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To: 10K a day who wrote (446)2/23/2001 1:21:33 PM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (1) of 2231
 
The NBA's Website really sucks now. You have to have Netscape 6.0 or IE to make it work right. Anyway, I was looking at the 1998 draft. Wow, that has turned out to be a great draft! There are only 2 bad players in the top 15, Olowokandi and Traylor.

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1998 NBA Draft, First Round
First Round Player College
1. LA Clippers Michael Olowokandi Pacific
2. Vancouver Mike Bibby Arizona
3. Denver Raef LaFrentz Kansas
4. Toronto (1) Antawn Jamison North Carolina
5. Golden State (1) Vince Carter North Carolina
6. Dallas (2) Robert Traylor Michigan
7. Sacramento Jason Williams Florida
8. Philadelphia Larry Hughes Saint Louis
9. Milwaukee (2) Dirk Nowitzki DJK Wurzburg (Germany)
10. Boston Paul Pierce Kansas
11. Detroit Bonzi Wells Ball State
12. Orlando Michael Doleac Utah
13. Orlando (from Wash.) Keon Clark UNLV
14. Houston Michael Dickerson Arizona
15. Orlando (from N.J.) Matt Harpring Georgia Tech
16. Houston (from N.Y.) Bryce Drew Valparaiso
17. Minnesota Radoslav Nesterovic Kinder Bologna (Italy)
18. Houston (from Port.) Mirsad Turckan Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
19. Milw. (from Cle.) (2) (3) Pat Garrity Notre Dame
20. Atlanta Roshown McLeod Duke
21. Charlotte Ricky Davis Iowa
22. LA Clippers (from Miami) Brian Skinner Baylor
23. Denver (from Pho.) (4) Tyronn Lue Nebraska
24. San Antonio (5) Felipe Lopez St. John's
25. Indiana Al Harrington St. Patrick's HS
26. LA Lakers Sam Jacobson Minnesota
27. Seattle Vladimir Stepania Olympia (Ljubljana)
28. Chicago Corey Benjamin Oregon State
29. Utah (6) Nazr Mohammed Kentucky

Notes:
(1) Toronto traded the rights to Antawn Jamison to Golden State for the rights to Vince Carter and cash.
(2) Dallas traded the rights to Robert Traylor to Milwaukee for the rights to Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity.
(3) Dallas traded Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells and the rights to Pat Garrity and a 1999 first-round draft selection to Phoenix for Steve Nash.
(4) LA Lakers traded Nick Van Exel to Denver for Tony Battie and the rights to Tyronn Lue.
(5) San Antonio traded Carl Herrera and the rights to Felipe Lopez to Vancouver for Antonio Daniels.
(6) Utah traded the rights to Nazr Mohammed to Philadelphia for a future first-round draft selection. 1998 NBA Draft, First Round
First Round Player College
1. LA Clippers Michael Olowokandi Pacific
2. Vancouver Mike Bibby Arizona
3. Denver Raef LaFrentz Kansas
4. Toronto (1) Antawn Jamison North Carolina
5. Golden State (1) Vince Carter North Carolina
6. Dallas (2) Robert Traylor Michigan
7. Sacramento Jason Williams Florida
8. Philadelphia Larry Hughes Saint Louis
9. Milwaukee (2) Dirk Nowitzki DJK Wurzburg (Germany)
10. Boston Paul Pierce Kansas
11. Detroit Bonzi Wells Ball State
12. Orlando Michael Doleac Utah
13. Orlando (from Wash.) Keon Clark UNLV
14. Houston Michael Dickerson Arizona
15. Orlando (from N.J.) Matt Harpring Georgia Tech
16. Houston (from N.Y.) Bryce Drew Valparaiso
17. Minnesota Radoslav Nesterovic Kinder Bologna (Italy)
18. Houston (from Port.) Mirsad Turckan Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
19. Milw. (from Cle.) (2) (3) Pat Garrity Notre Dame
20. Atlanta Roshown McLeod Duke
21. Charlotte Ricky Davis Iowa
22. LA Clippers (from Miami) Brian Skinner Baylor
23. Denver (from Pho.) (4) Tyronn Lue Nebraska
24. San Antonio (5) Felipe Lopez St. John's
25. Indiana Al Harrington St. Patrick's HS
26. LA Lakers Sam Jacobson Minnesota
27. Seattle Vladimir Stepania Olympia (Ljubljana)
28. Chicago Corey Benjamin Oregon State
29. Utah (6) Nazr Mohammed Kentucky

Notes:
(1) Toronto traded the rights to Antawn Jamison to Golden State for the rights to Vince Carter and cash.
(2) Dallas traded the rights to Robert Traylor to Milwaukee for the rights to Dirk Nowitzki and Pat Garrity.
(3) Dallas traded Martin Muursepp, Bubba Wells and the rights to Pat Garrity and a 1999 first-round draft selection to Phoenix for Steve Nash.
(4) LA Lakers traded Nick Van Exel to Denver for Tony Battie and the rights to Tyronn Lue.
(5) San Antonio traded Carl Herrera and the rights to Felipe Lopez to Vancouver for Antonio Daniels.
(6) Utah traded the rights to Nazr Mohammed to Philadelphia for a future first-round draft selection.
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