2003 NBA draft

Basketball player selection

2003 NBA draft

General information
Sport| Basketball
Date(s)| June 26, 2003
Location| The Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York)
Network(s)| ESPN
Overview
58 total selections in 2 rounds
League| NBA
First selection| LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)

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The 2003 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2003, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The NBA announced that 41 college and high school players and a record 31 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the 2003 NBA draft.[1] The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had a 22.50 percent probability of obtaining the first selection, won the NBA draft lottery on May 22, and Cleveland chairman Gordon Gund said afterward his team would select LeBron James, and they did.[2][3]The Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets were second and third, respectively. This draft was the first draft to be aired on ESPN after they picked up the license from TNT.

The 2003 draftees represented one of the deepest talent pools in NBA history. The draft contained 15 players who combined for 26 championships. Four of the top five picks are NBA All-Stars and "Redeem Team" Olympic Gold Medalists: Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James.

## Overview

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Four of the top five picks of the 2003 draft became NBA All-Stars and "Redeem Team" Olympic Gold Medalists: Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, and LeBron James. Nine players have participated in an All-Star Game. Dwyane Wade was named NBA Finals MVP in 2006 and won NBA championships with the Miami Heat in 2006, 2012 and 2013, as well as the NBA All Star Game MVP in 2010. Boris Diaw won the Most Improved Player Award in 2006, Jason Kapono won the three point shootout in back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008, James Jones won the three point shootout in 2011, Leandro Barbosa won the Sixth Man Award in 2007, Kyle Korver set the NBA record for three point shooting percentage in 2010 (53.6%), and in the 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013 seasons, LeBron James won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award, and the NBA Finals MVP in 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2020. Carmelo Anthony won the 2013 NBA scoring title and was the only player in NBA history to win at least three Olympic gold medals[4] until Kevin Durant won his third one in 2021. Zaza Pachulia and David West won NBA championships with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018. Matt Bonner won NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs in 2007 and 2014. Dahntay Jones and Mo Williams won the NBA championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Luke Walton won three NBA championships, two as a player with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and one as an assistant coach with the Warriors in 2015. Chris Bosh left the Toronto Raptors in 2010 as its all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, double doubles, free throws made and attempted, and minutes played; he went on to win championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.

The 2003 draft class has drawn comparisons to the 1984 and 1996 NBA draft classes[5] but is also known for the Detroit Pistons' selection of Darko Miličić with the second overall pick over other prospects who went on to have much more success in the league.[5] As of 2024, LeBron James is the only remaining active player from the 2003 draft class.

Eleven of the players selected in this draft never played in an NBA game throughout their professional basketball careers. Two of those players were the sole selection of the draft by their respective teams: Malick Badiane (Houston's only pick) and Paccelis Morlende (Philadelphia's only pick).

## Draft selections

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LeBron James was one of the most anticipated first overall draft picks in the history of any sport. He is the second high school draftee to be a first overall pick, the first being Kwame Brown in 2001, and was followed by Dwight Howard in 2004.[6] Carmelo Anthony was selected 3rd overall by the Denver Nuggets. Chris Bosh, selected 4th overall by the Toronto Raptors, was the first member of the draft class to be elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Dwyane Wade was selected 5th overall by the Miami Heat. Chris Kaman was selected 6th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. David West was selected 18th overall by the New Orleans Hornets. Josh Howard was selected 29th overall by the Dallas Mavericks. Mo Williams was selected 47th overall by the Utah Jazz. Kyle Korver was selected 51st overall by the New Jersey Nets (traded to the Philadelphia 76ers). PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center

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*  | 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
Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | Nationality[n 1] | Team  | School/Club Team

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1 | 1 | LeBron James*~ | SF/PF |  United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (Akron, Ohio)
1 | 2 | Darko Miličić | C |  Serbia and Montenegro | Detroit Pistons (from Memphis)[7] | Hemofarm Vršac (Serbia and Montenegro)
1 | 3 | Carmelo Anthony* | SF/PF |  United States | Denver Nuggets | Syracuse (Fr.)
1 | 4 | Chris Bosh^ | PF/C |  United States | Toronto Raptors | Georgia Tech (Fr.)
1 | 5 | Dwyane Wade^ | SG |  United States | Miami Heat | Marquette (Jr.)
1 | 6 | Chris Kaman+ | C |  United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Central Michigan (Jr.)
1 | 7 | Kirk Hinrich | PG |  United States | Chicago Bulls | Kansas (Sr.)
1 | 8 | T. J. Ford | PG |  United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from Atlanta)[8] | Texas (So.)
1 | 9 | Michael Sweetney | PF |  United States | New York Knicks | Georgetown (Jr.)
1 | 10 | Jarvis Hayes | F/G |  United States | Washington Wizards | Georgia (Jr.)
1 | 11 | Mickaël Piétrus | G/F |  France | Golden State Warriors | Pau-Orthez (France)
1 | 12 | Nick Collison | PF |  United States | Seattle SuperSonics | Kansas (Sr.)
1 | 13 | Marcus Banks | PG |  United States | Memphis Grizzlies (from Houston,[9] traded to Boston)[10] | UNLV (Sr)
1 | 14 | Luke Ridnour | PG |  United States | Seattle SuperSonics (from Milwaukee)[11] | Oregon (Jr)
1 | 15 | Reece Gaines | F/G |  United States | Orlando Magic | Louisville (Sr)
1 | 16 | Troy Bell | PG |  United States | Boston Celtics (traded to Memphis)[10] | Boston College (Sr)
1 | 17 | Žarko Čabarkapa | SF |  Serbia and Montenegro | Phoenix Suns | Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
1 | 18 | David West+ | PF |  United States | New Orleans Hornets | Xavier (Sr)
1 | 19 | Sasha Pavlović | F/G |  Serbia and Montenegro | Utah Jazz | Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
1 | 20 | Dahntay Jones | SG |  United States | Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia,[12] traded to Memphis)[10] | Duke (Sr)
1 | 21 | Boris Diaw | PF |  France | Atlanta Hawks (from Indiana)[13] | Pau-Orthez (France)
1 | 22 | Zoran Planinić | G/F |  Croatia | New Jersey Nets | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia and Adriatic League)
1 | 23 | Travis Outlaw | SF |  United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Starkville HS (Starkville, Mississippi)
1 | 24 | Brian Cook | PF |  United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Illinois (Sr)
1 | 25 | Carlos Delfino | SG |  Argentina | Detroit Pistons | Skipper Bologna (Italy)
1 | 26 | Ndudi Ebi | SF |  United Kingdom
Nigeria | Minnesota Timberwolves | Westbury Christian HS (Houston, Texas)
1 | 27 | Kendrick Perkins | C |  United States | Memphis Grizzlies (from Sacramento via Orlando,[14] traded to Boston)[10] | Ozen HS (Beaumont, Texas)
1 | 28 | Leandro Barbosa | SG |  Brazil | San Antonio Spurs (traded to Phoenix)[15] | Bauru Tilibra (Brazil)
1 | 29 | Josh Howard+ | F/G |  United States | Dallas Mavericks | Wake Forest (Sr)
2 | 30 | Maciej Lampe | PF |  Poland | New York Knicks (from Denver)[16] | Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
2 | 31 | Jason Kapono | F/G |  United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | UCLA (Sr)
2 | 32 | Luke Walton | SF |  United States | Los Angeles Lakers (from Toronto)[17] | Arizona (Sr)
2 | 33 | Jerome Beasley | PF |  United States | Miami Heat | North Dakota (Sr)
2 | 34 | Sofoklis Schortsanitis# | C |  Greece | Los Angeles Clippers | Iraklis BC (Greece)
2 | 35 | Szymon Szewczyk# | PF |  Poland | Milwaukee Bucks (from Memphis)[18] | Braunschweig (Germany)
2 | 36 | Mario Austin# | PF |  United States | Chicago Bulls | Mississippi State (Jr)
2 | 37 | Travis Hansen | SG |  United States | Atlanta Hawks | BYU (Sr)
2 | 38 | Steve Blake | PG |  United States | Washington Wizards | Maryland (Sr)
2 | 39 | Slavko Vraneš | C |  Serbia and Montenegro | New York Knicks | Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
2 | 40 | Derrick Zimmerman | PG |  United States | Golden State Warriors | Mississippi State (Sr)
2 | 41 | Willie Green | SG |  United States | Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Philadelphia)[19] | Detroit (Sr)
2 | 42 | Zaza Pachulia | PF |  Georgia | Orlando Magic | Ülkerspor (Turkey)
2 | 43 | Keith Bogans | SG |  United States | Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Orlando)[20] | Kentucky (Sr)
2 | 44 | Malick Badiane# | PF |  Senegal | Houston Rockets | Langen (Germany)
2 | 45 | Matt Bonner | F |  United States | Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix,[21] traded to Toronto)[22] | Florida (Sr)
2 | 46 | Sani Bečirović# | SG |  Slovenia | Denver Nuggets (from Boston)[23] | Virtus Bologna (Italy)
2 | 47 | Mo Williams+ | PG |  United States | Utah Jazz | Alabama (So)
2 | 48 | James Lang | C |  United States | New Orleans Hornets | Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, Alabama)
2 | 49 | James Jones | SF |  United States | Indiana Pacers | Miami (Florida) (Sr)
2 | 50 | Paccelis Morlende# | PG |  France | Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle)[19] | Dijon (France)
2 | 51 | Kyle Korver+ | SG |  United States | New Jersey Nets (traded to Philadelphia)[24] | Creighton (Sr)
2 | 52 | Remon van de Hare | C |  Netherlands | Toronto Raptors (from Los Angeles Lakers)[17] | FC Barcelona (Spain)
2 | 53 | Tommy Smith# | PF |  United States | Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Miami)[25] | Arizona State (Sr)
2 | 54 | Nedžad Sinanović# | C |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Portland Trail Blazers | Brotnjo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2 | 55 | Rick Rickert# | PF |  United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Minnesota (So)
2 | 56 | Brandon Hunter | PF |  United States | Boston Celtics (from Sacramento)[26] | Ohio (Sr)
2 | 57 | Xue Yuyang# | C |  China | Dallas Mavericks (traded to Denver)[27] | Hong Kong Flying Dragons (China)
2 | 58 | Andreas Glyniadakis | C |  Greece | Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)[28] | AEK (Greece)

1. ^ 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.

^ a: Chris Kaman was born in the United States, but also has German citizenship through his great-grandparents and competes internationally for Germany.[29]

## Notable undrafted players

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These players were not selected in the 2003 NBA draft, but have played at least one game in the NBA.

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Earl Barron | C  |  United States  | Memphis (Sr.)
Kevin Burleson | PG  |  United States  | Minnesota (Sr.)
José Calderón | PG  |  Spain | Tau Cerámica (Spain)
Matt Carroll | SG  |  United States  | Notre Dame (Sr.)
Marquis Daniels | SG  |  United States  | Auburn (Sr.)
Ronald Dupree | SF  |  United States  | LSU (Sr.)
Noel Felix | PF  |  United States
Belize | Fresno State (Sr.)
Hiram Fuller | PF  |  United States
Libya  | Fresno State (Sr.)
Britton Johnsen | SF/PF  |  United States  | Utah (Sr.)
Desmond Penigar | PF  |  United States  | Utah State (Sr.)
Kirk Penney | SG/SF  |  New Zealand | Wisconsin (Sr.)
Josh Powell | PF  |  United States  | NC State (So.)
Kasib Powell | SF  |  United States  | Texas Tech (Sr.)
Quinton Ross | SG  |  United States  | SMU (Sr.)
Melvin Sanders | SG/SF  |  United States  | Oklahoma State (Sr.)
James Singleton | SF/PF  |  United States  | Murray State (Sr.)
Theron Smith | SF/PF  |  United States  | Ball State (Sr.)

## Draft Lottery

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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th
Cleveland Cavaliers | 17–65 | 225 | .225^ | .215 | .178 | .357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
Denver Nuggets | 17–65 | 225 | .225 | .188 | .171^ | .319 | .123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
Toronto Raptors | 24–58 | 157 | .157 | .157 | .156 | .226^ | .265 | .040 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
Miami Heat | 25–57 | 120 | .120 | .126 | .133 | .099 | .350^ | .161 | .013 | — | — | — | — | — | —
Los Angeles Clippers | 28–54 | 89 | .089 | .097 | .107 | — | .261 | .360^ | .084 | .004 | — | — | — | — | —
Memphis Grizzlies | 28–54 | 64 | .064 | .071^ | .081 | — | — | .440 | .304 | .040 | .001 | — | — | — | —
Chicago Bulls | 30–52 | 44 | .044 | .049 | .058 | — | — | — | .599^ | .232 | .018 | .000 | — | — | —
Atlanta Hawks | 35–47 | 29 | .029 | .022 | .027 | — | — | — | — | .724^ | .197 | .011 | .000 | — | —
New York Knicks | 37-45 | 15 | .015 | .022 | .027 | — | — | — | — | — | .784^ | .143 | .005 | .000 | —
Washington Wizards | 37-45 | 14 | .014 | .021 | .025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | .846^ | .087 | .002 | .000
Golden State Warriors | 38–44 | 7 | .007 | .009 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .907^ | .063 | .001
Seattle SuperSonics | 40–42 | 6 | .006 | .008 | .010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .935^ | .039
Houston Rockets | 43–39 | 5 | .005 | .007 | .009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .960^

## Early entrants

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### College underclassmen

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In terms of underclassmen declaring for this year's draft, the number of players available for entry this year would increase up to 73 after previously being down a bit the previous year. However, it would also see the most withdrawn entries from underclassmen either in college, overseas, or even high school in the case of Charlie Villanueva with 27 total people doing exactly that. As such, there would actually be 46 underclassmen that qualified as such for this year's draft, which would be an overall step down when compared to last year's official number of underclassmen entering the NBA draft. The following college basketball players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[30]

* Chris Alexander – C, Iowa State (junior)
* Carmelo Anthony – F, Syracuse (freshman)
* Mario Austin – F, Mississippi State (junior)
* Ronald Blackshear – G, Marshall (junior)
* Chris Bosh – F, Georgia Tech (freshman)
* Lamar Castile – G, CC of Beaver County (sophomore)
* Rod Edwards – G, Ouachita Baptist (junior)
* Carl English – G, Hawaii (junior)
* T. J. Ford – G, Texas (sophomore)
* Zack Fray – F, Santa Ana (sophomore)
* Jonathan Hargett – G, West Virginia (freshman)
* David Hamilton – F, Salem International (junior)
* Jarvis Hayes – F/G, Georgia (junior)
* Maurice Jackson – F, Texas–Permian (junior)
* Richard Jeter – G, Atlanta Metro (sophomore)
* Chris Kaman – C, Central Michigan (junior)
* Josh Powell – F, NC State (sophomore)
* Rick Rickert – F, Minnesota (sophomore)
* Luke Ridnour – G, Oregon (junior)
* Rob Smith – F, North Carolina Wesleyan (junior)
* Michael Sweetney – F, Georgetown (junior)
* Dwyane Wade – G, Marquette (junior)
* Mo Williams – G, Alabama (sophomore)
* Doug Wrenn – F/G, Washington (junior)

### High school players

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This would be the ninth straight year in a row where at least one high school player would declare their entry into the NBA draft directly out of high school after previously only allowing it one time back in 1975. However, it would be one of the most famous ones due to the entry of high school phenom LeBron James entering the NBA draft this year, being the second high schooler to be drafted at #1 behind only Kwame Brown back in 2001, as well as being the second high schooler to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award behind Amar'e Stoudemire only a year prior. This draft also saw a high schooler named Charlie Villanueva initially enter for the NBA draft, but withdraw his name and go to college before the draft began. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[30]

* Ndudi Ebi – F, Westbury Christian School (Houston, Texas)
* LeBron James – G, St. Vincent–St. Mary High School (Akron, Ohio)
* James Lang – F, Central Park Christian High School (Birmingham, Alabama)
* Travis Outlaw – F, Starkville High School (Starkville, Mississippi)
* Kendrick Perkins – F, Clifton J. Ozen High School (Beaumont, Texas)

### International players

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The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.[30]

* Malick Badiane – F, Langen (Germany)
* Leandro Barbosa – G, Bauru Tilibra (Brazil)
* Carlos Delfino – G, Skipper Bologna (Italy)
* Boris Diaw – F, Pau-Orthez (France)
* Maciej Lampe – F, Universidad Complutense (Spain)
* Darko Miličić – F, Hemofarm Vršac (Serbia and Montenegro)
* Zaza Pachulia – F/C, Ülker (Turkey)
* Aleksandar Pavlović – G/F, Budućnost (Serbia and Montenegro)
* Mickaël Piétrus – G, Pau-Orthez (France)
* Zoran Planinić – G, Cibona (Croatia)
* Sofoklis Schortsanitis – F, Iraklis (Greece)
* Nedžad Sinanović – C, Brotnjo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* Jón Arnór Stefánsson – G, Trier (Germany)
* Szymon Szewczyk – F, Braunschweig (Germany)
* Remon van de Hare – C/F, FC Barcelona (Spain)
* Slavko Vraneš – C, Budućnost (Serbia and Montenegro)
* Xue Yuyang – F, Hong Kong Flying Dragons (China)

## See also

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* List of first overall NBA draft picks
* NBA records

## References

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1. ^ "NBA Announces Early-Entry Candidates". NBA. Archived from the original on April 27, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
2. ^ "Cavaliers Win NBA Draft Lottery 2003". NBA. Archived from the original on December 26, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
3. ^ The Associated Press (June 26, 2003). "LeBron James Selected First by Cleveland". The New York Times.
4. ^ "Carmelo Anthony wins third gold medal, says he's finished with Team USA". August 21, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
5. ^ a b "2003 draft eventually may be best in history". MSNBC. Archived from the original on January 26, 2007. Retrieved April 19, 2007.
6. ^ "Most anticipated No. 1 draft picks". CBC Sports. July 27, 2005. Archived from the original on June 21, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
7. ^ The Grizzlies traded this pick to the Pistons for Otis Thorpe on August 7, 1997.
Boeck, Greg (August 8, 1997). "Thorpe trade frees Pistons to chase Bulls' Williams". USA Today. p. 12C.
Enlund, Tom (June 28, 2003). "Selections have Pistons popping; Sonics also do well on draft day". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. p. 3C.
8. ^ The Hawks traded this pick along with Toni Kukoč and Leon Smith to the Bucks for Glenn Robinson on August 2, 2002.
Saladino, Tom (August 3, 2002). "Robinson traded by Milwaukee to Hawks for No. 1 pick and Kukoc". The Associated Press State & Local Wire.
9. ^ The Rockets traded this pick along with Othella Harrington, Brent Price, Antoine Carr, and Michael Dickerson to the Grizzlies as part of a three-way deal in which the Rockets received draft rights to Steve Francis and Tony Massenburg from Grizzlies and Don MacLean and future first-round draft choice from Orlando Magic, and Magic received Michael Smith, Rodrick Rhodes, Lee Mayberry and Makhtar Ndiaye from Grizzlies on August 27, 1999.
Murphy, Michael (August 27, 1999). "Rockets land Francis, 5 others; Grizzlies get 4 in largest deal in NBA history". The Houston Chronicle. p. 1.
10. ^ a b c d The Grizzlies traded No. 13 and No. 27 picks to the Celtics for No. 16 and No. 20 picks on the draft day.
Baird, Woody (June 27, 2003). "West wastes no time for draft-night trades". Associated Press.
11. ^ The Bucks traded this pick along with Ray Allen, Kevin Ollie, and Ronald Murray to the SuperSonics for Gary Payton and Desmond Mason on February 20, 2003.
Ruiz, Don (February 21, 2003). "Goodbye, Glove: Sonics trade Payton; NBA deal: Fan favorite Mason also sent to Milwaukee Bucks". The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington). p. A01.
12. ^ The 76ers traded this pick along with Roshown McLeod to the Celtics for Jérôme Moïso on August 3, 2001.
Doyle, Bill (August 4, 2001). "Celts move forward in Sixers deal; Little-used Moiso swapped for McLeod, future first-round pick". Telegram & Gazette (Massachusetts). p. B1.
13. ^ The Pacers traded this pick to the Hawks for Jamaal Tinsley on June 27, 2001.
Marot, Michael (June 28, 2001). "Pacers wait their turn, wind up with 2 guards". The Associated Press State & Local Wire.
14. ^ The Kings traded this pick along with Tariq Abdul-Wahad to the Magic for Nick Anderson on August 3, 1999.
"Magic trades Anderson for Kings' Abdul-Wahad". The Houston Chronicle. August 4, 1999. p. Sports 9.
The Magic traded this pick along with Mike Miller and Ryan Humphrey to the Grizzlies for Drew Gooden and Gordan Giricek on February 19, 2003.
Scanlon, Dick (March 7, 2003). "Trade Pays Off Quickly". The Ledger. p. C1.
15. ^ The Spurs traded this pick to the Suns for a future pick (#30 pick in 2005 NBA draft) on June 26, 2003.
Badger, T.A. (June 26, 2003). "Spurs select and then trade Brazilian point guard". The Associated Press State & Local Wire.
16. ^ The Nuggets traded this pick along with Antonio McDyess and the draft rights to Frank Williams to the Knicks for Marcus Camby, Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Maybyner "Nenê" Hilario on June 26, 2002.
"Knicks blockbuster may be the tip of iceberg". ESPN. June 26, 2002. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
17. ^ a b The Raptors traded No. 32 pick along with Tracy Murray and Kareem Rush to the Lakers for the No. 52 pick, Lindsey Hunter, and Chris Jefferies on June 26, 2002.
Harris, Beth (June 27, 2002). "Lakers trade Hunter, first-round pick to Toronto for Murray". The Associated Press State & Local Wire.
18. ^ The Grizzlies traded this pick to the Bucks for Chris Owens on June 26, 2002.
Finger, Mike (June 27, 2002). "Owens off to Memphis ; Injury didn't scare off teams". San Antonio Express-News.
19. ^ a b The 76ers traded No. 41 pick to the SuperSonics for the No. 50 pick and cash during the draft.
"Green has thumb surgery". ESPN. Associated Press. December 5, 2003. Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
20. ^ The Bucks traded this pick to the Magic for cash considerations on the draft day.
Mulhern, Tom (June 27, 2003). "Short, to the Point; Bucks Choose Texas' Ford". Wisconsin State Journal.
21. ^ The Suns traded this pick along with Soumaila Samake to the Bulls for C Jake Voskuhl on October 29, 2001.
"Bulls trade Voskuhl to Suns for draft pick". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. October 29, 2001.
22. ^ The Bulls traded this pick to the Raptors for a future pick (#38 pick in 2004 NBA draft) on the draft day.
Gray, Kevin (June 27, 2003). "Toronto trades for Bonner". The Union Leader.
23. ^ The Celtics traded this pick along with Shammond Williams to the Nuggets for Mark Blount and Mark Bryant on February 20, 2003.
"Celtics add bulk with additions of Blount, Bryant". ESPN. Associated Press. February 20, 2003. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2009.
24. ^ The Nets traded this pick to the 76ers for cash considerations on the draft day.
"Korver drafted by Nets, traded to Philadelphia". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. June 27, 2003.
25. ^ The Pistons traded this pick along with Cedric Ceballos to the Heat for a second-round draft pick (#38 pick in 2002 NBA draft) on November 26, 2000.
The Heat traded this pick to the Bulls for Sean Lampley on October 2, 2001.
"Heat acquire F Lampley from Chicago". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. October 2, 2001.
26. ^ The Kings traded this pick along with a future pick (#53 pick in 2005 NBA draft) to the Celtics for Darius Songaila on June 23, 2003.
"Celtics Acquire Second round Draft Choice From Sacramento Kings For Rights To Songaila". NBA. June 23, 2003. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
27. ^ The Mavericks traded this pick to the Nuggets for a future pick (#50 pick in 2004 NBA draft) on the draft day.
"Xue Yuyang Joins Denver After Dallas Draft". China Internet Information Center. June 28, 2003. Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2007.
28. ^ The Spurs traded this pick to the Pistons for Mengke Bateer on October 3, 2002.
"Pistons trade Menks to Spurs". The Associated Press State & Local Wire. October 3, 2002.
29. ^ Clippers' Kaman becomes German citizen for Olympics Archived June 13, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Los Angeles Times. July 3, 2008.
30. ^ a b c "2003 Underclassmen". The Draft Review. August 4, 2007. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.

* "NBA.com Draft 2003". NBA. Archived from the original on April 19, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
* "Player profiles with their career transaction information". NBA. Archived from the original on April 19, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.

## External links

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* ESPN.com Draft 2003 Archived July 1, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
* databaseBasketball.com Draft 2003
* "How LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and the 2003 draft class transformed the NBA". SC Featured. ESPN. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on November 4, 2021 - via YouTube.

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NBA draft history by team

Eastern
Conference|

| Atlantic|

* Boston Celtics
* Brooklyn Nets
* New York Knicks
* Philadelphia 76ers
* Toronto Raptors

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Central|

* Chicago Bulls
* Cleveland Cavaliers
* Detroit Pistons
* Indiana Pacers
* Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast|

* Atlanta Hawks
* Charlotte Hornets
* Miami Heat
* Orlando Magic
* Washington Wizards

Western
Conference|

| Northwest|

* Denver Nuggets
* Minnesota Timberwolves
* Oklahoma City Thunder
* Portland Trail Blazers
* Utah Jazz

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Pacific|

* Golden State Warriors
* Los Angeles Clippers
* Los Angeles Lakers
* Phoenix Suns
* Sacramento Kings

Southwest|

* Dallas Mavericks
* Houston Rockets
* Memphis Grizzlies
* New Orleans Pelicans
* San Antonio Spurs

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2003 NBA draft

First round|

* LeBron James
* Darko Miličić
* Carmelo Anthony
* Chris Bosh
* Dwyane Wade
* Chris Kaman
* Kirk Hinrich
* T. J. Ford
* Michael Sweetney
* Jarvis Hayes
* Mickaël Piétrus
* Nick Collison
* Marcus Banks
* Luke Ridnour
* Reece Gaines
* Troy Bell
* Žarko Čabarkapa
* David West
* Sasha Pavlović
* Dahntay Jones
* Boris Diaw
* Zoran Planinić
* Travis Outlaw
* Brian Cook
* Carlos Delfino
* Ndudi Ebi
* Kendrick Perkins
* Leandro Barbosa
* Josh Howard

Second round|

* Maciej Lampe
* Jason Kapono
* Luke Walton
* Jerome Beasley
* Sofoklis Schortsanitis
* Szymon Szewczyk
* Mario Austin
* Travis Hansen
* Steve Blake
* Slavko Vraneš
* Derrick Zimmerman
* Willie Green
* Zaza Pachulia
* Keith Bogans
* Malick Badiane
* Matt Bonner
* Sani Bečirovič
* Mo Williams
* James Lang
* James Jones
* Paccelis Morlende
* Kyle Korver
* Remon van de Hare
* Tommy Smith
* Nedžad Sinanović
* Rick Rickert
* Brandon Hunter
* Xue Yuyang
* Andreas Glyniadakis

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2003–04 NBA season by team

* 2003 NBA draft
* All-Star Game
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions

Eastern|

| Atlantic|

* Boston
* Miami
* New Jersey
* New York
* Orlando
* Philadelphia
* Washington

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Central|

* Atlanta
* Chicago
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Indiana
* Milwaukee
* New Orleans
* Toronto

Western|

| Midwest|

* Dallas
* Denver
* Houston
* Memphis
* Minnesota
* San Antonio
* Utah

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Pacific|

* Golden State
* L.A. Clippers
* L.A. Lakers
* Phoenix
* Portland
* Sacramento
* Seattle

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NBA on ABC

Related
programs|

* NBA Countdown
* NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad
* NBA Inside Stuff
* NBA Saturday Primetime
* NBA Sunday Showcase
* WNBA on ABC

| NBA on ESPN|

* Radio
* NBA Wednesday
* NBA Friday
* WNBA on ESPN
* NBA Today

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NBA drafts|

* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Non-NBA
programs|

* College Basketball on ABC
* Olympics on ABC

Related
articles|

* NBA on TV (NBA Finals TV ratings)
* 1960s
* 1970s
* 2000s
* 2010s
* 2020s

Key figures|

* All-Star Game
* ESPN
* NBA Finals
* WNBA All-Star Game
* WNBA Finals

| Play-by-play|

* Mike Breen
* Jim Durham
* Bill Flemming
* Chet Forte
* Jim Gordon
* Curt Gowdy
* Chuck Howard
* Keith Jackson
* Mark Jones
* Jim McKay
* Al Michaels
* Brent Musburger
* Brad Nessler
* Dave Pasch
* Ryan Ruocco
* John Saunders
* Chris Schenkel
* Mike Tirico

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Color
commentators|

* Greg Anthony
* Hubie Brown
* Doris Burke
* Vince Carter
* Bob Cousy
* Sean Elliott
* Len Elmore
* Tim Legler
* Mark Jackson
* Richard Jefferson
* Steve "Snapper" Jones
* Johnny Kerr
* Dan Majerle
* Jack Ramsay
* JJ Redick
* Doc Rivers
* Bill Russell
* Tom Tolbert
* Jack Twyman
* Jeff Van Gundy
* Bill Walton
* Jerry West

Sideline
reporters|

* David Aldridge
* Malika Andrews
* Doris Burke
* Howard Cosell
* Heather Cox
* Dave Diles
* Israel Gutierrez
* Cassidy Hubbarth
* Mark Jones
* Sal Masekela
* Tom Rinaldi
* Craig Sager
* Lisa Salters
* Stuart Scott
* Jorge Sedano
* Michele Tafoya
* Bob Wolff

Studio
hosts|

* Malika Andrews
* Michelle Beadle
* Mike Greenberg
* Rachel Nichols
* Dan Patrick
* John Saunders
* Stuart Scott
* Sage Steele
* Hannah Storm
* Maria Taylor
* Mike Tirico

Studio
analysts|

* Jon Barry
* Chauncey Billups
* Chris Broussard
* Doug Collins
* Steve Javie
* Richard Jefferson
* Avery Johnson
* Magic Johnson
* George Karl
* Bob Myers
* Chiney Ogwumike
* Kendrick Perkins
* Paul Pierce
* Scottie Pippen
* Jalen Rose
* Byron Scott
* Bill Simmons
* Stephen A. Smith
* Michael Wilbon
* Jay Williams
* Adrian Wojnarowski

ABC Radio
announcers|

* Marv Albert
* Dave Barnett
* Chick Hearn
* Rod Hundley
* Steve "Snapper" Jones
* Fred Manfra
* Earl Monroe
* Johnny Most
* Oscar Robertson
* Dick Vitale

NBA Finals|

* 1965 (Games 1, 5)
* 1966 (Games 1, 5)
* 1967 (Games 2, 5)
* 1968 (Games 1, 4)
* 1969 (Games 3, 5-7)
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

| ABC Radio's
coverage|

* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990

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WNBA Finals|

* 2003 (Game 2)
* 2005 (Game 3)
* 2010 (Game 1)
* 2014 (Game 1)
* 2015 (Game 1)
* 2016 (Game 1)
* 2017 (Game 1)
* 2018 (Game 2)
* 2019 (Game 3)
* 2020 (Game 2)
* 2021 (Game 1)
* 2022 (Game 1)
* 2023 (Games 1, 3)
* 2024 (Game 2)

All-Star Game|

* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973

| ABC Radio's
coverage|

* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990

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WNBA|

* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Lore|

* "I think we see Willis coming out!"
* "The Block (2016)"
* Christmas Day

| Rivalries|

* Bryant–O'Neal
* Lakers–Pistons
* Celtics–Lakers
* Cavaliers–Warriors

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ESPN lore|

* "Malice at the Palace"

McDonald's
Championship|

* 1987
* 1988
* 1989

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