1998
ShamSports NBA Draft database

1998 NBA Draft

Draft selections and early-entry records drawn directly from the ShamSports player database.

12 drafted players

Draft selections

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12 players
2 overall

Mike Bibby

PG 6'2 Arizona USA
2nd pick, 1998
5 overall

Vince Carter

SG/SF/PF 6'6 North Carolina USA
5th pick, 1998
9 overall

Dirk Nowitzki

PF/C 7'0 DJK Wurzburg (Germany) Germany
9th pick, 1998
13 overall

Keon Clark

PF/C 6'11 UNLV USA
13th pick, 1998
24 overall

Felipe Lopez

SG 6'5 St. John's Dominican Republic
24th pick, 1998
39 overall

Rafer Alston

PG 6'2 Fresno State USA
39th pick, 1998
50 overall

Andrew Betts

C 7'1 Long Beach State Britain
50th pick, 1998
52 overall

Derrick Dial

PG/SG 6'4 Eastern Michigan USA
52nd pick, 1998
53 overall

Greg Buckner

SG 6'4 Clemson USA
53rd pick, 1998
55 overall

Ryan Bowen

SF/PF 6'9 Iowa USA
55th pick, 1998
58 overall

Maceo Baston

PF 6'10 Michigan USA
58th pick, 1998

Draft terminology

Relevant explanations from The CBA Glossary.

Early entry

A player entering the NBA Draft before becoming automatically eligible.

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Rookie scale

The salary structure that applies to first-round draft picks.

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Draft rights

The NBA rights held by the team that selected a player.

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