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1998 NBA draft

The 1998 NBA draft took place on June 24, 1998, at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This draft helped turn around four struggling franchises: the Dallas Mavericks, the Sacramento Kings, the Boston Celtics, and the Toronto Raptors.

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Location
General Motors Place (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Date
June 24, 1998
First selection
Michael Olowokandi (Los Angeles Clippers)
Hall of Famers
SF Vince Carter · PF Dirk Nowitzki · SF Paul Pierce
League
NBA
Networks
TNT, TSN

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1998 NBA draft

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1998 NBA draft

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related to Invited attendees · 44
1998 NBA draft → Alief Elsik High School, ArizonaVince Carter, Ball State, Brad Miller, Canada, David Stern, Despite, Dirk Nowitzki, From, General Motors Place, Houston, However, Italy, KansasRashard Lewis, KansasRobert Traylor, KentuckyRadoslav Nesterovič, Kinder Bologna, Michael Olowokandi, MichiganBonzi Wells, Mike Bibby
related to External links · 9
1998 NBA draft → Archived, Basketball-Reference, CS1, February, NBA, NBA Draft, Official, Retrieved June, URL
Hall of Famers · 3
1998 NBA draft → PF Dirk Nowitzki, SF Paul Pierce, SF Vince Carter
related to Notable undrafted players · 3
1998 NBA draft → NBA, NBA Draft, These
Date · 1
1998 NBA draft → June 24, 1998
First selection · 1
1998 NBA draft → Michael Olowokandi (Los Angeles Clippers)
League · 1
1998 NBA draft → NBA
Location · 1
1998 NBA draft → General Motors Place (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Networks · 1
1998 NBA draft → TNT, TSN
Sport · 1
1998 NBA draft → Basketball

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1998 NBA draftDateJune 24, 19981.00infobox
1998 NBA draftFirst selectionMichael Olowokandi (Los Angeles Clippers)1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftHall of FamersSF Vince Carter1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftHall of FamersPF Dirk Nowitzki1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftHall of FamersSF Paul Pierce1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftLeagueNBA1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftLocationGeneral Motors Place (Vancouver, British Columbia)1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftNetworksTNT, TSN1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftSportBasketball1.00infobox
1998 NBA draftrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
1998 NBA draftrelated to External linksNBA0.60section
1998 NBA draftrelated to External linksArchived0.60section

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