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1998 NBA Draft Results

1998 NBA Draft results with every pick in order, led by No. 1 pick Michael Olowokandi to LA Clippers.

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The 1998 NBA Draft produced 58 selections across 2 rounds, with 26 franchises making at least one pick. LA Clippers held the first overall selection and took Michael Olowokandi out of University of the Pacific.

Denver Nuggets made the most selections that year with 4. 39 different colleges and programs were represented across the board, led by Arizona with 3 players drafted.

Pick	Team	Player	College
Round 1
1	LA Clippers	Michael Olowokandi	University of the Pacific
2	Vancouver Grizzlies	Mike Bibby	Arizona
3	Denver Nuggets	Raef LaFrentz	Kansas
4	Toronto Raptors	Antawn Jamison	UNC
5	Golden State Warriors	Vince Carter	UNC
6	Dallas Mavericks	Robert Traylor	Michigan
7	Sacramento Kings	Jason Williams	Florida
8	Philadelphia 76ers	Larry Hughes	Saint Louis
9	Milwaukee Bucks	Dirk Nowitzki	None listed
10	Boston Celtics	Paul Pierce	Kansas
11	Detroit Pistons	Bonzi Wells	Ball State University
12	Orlando Magic	Michael Doleac	Utah
13	Orlando Magic	Keon Clark	UNLV
14	Houston Rockets	Michael Dickerson	Arizona
15	Orlando Magic	Matt Harpring	Georgia Tech
16	Houston Rockets	Bryce Drew	Valparaiso
17	Minnesota Timberwolves	Rasho Nesterović	None listed
18	Houston Rockets	Mirsad Türkcan	None listed
19	Milwaukee Bucks	Pat Garrity	Notre Dame
20	Atlanta Hawks	Roshown McLeod	Duke
21	Charlotte Hornets	Ricky Davis	Iowa
22	LA Clippers	Brian Skinner	Baylor
23	Denver Nuggets	Tyronn Lue	Nebraska
24	San Antonio Spurs	Felipe López	St. John's
25	Indiana Pacers	Al Harrington	None listed
26	Los Angeles Lakers	Sam Jacobson	Minnesota
27	Seattle SuperSonics	Vladimir Stepania	None listed
28	Chicago Bulls	Corey Benjamin	Oregon State
29	Utah Jazz	Nazr Mohammed	Kentucky
Round 2
30	Dallas Mavericks	Ansu Sesay	Ole Miss
31	Los Angeles Lakers	Ruben Patterson	Cincinnati
32	Seattle SuperSonics	Rashard Lewis	None listed
33	Seattle SuperSonics	Jelani McCoy	UCLA
34	Chicago Bulls	Shammond Williams	UNC
35	Dallas Mavericks	Bruno Šundov	None listed
36	Sacramento Kings	Jerome James	Florida A&M
37	Philadelphia 76ers	Casey Shaw	Toledo
38	New York Knicks	DeMarco Johnson	UNC Charlotte
39	Milwaukee Bucks	Rafer Alston	Fresno State
40	Detroit Pistons	Korleone Young	None listed
41	Houston Rockets	Cuttino Mobley	Rhode Island
42	Orlando Magic	Miles Simon	Arizona
43	Washington Wizards	Jahidi White	Georgetown
44	New York Knicks	Sean Marks	California
45	Los Angeles Lakers	Toby Bailey	UCLA
46	Minnesota Timberwolves	Andrae Patterson	Indiana
47	Toronto Raptors	Tyson Wheeler	Rhode Island
48	Cleveland Cavaliers	Ryan Stack	South Carolina
49	Atlanta Hawks	Cory Carr	Texas Tech
50	Charlotte Hornets	Andrew Betts	Cal State Long Beach
51	Miami Heat	Corey Brewer	Oklahoma
52	San Antonio Spurs	Derrick Dial	Eastern Michigan
53	Dallas Mavericks	Greg Buckner	Clemson
54	Denver Nuggets	Tremaine Fowlkes	Fresno State
55	Denver Nuggets	Ryan Bowen	Iowa
56	Vancouver Grizzlies	J.R. Henderson	UCLA
57	Utah Jazz	Torraye Braggs	Xavier
58	Chicago Bulls	Maceo Baston	Michigan

Selections by franchise

The same 58 selections arranged by the club that made them, using the franchise name as it stood in 1998.

Dallas Mavericks 4 No. 6 Robert Traylor, No. 30 Ansu Sesay, No. 35 Bruno Šundov, No. 53 Greg Buckner
Denver Nuggets 4 No. 3 Raef LaFrentz, No. 23 Tyronn Lue, No. 54 Tremaine Fowlkes, No. 55 Ryan Bowen
Houston Rockets 4 No. 14 Michael Dickerson, No. 16 Bryce Drew, No. 18 Mirsad Türkcan, No. 41 Cuttino Mobley
Orlando Magic 4 No. 12 Michael Doleac, No. 13 Keon Clark, No. 15 Matt Harpring, No. 42 Miles Simon
Chicago Bulls 3 No. 28 Corey Benjamin, No. 34 Shammond Williams, No. 58 Maceo Baston
Los Angeles Lakers 3 No. 26 Sam Jacobson, No. 31 Ruben Patterson, No. 45 Toby Bailey
Milwaukee Bucks 3 No. 9 Dirk Nowitzki, No. 19 Pat Garrity, No. 39 Rafer Alston
Seattle SuperSonics 3 No. 27 Vladimir Stepania, No. 32 Rashard Lewis, No. 33 Jelani McCoy
Atlanta Hawks 2 No. 20 Roshown McLeod, No. 49 Cory Carr
Charlotte Hornets 2 No. 21 Ricky Davis, No. 50 Andrew Betts
Detroit Pistons 2 No. 11 Bonzi Wells, No. 40 Korleone Young
LA Clippers 2 No. 1 Michael Olowokandi, No. 22 Brian Skinner
Minnesota Timberwolves 2 No. 17 Rasho Nesterović, No. 46 Andrae Patterson
New York Knicks 2 No. 38 DeMarco Johnson, No. 44 Sean Marks
Philadelphia 76ers 2 No. 8 Larry Hughes, No. 37 Casey Shaw
Sacramento Kings 2 No. 7 Jason Williams, No. 36 Jerome James
San Antonio Spurs 2 No. 24 Felipe López, No. 52 Derrick Dial
Toronto Raptors 2 No. 4 Antawn Jamison, No. 47 Tyson Wheeler
Utah Jazz 2 No. 29 Nazr Mohammed, No. 57 Torraye Braggs
Vancouver Grizzlies 2 No. 2 Mike Bibby, No. 56 J.R. Henderson
Boston Celtics 1 No. 10 Paul Pierce
Cleveland Cavaliers 1 No. 48 Ryan Stack
Golden State Warriors 1 No. 5 Vince Carter
Indiana Pacers 1 No. 25 Al Harrington
Miami Heat 1 No. 51 Corey Brewer
Washington Wizards 1 No. 43 Jahidi White

Colleges and programs represented

39 programs produced at least one selection in the 1998 draft.

Arizona3
UCLA3
UNC3
Fresno State2
Iowa2
Kansas2
Michigan2
Rhode Island2
Ball State University
Baylor
Cal State Long Beach
California
Cincinnati
Clemson
Duke
Eastern Michigan
Florida
Florida A&M
Georgetown
Georgia Tech
Indiana
Kentucky
Minnesota
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
Oregon State
Saint Louis
South Carolina
St. John's
Texas Tech
Toledo
UNC Charlotte
University of the Pacific
UNLV
Utah
Valparaiso
Xavier

Compiled and maintained by Alex Carter. Data via published league records. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it against the source.