1999 NBA Draft

The 1999 NBA Draft developed into one of the deepest classes of its era. Elton Brand went first overall to Chicago, followed by Steve Francis, Baron Davis and Lamar Odom. The first round also produced Wally Szczerbiak, Richard Hamilton, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry, Ron Artest and Andrei Kirilenko.

Nine members of the class eventually became NBA All-Stars: Elton Brand, Steve Francis, Baron Davis, Wally Szczerbiak, Richard Hamilton, Shawn Marion, Ron Artest, Andrei Kirilenko and Manu Ginóbili. Several others became important starters and championship contributors during long NBA careers.

Teams listed below are the teams credited with making each original draft selection. Draft-night trades are therefore not used to replace the original selecting team in the table.

Elton Brand: Chicago selected Brand first overall after two seasons at Duke. He shared the 1999-2000 NBA Rookie of the Year Award with Steve Francis and later became a two-time NBA All-Star.

Steve Francis: Vancouver selected Francis second overall out of Maryland before trading his rights to Houston. Francis shared Rookie of the Year honors with Brand and became a three-time NBA All-Star with the Rockets.

Nine All-Stars: The 1999 draft produced nine eventual NBA All-Stars: Elton Brand, Steve Francis, Baron Davis, Wally Szczerbiak, Richard Hamilton, Shawn Marion, Ron Artest, Andrei Kirilenko and Manu Ginóbili.

Shawn Marion: Phoenix selected Marion ninth overall out of UNLV. The versatile forward became a four-time All-Star and finished with the most career win shares of any player selected in the 1999 draft. He later played an important role on Dallas' 2011 NBA championship team.

Manu Ginóbili: San Antonio selected the Argentine guard with the 57th overall pick, making him one of the greatest late selections in NBA Draft history. Ginóbili joined the Spurs in 2002, won four NBA championships, earned two All-Star selections, won the 2007-08 Sixth Man of the Year Award and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022.

Championship impact: Richard Hamilton became a cornerstone of Detroit's 2004 championship team. Lamar Odom won championships with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010, Jason Terry and Shawn Marion won with Dallas in 2011, James Posey won titles with Miami and Boston, and Devean George won three championships with the Lakers.

Duke's historic first round: Four Duke players were selected in the first round: Elton Brand at No. 1, Trajan Langdon at No. 11, Corey Maggette at No. 13 and William Avery at No. 14. It was the first NBA Draft in which four players from the same college were selected in the first round.

International selections: Utah selected Russian forward Andrei Kirilenko 24th overall, Dallas selected China's Wang Zhizhi at No. 36, and San Antonio selected Argentina's Manu Ginóbili at No. 57. All three remained outside the NBA immediately after being drafted before later joining the league.

Ron Artest: Chicago selected Artest 16th overall out of St. John's. Later known as Metta World Peace, he became an All-Star, won the 2003-04 Defensive Player of the Year Award and was a key member of the Lakers' 2010 championship team.

Draft-night trades: Vancouver selected Steve Francis at No. 2 before his rights were dealt to Houston. Toronto selected Jonathan Bender at No. 5 before trading him to Indiana, Seattle selected Corey Maggette at No. 13 before his rights went to Orlando, and Golden State selected Jeff Foster at No. 21 before he was traded to Indiana.

Deep first round: Andre Miller, Jason Terry, Corey Maggette, James Posey, Jeff Foster, Kenny Thomas and Devean George never became All-Stars but all developed into significant NBA players, adding to the unusual depth of the 1999 class.