2014 NBA draft
{{short description|Basketball player selection}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name = 2014 NBA draft
| image =
| caption =
| logo = Nba-draft 532x290 v3.jpg
| logosize =
| sport = Basketball
| date = June 26, 2014
| location = Barclays Center (Brooklyn, New York)
| network = ESPN
| league = NBA
| teams =
| overall = 60
| rounds = 2
| first = Andrew Wiggins (Cleveland Cavaliers)
| prev = 2013
| next = 2015
}}
The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014,{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/news/important-dates/ |title=2013–14 National Basketball Association Important Dates |work=NBA.com |access-date=November 6, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217072729/http://www.nba.com/news/important-dates/ |archive-date=December 17, 2013 }} at Barclays Center, Brooklyn.{{cite web|url=http://www.netsdaily.com/2014/4/25/5653328/nba-draft-will-be-held-at-barclays-center-again|title=NBA Draft will be held at Barclays Center again|work=netsdaily.com/|date=April 25, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010858/https://www.netsdaily.com/2014/4/25/5653328/nba-draft-will-be-held-at-barclays-center-again|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://nbalive2014-15.com/2014-nba-draft-order/67/ |title=2014 NBA Draft Order |access-date=June 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810232727/http://nbalive2014-15.com/2014-nba-draft-order/67/ |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} 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.{{cite web|title=2014 NBA Draft Coverage|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft/rounds|work=ESPN|access-date=November 9, 2013|archive-date=November 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101110932/http://espn.go.com/nba/draft|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccertowatch.com/nba/nba-draft-big-board-2014-andrew-wiggins/ |title=2014 NBA Big Board: Wiggins leads deepest draft in years |work=SOCCER TO WATCH |date=September 26, 2013 |access-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716153228/https://www.soccertowatch.com/nba/nba-draft-big-board-2014-andrew-wiggins/ |url-status=live }} State Farm was the presenting sponsor of the draft.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/06/23/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/NBA-draft.aspx|title=Activation strong around NBA draft|website=sportsbusinessdaily.com|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-date=October 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012123743/https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2014/06/23/Marketing-and-Sponsorship/NBA-draft.aspx|url-status=live}} 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).
Three-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. He finished as runner up in MVP voting in 2025 and his Nuggets team were eliminated in the second round of the western conference playoffs by the Oklahoma Thunders. {{cite web |url=https://www.nba.com/news/nikola-jokic-wins-2020-21-kia-nba-most-valuable-player-award |website=Nba.com |publisher=NBA |access-date=1 July 2021 |title=Nikola Jokic wins 2020-21 Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award |archive-date=July 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721153907/https://www.nba.com/news/nikola-jokic-wins-2020-21-kia-nba-most-valuable-player-award |url-status=live }}
Draft selections
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PG | Point guard
| SG | Shooting guard
| SF | Small forward
| PF | Power forward
| C | Center |
{{NBA Draft legend|2=y|3=y|5=y|6=y}}
{{stack|
File:Wiggins10-20190120.jpg was selected 1st overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers (traded two months later to the Minnesota Timberwolves).]]
File:Joel Embiid 2019.jpg was selected 3rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers and was named league MVP in his seventh season.]]
File:Aaron Gordon 2019 (cropped).jpg was selected 4th overall by the Orlando Magic.]]
File:Marcus Smart 2021.jpg was selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics.]]
File:Julius Randle with Lakers.jpg was selected 7th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers.]]
File:Zach LaVine (2022 All-Star Weekend).jpg was selected 13th overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves.]]
File:Nikola Jokic free throw (cropped).jpg was selected 41st overall by the Denver Nuggets and has been named league MVP three times, in his sixth, seventh, and ninth seasons respectively.]]
}}
Notable undrafted players
{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}
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.
class="wikitable sortable" |
style="width:19%;"| Player
! style="width:1%;"| Position ! style="width:16%;"| Nationality ! style="width:20%;"| School/club team |
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{{sortname|Keith|Appling}}
| PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Michigan State (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Jerrelle|Benimon}}
| PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Sim|Bhullar}}
| C | {{flagu|Canada}} | New Mexico State (So.) |
{{sortname|Khem|Birch}}
| PF/C | {{flagu|Canada}} |
{{sortname|Tarik|Black}}
| PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Jabari|Brown}}
| SG | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Coty|Clarke}}
| SF | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Bryce|Cotton}}
| PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Providence (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Torrey|Craig}}
| SG/SF | {{flagu|United States}} | USC Upstate (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Mitch|Creek}}
| SG/SF | {{flagu|Australia}} |
{{sortname|Andre|Dawkins}}
| SG | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Jarell|Eddie}}
| SF | {{flagu|United States}} | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Cristiano|Felício}}
| PF/C | {{flagu|Brazil}} |
{{sortname|Tim|Frazier}}
| PG/SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Penn State (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Langston|Galloway}}
| PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Tyler|Johnson|dab=basketball}}
| SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Fresno State (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Sean|Kilpatrick}}
| SG | {{flagu|United States}} | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Alex|Kirk}}
| C | {{flagu|United States}} | New Mexico (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Maxi|Kleber}}
| PF | {{GER}} |
{{sortname|Walter|Lemon Jr.}}
| PG | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|James Michael|McAdoo}}
| PF | {{flagu|United States}} | North Carolina (Jr.) |
{{sortname|Eric|Moreland}}
| PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Oregon State (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Xavier|Munford}}
| PG | {{flagu|United States}} | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Norvel|Pelle}}
| PF | {{ATG}}{{refn|group=n|Pelle was born in Antigua and Barbuda and raised in the United States; he also holds Lebanese citizenship by naturalization. Since 2017, he plays for the Lebanon national basketball team.}} |
{{sortname|JaKarr|Sampson}}
| SF | {{flagu|United States}} | St. John's (So.) |
{{sortname|David|Stockton}}
| PG | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Axel|Toupane}}
| SG/SF | {{flagu|France}} | Strasbourg IG (France) |
{{sortname|David|Wear}}
| PF | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Travis|Wear}}
| SF | {{flagu|United States}} |
{{sortname|Okaro|White}}
| SF/PF | {{flagu|United States}} | Florida State (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Shayne|Whittington}}
| PF/C | {{flagu|United States}} | Western Michigan (Sr.) |
{{sortname|Jamil|Wilson}}
| SF | {{flagu|United States}} |
Eligibility and entrants
{{main|Eligibility for the NBA draft}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2011-12-07/hunters-memo-to-players-details-nba-cba/51722458/1|title=Hunter's memo to players details NBA CBA|first=Jeff|last=Zillgit|work=USA Today|date=December 7, 2011|access-date=December 12, 2011|archive-date=December 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111209061854/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/story/2011-12-07/hunters-memo-to-players-details-nba-cba/51722458/1|url-status=dead}} {{as of|2014}}, the basic eligibility rules for the draft are listed below.
- All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2014 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |title=Article X, Section 1(b)(i) |work=2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
- Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the CBA, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the United States for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |title=Article X, Section 1(c) |work=2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621100158/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=June 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
=Early entrants=
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |title=Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(F) |work=2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} (non-international players){{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |title=Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(3) |work=2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }} (international players) 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php#section8 |title=Article X, Section 8(c) |work= 2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012213218/http://www.nbpa.org/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=October 12, 2008}} Under then-current NCAA rules, players only had until April 16 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.{{cite web |url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D111.pdf |title=Bylaw 12.2.4.2.1.1 Exception—Basketball—Four-Year College Student-Athlete, Men's Basketball |work=2010–11 NCAA Division I Manual |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |page=72 |access-date=February 2, 2011 |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031233421/http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D111.pdf |url-status=live }}{{refn|group=n|Effective in 2016, the NCAA changed its withdrawal date to 10 days after the end of the annual NBA Draft Combine held in mid-May.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14564613/date-nba-draft-commitment-pushed-may |title=College players given extra time to mull NBA draft decision |first=Jeff |last=Goodman |work=ESPN.com |date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=January 13, 2016 |archive-date=July 13, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713103619/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14564613/date-nba-draft-commitment-pushed-may |url-status=live }}}}
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted.{{cite web |url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D111.pdf |title=Bylaw 12.3.1 Use of Agents |work=2010–11 NCAA Division I Manual |publisher=NCAA |page=73 |access-date=February 2, 2011 |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031233421/http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D111.pdf |url-status=live }} Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA then mandated that a player who declared twice lost his college eligibility.{{refn|group=n|Also in 2016, the NCAA changed its draft declaration rules to allow players to declare for and withdraw from more than one draft without losing college eligibility, as long as they make a timely withdrawal without signing a professional contract outside the NBA or hiring an agent.}}
This year, a total of 45 collegiate players and 30 international players declared as early entry candidates.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/30/2014-draft-early-entry-candidates-official-release/|title=NBA announces early entry candidates for 2014 NBA Draft|work=NBA.com|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024235630/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/30/2014-draft-early-entry-candidates-official-release/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=10863068|title=2014 NBA Draft Early Entries|work=ESPN.com|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2014|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100529/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nba&id=10863068|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/06/17/early-entry-candidates-withdraw-official-release/|title=Eighteen early entry candidates withdraw from 2014 NBA Draft|work=NBA.com|date=June 17, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2014|archive-date=June 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623094448/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/06/17/early-entry-candidates-withdraw-official-release/|url-status=live}}
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
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Player | {{tooltip|School|Most recent school attended before the draft}} || Class | |
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{{sortname|Jordan|Adams|dab=basketball, born 1994}} | UCLA | Sophomore |
{{sortname|William|Alston|dab=basketball}} | CC of Baltimore County{{refn|group=n|William Alston last played for Community College of Baltimore County in 2011{{cite web|url=http://www.csnne.com/blog/celtics-talk/75-early-entry-candidates-announced-2014-nba-draft|title=75 early entry candidates announced for 2014 NBA Draft|first=A. Sherrod|last=Blakely|publisher=CSN New England|date=April 30, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505090415/http://www.csnne.com/blog/celtics-talk/75-early-entry-candidates-announced-2014-nba-draft|archive-date=May 5, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}}} | Freshman |
{{sortname|Kyle|Anderson|dab=basketball}} | UCLA | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Isaiah|Austin}}{{refn|group=n|About a week before the draft, Isaiah Austin was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects connective tissue. Because the condition frequently has serious and life-threatening effects on the heart and circulatory system, Austin was advised to end his playing career.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2014/news/story?id=11119553|title=Isaiah Austin has Marfan syndrome|work=ESPN.com|date=June 22, 2014|access-date=June 22, 2014|archive-date=May 18, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100601/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/news/story?id=11119553|url-status=live}}}} | Baylor | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Chane|Behanan}} | Colorado State{{refn|group=n|Although Chane Behanan is listed as being from Colorado State, he never played for that school. He was dismissed from Louisville during the holiday break between the fall 2013 and spring 2014 academic terms. After leaving Louisville, Behanan enrolled in classes at Colorado State with hopes of playing there in 2014–15, but instead chose to enter the draft.{{cite news|url=http://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/college/csu/basketball/2014/04/28/csu-forward-behanan-announces-enter-nba-draft/8413381/|title=Behanan entering NBA draft a move CSU was planning for|first=Matt L.|last=Stephens|newspaper=The Coloradoan|date=April 29, 2014|access-date=June 29, 2014|archive-date=September 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913180755/https://www.coloradoan.com/story/sports/college/csu/basketball/2014/04/28/csu-forward-behanan-announces-enter-nba-draft/8413381/|url-status=live}}}} | Junior |
{{sortname|Sim|Bhullar}} | New Mexico State | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Khem|Birch}} | UNLV | Junior |
{{sortname|Jabari|Brown}} | Missouri | Junior |
{{sortname|Jahii|Carson}} | Arizona State | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Semaj|Christon}} | Xavier | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Jordan|Clarkson}} | Missouri | Junior |
{{sortname|DeAndre|Daniels}} | Connecticut | Junior |
{{sortname|Spencer|Dinwiddie}} | Colorado | Junior |
{{sortname|Joel|Embiid}} | Kansas | Freshman |
{{sortname|Tyler|Ennis|dab=basketball}} | Syracuse | Freshman |
{{sortname|Aaron|Gordon}} | Arizona | Freshman |
{{sortname|Jerami|Grant}} | Syracuse | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Gary|Harris}} | Michigan State | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Rodney|Hood}} | Duke | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Nick|Johnson|dab=basketball}} | Arizona | Junior |
{{sortname|Alex|Kirk}} | New Mexico | Junior |
{{sortname|Zach|LaVine}} | UCLA | Freshman |
{{sortname|James Michael|McAdoo}} | North Carolina | Junior |
{{sortname|K. J.|McDaniels}} | Clemson | Junior |
{{sortname|Mitch|McGary}} | Michigan | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Eric|Moreland}} | Oregon State | Junior |
{{sortname|Johnny|O'Bryant III}} | LSU | Junior |
{{sortname|Jabari|Parker}} | Duke | Freshman |
{{sortname|Elfrid|Payton|dab=basketball}} | Louisiana–Lafayette | Junior |
{{sortname|Julius|Randle}} | Kentucky | Freshman |
{{sortname|Glenn|Robinson III}} | Michigan | Sophomore |
{{sortname|LaQuinton|Ross}} | Ohio State | Junior |
{{sortname|Antonio|Rucker}} | Clinton JC | Freshman |
{{sortname|JaKarr|Sampson}} | St. John's | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Marcus|Smart}} | Oklahoma State | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Roscoe|Smith}} | UNLV | Junior |
{{sortname|Nik|Stauskas}} | Michigan | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Jarnell|Stokes}} | Tennessee | Junior |
{{sortname|Noah|Vonleh}} | Indiana | Freshman |
{{sortname|T. J.|Warren}} | North Carolina State | Sophomore |
{{sortname|Andrew|Wiggins}} | Kansas | Freshman |
{{sortname|James|Young|dab=basketball}} | Kentucky | Freshman |
{{sortname|Ta'Quan|Zimmerman}} | Thompson Rivers (Canada) | Junior |
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{{Col-end}}
=Automatically eligible entrants=
Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:{{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |title=Article X, Section 1(b)(ii) |work=2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
- They have completed 4 years of their college eligibility.
- If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under that contract.
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
- They are least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players born on or before December 31, 1992, are automatically eligible for the 2014 draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |title=Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(1) |work=2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
- They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |title=Article X, Section 1(b)(ii)(G)(2) |work=2005 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement |publisher=National Basketball Players Association |access-date=April 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227065646/http://www.nbpa.com/cba_articles/article-X.php |archive-date=February 27, 2008 |url-status=dead |df=mdy }}
Before the draft, the NBA released a list of D-League players who are automatically eligible for the draft.
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|+ Automatically eligible D-League players | |
Player | {{tooltip|Team|Most recent team played for before the draft}} |
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{{sortname|Thanasis|Antetokounmpo}} | Delaware 87ers |
{{sortname|Aquille|Carr}} | Delaware 87ers |
{{sortname|Cleveland|Melvin}} | Erie BayHawks |
{{sortname|Norvel|Pelle}} | Delaware 87ers |
{{sortname|Elijah|Pittman}} | Delaware 87ers |
Combine
{{main|NBA Draft Combine}}
The invitation-only NBA Draft Combine occurred in Chicago from May 14 to 18. 60 players were invited.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24559610/official-2014-nba-pre-draft-combine-invite-list|title=Official 2014 NBA pre-draft combine invite list|access-date=2015-04-28|date=2014-05-12|work=CBS Sports|author=Norlander, Matt|archive-date=September 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221816/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/24559610/official-2014-nba-pre-draft-combine-invite-list|url-status=live}} The 2014 D-League Elite Mini Camp, which included 37 players, occurred in Chicago in the two days preceding the combine.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/nba_dleague_elite_mini_camp_day_2_2014_05_13.html|title=2014 NBA D-League Elite Mini Camp: Day 2 Recap: Director Bob MacKinnon offers his take on the prospects who are set for a big summer.|access-date=2015-04-28|date=2014-05-13|work=NBA.com|author=Kotloff, Brian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023082731/http://www.nba.com/dleague/news/nba_dleague_elite_mini_camp_day_2_2014_05_13.html|archive-date=October 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}
Draft lottery
{{further|NBA draft lottery}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/18/ties-broken-2014-draft-order-official-release/index.html|title=Ties broken for NBA Draft 2014 order of selection|date=April 18, 2014|work=NBA.com|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508183317/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/04/18/ties-broken-2014-draft-order-official-release/index.html|archive-date=May 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}
The lottery was held on May 20, 2014, at the Times Square Studios in New York City.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/news/2014-nba-draft-order/index.html|title=2014 NBA Draft Order|date=May 20, 2014|work=NBA.com|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522152026/http://www.nba.com/news/2014-nba-draft-order/index.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/20/cavs-win-draft-lottery.ap/index.html|title=Cavs continue lottery luck, get No. 1 pick again|date=May 20, 2014|work=NBA.com|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521020259/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/05/20/cavs-win-draft-lottery.ap/index.html|archive-date=May 21, 2014|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/what-you-need-know-about-nba-draft-lottery|title=What You Need To Know About The NBA Draft Lottery|date=May 20, 2014|work=NBA.com|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530100551/http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/what-you-need-know-about-nba-draft-lottery|url-status=live}} 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.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
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rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|2013–14 !colspan="14"|Lottery probabilities | |||||||||||||
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style="text-align:left;"|Milwaukee Bucks
|15–67 |250 |.250 | style="background:#ff9"|.215^ | .177 | .358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia 76ers
|19–63 |199 |.199 | .188 | style="background:#ff9"|.171^ | .319 | .124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Orlando Magic
|23–59 |156 |.156 | .157 | .156 | style="background:#ff9"|.225^ | .265 | .041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Utah Jazz
|25–57 |104 |.104 | .112 | .121 | .099 | style="background:#ff9"|.373^ | .177 | .014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Boston Celtics
|25–57 |103 |.103 | .111 | .120 | — | .238 | style="background:#ff9"|.342^ | .082 | .004 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Los Angeles Lakers
|27–55 |63 |.063 | .071 | .081 | — | — | .440 | style="background:#ff9"|.304^ | .040 | .001 | — | — | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Sacramento Kings
|28–54 |43 |.043 | .049 | .058 | — | — | — | .600 | style="background:#ff9"|.232^ | .018 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Detroit Pistons{{Cref|1}}
|29–53 |28 |.028 | .033 | .039 | — | — | — | — | .725 | style="background:#ff9"|.168^ | .008 | .000 | — | — | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland Cavaliers
|33–49 |17 |style="background:#ff9"|.017^ | .020 | .024 | — | — | — | — | — | .813 | .122 | .004 | .000 | — | — |
align="left"|New Orleans Pelicans{{Cref|2}}
|34–48 |11 |.011 | .013 | .016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ff9"|.870^ | .089 | .002 | .000 | — |
style="text-align:left;"|Denver Nuggets
|36–46 |8 |.008 | .009 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ff9"|.907^ | .063 | .001 | .000 |
style="text-align:left;"|New York Knicks{{Cref|3}}
|37–45 |7 |.007 | .008 | .010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ff9"|.935^ | .039 | .000 |
style="text-align:left;"|Minnesota Timberwolves
|40–42 |6 |.006 | .007 | .009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ff9"|.960^ | .018 |
style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix Suns
|48–34 |5 |.005 | .006 | .007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | style="background:#ff9"|.982^ |
{{Cnote|1|The Charlotte Hornets acquired Detroit Pistons' pick because it fell outside the top eight.}}
{{Cnote|2|The Philadelphia 76ers acquired New Orleans Pelicans' pick because it fell outside the top five.}}
{{Cnote|3|The Orlando Magic acquired the lesser of Denver Nuggets' pick and New York Knicks' pick.}}
Draft ceremony
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/06/2014_nba_draft_what_theyre_say.html|title=NBA draft 2014 reaction: What they're saying around the league|first=Scott|last=Branson|publisher=Cleveland.com|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=July 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702232312/http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2014/06/2014_nba_draft_what_theyre_say.html|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2014/news/story?id=11144850|title=Parker realizes that just happened|first=Scoop|last=Jackson|work=ESPN.com|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140958/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/news/story?id=11144850|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/nets-draft-hat-history-2014|title=The History of Nets Draft Caps|work=NBA.com|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=July 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702085208/http://www.nba.com/nets/nets-draft-hat-history-2014|url-status=live}} In the second round, each team has two minutes to make their picks while the deputy commissioner assumes the commissioner's role.{{cite web|url=http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/26/nba-draft-live-blog-what-will-celtics-do-tonight/|title=NBA Draft LIVE Blog: No Fireworks For Celtics|first=Matthew|last=Geagan|publisher=CBS Boston|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626163101/http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/06/26/nba-draft-live-blog-what-will-celtics-do-tonight/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2014/06/nba_draft_2014_adam_silver_shi.html|title=NBA draft 2014: Adam Silver shines with selection of Isaiah Austin|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=June 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629175610/http://www.oregonlive.com/nba/index.ssf/2014/06/nba_draft_2014_adam_silver_shi.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/19420817/report-13-players-invited-to-2012-nba-draft-green-room|title=Davis, Beal headline 14 players reportedly invited to 2012 NBA Draft Green Room|first=Ben|last=Golliver|work=CBSSports.com|date=June 25, 2012|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714191435/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/19420817/report-13-players-invited-to-2012-nba-draft-green-room|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2011/news/story?id=6675909|title=NBA issues 'green room' invitations|first=Chad|last=Ford|work=ESPN.com|date=June 18, 2011|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=June 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626123405/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2011/news/story?id=6675909|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/22/a-list-of-2014-nba-draft-green-room-invites/|title=A list of 2014 NBA Draft Green Room invites|first=Brett|last=Pollakoff|publisher=NBCSports.com|date=June 22, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=June 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626051251/http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/06/22/a-list-of-2014-nba-draft-green-room-invites/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nba/2014/06/23/twenty-prospects-receive-2014-nba-draft-green-room-invitations|title=Twenty prospects receive 2014 NBA draft green room invitations|first=Ben|last=Golliver|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627144034/http://www.si.com/nba/2014/06/23/twenty-prospects-receive-2014-nba-draft-green-room-invitations|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/draft2014/news/story?id=11107087|title=Joel Embiid has fractured foot|first=Jeff|last=Goodman|work=ESPN.com|date=June 20, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=July 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714174335/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/news/story?id=11107087|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24595193/adam-silver-invites-isaiah-austin-to-attend-draft|title=Adam Silver invites Isaiah Austin to attend draft|first=James|last=Herbert|work=CBSSports.com|date=June 23, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=July 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706040538/http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24595193/adam-silver-invites-isaiah-austin-to-attend-draft|url-status=live}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/2014/news/06/26/nba-selects-isaiah-austin-062614.ap/index.html|title=NBA selects Isaiah Austin in draft|work=NBA.com|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2014|archive-date=June 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628091420/http://www.nba.com/2014/news/06/26/nba-selects-isaiah-austin-062614.ap/index.html|url-status=live}}
Trades involving draft picks
=Pre-draft trades=
Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
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=Draft-day trades=
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.{{cite web|title=2014 Draft Trade Tracker|url=http://www.nba.com/news/2014-draft-trade-tracker/index.html|date=June 27, 2014|publisher=NBA|access-date=June 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627071223/http://www.nba.com/news/2014-draft-trade-tracker/index.html|archive-date=June 27, 2014|url-status=dead}}
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Notes
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See also
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/draft/2014/draftBoard.html|title=2014 Draft Board|publisher=NBA|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503100758/http://www.nba.com/draft/2014/draftBoard.html|archive-date=May 3, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
- {{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/index|title=2014 NBA Draft|work=ESPN.com|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=April 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150424081052/http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/index|url-status=dead}}
- {{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2014.html|title=2014 NBA Draft|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 24, 2015|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512035512/https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2014.html|url-status=live}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150424062358/http://www.nba.com/draft/2014/ Official Site]
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