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1997 NBA Draft

117 picks · 101 linked to player profiles.

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Most productive player from the 1997 class

Tim Duncan

Pick #1 · 1,344 games · 19.1 career PPG

PickRdPlayerPositionTeamCollegeCareer GCareer PPG
1 1 Tim Duncan Center-Forward SAS Wake Forest 1,344 19.1
1 1 Tim Duncan Center-Forward SAS Wake Forest 1,344 19.1
2 1 Keith Van Horn Forward PHI Utah 809 15.9
2 1 Keith Van Horn Forward PHI Utah 809 15.9
3 1 Chauncey Billups Point Guard BOS Colorado 1,258 15.2
3 1 Chauncey Billups Point Guard BOS Colorado 1,258 15.2
4 1 Antonio Daniels Point Guard MEM Bowling Green 1,028 7.4
4 1 Antonio Daniels Point Guard MEM Bowling Green 1,028 7.4
5 1 Tony Battie Center DEN Texas Tech 910 6.0
5 1 Tony Battie Center DEN Texas Tech 910 6.0
6 1 Ron Mercer Guard-Forward BOS Kentucky 553 14.1
6 1 Ron Mercer Guard-Forward BOS Kentucky 553 14.1
7 1 Tim Thomas Forward BKN Villanova 1,053 11.3
7 1 Tim Thomas Forward BKN Villanova 1,053 11.3
8 1 Adonal Foyle Center GSW Colgate 743 4.0
8 1 Adonal Foyle Center GSW Colgate 743 4.0
9 1 Tracy McGrady Small Forward TOR NA 997 19.4
9 1 Tracy McGrady Small Forward TOR Mount Zion Christian Academy 997 19.4
10 1 Danny Fortson Center-Forward MIL Cincinnati 451 8.1
10 1 Danny Fortson Center-Forward MIL Cincinnati 451 8.1
11 1 Tariq Abdul-Wahad Small Forward SAC San Jose State 321 8.3
11 1 Tariq Abdul-Wahad Small Forward SAC San Jose State 321 8.3
12 1 Austin Croshere Power Forward IND Providence 673 6.7
12 1 Austin Croshere Power Forward IND Providence 673 6.7
13 1 Derek Anderson Shooting Guard CLE Kentucky 658 11.7
13 1 Derek Anderson Shooting Guard CLE Kentucky 658 11.7
14 1 Maurice Taylor Forward-Center LAC Michigan 603 10.6
14 1 Maurice Taylor Forward-Center LAC Michigan 603 10.6
15 1 Kelvin Cato Center DAL Iowa State 568 5.4
15 1 Kelvin Cato Center DAL Iowa State 568 5.4
16 1 Brevin Knight Point Guard CLE Stanford 838 7.1
16 1 Brevin Knight Point Guard CLE Stanford 838 7.1
17 1 Johnny Taylor Forward ORL Chattanooga 60 4.5
17 1 Johnny Taylor Forward ORL Tennessee-Chattanooga 60 4.5
18 1 Chris Anstey Center POR NA 167 6.2
18 1 Chris Anstey Center POR South East Melbourne Magic (Australia) 167 6.2
19 1 Scot Pollard Center-Forward DET Kansas 506 4.4
19 1 Scot Pollard Center-Forward DET Kansas 506 4.4
20 1 Paul Grant Center MIN Wisconsin 22 1.5
20 1 Paul Grant Center MIN Wisconsin 22 1.5
21 1 Anthony Parker Guard BKN Bradley 576 10.1
21 1 Anthony Parker Guard BKN Bradley 576 10.1
22 1 Ed Gray Shooting Guard ATL California 60 6.3
22 1 Ed Gray Shooting Guard ATL California 60 6.3
23 1 Bobby Jackson Shooting Guard OKC Minnesota 827 9.6
23 1 Bobby Jackson Shooting Guard OKC Minnesota 827 9.6
24 1 Rodrick Rhodes Guard HOU USC 85 5.0
24 1 Rodrick Rhodes Guard HOU Southern California 85 5.0
25 1 John Thomas Center NYK Minnesota 434 5.9
25 1 John Thomas Center NYK Minnesota 434 5.9
26 1 Charles Smith Forward MIA New Mexico 1,006 10.8
26 1 Charles Smith Guard MIA New Mexico 1,082 11.9
26 1 Charles Smith Forward MIA New Mexico 908 10.8
26 1 Charles Smith Guard MIA New Mexico 1,082 11.9
27 1 Jacque Vaughn Guard UTA Kansas 858 4.5
27 1 Jacque Vaughn Guard UTA Kansas 858 4.5
28 1 Keith Booth Small Forward CHI Maryland 45 2.9
28 1 Keith Booth Small Forward CHI Maryland 45 2.9
29 2 Serge Zwikker — HOU North Carolina — —
30 2 Serge Zwikker — HOU UNC — —
30 2 Mark Sanford — MIA Washington — —
31 2 Mark Sanford — MIA Washington — —
31 2 Charles O'Bannon Guard DET California-Los Angeles 48 2.5
32 2 Charles O'Bannon Guard DET UCLA 48 2.5
32 2 James Cotton Shooting Guard DEN Long Beach State 19 2.6
33 2 James Cotton Shooting Guard DEN Cal State Long Beach 19 2.6
33 2 Marko Milic Guard PHI KK Olimpija (Slovenia) 340 10.4
34 2 Marko Milič Guard PHI NA 340 10.4
34 2 Bubba Wells Forward DAL Austin Peay 39 3.3
35 2 Bubba Wells Forward DAL Austin Peay State University 39 3.3
35 2 Kebu Stewart Forward PHI Cal State-Bakersfield 56 13.0
36 2 Kebu Stewart Forward PHI Cal State-Bakersfield 56 13.0
36 2 James Collins Guard PHI Florida State 23 2.6
37 2 James Collins Guard PHI Florida State 23 2.6
37 2 Marc Jackson Forward GSW Temple 538 8.4
38 2 Marc Jackson Forward GSW Temple 538 8.4
38 2 Jerald Honeycutt Forward-Guard MIL Tulane 70 4.3
39 2 Jerald Honeycutt Forward-Guard MIL Tulane 70 4.3
39 2 Anthony Johnson Guard SAC College of Charleston 1,201 5.8
40 2 Anthony Johnson Guard SAC College of Charleston 1,201 5.8
40 2 Eddie Elisma — OKC Georgia Tech — —
41 2 Eddie Elisma — OKC Georgia Tech — —
41 2 Jason Lawson Center DEN Villanova 17 1.5
42 2 Jason Lawson Center DEN Villanova 17 1.5
42 2 Stephen Jackson Guard-Forward PHX Butler Community College 1,083 15.3
43 2 Stephen Jackson Guard-Forward PHX Butler County Community College 1,083 15.3
43 2 Gordon Malone — MIN West Virginia — —
44 2 Gordon Malone — MIN West Virginia — —
44 2 Cedric Henderson Forward CLE Memphis 276 6.9
45 2 Cedric Henderson Forward CLE Memphis 276 6.9
45 2 Cedric Henderson Forward CLE Memphis 276 6.9
45 2 God Shammgod Guard WAS Providence 20 3.1
46 2 God Shammgod Guard WAS Providence 20 3.1
46 2 Eric Washington Forward-Guard ORL Alabama 217 10.3
47 2 Eric Washington Forward-Guard ORL Alabama 217 10.3
47 2 Alvin Williams Guard POR Villanova 514 8.7
48 2 Alvin Williams Guard POR Villanova 514 8.7
48 2 Predrag Drobnjak Center WAS KK Partizan (Serbia) 303 7.6
49 2 Predrag Drobnjak Center WAS NA 303 7.6
49 2 Alain Digbeau — ATL ASVEL Basket (France) — —
50 2 Alain Digbeu — ATL NA 209 9.0
50 2 Chris Crawford Forward ATL Marquette 322 8.9
51 2 Chris Crawford Forward ATL Marquette 322 8.9
51 2 DeJuan Wheat Guard LAL Louisville 80 3.3
52 2 DeJuan Wheat Guard LAL Louisville 80 3.3
52 2 C.J. Bruton — MEM Indian Hills Community College — —
53 2 C.J. Bruton — MEM Indian Hills Community College — —
53 2 Paul Rogers — LAL Gonzaga — —
54 2 Paul Rogers — LAL Gonzaga 24 4.5
54 2 Mark Blount Center-Forward OKC Pittsburgh 767 8.2
55 2 Mark Blount Center-Forward OKC Pitt 767 8.2
55 2 Ben Pepper — BOS Newcastle Falcons (Australia) — —
56 2 Ben Pepper — BOS NA — —
56 2 Nate Erdmann — UTA Oklahoma — —
57 2 Nate Erdmann — UTA Oklahoma 8 19.1
57 2 Roberto Duenas — CHI FC Barcelona Basquet (Spain) — —
58 2 Roberto Duenas — CHI NA 103 7.3