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NBA draft

The NBA draft is an annual National Basketball Association's (NBA) event, dating back to 1947, in which the teams in the league draft players to join their organizations who are eligible and who declare for the draft. The NBA consists of 30 teams, and all thirty have at least one draft pick throughout the two draft rounds. Historically, the vast majority…

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Globalization of the draft

Kobe BryantLeBron JamesKevin GarnettDwight HowardTracy McGrady
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Draft selection process

CalendarSports agentsNCAADarryl Dawkins1960
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NBA draft on television

1980NFLNHLUSA NetworkContract
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Notable past NBA drafts

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Draft selection process

Draft lottery

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NBA draft on television

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related to Selecting foreign players · 40
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related to Globalization of the draft · 18
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related to NBA draft on television · 15
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related to Notable past NBA drafts · 15
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related to Draft selection process · 14
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related to Draft lottery · 9
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related to External links · 5
NBA draft → Draft, Espn, NBA Draft HistoryBasketball-Reference, NBA Draft Index, TheDraftReview
see also · 4
NBA draft → List, National Basketball AssociationMock, NBA, Sports
is a · 1
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