1998–99 rookie class

1998 NBA Draft

Every selection in order, with the drafting team, player affiliation and a direct path into each available Athlore career profile.

58selections

2rounds

26teams selecting

First off the board

Top five picks

Pick #1

Los Angeles Clippers

Pacific

Pick #2

Vancouver Grizzlies

Arizona

Pick #3

Denver Nuggets

Kansas

Pick #4

Toronto Raptors

North Carolina

Pick #5

Golden State Warriors

North Carolina

Complete draft board

Round one is open. Expand any later round to continue through the class.

Round 129 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
1	Michael Olowokandi	Los Angeles Clippers	Pacific	1
2	Mike Bibby	Vancouver Grizzlies	Arizona	2
3	Raef LaFrentz	Denver Nuggets	Kansas	3
4	Antawn Jamison	Toronto Raptors	North Carolina	4
5	Vince Carter	Golden State Warriors	North Carolina	5
6	Robert Traylor	Dallas Mavericks	Michigan	6
7	Jason Williams	Sacramento Kings	Florida	7
8	Larry Hughes	Philadelphia 76ers	Saint Louis	8
9	Dirk Nowitzki	Milwaukee Bucks	DJK Wurzburg (Germany)	9
10	Paul Pierce	Boston Celtics	Kansas	10
11	Bonzi Wells	Detroit Pistons	Ball State	11
12	Michael Doleac	Orlando Magic	Utah	12
13	Keon Clark	Orlando Magic	Nevada-Las Vegas	13
14	Michael Dickerson	Houston Rockets	Arizona	14
15	Matt Harpring	Orlando Magic	Georgia Tech	15
16	Bryce Drew	Houston Rockets	Valparaiso	16
17	Rasho Nesterovic	Minnesota Timberwolves	Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna (Italy)	17
18	Mirsad Turkcan	Houston Rockets	Anadolu Efes S.K. (Turkey)	18
19	Pat Garrity	Milwaukee Bucks	Notre Dame	19
20	Roshown McLeod	Atlanta Hawks	Duke	20
21	Ricky Davis	Charlotte Hornets	Iowa	21
22	Brian Skinner	Los Angeles Clippers	Baylor	22
23	Tyronn Lue	Denver Nuggets	Nebraska	23
24	Felipe Lopez	San Antonio Spurs	St. John's (NY)	24
25	Al Harrington	Indiana Pacers	Saint Patrick	25
26	Sam Jacobson	Los Angeles Lakers	Minnesota	26
27	Vladimir Stepania	Seattle SuperSonics	KK Olimpija (Slovenia)	27
28	Corey Benjamin	Chicago Bulls	Oregon State	28
29	Nazr Mohammed	Utah Jazz	Kentucky	29

Round 229 selections +

Overall	Player	Drafting team	Affiliation	Round pick
30	Ansu Sesay	Dallas Mavericks	Mississippi	1
31	Ruben Patterson	Los Angeles Lakers	Cincinnati	2
32	Rashard Lewis	Seattle SuperSonics	Elsik	3
33	Jelani McCoy	Seattle SuperSonics	California-Los Angeles	4
34	Shammond Williams	Chicago Bulls	North Carolina	5
35	Bruno Sundov	Dallas Mavericks	KK Split (Croatia)	6
36	Jerome James	Sacramento Kings	Florida A&M	7
37	Casey Shaw	Philadelphia 76ers	Toledo	8
38	DeMarco Johnson	New York Knicks	North Carolina-Charlotte	9
39	Rafer Alston	Milwaukee Bucks	Fresno State	10
40	Korleone Young	Detroit Pistons	Hargrave Military Academy	11
41	Cuttino Mobley	Houston Rockets	Rhode Island	12
42	Miles Simon	Orlando Magic	Arizona	13
43	Jahidi White	Washington Wizards	Georgetown	14
44	Sean Marks	New York Knicks	California	15
45	Toby Bailey	Los Angeles Lakers	California-Los Angeles	16
46	Andrae Patterson	Minnesota Timberwolves	Indiana	17
47	Tyson Wheeler	Toronto Raptors	Rhode Island	18
48	Ryan Stack	Cleveland Cavaliers	South Carolina	19
49	Cory Carr	Atlanta Hawks	Texas Tech	20
50	Andrew Betts	Charlotte Hornets	Long Beach State	21
51	Corey Brewer	Miami Heat	Oklahoma	22
52	Derrick Dial	San Antonio Spurs	Eastern Michigan	23
53	Greg Buckner	Dallas Mavericks	Clemson	24
54	Tremaine Fowlkes	Denver Nuggets	Fresno State	25
55	Ryan Bowen	Denver Nuggets	Iowa	26
56	J.R. Henderson	Vancouver Grizzlies	California-Los Angeles	27
57	Torraye Braggs	Utah Jazz	Xavier	28
58	Maceo Baston	Chicago Bulls	Michigan	29

Source: NBA.com Draft History. Draft-night trades can cause the team attached to a selection to differ from the player’s eventual rookie team.