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1997 NBA draft

The 1997 NBA draft took place on June 25, 1997, at Charlotte Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Vancouver Grizzlies had the highest probability to win the NBA draft lottery, but since they were an expansion team along with the Toronto Raptors they were not allowed to select first in this draft. Although the Boston Celtics had the second-worst…

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Location
Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Date
June 25, 1997
First selection
Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
Hall of Famers
PF Tim Duncan · PG Chauncey Billups · SG Tracy McGrady
League
NBA
Network
TNT

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1997 NBA draft

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1997 NBA draft

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related to Invited attendees · 39
1997 NBA draft → Bowling Green/ Tim Duncan, Charlotte Coliseum, ColgateBrevin Knight, ColoradoKelvin Cato, Danny Fortson, David Stern, Derek Anderson, Durham, From, However, Iowa StateAustin Croshere, KentuckyOlivier Saint-Jean, KentuckyTony Battie, MichiganTim Thomas, Mount Zion Christian Academy, NBA, NBA's, North Carolina, Often, PF
related to External links · 9
1997 NBA draft → Archived, Basketball-reference, CS1, February, NBA, NBA Draft, Official, Retrieved June, URL
Hall of Famers · 3
1997 NBA draft → PF Tim Duncan, PG Chauncey Billups, SG Tracy McGrady
related to Notable undrafted players · 3
1997 NBA draft → NBA, NBA Draft, These
Date · 1
1997 NBA draft → June 25, 1997
First selection · 1
1997 NBA draft → Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)
League · 1
1997 NBA draft → NBA
Location · 1
1997 NBA draft → Charlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)
Network · 1
1997 NBA draft → TNT
Sport · 1
1997 NBA draft → Basketball

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1997 NBA draftDateJune 25, 19971.00infobox
1997 NBA draftFirst selectionTim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs)1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftHall of FamersPF Tim Duncan1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftHall of FamersPG Chauncey Billups1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftHall of FamersSG Tracy McGrady1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftLeagueNBA1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftLocationCharlotte Coliseum (Charlotte, North Carolina)1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftNetworkTNT1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftSportBasketball1.00infobox
1997 NBA draftrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
1997 NBA draftrelated to External linksNBA0.60section
1997 NBA draftrelated to External linksArchived0.60section

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