2014 NBA draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 26, 2014 |
Location | Barclays Center ( Brooklyn, New York) |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
60 total selections in 2 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Andrew Wiggins ( Cleveland Cavaliers) |
The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, [1] at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. [2] National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place on May 7, 2014. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft; this is the fourth number-one pick for Cleveland since 2003 and third number-one pick over a four-year span from 2011 to 2014. [3] This draft would also be the first for the reborn Charlotte Hornets, who played as the Bobcats from 2004 to 2014, since 2001, when the original Charlotte Hornets last selected as the Charlotte Hornets before moving to New Orleans and eventually becoming the current New Orleans Pelicans.
Television rights in the United States belonged to ESPN. [4] It was tipped by many to be one of the deepest and most hyped draft classes in recent years, with several players touted as future stars. [5] State Farm was the presenting sponsor of the draft. [6] College underclassmen that were highly touted by NBA scouts and executives included: Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, T. J. Warren, and Gary Harris. Other highly sought after talents included Australian player Dante Exum and Croatian player Dario Šarić, who both declared for the draft, and Doug McDermott, who was automatically eligible as a graduating college senior.
Highlights from the draft included the first selections made by Adam Silver as commissioner and Mark Tatum as deputy commissioner, the second Canadian to be the first overall pick (Andrew Wiggins), the first pair of Canadian top 10 picks and second pair of Canadian lottery picks (Wiggins and Nik Stauskas), three top 20 Canadian selections (Wiggins, Stauskas, and Tyler Ennis), the first NBA Development League player to be selected in the first round ( P. J. Hairston), the first time multiple NBA Development League players were selected in the same draft (Hairston and Thanasis Antetokounmpo), and the first Cape Verdean player to be selected in the draft ( Walter Tavares). In addition, a standing ovation for Isaiah Austin occurred between the 15th and 16th picks of the draft, which included having the NBA itself hold a ceremonial pick to select him as a means of letting his dream of having his name be heard in the NBA draft come true, which happened days after he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome and originally was never considered to play professional basketball again. Nearly two months after the draft ended, Andrew Wiggins was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-team deal that brought Kevin Love to Cleveland; this resulted in the second time since the NBA–ABA merger that a first overall draft pick would not play a single game for the team that drafted him (the first time being the Orlando Magic drafted Chris Webber first overall in 1993 and then minutes later, traded Webber to the Golden State Warriors for Golden State's third overall pick in the 1993 Draft, Penny Hardaway plus three of Golden State's future first-round draft selections).
Two-time MVP Nikola Jokić was taken with the 41st pick in the Second Round of the draft, making him the lowest draft selection ever to win the MVP Award and most recently the NBA Finals MVP award. [7]
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
* | 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 |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
These eligible players were not selected in the 2014 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA. In April 2015, the undrafted Sim Bhullar became the first player of Indian descent to play in the league.
The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's new 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes. [70] As of 2014 [update], the basic eligibility rules for the draft are listed below.
Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. [73] [74] For the 2014 draft, this date fell on April 27. After this date, "early entry" players may attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. Under the CBA, a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which is 10 days before the draft. [75] Under then-current NCAA rules, players only had until April 16 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility. [76] [n 6]
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. [78] Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, [75] the NCAA then mandated that a player who declared twice lost his college eligibility. [76] [n 7]
This year, a total of 45 collegiate players and 30 international players declared as early entry candidates. [79] [80] On June 16, the withdrawal deadline, 18 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 44 collegiate players and 13 international players as the early entry candidates for the draft. [81]
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: [89]
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
Before the draft, the NBA released a list of D-League players who are automatically eligible for the draft. [87]
Player | Team |
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Delaware 87ers |
Aquille Carr | Delaware 87ers |
Cleveland Melvin | Erie BayHawks |
Norvel Pelle | Delaware 87ers |
Elijah Pittman | Delaware 87ers |
The invitation-only NBA Draft Combine occurred in Chicago from May 14 to 18. 60 players were invited. [92] The 2014 D-League Elite Mini Camp, which included 37 players, occurred in Chicago in the two days preceding the combine. [93]
The first 14 picks in the draft belong to teams that had missed the playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 18, 2014. [94]
The lottery was held on May 20, 2014, at the Times Square Studios in New York City. [95] The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the ninth-worst record, won the lottery with just a 1.7% chance to win the first pick. It was the second year in a row the Cavaliers won the lottery, as well as their third time in four years. [96] It also tied the Chicago Bulls ascension in the 2008 NBA draft for the second largest upset ever and the largest upset in the current lottery system that started in 1994. [97] The Milwaukee Bucks, who had the worst record and the highest chance to win the lottery at 25%, obtained the second pick. The lottery completed with the Philadelphia 76ers, who had the second-worst record, obtaining the third pick. [96]
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
^ | Denotes the actual lottery result |
Team |
2013–14 record |
Lottery chances [94] |
Lottery probabilities | |||||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | |||
Milwaukee Bucks | 15–67 | 250 | .250 | .215^ | .177 | .358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Philadelphia 76ers | 19–63 | 199 | .199 | .188 | .171^ | .319 | .124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Orlando Magic | 23–59 | 156 | .156 | .157 | .156 | .225^ | .265 | .041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Utah Jazz | 25–57 | 104 | .104 | .112 | .121 | .099 | .373^ | .177 | .014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Boston Celtics | 25–57 | 103 | .103 | .111 | .120 | — | .238 | .342^ | .082 | .004 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Los Angeles Lakers | 27–55 | 63 | .063 | .071 | .081 | — | — | .440 | .304^ | .040 | .001 | — | — | — | — | — |
Sacramento Kings | 28–54 | 43 | .043 | .049 | .058 | — | — | — | .600 | .232^ | .018 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Pistons [1] | 29–53 | 28 | .028 | .033 | .039 | — | — | — | — | .725 | .168^ | .008 | .000 | — | — | — |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 33–49 | 17 | .017^ | .020 | .024 | — | — | — | — | — | .813 | .122 | .004 | .000 | — | — |
New Orleans Pelicans [2] | 34–48 | 11 | .011 | .013 | .016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | .870^ | .089 | .002 | .000 | — |
Denver Nuggets | 36–46 | 8 | .008 | .009 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .907^ | .063 | .001 | .000 |
New York Knicks [3] | 37–45 | 7 | .007 | .008 | .010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .935^ | .039 | .000 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 40–42 | 6 | .006 | .007 | .009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .960^ | .018 |
Phoenix Suns | 48–34 | 5 | .005 | .006 | .007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .982^ |
^ 1: The
Charlotte Hornets acquired Detroit Pistons' pick because it fell outside the top eight.
[A]
^ 2: The
Philadelphia 76ers acquired New Orleans Pelicans' pick because it fell outside the top five.
[B]
^ 3: The
Orlando Magic acquired the lesser of
Denver Nuggets' pick and New York Knicks' pick.
[C]
In the first round of the draft, each team has five minutes to decide which player they would like to select. During the five minutes, the team can also propose a trade with another team before making their final selection. [98] The NBA commissioner then announce the selection and the player, wearing a basketball cap sporting the team's logo, comes up to the stage to be congratulated and presented to the audience. [99] [100] In the second round, each team has two minutes to make their picks while the deputy commissioner assumes the commissioner's role. [101] [102]
The NBA annually invites around 10–15 players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players to sit with their families and agents. [103] When their names are called, the player leaves the room and goes up on stage. Other players who are not invited, are allowed to attend the ceremony, sit in the stands with the fans and walk up on stage when they're drafted. [104] This year, however, the league decided to invite 21 players to the green room. The 20 players who were invited and attended the draft are Tyler Ennis, Dante Exum, Aaron Gordon, Gary Harris, Rodney Hood, Zach LaVine, Doug McDermott, Shabazz Napier, Jusuf Nurkić, Jabari Parker, Adreian Payne, Elfrid Payton, Julius Randle, Dario Šarić, Marcus Smart, Nik Stauskas, Noah Vonleh, T. J. Warren, Andrew Wiggins and James Young. [105] [106] Joel Embiid was invited, but he was unable to attend the draft due to an injury sustained before the draft and its subsequent surgery that prevented him from traveling to New York. [107] Out of the 21 players invited, 19 players were selected in the top 19. The other two, Hood and Napier, were selected 23rd and 24th respectively.
In addition to the above, former Baylor player Isaiah Austin, who had declared for the draft but was forced to end his playing career after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome during a physical for the draft, was invited to attend as a special guest of commissioner Adam Silver. [108] During the draft, he was ceremonially drafted by the league between the 15th and the 16th picks and came up to the stage sporting a generic NBA cap. [109]
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft. [110]
2014 NBA draft | |
---|---|
General information | |
Sport | Basketball |
Date(s) | June 26, 2014 |
Location | Barclays Center ( Brooklyn, New York) |
Network(s) | ESPN |
Overview | |
60 total selections in 2 rounds | |
League | NBA |
First selection | Andrew Wiggins ( Cleveland Cavaliers) |
The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, [1] at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. [2] National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place on May 7, 2014. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft; this is the fourth number-one pick for Cleveland since 2003 and third number-one pick over a four-year span from 2011 to 2014. [3] This draft would also be the first for the reborn Charlotte Hornets, who played as the Bobcats from 2004 to 2014, since 2001, when the original Charlotte Hornets last selected as the Charlotte Hornets before moving to New Orleans and eventually becoming the current New Orleans Pelicans.
Television rights in the United States belonged to ESPN. [4] It was tipped by many to be one of the deepest and most hyped draft classes in recent years, with several players touted as future stars. [5] State Farm was the presenting sponsor of the draft. [6] College underclassmen that were highly touted by NBA scouts and executives included: Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, T. J. Warren, and Gary Harris. Other highly sought after talents included Australian player Dante Exum and Croatian player Dario Šarić, who both declared for the draft, and Doug McDermott, who was automatically eligible as a graduating college senior.
Highlights from the draft included the first selections made by Adam Silver as commissioner and Mark Tatum as deputy commissioner, the second Canadian to be the first overall pick (Andrew Wiggins), the first pair of Canadian top 10 picks and second pair of Canadian lottery picks (Wiggins and Nik Stauskas), three top 20 Canadian selections (Wiggins, Stauskas, and Tyler Ennis), the first NBA Development League player to be selected in the first round ( P. J. Hairston), the first time multiple NBA Development League players were selected in the same draft (Hairston and Thanasis Antetokounmpo), and the first Cape Verdean player to be selected in the draft ( Walter Tavares). In addition, a standing ovation for Isaiah Austin occurred between the 15th and 16th picks of the draft, which included having the NBA itself hold a ceremonial pick to select him as a means of letting his dream of having his name be heard in the NBA draft come true, which happened days after he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome and originally was never considered to play professional basketball again. Nearly two months after the draft ended, Andrew Wiggins was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-team deal that brought Kevin Love to Cleveland; this resulted in the second time since the NBA–ABA merger that a first overall draft pick would not play a single game for the team that drafted him (the first time being the Orlando Magic drafted Chris Webber first overall in 1993 and then minutes later, traded Webber to the Golden State Warriors for Golden State's third overall pick in the 1993 Draft, Penny Hardaway plus three of Golden State's future first-round draft selections).
Two-time MVP Nikola Jokić was taken with the 41st pick in the Second Round of the draft, making him the lowest draft selection ever to win the MVP Award and most recently the NBA Finals MVP award. [7]
PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
* | 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 |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality [n 1] | Team | School / club team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Andrew Wiggins+~ | SF/SG | Canada | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kansas ( Fr.) |
1 | 2 | Jabari Parker | SF/PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Duke ( Fr.) |
1 | 3 | Joel Embiid* | C | Cameroon | Philadelphia 76ers | Kansas ( Fr.) |
1 | 4 | Aaron Gordon | PF | United States | Orlando Magic | Arizona ( Fr.) |
1 | 5 | Dante Exum | PG/SG | Australia | Utah Jazz | Australian Institute of Sport [n 2] |
1 | 6 | Marcus Smart | SG/PG | United States | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma State ( So.) |
1 | 7 | Julius Randle* | PF | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky ( Fr.) |
1 | 8 | Nik Stauskas | SG | Canada | Sacramento Kings | Michigan ( So.) |
1 | 9 | Noah Vonleh | PF | United States | Charlotte Hornets (from Detroit) [A] | Indiana ( Fr.) |
1 | 10 | Elfrid Payton | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans, [B] traded to Orlando) [a] | Louisiana–Lafayette ( Jr.) |
1 | 11 | Doug McDermott | SF | United States | Denver Nuggets (traded to Chicago) [b] | Creighton ( Sr.) |
1 | 12 | Dario Šarić | PF | Croatia | Orlando Magic (from New York via Denver, [C] traded to Philadelphia) [a] | Cibona Zagreb ( Croatia) [n 3] |
1 | 13 | Zach LaVine+ | SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | UCLA ( Fr.) |
1 | 14 | T. J. Warren | SF | United States | Phoenix Suns | North Carolina State ( So.) |
1 | 15 | Adreian Payne | PF | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Michigan State ( Sr.) |
1 | 16 | Jusuf Nurkić | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Chicago Bulls (from Charlotte, [D] traded to Denver) [b] | Cedevita Zagreb ( Croatia) |
1 | 17 | James Young | SG/SF | United States | Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn) [E] | Kentucky ( Fr.) |
1 | 18 | Tyler Ennis | PG | Canada | Phoenix Suns (from Washington) [F] | Syracuse ( Fr.) |
1 | 19 | Gary Harris | SG | United States | Chicago Bulls (traded to Denver) [b] | Michigan State ( So.) |
1 | 20 | Bruno Caboclo | SF | Brazil | Toronto Raptors | EC Pinheiros ( Brazil) |
1 | 21 | Mitch McGary | PF | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder (from Dallas via L.A. Lakers and Houston) [G] | Michigan ( So.) |
1 | 22 | Jordan Adams | SG | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | UCLA ( So.) |
1 | 23 | Rodney Hood | SG | United States | Utah Jazz (from Golden State) [H] | Duke ( So.) |
1 | 24 | Shabazz Napier | PG | United States [n 4] | Charlotte Hornets (from Portland, [I] traded to Miami) [c] | Connecticut ( Sr.) |
1 | 25 | Clint Capela | C | Switzerland | Houston Rockets | Élan Chalon ( France) |
1 | 26 | P. J. Hairston | SG | United States | Miami Heat (traded to Charlotte) [c] | Texas Legends ( NBA D-League) |
1 | 27 | Bogdan Bogdanović | SG | Serbia | Phoenix Suns (from Indiana) [J] | Partizan Belgrade ( Serbia) |
1 | 28 | C. J. Wilcox | SG | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Washington ( Sr.) |
1 | 29 | Josh Huestis | SF/PF | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder | Stanford ( Sr.) |
1 | 30 | Kyle Anderson | SF | United States China |
San Antonio Spurs | UCLA ( So.) |
2 | 31 | Damien Inglis | SF | France [n 5] | Milwaukee Bucks | Chorale Roanne ( France) |
2 | 32 | K. J. McDaniels | SF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Clemson ( Jr.) |
2 | 33 | Joe Harris | SG | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers (from Orlando) [K] | Virginia ( Sr.) |
2 | 34 | Cleanthony Early | SF | United States | New York Knicks (from Boston via Dallas) [L] [M] | Wichita State ( Sr.) |
2 | 35 | Jarnell Stokes | PF | United States | Utah Jazz (traded to Memphis) [d] | Tennessee ( Jr.) |
2 | 36 | Johnny O'Bryant III | PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from L.A. Lakers via Phoenix and Minnesota) [N] | Louisiana State ( Jr.) |
2 | 37 | DeAndre Daniels# | SF | United States | Toronto Raptors (from Sacramento) [O] | Connecticut ( Jr.) |
2 | 38 | Spencer Dinwiddie | PG/SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Colorado ( Jr.) |
2 | 39 | Jerami Grant | SF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from Cleveland) [P] | Syracuse ( So.) |
2 | 40 | Glenn Robinson III | SF | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves (from New Orleans) [Q] | Michigan ( So.) |
2 | 41 | Nikola Jokić* | C | Serbia | Denver Nuggets | Mega Vizura ( Serbia) |
2 | 42 | Nick Johnson | PG/SG | United States | Houston Rockets (from New York) [R] | Arizona ( Jr.) |
2 | 43 | Walter Tavares | C | Cape Verde | Atlanta Hawks | CB Gran Canaria ( Spain) |
2 | 44 | Markel Brown | SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves [S] (traded to Brooklyn) [e] | Oklahoma State ( Sr.) |
2 | 45 | Dwight Powell | PF | Canada | Charlotte Hornets | Stanford ( Sr.) |
2 | 46 | Jordan Clarkson | PG | United States Philippines |
Washington Wizards (traded to L.A. Lakers) [f] | Missouri ( Jr.) |
2 | 47 | Russ Smith | PG/SG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from Brooklyn via Boston and Dallas, [T] [L] [U] traded to New Orleans) [g] | Louisville ( Sr.) |
2 | 48 | Lamar Patterson | SG/SF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from Toronto via Phoenix, [V] traded to Atlanta) [h] | Pittsburgh ( Sr.) |
2 | 49 | Cameron Bairstow | PF/C | Australia | Chicago Bulls | New Mexico ( Sr.) |
2 | 50 | Alec Brown# | C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Green Bay ( Sr.) |
2 | 51 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo | SF | Greece | New York Knicks (from Dallas) [M] | Delaware 87ers ( NBA D-League) |
2 | 52 | Vasilije Micić | PG | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from Memphis via Cleveland) [W] [P] | Mega Vizura ( Serbia) |
2 | 53 | Alessandro Gentile# | SF | Italy | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Golden State, [X] traded to Houston) [i] | Olimpia Milano ( Italy) |
2 | 54 | Nemanja Dangubić# | SG | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston via Milwaukee, [Y] traded to San Antonio) [j] | Mega Vizura ( Serbia) |
2 | 55 | Semaj Christon | PG | United States | Miami Heat (traded to Oklahoma City via Charlotte) [c] [k] | Xavier ( So.) |
2 | 56 | Devyn Marble | SG/SF | United States | Denver Nuggets (from Portland, [Z] traded to Orlando) [l] | Iowa ( Sr.) |
2 | 57 | Louis Labeyrie# | PF/C | France | Indiana Pacers (traded to New York) [m] | Paris-Levallois Basket ( France) |
2 | 58 | Jordan McRae | SG | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Clippers via New Orleans, [AA] traded to Philadelphia) [j] | Tennessee ( Sr.) |
2 | 59 | Xavier Thames# | PG/SG | United States | Toronto Raptors (from Oklahoma City via New York, [AB] traded to Brooklyn) [n] | San Diego State ( Sr.) |
2 | 60 | Cory Jefferson | PF | United States | San Antonio Spurs (traded to Brooklyn via Philadelphia) [j] [o] | Baylor ( Sr.) |
These eligible players were not selected in the 2014 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA. In April 2015, the undrafted Sim Bhullar became the first player of Indian descent to play in the league.
Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
---|---|---|---|
Keith Appling | PG | United States | Michigan State ( Sr.) |
Jerrelle Benimon | PF | United States | Towson ( Sr.) |
Sim Bhullar | C | Canada | New Mexico State ( So.) |
Khem Birch | PF/C | Canada | UNLV ( Sr.) |
Tarik Black | PF | United States | Kansas ( Sr.) |
Jabari Brown | SG | United States | Missouri ( Jr.) |
Coty Clarke | SF | United States | Arkansas ( Sr.) |
Bryce Cotton | PG | United States | Providence ( Sr.) |
Torrey Craig | SG/SF | United States | USC Upstate ( Sr.) |
Mitch Creek | SG/SF | Australia | Adelaide 36ers ( Australia) |
Andre Dawkins | SG | United States | Duke ( Sr.) |
Jarell Eddie | SF | United States | Virginia Tech ( Sr.) |
Cristiano Felício | PF/C | Brazil | Flamengo ( Brazil) |
Tim Frazier | PG/SG | United States | Penn State ( Sr.) |
Langston Galloway | PG | United States | Saint Joseph's ( Sr.) |
Tyler Johnson | SG | United States | Fresno State ( Sr.) |
Sean Kilpatrick | SG | United States | Cincinnati ( Sr.) |
Alex Kirk | C | United States | New Mexico ( Sr.) |
Maxi Kleber | PF | Germany | s.Oliver Baskets ( Germany) |
Walter Lemon Jr. | PG | United States | Bradley ( Sr.) |
James Michael McAdoo | PF | United States | North Carolina ( Jr.) |
Eric Moreland | PF | United States | Oregon State ( Sr.) |
Xavier Munford | PG | United States | Rhode Island ( Sr.) |
Norvel Pelle | PF | Lebanon | Delaware 87ers ( NBA D-League) |
JaKarr Sampson | SF | United States | St. John's ( So.) |
David Stockton | PG | United States | Gonzaga ( Sr.) |
Axel Toupane | SG/SF | France | Strasbourg IG ( France) |
David Wear | PF | United States | UCLA ( Sr.) |
Travis Wear | SF | United States | UCLA ( Sr.) |
Okaro White | SF/PF | United States | Florida State ( Sr.) |
Shayne Whittington | PF/C | United States | Western Michigan ( Sr.) |
Jamil Wilson | SF | United States | Marquette ( Sr.) |
The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's new 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes. [70] As of 2014 [update], the basic eligibility rules for the draft are listed below.
Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. [73] [74] For the 2014 draft, this date fell on April 27. After this date, "early entry" players may attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. Under the CBA, a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which is 10 days before the draft. [75] Under then-current NCAA rules, players only had until April 16 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility. [76] [n 6]
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. [78] Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, [75] the NCAA then mandated that a player who declared twice lost his college eligibility. [76] [n 7]
This year, a total of 45 collegiate players and 30 international players declared as early entry candidates. [79] [80] On June 16, the withdrawal deadline, 18 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 44 collegiate players and 13 international players as the early entry candidates for the draft. [81]
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|
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria: [89]
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
Before the draft, the NBA released a list of D-League players who are automatically eligible for the draft. [87]
Player | Team |
---|---|
Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Delaware 87ers |
Aquille Carr | Delaware 87ers |
Cleveland Melvin | Erie BayHawks |
Norvel Pelle | Delaware 87ers |
Elijah Pittman | Delaware 87ers |
The invitation-only NBA Draft Combine occurred in Chicago from May 14 to 18. 60 players were invited. [92] The 2014 D-League Elite Mini Camp, which included 37 players, occurred in Chicago in the two days preceding the combine. [93]
The first 14 picks in the draft belong to teams that had missed the playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 18, 2014. [94]
The lottery was held on May 20, 2014, at the Times Square Studios in New York City. [95] The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the ninth-worst record, won the lottery with just a 1.7% chance to win the first pick. It was the second year in a row the Cavaliers won the lottery, as well as their third time in four years. [96] It also tied the Chicago Bulls ascension in the 2008 NBA draft for the second largest upset ever and the largest upset in the current lottery system that started in 1994. [97] The Milwaukee Bucks, who had the worst record and the highest chance to win the lottery at 25%, obtained the second pick. The lottery completed with the Philadelphia 76ers, who had the second-worst record, obtaining the third pick. [96]
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
^ | Denotes the actual lottery result |
Team |
2013–14 record |
Lottery chances [94] |
Lottery probabilities | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | |||
Milwaukee Bucks | 15–67 | 250 | .250 | .215^ | .177 | .358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Philadelphia 76ers | 19–63 | 199 | .199 | .188 | .171^ | .319 | .124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Orlando Magic | 23–59 | 156 | .156 | .157 | .156 | .225^ | .265 | .041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Utah Jazz | 25–57 | 104 | .104 | .112 | .121 | .099 | .373^ | .177 | .014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Boston Celtics | 25–57 | 103 | .103 | .111 | .120 | — | .238 | .342^ | .082 | .004 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Los Angeles Lakers | 27–55 | 63 | .063 | .071 | .081 | — | — | .440 | .304^ | .040 | .001 | — | — | — | — | — |
Sacramento Kings | 28–54 | 43 | .043 | .049 | .058 | — | — | — | .600 | .232^ | .018 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
Detroit Pistons [1] | 29–53 | 28 | .028 | .033 | .039 | — | — | — | — | .725 | .168^ | .008 | .000 | — | — | — |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 33–49 | 17 | .017^ | .020 | .024 | — | — | — | — | — | .813 | .122 | .004 | .000 | — | — |
New Orleans Pelicans [2] | 34–48 | 11 | .011 | .013 | .016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | .870^ | .089 | .002 | .000 | — |
Denver Nuggets | 36–46 | 8 | .008 | .009 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .907^ | .063 | .001 | .000 |
New York Knicks [3] | 37–45 | 7 | .007 | .008 | .010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .935^ | .039 | .000 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | 40–42 | 6 | .006 | .007 | .009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .960^ | .018 |
Phoenix Suns | 48–34 | 5 | .005 | .006 | .007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .982^ |
^ 1: The
Charlotte Hornets acquired Detroit Pistons' pick because it fell outside the top eight.
[A]
^ 2: The
Philadelphia 76ers acquired New Orleans Pelicans' pick because it fell outside the top five.
[B]
^ 3: The
Orlando Magic acquired the lesser of
Denver Nuggets' pick and New York Knicks' pick.
[C]
In the first round of the draft, each team has five minutes to decide which player they would like to select. During the five minutes, the team can also propose a trade with another team before making their final selection. [98] The NBA commissioner then announce the selection and the player, wearing a basketball cap sporting the team's logo, comes up to the stage to be congratulated and presented to the audience. [99] [100] In the second round, each team has two minutes to make their picks while the deputy commissioner assumes the commissioner's role. [101] [102]
The NBA annually invites around 10–15 players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players to sit with their families and agents. [103] When their names are called, the player leaves the room and goes up on stage. Other players who are not invited, are allowed to attend the ceremony, sit in the stands with the fans and walk up on stage when they're drafted. [104] This year, however, the league decided to invite 21 players to the green room. The 20 players who were invited and attended the draft are Tyler Ennis, Dante Exum, Aaron Gordon, Gary Harris, Rodney Hood, Zach LaVine, Doug McDermott, Shabazz Napier, Jusuf Nurkić, Jabari Parker, Adreian Payne, Elfrid Payton, Julius Randle, Dario Šarić, Marcus Smart, Nik Stauskas, Noah Vonleh, T. J. Warren, Andrew Wiggins and James Young. [105] [106] Joel Embiid was invited, but he was unable to attend the draft due to an injury sustained before the draft and its subsequent surgery that prevented him from traveling to New York. [107] Out of the 21 players invited, 19 players were selected in the top 19. The other two, Hood and Napier, were selected 23rd and 24th respectively.
In addition to the above, former Baylor player Isaiah Austin, who had declared for the draft but was forced to end his playing career after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome during a physical for the draft, was invited to attend as a special guest of commissioner Adam Silver. [108] During the draft, he was ceremonially drafted by the league between the 15th and the 16th picks and came up to the stage sporting a generic NBA cap. [109]
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft. [110]