1997 NBA draft

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| C

! width="1%"| Round

! width="1%"| Pick

! width="19%"| Player

! width="1%" | Position

! width="20%"| Nationality{{refn|group=n|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.}}

! width="35%"| NBA team

! width="25%"| School/Club team

| align=center|1

| bgcolor="#FFFF99" | Tim Duncan^^~

| PF/C

| {{USA}}{{refn|group=n|Tim Duncan is a United States citizen by birth, as are all natives of the U.S. Virgin Islands, he has represented the United States internationally.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/virgin-islands/|title=Virgin Islands|date=August 12, 2008|publisher=CIA World Factbook|access-date=August 12, 2008}}}}

| San Antonio Spurs

| Wake Forest (Sr.)

| align=center|2

| {{sortname|Keith|Van Horn}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Utah (Sr.)

| align=center|3

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Chauncey|Billups}}^

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics

| Colorado (So.)

| align=center|4

|{{sortname|Antonio|Daniels}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Vancouver Grizzlies

| Bowling Green (Sr.)

| align=center|5

|{{sortname|Tony|Battie}}

| C/F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| Texas Tech (Jr.)

| align=center|6

|{{sortname|Ron|Mercer}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Boston Celtics (from Dallas)

| Kentucky (So.)

| align=center|7

| {{sortname|Tim|Thomas|Tim Thomas (basketball)}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets

| Villanova (Fr.)

| align=center| 8

| {{sortname|Adonal|Foyle}}

| C

| {{VIN}}

| Golden State Warriors

| Colgate (Jr.)

| align=center| 9

| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Tracy|McGrady}}^

| SG/SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Toronto Raptors

| Mt. Zion Christian Academy (Durham, North Carolina)

| align=center| 10

|{{sortname|Danny|Fortson}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| Cincinnati (Jr.)

| align=center| 11

| {{sortname|Tariq|Abdul-Wahad}}

| SF

| {{FRA}}

| Sacramento Kings

| San Jose State (Sr.)

| align=center| 12

| {{sortname|Austin|Croshere}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Indiana Pacers

| Providence (Sr.)

| align=center| 13

| {{sortname|Derek|Anderson|Derek Anderson (basketball)}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Kentucky (Sr.)

| align=center| 14

| {{sortname|Maurice|Taylor}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Clippers

| Michigan (Jr.)

| align=center| 15

| {{sortname|Kelvin|Cato}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks (from Minnesota)

| Iowa State (Jr.)

| align=center| 16

| {{sortname|Brevin|Knight}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers (from Phoenix)

| Stanford (Sr.)

| align=center| 17

| {{sortname|Johnny|Taylor|Johnny Taylor (basketball)}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Orlando Magic

| Chattanooga (Sr.)

| align=center| 18

| {{sortname|Chris|Anstey}}

| PF

| {{AUS}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| SE Melbourne Magic (Australia)

| align=center| 19

| {{sortname|Scot|Pollard}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons

| Kansas (Sr.)

| align=center| 20

| {{sortname|Paul|Grant|Paul Grant (basketball)}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minnesota Timberwolves (from Charlotte via Milwaukee and Portland)

| Wisconsin (Sr.)

| align=center| 21

| {{sortname|Anthony|Parker}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New Jersey Nets (from L.A. Lakers)

| Bradley (Sr.)

| align=center| 22

| {{sortname|Ed|Gray}}

| PG/SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| California (Sr.)

| align=center| 23

| {{sortname|Bobby|Jackson}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| Minnesota (Sr.)

| align=center| 24

| {{sortname|Rodrick|Rhodes}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston Rockets

| USC (Sr.)

| align=center| 25

| {{sortname|John|Thomas|John Thomas (basketball)}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| New York Knicks

| Minnesota (Sr.)

| align=center| 26

| {{sortname|Charles|Smith|Charles Cornelius Smith}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Miami Heat

| New Mexico (Sr.)

| align=center| 27

| {{sortname|Jacque|Vaughn}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Kansas (Sr.)

| align=center| 28

| {{sortname|Keith|Booth}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Chicago Bulls

| Maryland (Sr.)

| align=center| 29

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Serge|Zwikker}}^#

| C

| {{flagu|Netherlands}}

| Houston Rockets (from Vancouver)

| North Carolina (Sr.)

| align=center| 30

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Mark|Sanford|Mark Sanford (basketball)}}^#

| SF/PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Miami Heat (from Boston)

| Washington (Jr.)

| align=center| 31

| {{sortname|Charles|O'Bannon}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)

| UCLA (Sr.)

| align=center| 32

|{{sortname|James|Cotton|James Cotton (basketball)}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets

| Long Beach State (Sr.)

| align=center| 33

| {{sortname|Marko|Milič}}

| PG/SG

| {{SLO}}

| Philadelphia 76ers

| Smelt Olimpija (Slovenia)

| align=center| 34

| {{sortname|Bubba|Wells}}

| SF/PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Dallas Mavericks

| Austin Peay (Sr.)

| align=center| 35

| {{sortname|Kebu|Stewart}}

| SF/PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers (from New Jersey Nets)

| Cal State Bakersfield (Sr.)

| align=center| 36

| {{sortname|James|Collins|James Collins (basketball)}}

| PG/SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Philadelphia 76ers(from Toronto)

| Florida State (Sr.)

| align=center| 37

| {{sortname|Marc|Jackson}}

| SF/PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Golden State Warriors

| Temple (Sr.)

| align=center| 38

| {{sortname|Jerald|Honeycutt}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Milwaukee Bucks

| Tulane (Sr.)

| align=center| 39

| {{sortname|Anthony|Johnson|Anthony Johnson (basketball)}}

| PG/SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Sacramento Kings

| College of Charleston (Sr.)

| align=center| 40

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ed|Elisma}}^#

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics(from L.A. Clippers)

| Georgia Tech (Sr.)

| align=center| 41

| {{sortname|Jason|Lawson}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Denver Nuggets(from Indiana)

| Villanova (Sr.)

| align=center| 42

| {{sortname|Stephen|Jackson}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Phoenix Suns

| Butler CC (Sr.)

| align=center| 43

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Gordon|Malone}}^#

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minnesota Timberwolves

| West Virginia (Sr.)

| align=center| 44

| {{sortname|Cedric|Henderson|Cedric Henderson (basketball, born 1975)}}

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Cleveland Cavaliers

| Memphis (Sr.)

| align=center| 45

| {{sortname|God|Shammgod}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Washington Bullets

| Providence (So.)

| align=center| 46

| {{sortname|Eric|Washington|Eric Washington (basketball)}}

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Orlando Magic(traded to Denver)

| Alabama (Sr.)

| align=center| 47

| {{sortname|Alvin|Williams}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Portland Trail Blazers

| Villanova (Sr.)

| align=center| 48

| {{sortname|Predrag|Drobnjak}}

| C

| {{FR-YUG}}

| Washington Bullets (from Charlotte)

| KK Partizan (Yugoslavia)

| align=center| 49

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Alain|Digbeu}}^#

| SG

| {{flagu|France}}

| Atlanta Hawks(from Detroit)

| ASVEL Lyon-Villeurbanne (France)

| align=center| 50

| {{sortname|Chris|Crawford|Chris Crawford (basketball, born 1975)}}

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Atlanta Hawks

| Marquette (Sr.)

| align=center| 51

| {{sortname|DeJuan|Wheat}}

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Los Angeles Lakers

| Louisville (Sr.)

| align=center| 52

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|C.J.|Bruton}}^#

| PG/SG

| {{flagu|Australia}}

| Vancouver Grizzlies(from Houston)

| Indian Hills CC (So.)

| align=center| 53

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Paul|Rogers|Paul Rogers (basketball)}}^#

| C

| {{flagu|Australia}}

| Los Angeles Lakers (from New York)

| Gonzaga (Sr.)

| align=center| 54

| {{sortname|Mark|Blount}}

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Seattle SuperSonics

| Pittsburgh (So.)

| align=center| 55

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Ben|Pepper}}^#

| C

| {{flagu|Australia}}

| Boston Celtics (from Miami)

| Newcastle Falcons (Australia)

| align=center| 56

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Nate|Erdmann}}^#

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Utah Jazz

| Oklahoma (Senior)

| align=center| 57

| bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| {{sortname|Roberto|Dueñas}}^#

| C

| {{ESP}}

| Chicago Bulls

| FC Barcelona (Spain)

! width="20%"| Player

! width="1%"| Pos.

! width="20%"| Nationality

! width="25%"| School/Club team

| C

| {{NGA}}

| Liberty (Sr.)

| C

| {{CHN}}

| Beijing Ducks (China)

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Auburn Montgomery (Sr.)

| C

| {{IRL}}

| Auburn (Sr.)

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Norwich Neptunes (Atlantic Basketball Association)

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Texas (Sr.)

| PF/C

| {{PAN}}

| Providence (Sr.)

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Memphis (Sr.)

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Santa Clara (Sr.)

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Illinois (Sr.)

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Missouri (Sr.)

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Southern Illinois (Jr.)

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Central Michigan (Sr.)

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Houston (Jr.)

| C

| {{DMA}}

| The College of Saint Rose (Sr.)

| PF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| East Carolina (Sr.)

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Nebraska (Sr.)

| F

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Miami (Ohio) (Sr.)

| C

| {{ARG}}

| Atenas (Argentina)

| G

| {{flagu|United States}}

| The Master's (Sr.)

| SF

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Virginia (Sr.)

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Tulsa (Sr.)

| SG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Louisville (Sr.)

| F/C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| California (Sr.)

| PG

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Iowa State (Sr.)

| C

| {{flagu|United States}}

| Minnesota (Sr.)

! Player !! {{tooltip|Team|Most recent team played for before the draft}} !!class=unsortable| Note !!class=unsortable| Ref.