Editing 2001 NBA draft

{{short description|Basketball player selection}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name     = 2001 NBA draft
| image    = 2001 NBA draft logo.png
| caption  = 
| logo     = 
| logosize = 
| sport    = Basketball
| date     = June 27, 2001
| location = [[The Theater at Madison Square Garden]] ([[New York City]], New York)
| network  = [[NBA on TNT|TNT]]
| league   = NBA
| teams    = 
| overall  = 57
| rounds   = 2
| first    = [[Kwame Brown]] ([[Washington Wizards]])
| hofnum   = {{Collapsible list
| title = 2
|1 = PF [[Pau Gasol]]
|2 = PG [[Tony Parker]]}}
| prev     = [[2000 NBA draft|2000]]
| next     = [[2002 NBA draft|2002]]
}}
The '''2001 NBA draft''' took place on June 27, 2001, in [[New York City]], New York. [[Kwame Brown]] became the first high school player to be drafted with the first overall pick in the history of the NBA. The selection of Kwame Brown by the [[Washington Wizards]], over players that have gone on to have more successful NBA careers, has been a source of great criticism by numerous media outlets.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biggest Bust of the 00s|url=http://www.aolnews.com/2008/08/11/2-biggest-bust-of-the-00s-kwame-brown/|publisher=AOL News|access-date=2012-05-05|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510035742/http://www.aolnews.com/2008/08/11/2-biggest-bust-of-the-00s-kwame-brown/|archive-date=2012-05-10}}</ref>  Several international players from this draft, [[Pau Gasol]] (Spain), [[Tony Parker]] (France) and [[Mehmet Okur]] (Turkey), became [[NBA All-Stars]].

The [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] forfeited their first-round pick due to [[salary cap]] violations.<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Restores Timberwolves' 2005 Draft Pick|url=http://www.nba.com/news/twolves_draft_pick_011228.html|work=NBA.com|access-date=January 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901224939/http://www.nba.com/news/twolves_draft_pick_011228.html|archive-date=September 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It would be the first of two first rounders that would have to forfeit their picks during the early 2000s.

Eight of the players selected in this draft would never play in an NBA game in their professional basketball careers. Both of the players drafted by the [[New York Knicks]] (Michael Wright and [[Eric Chenowith]]) were among this group.
==Draft selections==
{|class=wikitable
|-
| G || [[Basketball position#Back court|Guard]]
| PG || [[Point guard]]
| SG || [[Shooting guard]]
| F || [[Basketball position#Frontcourt (forwards and center)|Forward]]
| SF || [[Small forward]]
| PF || [[Power forward (basketball)|Power forward]]
| C || [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
|}
{{NBA Draft legend|1=y|2=y|3=y|4=|5=y|6=y}}
{{stack|
[[File:Kwame Brown cropped.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Kwame Brown]] was selected 1st overall by the [[Washington Wizards]].]]
[[File:Tyson Chandler cropped.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Tyson Chandler]] was selected 2nd overall by the [[Los Angeles Clippers]] (traded to the [[Chicago Bulls]]).]]
[[File:Pau gasol zz.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Pau Gasol]] was selected 3rd overall by the [[Atlanta Hawks]] (traded to the [[Vancouver Grizzlies]]).]]
[[File:Joe Johnson Atlanta Hawks 2008-9 season.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]] was selected 10th overall by the [[Boston Celtics]].]]
[[File:Zach Randolph profile view.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Zach Randolph]] was selected 19th overall by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]].]]
[[File:Gerald Wallace Nets.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Gerald Wallace]] was selected 25th overall by the [[Sacramento Kings]].]]
[[File:Parker khomar.JPG|right|thumb|150px|[[Tony Parker]] was selected 28th overall by the [[San Antonio Spurs]].]]
[[File:ArenasWizards.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Gilbert Arenas]] was selected 31st overall by the [[Golden State Warriors]].]]
[[File:Mehmo.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Mehmet Okur]] was selected 38th overall by the [[Detroit Pistons]].]]
}}

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
|-
! style="width:1%;"| Round
! style="width:1%;"| Pick
! style="width:19%;"| Player
! style="width:1%;"| Position
! style="width:16%;"| Nationality{{refn|group=n|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.}}
! style="width:35%;"| Team
! style="width:20%;"| School/club team
|-
 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 1
|{{sortname|Kwame|Brown}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Washington Wizards]]
| [[Glynn Academy]] <small>([[Brunswick, Georgia]])</small>
|-
 |align=center| 1
|align=center| 2
| style="background:#fbceb1;"| {{sortname|Tyson|Chandler}}<sup>*</sup>
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Los Angeles Clippers]] <small>(traded to [[Chicago Bulls|Chicago]])</small>
| [[Dominguez High School|Dominguez HS]] <small>([[Compton, California]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 3
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Pau|Gasol}}^~
| PF/C
| {{flagu|Spain}}
| [[Atlanta Hawks]] <small>(traded to [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver]])</small>
| [[FC Barcelona Bàsquet|FC Barcelona]] <small>([[Liga ACB|Spain]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 4
| {{sortname|Eddy|Curry}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]]
| [[Thornwood High School|Thornwood HS]] <small>([[South Holland, Illinois]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 5
| {{sortname|Jason|Richardson}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 6
| {{sortname|Shane|Battier}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 7
| {{sortname|Eddie|Griffin|Eddie Griffin (basketball)}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New Jersey Nets]] <small>(traded to [[Houston Rockets|Houston]])</small>
| [[Seton Hall University|Seton Hall]] ([[Freshman|Fr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 8
| {{sortname|DeSagana|Diop}}
| C
| {{SEN}}
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| [[Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)|Oak Hill Academy]] <small>([[Mouth of Wilson, Virginia]])</small> [[High school|HS]]
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 9
| {{sortname|Rodney|White}}
| SF/PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Detroit Pistons]]
| [[UNC-Charlotte 49ers|Charlotte]] ([[Freshman|Fr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 10
| style="background:#fbceb1;"| {{sortname|Joe|Johnson|Joe Johnson (basketball)}}<sup>*</sup>
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks basketball|Arkansas]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 11
| {{sortname|Kedrick|Brown}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] <small>(from [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]])</small>
| [[Okaloosa-Walton College|Okaloosa-Walton CC]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 12
| {{sortname|Vladimir|Radmanović}}
| PF
| {{FR-YUG}}
| [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| [[KK FMP (1991–2011)|FMP]] <small>([[YUBA League|Yugoslavia]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 13
| {{sortname|Richard|Jefferson}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Houston Rockets]] <small>(traded to [[New Jersey Nets|New Jersey]])</small>
| [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 14
| {{sortname|Troy|Murphy}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]] <small>(from [[Indiana Pacers|Indiana]])</small>
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 15
| {{sortname|Steven|Hunter}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Orlando Magic]]
| [[DePaul University|DePaul]] ([[College sophomore|Fr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 16
| {{sortname|Kirk|Haston}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Charlotte Hornets]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 17
| {{sortname|Michael|Bradley|Michael Bradley (basketball)}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Toronto Raptors]]
| [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 18
| {{sortname|Jason|Collins}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Houston Rockets]] <small>(from [[New York Knicks|New York]] via [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]] and [[Orlando Magic|Orlando]], traded to [[New Jersey Nets|New Jersey]])</small>
| [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 19
| style="background:#fbceb1;"| {{sortname|Zach|Randolph}}<sup>*</sup>
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] ([[Freshman|Fr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 20
| {{sortname|Brendan|Haywood}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] <small>(from [[Miami Heat|Miami]], traded to [[Orlando Magic|Orlando]])</small>
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 21
| {{sortname|Joseph|Forte}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Boston Celtics]] <small>(from [[Phoenix Suns|Phoenix]] via [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]] and [[Utah Jazz|Utah]])</small>
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 22
| {{sortname|Jeryl|Sasser}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Orlando Magic]] <small>(from [[Milwaukee Bucks|Milwaukee]] via [[Houston Rockets|Houston]])</small>
| [[SMU Mustangs|SMU]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 23
| {{sortname|Brandon|Armstrong}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Houston Rockets]] <small>(from [[Dallas Mavericks|Dallas]] via [[Orlando Magic|Orlando]], traded to [[New Jersey Nets|New Jersey]])</small>
| [[Pepperdine University|Pepperdine]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 24
| {{sortname|Raül|López|Raül López (basketball)}}
| PG
| {{flagu|Spain}}
| [[Utah Jazz]]
| [[Real Madrid Baloncesto|Real Madrid]] <small>([[Liga ACB|Spain]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 25
| style="background:#fc0;"| {{sortname|Gerald|Wallace}}<sup>+</sup>
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Sacramento Kings]]
| [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] ([[Freshman|Fr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 26
| {{sortname|Samuel|Dalembert}}
| C
| {{flagu|Canada}}<ref>Dalembert was born in {{HTI}} but grew up and spent his childhood in Canada, where he later became a citizen in 2007.</ref>
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| [[Seton Hall University|Seton Hall]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 27
| {{sortname|Jamaal|Tinsley}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]] <small>(from [[Los Angeles Lakers|L.A. Lakers]] via [[New York Knicks|New York]], traded to [[Indiana Pacers|Indiana]] via [[Atlanta Hawks|Atlanta]])</small>
| [[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 28
| bgcolor="#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Tony|Parker}}^
| PG
| {{flagu|France}}<ref>Parker was born in Belgium but represents France in international competitions.</ref>
| [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| [[Paris Basket Racing]] <small>([[Ligue Nationale de Basketball|France]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 29
|bgcolor="lightgray"| Forfeited pick
| 
| 
| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] <small>(forfeited their first-round pick due to [[salary cap]] violations)</small><ref>{{cite web|title=NBA Restores Timberwolves' 2005 Draft Pick|url=http://www.nba.com/news/twolves_draft_pick_011228.html|work=NBA.com|access-date=January 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901224939/http://www.nba.com/news/twolves_draft_pick_011228.html|archive-date=September 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 30
| {{sortname|Trenton|Hassell}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]]
| [[Austin Peay State University|Austin Peay]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 31
| style="background:#fbceb1;"| {{sortname|Gilbert|Arenas}}<sup>*</sup>
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Golden State Warriors]]
| [[University of Arizona|Arizona]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 32
| {{sortname|Omar|Cook}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Orlando Magic]] <small>(from [[Washington Wizards|Washington]], traded to [[Denver Nuggets|Denver]])</small>
| [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]] ([[Freshman|Fr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 33
| {{sortname|Will|Solomon}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]]
| [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball|Clemson]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 34
| {{sortname|Brian|Scalabrine}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New Jersey Nets]]
|[[University of Southern California|USC]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 35
| {{sortname|Terence|Morris}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Atlanta Hawks]]
| [[University of Maryland|Maryland]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 36
| {{sortname|Jeff|Trepagnier}}
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Cleveland Cavaliers]]
| [[University of Southern California|USC]]  ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 37
| {{sortname|Damone|Brown}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]] <small>(from [[Los Angeles Clippers|L.A. Clippers]])</small>
| [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 38
| style="background:#fc0;"| {{sortname|Mehmet|Okur}}<sup>+</sup>
| C
| {{TUR}}
| [[Detroit Pistons]]
| [[Efes Pilsen S.K.|Efes Pilsen]] <small>([[Turkish Basketball League|Turkey]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 39
| style="background:silver;"| {{sortname|Michael|Wright|Michael Wright (basketball)}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/1030/michael-wright |title=Michael Wright Stats |publisher=ESPN|access-date=2012-08-11}}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]] <small>(from [[Boston Celtics|Boston]] via [[Seattle SuperSonics|Seattle]])</small>
| [[University of Arizona|Arizona]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 40
| {{sortname|Earl|Watson}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 41
| {{sortname|Jamison|Brewer}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Indiana Pacers]]
| [[Auburn Tigers men's basketball|Auburn]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 42
| {{sortname|Bobby|Simmons}}
| F/G
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Seattle SuperSonics]]
| [[DePaul Blue Demons|DePaul]] ([[Junior (education year)|Jr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 43
| style="background:silver;"|{{sortname|Eric|Chenowith}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/bio/_/id/985/eric-chenowith|title=Eric Chenowith Stats|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2012-08-11}}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[New York Knicks]] <small>(from [[Seattle SuperSonics|Seattle]])</small>
| [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 44
| style="background:silver;"| {{sortname|Kyle|Hill}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/news/_/id/1001/kyle-hill |title=Kyle Hill Stats|publisher=ESPN |date=1979-04-07 |access-date=2012-08-11}}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Dallas Mavericks]] <small>(from [[Houston Rockets|Houston]])</small>
| [[Eastern Illinois Panthers|Eastern Illinois]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 45
| {{sortname|Sean|Lampley}}
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Chicago Bulls]] <small>(from [[Charlotte Hornets|Charlotte]])</small>
| [[California Golden Bears|California]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 46
| {{sortname|Loren|Woods}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]
| [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 47
| style="background:silver;"|{{sortname|Ousmane|Cisse}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/986/ousmane-cisse|title=Ousmane Cisse Stats |publisher=ESPN |date=1982-10-20 |access-date=2020-06-14}}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| PF
| {{MLI}}
| [[Denver Nuggets]] <small>(from [[Toronto Raptors|Toronto]])</small>
| [[St. Jude HS]] <small>([[Montgomery, Alabama]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 48
| {{sortname|Antonis|Fotsis}}
| SF
| {{GRE}}
| [[Memphis Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies]] <small>(from [[New York Knicks|New York]])</small>
| [[Panathinaikos BC|Panathinaikos]] <small>([[A1 Ethniki|Greece]])</small> 1981
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 49
| {{sortname|Ken|Johnson|Ken Johnson (basketball, born 1978)}}
| C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Miami Heat]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 50
| {{sortname|Ruben|Boumtje-Boumtje}}
| C
| {{CMR}}
| [[Portland Trail Blazers]]
| [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 51
| {{sortname|Alton|Ford}}
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Phoenix Suns]]
| [[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]] ([[Freshman (education)|Fr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 52
| style="background:silver;"| {{sortname|Andre|Hutson}}<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/1003/andre-hutson|title=Andre Hutson Stats |publisher=ESPN |access-date=2020-06-14}}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| PF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Milwaukee Bucks]]
| [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 53
| {{sortname|Jarron|Collins}}
| F/C
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Utah Jazz]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 54
| {{sortname|Kenny|Satterfield}}
| PG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Dallas Mavericks]]
| [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]] ([[College sophomore|So.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 55
| style="background:silver;"|{{sortname|Maurice|Jeffers}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/1005/maurice-jeffers|title=Maurice Jeffers Stats |publisher=ESPN |access-date=2020-06-14}}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| SG
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Sacramento Kings]]
| [[Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball|Saint Louis]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 56
| style="background:silver;"| {{sortname|Robertas|Javtokas}}<ref>http://www.nba.com/historical/search/index.jsp?kw=Robertas%20Javtokas#results{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| C
| {{flagcountry|LTU|1988}}
| [[San Antonio Spurs]] <small>(from [[Los Angeles Lakers|L.A. Lakers]])</small>
| [[BC Lietuvos rytas|Lietuvos rytas Vilnius]] <small>([[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Lithuania]])</small>
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 57
| {{sortname|Alvin|Jones|dab=basketball}}
| C
| {{LUX}}
| [[Philadelphia 76ers]]
| [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 58
| style="background:silver;"| {{sortname|Bryan|Bracey}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/stats/_/id/978/bryan-bracey |title=Bryan Bracey Stats |publisher=ESPN|access-date=2020-06-14}}</ref><sup>#</sup>
| SF
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| [[Oregon Ducks men's basketball|Oregon]] ([[Senior (education)|Sr.]])
|}
{{reflist|group=n}}

==Notable undrafted players==
{{further|List of undrafted NBA players}}
These players were not selected in the draft  but have played at least one game in the NBA.
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
|-
! style="width:12%;"| Player
! style="width:1%;"| Position
! style="width:12%;"| Nationality
! style="width:12%;"| School/club team
|-
|{{sortname|Carlos|Arroyo}}
|PG
|{{PRI}}
|[[FIU Panthers men's basketball|FIU]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Charlie|Bell|Charlie Bell (basketball)}}
|G
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Tierre|Brown}}
|G
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[McNeese State Cowboys basketball|McNeese State]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Joe|Crispin}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball|Penn State]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Maurice|Evans|Maurice Evans (basketball)}}
|SG/SF
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] (Jr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Tang|Hamilton}}
|SF
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball|Mississippi State]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Walter|Herrmann}}
|SF
|{{ARG}}
|[[Asociación Deportiva Atenas|Atenas de Córdoba]] ([[Liga Nacional de Básquet|Argentina]])
|-
|{{sortname|Horace|Jenkins}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[William Paterson University|William Paterson]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Jamario|Moon}}
|SF
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Meridian Community College|Meridian CC]] (Fr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Andrés|Nocioni}}
|PF/SF
|{{ARG}}
|[[TAU Cerámica]] ([[Liga ACB|Spain]])
|-
|{{sortname|Dean|Oliver|Dean Oliver (basketball)}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball|Iowa]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Norman|Richardson|Norman Richardson (basketball)}}
|G
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Hofstra Pride men's basketball|Hofstra]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Paul|Shirley}}
|PF
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball|Iowa State]] (Sr.)
|-
|{{sortname|Cezary|Trybański}}
|C
|{{POL}}
|[[MKS Znicz Basket Pruszków|Znicz Pruszków]] ([[Polish Basketball League|Poland]])
|-
|{{sortname|Ratko|Varda}}
|C
|{{FR-YUG}}
|[[KK Partizan|Partizan]] ([[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbia]])
|-
|{{sortname|Mike|Wilks|Mike Wilks (basketball)}}
|PG
|{{flagu|United States}}
|[[Rice Owls men's basketball|Rice]] (Sr.)
|}

==Early entrants==
===College underclassmen===
This year would officially mark the very first year where the number of underclassmen that declared their entry into the NBA draft would exceed the number of selections made with 75 players that fit the underclassmen criteria declaring their initial entry for the NBA draft. However, it would also mark the largest number of dropped players yet with 23 of those players either coming from college or overseas deciding to withdraw from the draft for one reason or another. The following [[college basketball]] players successfully applied for early draft entrance.<ref name=tdr>{{cite web |title=2001 Underclassmen |url=https://www.thedraftreview.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3048:2001-underclassmen&catid=136&Itemid=384 |website=The Draft Review | date=August 4, 2007 |access-date=December 22, 2022}}</ref>

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* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gilbert Arenas]] – G, [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brandon Armstrong]] – G, [[Pepperdine Waves men's basketball|Pepperdine]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Malcolm Battles – F, [[Point Park Pioneers|Point Mark]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tavorris Bell]] – F, [[Rhode Island Rams men's basketball|Rhode Island]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Preston Bennett – F, [[Grayson College|Grayson]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Bradley (basketball)|Michael Bradley]] – F, [[Villanova Wildcats men's basketball|Villanova]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamison Brewer]] – G, [[Auburn Tigers men's basketball|Auburn]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kedrick Brown]] – F, [[Northwest Florida State College|Okaloosa-Walton CC]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[SirValiant Brown]] – G, [[George Washington Colonials men's basketball|George Washington]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Nick Burwell – G, [[Orange Coast College|Orange Coast]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Collins]] – C, [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Omar Cook]] – G, [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|HAI}} [[Samuel Dalembert]] – C/F, [[Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball|Seton Hall]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Maurice Evans (basketball)|Maurice Evans]] – G, [[Texas Longhorns men's basketball|Texas]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|NGR}} [[Benjamin Eze]] – F, [[College of Southern Idaho|Southern Idaho]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Alton Ford]] – F, [[Houston Cougars men's basketball|Houston]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joseph Forte]] – G, [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jerry Green (basketball, born 1980)|Jerry Green]] – G, [[UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball|UC Irvine]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Griffin (basketball)|Eddie Griffin]] – F, [[Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball|Seton Hall]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Rob Griffin – F, [[Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball|Kentucky Wesleyan]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Trenton Hassell]] – G, [[Austin Peay Governors men's basketball|Austin Peay]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kirk Haston]] – F, [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Draper Housley – G, [[Lee College#Athletics|Lee College]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steven Hunter]] – C/F, [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Richard Jefferson]] – F, [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]] – F/G, [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} D. A. Layne – G, [[Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball|Georgia]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Zach Marbury – G, [[Rhode Island Rams men's basketball|Rhode Island]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jamario Moon]] – F, [[Meridian Community College|Meridian]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Troy Murphy]] – F, [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball|Notre Dame]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Zach Randolph]] – F, [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jason Richardson]] – G, [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Satterfield]] – G, [[Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball|Cincinnati]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Bobby Simmons]] – F, [[DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball|DePaul]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Will Solomon]] – G, [[Clemson Tigers men's basketball|Clemson]] (junior)
* {{flagicon|USA}} Clifton Terry – F, [[Kennedy–King College|Kennedy–King]] (sophomore)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gerald Wallace]] – F/G, [[Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball|Alabama]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rodney White]] – F, [[Charlotte 49ers men's basketball|Charlotte]] (freshman)
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Michael Wright (basketball)|Michael Wright]] – F, [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] (junior)
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===High school players===
This would be the seventh 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 NBA draft|1975]]. This year would also mark the year with the highest amount of players coming directly out of high school yet with six players deciding to make the jump into an opportunity at the NBA (though only five of them would get it). Not only that, but it marked the first time that a high schooler would be taken as the #1 pick of the NBA draft. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance.<ref name=tdr />

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* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kwame Brown]] – F, [[Glynn Academy]] ([[Brunswick, Georgia]])
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tyson Chandler]] – F/C, [[Dominguez High School]] ([[Compton, California]])
* {{flagicon|MLI}} [[Ousmane Cisse]] – F, [[St. Jude Educational Institute]] ([[Montgomery, Alabama]])
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddy Curry]] – C/F, [[Thornwood High School]] ([[South Holland, Illinois]])
* {{flagicon|SEN}} [[DeSagana Diop]] – C, [[Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)|Oak Hill Academy]] ([[Mouth of Wilson, Virginia]])
* {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Key – C, [[Centennial High School (Compton, California)|Centennial High School]] ([[Compton, California]])
{{div col end}}

===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]])
{{div col end}}

===Other eligible players===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%"
! Player !! {{tooltip|Team|Most recent team played for before the draft}} !!class=unsortable| Note !!class=unsortable| Ref.
|-
!scope="row"|{{flagicon|LIT}} [[Robertas Javtokas]]
| [[BC Rytas|Lietuvos Rytas]] ([[Lietuvos krepšinio lyga|Lithuania]]) || Left [[Arizona Wildcats men's basketball|Arizona]] in 2000; playing professionally since the 2000–01 season ||align=center|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=Rick |last2=Magruder |first2=Jack |title=NCAA Tournament Notebook |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/03/16/ncaa-tournament-notebook/3af6935a-382f-4e12-bb39-398ed5a32b56/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 22, 2022 |date=March 16, 2000}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[List of first overall NBA draft picks]]


==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100913125030/http://www.nba.com/draft2001/ NBA.com: 2001 NBA Draft]
* [https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2001.html Basketball Reference: 2001 NBA Draft]

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