble get drafted in 1990, but that has been tainted since his NBA career never popped. He was the first player I really knew about and followed. His J was nasty and he was the first guy I ever saw initiate his offense off of pump fakes and stutter steps. That pump fake was nasty at the time to me.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Patrick Cassidy says:
Favorite moment: Philly taking A.I.
Least Favorite Moment (TIE):
1. Philly passing on Paul Pierce because we were afraid of hurting Larry Hughes’ feelings.
2. Philly’s drafting Tim Thomas.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Kudabeen says:
YO!
Does this clip remind anyone else of the Scene in Above the Rim in the end?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PWiLkLYkBM&NR=1
Bo Kimble was the best ever to me as a youngin…(Jordan/Wilt aside of course)
June 18th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
Rare Air says:
Jalen’s suit and when D Miles got drafted – I was a HUGE D Miles fan back in the day and its a shame he never panned out.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
McLovin says:
with the 8th pick in the 2004 draft…the toronto raptors select…Rafael Araujo!!! oh what a night!
June 18th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Sheedfan87 says:
@Patrick…Wouldn’t Philly drafting Shawn Bradley and Sharone Wright in back-to-back first rounds be worse moments for a Sixers fan?
June 18th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Patrick Cassidy says:
Ha, forgot about Sharone Wright!! I think I just erased that totally from my memory. It’s too painful.
I have to be honest, I wasn’t totally mad at the Shawn Bradley pick. I was a kid and totally bought into all the stupid hype around him at the time like, “He’s 7-6 but is a super athlete! He batted .400 on his high school baseball team!”
June 18th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
einnod says:
My favorite is when my boys the Golden State Warriors selected Todd Fuller as their first round pick (11th overall) in 1996.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:48 pm
S-SiN says:
@4
i thought with a question like that i was here feelin old by myself, damn! that AI 1st pick was about as good as his 5 game 40+ points stint in the end of that year..
CROSSING EVERYONE MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE WAY TO THE TIN. AT WILL. ALL WEEK
June 18th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Amsterdam says:
Oh man, back when Harold Miner got drafted I was expecting him to be an INCREDIBLE steal by Miami. I had seen the dude play so many times, I knew he had to develop into the next MJ.
Miami’s Miner jersey’s sold like crazy as well if remember correctly… pity he never panned out like many hoped/expected.
June 18th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
S-SiN says:
Get serious people. busts can’t count as a favorite OF ALL TIME…
June 18th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
S-SiN says:
That one draft where Rad Auerbach had Bill Russell locked up like a year prior was an all time great, they had to invent some REGULATIONS after that one…
June 18th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Shrink This says:
Sorry S-SiN but…
Loudly and drunkly imploring the Raptors to pick Ed O’Bannon in the 1995 draft and then even more obnoxiously booing their selection of Damon Stoudamire.
Sadly, the highlight of my night was getting Big Country to autograph a bottle of southern comfort…
June 18th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
IG says:
….Ernie Johnson more focused on Casey Jacobsen’s (Draft ’02) wife, Brittney Blunt, than actually interviewing the NBA draft pick….
June 18th, 2009 at 3:21 pm
hansosword says:
Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn…Webber, Bradley or Mashburn……………..Penny Who????????????
June 18th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
hansosword says:
The Rooster.
June 18th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
jclapkus@gmail.com says:
sick fran vasquez reference.
June 18th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
MODS says:
please mod my above comment, messed that one up, dont want my email up there
this one too haha
June 18th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Ian says:
robinson is my alltime fav player but he needed some help asap on that spurs team so my best draft memory is with the first pick in the 1997 nba draft the spurs select tim duncan.
that 57th pick of the 99 draft for the spurs was my 2.
June 18th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
hammer says:
draft update…check it out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FChI443vl6Q
June 18th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
a train says:
Calbert Cheaney getting drafted by the Bullets was big for me. I am a huge IU fan and he is still one of the smoothest college players I’ve ever seen.
June 18th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Mooks says:
Slightly off-topic, but my favourite moment of every draft is when the last “green room” guy finally gets drafted, and the Knicks fans at the Garden give him a good cheer. That’s always a good moment.
June 18th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
Mooks says:
Close second for me: when the first non-green room guy crawls out of the stands to rush up on stage and shake Stern’s hand.
June 18th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Worst NBA Draft Day Memory:
With the 6th overall pick in the 2006 NBA Draft, the Minnesota Timberwolves select…BRANDON ROY
I felt SOOO bad for my boy B-Roy having to go to such a god-forsaken abyss. Then my bestst NBA Draft Day Memory occured and his draft rights were traded to the Trail Blazers.
Go Dawgs!
June 18th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
F.L.A.S.H. says:
an underrated move is the drafting of bynum and farmar, they may have both sucked ass in the playoffs, but they’re gonna be the reasons the lakers are still going to contend after kobe’s (NO I CAN’T SAY IT DAMMIT) eventual decline
June 18th, 2009 at 4:41 pm
WINDYCITYBULL says:
@the IVERSON lovers..
how did the pick pan out? zero chips
how was that denver trade? zero chips
how did he do in detriot?
o yes i love “the cancer” i mean the answer too…
TIM DUNCAN TO SAN AN. FAR MORE IMPORTANT PICK THEN A.I
June 18th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Dee says:
Steve Fransics to Toronto…classic i”m pissed off face
June 18th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
mike says:
My Fav has gotta be when Antoine Walker gets picked and they have Rick Pitino describing his game as similar to a young Magic Johnson
June 18th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Kudabeen says:
WindyShityBull:
Who cares about the result. The question is draft day memory. Not What is your favorite conclusions to a 10-11 year period for your favorite franchise in relation to one particular players perceived and/or real short-comings as a leader?
If it was then you would look smart, but it wasn’t so you sound like sour jackass…
I’m not going to go into what he DID do as a future hall of famer…I’ll just let you exist in your stupidity.
June 18th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
F.L.A.S.H. says:
@ Dee : u mean vancouver
June 18th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Kudabeen says:
Dee:
That was a good one. He looked like a 4 year old who’s mother just said No…
Mike:
Pitino was talking about versatility and skill-set. That is problem with such analysis it doesn’t account for work ethic, tenacity, and team play. Walker was a good ball handler (LOL…immature I know) for his size, but he was a below average worker with above average talent. The result was a ineffective jacker that looked like a gamer early on…
June 18th, 2009 at 6:00 pm
Dave says:
When everyone in the Salt Palace booed the John Stockton pick….
June 18th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
sunni says:
its about to be ‘tyler hansborough’ going to the lakers
June 18th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Delonte West says:
Two words: Maciej Lampe. Easily the greatest moment in draft history. Down to the final pick in the 1st round…Knicks sitting on the clock…bam…light the Lampe. Helps that he gave the power fist to the crowd and cried during his interview. Like he was destined to be great.
June 18th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Luigi says:
Cranking out that Kwame Brown lookin ass.
June 18th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
JuiceMode says:
Olowokandi, Tractor Traylor and Hughes picked ahead of Nowitzki, Pierce and Rashard.
June 18th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
NC says:
My favourite NBA Draft memory is when Philly took Allen Iverson. He overcame so much adversity in his life just to make it to the NBA.
My most memorable moment, would be when then Raptors took Andrea Bargnani in 2006 with the first pick. I was sitting at home swearing at the television and wondering why the hell we didn’t take Brandon Roy. Three years later, I’m pretty sure you can see my point.
June 18th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Heckler...formerly 'yallallreadyknow' says:
I gotta co-sign on #1 with Professor X.
thes best draft moment is watching someone you know personally, either balling with/against them, or going to school with them or just being from the same neighborhood.
that is a bright moment you feel like you share with them (even though we all know you/we dont). but still. seeing your boy get drafted….damn; thats an unforgettable draft moment. even if he aint the big name star of the draft class.
i never got to play college ball (height and attitude the main reason), but i did get my chance to ball against my fair share who got drafted including (bobby sura, terrell brandon, lavor postell, erick barkley, luke walton, mike dunleavy jr, randy foye etc)
you feel like your a part of their journey. its fulfilling and refreashing to see anyone you know on a personal level get drafted
June 18th, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Heckler...formerly 'yallallreadyknow' says:
I gotta co-sign on #1 with Professor X.
thes best draft moment is watching someone you know personally, either balling with/against them, or going to school with them or just being from the same neighborhood.
that is a bright moment you feel like you share with them (even though we all know you/we dont). but still. seeing your boy get drafted….damn; thats an unforgettable draft moment. even if he aint the big name star of the draft class.
i never got to play college ball (height and attitude the main reason), but i did get my chance to ball against my fair share who got drafted including (bobby sura, terrell brandon, lavor postell, erick barkley, luke walton, mike dunleavy jr, randy foye etc)
you feel like your a part of their journey. its fulfilling and refreashing to see anyone you know on a personal level get drafted
June 18th, 2009 at 7:37 pm
doc says:
I just loved it when the Sixers picked Willie Green.
June 18th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
MSkittle says:
Horace Jenkins not getting drafted- worst draft moment
June 18th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
MSkittle says:
Best draft moment- Marbury’s tears
June 18th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
Darkness says:
http://www.diznuts.blogspot.com
My favorite part is when they do the interviews after each player gets drafted. I know I shouldn’t be, but year after year I’m shocked at how poor of a grasp of English these cats have, especially the ones coming from college.
Capitalism > education
June 18th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
HISTORY LESSON says:
Rashad Lewis crying with his sister seated next to him after he got drafted way way lower than expected as a youngster i remember thinking in my head one day hes gonna show the teams that fronted on him made a mistake
June 18th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Justin Solomon says:
@Patrick Cassidy
If I am not mistaken, the sixers actually picked van horn #2 in the draft and traded him to NJ for Tim Thomas who was picked #7
June 18th, 2009 at 11:05 pm
jzsmoove says:
…when the Raptors and GS picked Antawn Jamison and Vince 4th and 5th then switched. The Raptors fleeced GS on that trade with some cash to boot going T.O.’s way. Financially the Raps made more money out of Vince than Jamison for GS. And the trade also rooted the Raptors here in Canaduh and in a profitable market (T.O. is a Top 5 market in North America).
I remember skipping my part time job fron HS just to see Vince whenevr they are playing.
June 18th, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Patrick Cassidy says:
@ Justin Solomon,
That is how it went down, but it happened pretty quickly if I remember correctly. KVH was making a big deal about how he didn’t want to play in Philly/with Iverson heading into the Draft so they dealt him right away for Thomas.
June 19th, 2009 at 1:20 am
Kevin Nostradamus Love says:
Barkley’s burgundy suit
Karl Malone’s short tie
Shaq being an a** and going what me, pretending to be in shock!
June 19th, 2009 at 1:24 am
Kevin Nostradamus Love says:
Funny how the Warriors got ridiculed for the trade after the first few years, but Jamison has had the better career.
June 19th, 2009 at 2:25 am
t. knight says:
Favorite draft moments of the year 1996.
-the steal the lakers received in kobe for vlade which happened a bit later.
-marbury crying and not addressing craig sager’s questions. ” I waited 20 long years…imma get my momma that green house”
-had to be walter mccarty singing during his interview with craig sager. And Craig with the WTF face.
-Samaki walkers suit in 96 draft ( playas club revisited)
-the pop(ovation) john wallace received from the crowd that nite.
-nash, stojakovic, and ilgauskas’ hairdo at the time.
…and last but not least Priest Lauderdale starting the trend of guys crashing the draft party out of the stands because they were not invited to the green room. Classic!
t knight( last pick of the 1st round in one of the best drafts ever in 1996 and a champion on the lakers)
June 22nd, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Joaquin says:
Clippers Drafting Micheal “The Candy-Man” Olowakandi!!! A selection that defines the worst-franchise ever!!!! LoL…