1997
ShamSports NBA Draft database

1997 NBA Draft

Every selection currently recorded in the dedicated ShamSports draft-history database.

First round

1 overall

Tim Duncan

PF/C 6'11 Wake Forest USA/US Virgin Islands
Retired
5 overall

Tony Battie

PF/C 6'11 Texas Tech USA
Retired
6 overall

Ron Mercer

SG/SF 6'7 Kentucky USA
Retired
7 overall

Tim Thomas

PF 6'10 Villanova USA
Retired
8 overall

Adonal Foyle

C 6'10 Colgate Saint Vincent/USA
Retired
9 overall

Tracy McGrady

SG/SF 6'8 Mount Zion Christian Academy USA
Retired
25 overall

John Thomas

PF/C 6'9 Minnesota USA
Retired

Second round

43 overall

Stephen Jackson

SG/SF 6'8 Oak Hill Academy USA/Dominican Republic
Retired
49 overall

Predrag Drobnjak

C 6'11 Efes Pilsen (Turkey) Serbia/Montenegro
Retired
50 overall

Alain Digbeu

SG 6'4 ASVEL Villeurbanne (France) France
Retired
Draft rights still held
56 overall

Ben Pepper

C 7'0 Newcastle Falcons (Australia) Australia
Retired
Draft rights still held
58 overall

Roberto Duenas

C 7'3 Barcelona (Spain) Spain
Retired
Draft rights still held

NCAA early entrants

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Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Pre-Draft Team Nationality Status
Tariq Abdul-Wahad SG/SF 6'6 235 lbs 11/03/1974 San Jose State France Stayed in
Tony Battie PF/C 6'11 240 lbs 02/11/1976 Texas Tech USA Stayed in
Chauncey Billups PG 6'3 210 lbs 09/25/1976 Colorado USA Stayed in
Mark Blount C 7'0 250 lbs 11/30/1975 Pittsburgh USA Stayed in
Keith Closs C 7'3 215 lbs 04/03/1976 Central Connecticut State USA Stayed in
Danny Fortson PF/C 6'8 260 lbs 03/27/1976 Cincinnati USA Stayed in
Adonal Foyle C 6'10 270 lbs 03/09/1975 Colgate Saint Vincent/USA Stayed in
Troy Hudson PG 6'1 178 lbs 03/13/1976 Southern Illinois USA Stayed in
Marc Jackson PF/C 6'10 253 lbs 01/16/1975 Temple USA Stayed in
Stephen Jackson SG/SF 6'8 220 lbs 04/05/1978 Oak Hill Academy USA/Dominican Republic Stayed in
Damon Jones PG/SG 6'3 195 lbs 08/25/1976 Houston USA Stayed in
Ron Mercer SG/SF 6'7 215 lbs 05/18/1976 Kentucky USA Stayed in
Eddie Robinson SF 6'9 210 lbs 04/19/1976 Central Oklahoma USA Stayed in
Maurice Taylor PF 6'9 255 lbs 10/30/1976 Michigan USA/Italy Stayed in
Tim Thomas PF 6'10 240 lbs 02/26/1977 Villanova USA Stayed in

International early entrants

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Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Pre-Draft Team Nationality Status
Mirsad Turkcan PF 6'9 250 lbs 06/07/1976 Efes Pilsen (Turkey) Turkey/Serbia Withdrew

High school early entrants

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Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Pre-Draft Team Nationality Status
Tracy McGrady SG/SF 6'8 225 lbs 05/24/1979 Mount Zion Christian Academy USA Stayed in

Draft terminology

Relevant explanations from The CBA Glossary.