1. Yao Ming Shanghai Sharks-China Houston
2. Jay Williams Duke Chicago
3. Mike Dunleavy Duke Golden State
4. Drew Gooden Kansas Memphis
5. N. Tskitishvili Benetton Treviso-Italy Denver
6. Dajuan Wagner Memphis Cleveland
7. Maybyner Hilario Vasco de Gama-Brazil New York
8. Chris Wilcox Maryland LA Clippers
9. Amare Stoudemire Cypress Creek (FL) HS Phoenix
10. Caron Butler Connecticut Miami
11. Jared Jeffries Indiana Washington
12. Melvin Ely Fresno State LA Clippers
13. Marcus Haislip Tennessee Milwaukee
14. Frederick Jones Oregon Indiana
15. Bostjan Nachbar Benneton Treviso-Italy Houston
16. Jiri Welsch Olimpija-Slovenia Philadelphia
17. Juan Dixon Maryland Washington
18. Curtis Borchardt Stanford Orlando
19. Ryan Humphrey Notre Dame Utah
20. Kareem Rush Missouri Toronto
21. Qyntel Woods NE Mississippi CC Portland
22. Casey Jacobsen Stanford Phoenix
23. Tayshaun Prince Kentucky Detroit
24. Nenad Krstic Partizan-Yugoslavia New Jersey
25. Frank Williams Illinois Denver
26. John Salmons Miami (FL) San Antonio
27. Chris Jefferies Fresno State LA Lakers
28. Dan Dickau Gonzaga Sacramento
(Minnesota forfeited its first round pick, which would have been #23 or #24
overall. Second round selections start at #30.)
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