Editing 2001 NBA draft (section)

===International players===
The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance.<ref name=tdr />

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* {{flagicon|RUS}} Denis Ershov – C, Pulkovo Saint Petersburg (Russia)
* {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Antonis Fotsis]] – F, [[Panathinaikos B.C.|Panathinaikos]] ([[Greek Basket League|Greece]])
* {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Pau Gasol]] – F, [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
* {{flagicon|SPA}} [[Raül López (basketball)|Raül López]] – G, [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Tony Parker]] – G, [[Paris Basket Racing]] ([[Ligue nationale de basket|France]])
* {{flagicon|BIH}} [[Vladimir Radmanović]] – F, [[KK FMP (1991–2011)|FMP]] ([[YUBA League|FR Yugoslavia]])
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