2008 NBA Draft Recap

The 2008 NBA Draft took place in New York on June 26, 2008

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First Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
1 Derrick Rose CHI PG 6-3 200 19 15 Memphis Fr * United States
2 Michael Beasley MIA PF 6-9 235 19 11 Kansas State Fr * United States
3 O.J. Mayo MIN MIN to MEM SG 6-5 210 20 8 USC Fr * United States
4 Russell Westbrook SEA G 6-4 200 19 15 UCLA So * United States
5 Kevin Love MEM MEM to MIN FC 6-8 251 19 15 UCLA Fr * United States
6 Danilo Gallinari NYK SF 6-10 236 19 15 AX Armani Exchange Milan (Italy) 1988 DOB * Italy
7 Eric Gordon LAC G 6-3 215 19 15 Indiana Fr * United States / Bahamas
8 Joe Alexander MIL SF 6-8 230 21 3 West Virginia Jr * United States / Israel
9 D.J. Augustin CHA G 6-0 183 20 15 Texas So * United States
10 Brook Lopez NJN C 7-1 282 20 15 Stanford So * United States
11 Jerryd Bayless IND IND to POR G 6-3 210 19 11 Arizona Fr * United States
12 Jason Thompson SAC PF 6-11 250 21 8 Rider Sr United States
13 Brandon Rush POR POR to IND SG 6-6 220 22 10 Kansas Jr * United States
14 Anthony Randolph GOS PF 6-11 225 18 6 LSU Fr * United States / Slovenia
15 Robin Lopez PHX FC 7-1 281 20 15 Stanford So * United States
16 Marreese Speights PHL C 6-10 255 20 10 Florida So * United States
17 Roy Hibbert TOR TOR to IND C 7-2 270 21 9 Georgetown Sr United States
18 JaVale McGee WAS C 7-0 270 20 15 Nevada So * United States
19 J.J. Hickson CLE PF 6-9 242 19 8 NC State Fr * United States
20 Alexis Ajinca CHA C 7-2 248 20 8 Hyeres-Toulon (France) 1988 DOB * France
21 Ryan Anderson NJN PF 6-10 240 20 12 California So * United States
22 Courtney Lee ORL SG 6-5 215 22 12 Western Kentucky Sr United States
23 Kosta Koufos UTH C 7-0 265 19 11 Ohio State Fr * United States / Greece
24 Serge Ibaka SEA C 6-10 235 18 14 CB L'Hospitalet (Spain) 1989 DOB * Republic of the Congo / Spain
25 Nicolas Batum HOU HOU to POR F 6-8 230 19 15 Le Mans Sarthe Basket (France) 1988 DOB * France
26 George Hill SAN G 6-3 188 22 15 IUPUI Jr * United States
27 Darrell Arthur NOP NOP to POR
POR to MEM		 PF 6-9 235 20 10 Kansas So * United States
28 Donte Greene MEM MEM to HOU F 6-11 226 20 5 Syracuse Fr * United States / Germany
29 D.J. White DET DET to SEA PF 6-9 250 21 6 Indiana Sr United States
30 J.R. Giddens BOS GF 6-5 210 23 2 New Mexico Sr United States

Second Round Selections

Pick Player Team Draft Trades Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
31 Nikola Pekovic MIN PF 6-11 307 22 7 Panathinaikos (Greece) 1986 DOB Montenegro
32 Walter Sharpe SEA SEA to DET F 6-9 245 21 1 UAB Jr * United States
33 Joey Dorsey POR POR to HOU FC 6-9 275 24 4 Memphis Sr United States
34 Mario Chalmers MIN MIN to MIA G 6-2 190 22 10 Kansas Jr * United States
35 DeAndre Jordan LAC C 6-11 265 19 15 Texas A&M Fr * United States
36 Omer Asik POR POR to CHI C 7-0 255 21 9 Fenerbahce Beko (Turkey) 1986 DOB Turkey
37 Luc Mbah a Moute MIL F 6-8 230 21 11 UCLA Jr * Cameroon
38 Kyle Weaver CHA CHA to OKC SG 6-6 200 22 3 Washington State Sr United States
39 Sonny Weems CHI CHI to DEN SF 6-6 205 21 4 Arkansas Sr United States
40 Chris Douglas-Roberts NJN SF 6-7 210 21 6 Memphis Jr * United States
41 Nathan Jawai IND IND to TOR C 6-10 280 21 2 Cairns (Australia) 1986 DOB Australia
42 Sean Singletary SAC PG 6-0 185 22 1 Virginia Sr United States
43 Pat Ewing SAC F 6-8 237 24 1 Georgetown Sr United States / Jamaica
44 Ante Tomic UTH UTH to NYK
NYK to POR		 C 7-1 225 21 0 KK Zagreb (Croatia) 1987 DOB * Croatia
45 Goran Dragic SAN SAN to PHX G 6-4 190 22 15 Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 1986 DOB Slovenia
46 Trent Plaisted SEA SEA to DET C 6-11 245 21 0 Brigham Young Jr * United States
47 Henry Walker WAS WAS to BOS GF 6-6 235 20 5 Kansas State Fr * United States
48 Malik Hairston PHX PHX to SAN SF 6-6 220 21 2 Oregon Sr United States
49 Richard Hendrix GOS FC 6-9 264 21 1 Alabama Jr * United States / North Macedonia
50 DeVon Hardin SEA C 6-11 235 21 0 California Sr United States
51 Shan Foster DAL DAL to UTH GF 6-6 195 21 0 Vanderbilt Sr United States
52 Darnell Jackson MIA MIA to CLE F 6-8 241 22 3 Kansas Sr United States
53 Tadija Dragicevic UTH UTH to DAL
DAL to CHI
CHI to HOU
HOU to NYK		 PF 6-9 235 22 0 KK Crvena Zvezda (Serbia) 1986 DOB Serbia
54 Maarty Leunen HOU HOU to LAC
LAC to DAL
DAL to HOU
HOU to IND		 F 6-9 220 22 0 Oregon Sr United States
55 Mike Taylor POR POR to LAC PG 6-2 165 22 1 Idaho Stampede 1986 DOB United States
56 Sasha Kaun SEA SEA to CLE C 6-11 250 23 1 Kansas Sr Russia
57 James Gist SAN PF 6-9 235 21 0 Maryland Sr United States
58 Joe Crawford LAL G 6-5 207 22 1 Kentucky Sr United States
59 Deron Washington DET GF 6-7 210 22 0 Virginia Tech Sr United States
60 Semih Erden BOS C 7-0 240 21 2 Fenerbahce Beko (Turkey) 1986 DOB Turkey

Undrafted Players

Player Pos HT WT Age YOS Pre-Draft Team Class Nationality
Anthony Morrow GF 6-5 210 22 9 Georgia Tech Sr United States
Timofey Mozgov C 7-1 275 21 9 Khimki (Russia) 1986 DOB Russia
Reggie Williams F 6-6 205 21 7 Virginia Military Sr United States
Brian Roberts PG 6-1 173 22 5 Dayton Sr United States
Greg Stiemsma C 6-11 260 22 5 Wisconsin Sr United States
Sundiata Gaines G 6-1 195 22 3 Georgia Sr United States
Othyus Jeffers GF 6-5 210 22 3 Robert Morris Sr United States
Damjan Rudez SF 6-10 228 22 3 Cedevita (Croatia) 1986 DOB Croatia
Gary Forbes F 6-7 220 23 2 Massachusetts Sr Panama
Othello Hunter FC 6-8 225 22 2 Ohio State Sr United States
Rob Kurz F 6-9 232 23 2 Notre Dame Sr United States
Brian Butch FC 6-11 240 23 1 Wisconsin Sr United States
Trey Gilder F 6-9 185 23 1 Northwestern State Sr United States
Mickell Gladness C 6-11 220 21 1 Alabama A&M Sr United States
Steven Hill C 7-0 248 22 1 Arkansas Sr United States
DeMarcus Nelson G 6-4 200 22 1 Duke Sr United States
Marshall Brown SG 6-7 225 23 0 Missouri Sr United States
Keith Brumbaugh F 6-10 215 22 0 Hillsborough CC Jr * United States
Chris Daniels C 6-9 265 24 0 Texas A&M-CC Sr United States
Marcus Dove F 6-9 225 23 0 Oklahoma State Sr United States
Dion Dowell SF 6-7 209 23 0 Houston Sr United States / Germany
Moses Ehambe GF 6-6 215 22 0 Oral Roberts Sr United States
C.J. Giles C 6-11 240 22 0 Oregon State Jr * United States / Bahrain
Stefhon Hannah G 6-1 175 23 0 Missouri Sr United States
Marcus Hubbard C 6-9 229 24 0 Angelo State Sr United States
Michael Jenkins G 6-3 195 21 0 Winthrop Sr United States
Julian Khazzouh C 6-10 220 22 0   1986 DOB Australia
Michael Lee PF 6-9 215 22 0 St. Bonaventure Sr United States
Longar Longar C 6-11 229 25 0 Oklahoma Sr South Sudan
Kurt Looby C 6-10 229 24 0 Iowa Sr Antigua and Barbuda
James Mays F 6-9 230 22 0 Clemson Sr United States / Central African Republic
Bo McCalebb PG 5-10 180 23 0 New Orleans Sr United States / North Macedonia
Taj McCullough F 6-7 230 21 0 Winthrop Sr United States
Drew Naymick FC 6-10 250 23 0 Michigan State Sr United States
Drew Neitzel G 6-0 180 23 0 Michigan State Sr United States
David Padgett C-F 6-11 245 23 0 Louisville Sr United States
Shaun Pruitt FC 6-10 245 22 0 Illinois Sr United States
Charles Rhodes F-C 6-8 240 23 0 Mississippi State Sr United States
Maureece Rice G 6-1 225 24 0 George Washington Sr United States
Jason Richards G 6-2 190 22 0 Davidson Sr United States
Frank Robinson G 6-4 220 24 0 Cal State Fullerton Sr United States
Russell Robinson G 6-1 198 22 0 Kansas Sr United States
JaJuan Smith G 6-3 195 22 0 Tennessee Sr United States
Lanny Smith G 6-3 190 23 0 Houston Sr United States
Mark Tyndale SG 6-5 210 22 0 Temple Sr United States
Salah Mejri C 7-1 235 22 4 Etoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia) 1986 DOB Tunisia

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