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2009 NBA draft

The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players.

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Location
The Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City)
Date
June 25, 2009
First selection
Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)
League
NBA
Network
ESPN
Sport
Basketball

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Draft selections

Trades involving draft picks

Draft lottery

Eligibility

Invited attendees

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2009 NBA draft

Nodes267
Edges266
Triples38
Avg. degree1.99
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2009 NBA draft

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related to Invited attendees · 18
2009 NBA draft → All-Star Jeff Teague, David Stern, Despite, Earl Clark, From, However, James Johnson, Madison Square Garden, NBA, NBA's, Often, The, The NBA, The NBA's, The Theater, TV, Ty Lawson, With
related to External links · 12
2009 NBA draft → Analysis2009 NBA Draft History2009, Archived, CS1, December, Draft, ESPN2009 NBA Draft Grades, NBA, NBA Draft, NBA Draft Basketball Reference, Records, Retrieved June, URL
related to Notable undrafted players · 2
2009 NBA draft → NBA, These
Date · 1
2009 NBA draft → June 25, 2009
First selection · 1
2009 NBA draft → Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)
League · 1
2009 NBA draft → NBA
Location · 1
2009 NBA draft → The Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City)
Network · 1
2009 NBA draft → ESPN
Sport · 1
2009 NBA draft → Basketball

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
2009 NBA draftDateJune 25, 20091.00infobox
2009 NBA draftFirst selectionBlake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers)1.00infobox
2009 NBA draftLeagueNBA1.00infobox
2009 NBA draftLocationThe Theater at Madison Square Garden (New York City)1.00infobox
2009 NBA draftNetworkESPN1.00infobox
2009 NBA draftSportBasketball1.00infobox
2009 NBA draftrelated to External linksNBA0.60section
2009 NBA draftrelated to External linksDraft0.60section
2009 NBA draftrelated to External linksArchived0.60section
2009 NBA draftrelated to External linksDecember0.60section
2009 NBA draftrelated to External linksRetrieved June0.60section
2009 NBA draftrelated to External linksCS10.60section

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