NBA clubs picked eleven European players in NBA Draft 2008. Nine of them are playing in Europe. The highest pick was Danilo Gallinari selected 6th overall by New York Knicks. Meanwhile Panathinaikos' new signing Nikola Pekovic was drafted 31st overall by Miami Heat but was traded to Minnesota Timberwolves.
As it was predicted before the draft, Chicago Bulls picked Derrick Rose as the 1st overall pick.
Greek rising star Kosta Koufos was 23rd overall pick by Utah Jazz.
| # |
Team |
Player |
|
1 |
Chicago Bulls | Derrick Rose, Guard, Memphis |
|
2 |
Miami Heat | Michael Beasley, Forward, Kansas State |
|
3 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | O.J. Mayo, Guard, USC |
|
4 |
Seattle Supersonics | Russell Westbrook, Guard, UCLA |
|
5 |
Memphis Grizzlies | Kevin Love, Forward, UCLA |
|
6 |
New York Knicks | Danilo Gallinari, Forward, Italy |
|
7 |
Los Angeles Clippers | Eric Gordon, Guard, Indiana |
|
8 |
Milwaukee Bucks | Joe Alexander, Forward, West Virginia |
|
9 |
Charlotte Bobcats | D.J. Augustin, Guard, Texas |
|
10 |
New Jersey Nets | Brook Lopez, Center, Stanford |
|
11 |
Indiana Pacers | Jerryd Bayless, Guard, Arizona |
|
12 |
Sacramento Kings | Jason Thompson, Forward, Rider |
|
13 |
Portland Trail Blazers | Brandon Rush, Forward, Kansas |
|
14 |
Golden State Warriors | Anthony Randolph, Forward, LSU |
|
15 |
Phoenix Suns (from Atlanta) | Robin Lopez, Forward, Stanford |
|
16 |
Philadelphia 76ers | Marreese Speights, Forward, Florida |
|
17 |
Toronto Raptors | Roy Hibbert, Center, Georgetown |
|
18 |
Washington Wizards | JaVale McGee, Center, Nevada |
|
19 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | J.J. Hickson, Forward, N.C. State |
|
20 |
Charlotte Bobcats (from Denver) | Alexis Ajinca, Center, France |
|
21 |
New Jersey Nets (from Dallas) | Ryan Anderson, Forward, California |
|
22 |
Orlando Magic | Courtney Lee, Guard, Western Kentucky |
|
23 |
Utah Jazz | Kosta Koufos, Center, Ohio State |
|
24 |
Seattle SuperSonics (from Phoenix) | Serge Ibaka, Forward, Spain |
|
25 |
Houston Rockets | Nicolas Batum, Forward, France (To Portland) |
|
26 |
San Antonio Spurs | George Hill, Guard, IUPUI |
|
27 |
New Orleans | Darrell Arthur, Forward, Kansas (To Memphis via Portland) |
|
28 |
Memphis Grizzlies (from L.A. Lakers) | Donte Greene, Forward, Syracuse (To Houston) |
|
29 |
Detroit Pistons | D.J. White, Forward, Indiana (To Seattle) |
|
30 |
Boston Celtics | J.R. Giddens, Guard, New Mexico |
| # |
Team |
Player |
|
31 |
Minnesota Timberwolves (from Miami) | Nikola Pekovic, Center, Serbia |
|
32 |
Seattle Supersonics | Walter Sharpe, Forward, Alabama-Birmingham (To Detroit) |
|
33 |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Memphis) | Joey Dorsey, Forward, Memphis (To Houston) |
|
34 |
Minnesota Timberwolves | Mario Chalmers, Guard, Kansas (To Miami) |
|
35 |
Los Angeles Clippers | DeAndre Jordan, Center, Texas A&M |
|
36 |
Portland Trail Blazers (from New York) | Omer Asik, Center, Turkey (To Chicago) |
|
37 |
Milwaukee Bucks | Luc Mbah a Moute, Forward, UCLA |
|
38 |
Charlotte Bobcats | Kyle Weaver, Guard, Washington State |
|
39 |
Chicago Bulls | Sonny Weems, Guard, Arkansas (To Denver) |
|
40 |
New Jersey Nets | Chris Douglas-Roberts, Guard, Memphis |
|
41 |
Indiana Pacers | Nathan Jawai, Forward, Australia |
|
42 |
Sacramento Kings (from Atlanta) | Sean Singletary, Guard, Virginia |
|
43 |
Sacramento Kings | Patrick Ewing Jr., Forward, Georgetown |
|
44 |
Utah Jazz (from Philadelphia) | Ante Tomic, Center, Croatia |
|
45 |
San Antonio Spurs (from Toronto) | Goran Dragic, Guard, Slovenia (To Phoenix) |
|
46 |
Seattle SuperSonics (from Portland) | Trent Plaisted, Forward, BYU (To Detroit) |
|
47 |
Washington Wizards | Bill Walker, Forward, Kansas State (To Boston) |
|
48 |
Phoenix Suns (from Cleveland) | Malik Hairston, Guard, Oregon (To San Antonio) |
|
49 |
Golden State Warriors | Richard Hendrix, Forward, Alabama |
|
50 |
Seattle SuperSonics (from Denver) | DeVon Hardin, Center, California |
|
51 |
Dallas Mavericks | Shan Foster, Guard, Vanderbilt |
|
52 |
Miami Heat (from Orlando) | Darnell Jackson, Forward, Kansas (To Cleveland) |
|
53 |
Utah Jazz | Tadija Dragicevic, Forward, Serbia |
|
54 |
Houston Rockets | Maarty Leunen, Forward, Oregon |
|
55 |
Portland Trail Blazers (from Phoenix) | Mike Taylor, Guard, Idaho Stampede (To L.A. Clippers) |
|
56 |
Seattle SuperSonics (from New Orleans) | Sasha Kaun, Center, Kansas |
|
57 |
San Antonio Spurs | James Gist, Forward, Maryland |
|
58 |
Los Angeles Lakers | Joe Crawford, Guard, Kentucky |
|
59 |
Detroit Pistons | Deron Washington, Forward, Virginia Tech |
|
60 |
Boston Celtics | Semih Erden, Center, Turkey |
