2008
ShamSports NBA Draft database

2008 NBA Draft

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

First round

8 overall

Joe Alexander

SF/PF 6'8 West Virginia USA/Taiwan/Israel
24 overall

Serge Ibaka

PF/C 7'0 CB L'Hospitalet (Spain) Republic of Congo/Spain
25 overall

Nicolas Batum

SG/SF/PF 6'8 Le Mans (France) France/Cameroon

Second round

31 overall

Nikola Pekovic

C 6'11 Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) Montenegro
36 overall

Omer Asik

C 7'0 Fenerbahce (Turkey) Turkey
44 overall

Ante Tomic

C 7'1 KK Zagreb (Croatia) Croatia
45 overall

Goran Dragic

PG 6'4 Olimpija Ljubljana (Slovenia) Slovenia
55 overall

Mike Taylor

PG/SG 6'2 Idaho Stampede (D-League) USA
60 overall

Semih Erden

C 6'11 Fenerbahce (Turkey) Turkey

NCAA early entrants

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Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Pre-Draft Team Nationality Status
A.J. Abrams SG 5'11 160 lbs 10/16/1986 Texas USA Withdrew
Josh Akognon PG/SG 5'11 185 lbs 02/10/1986 Cal State Fullerton USA/Nigeria Withdrew
Joe Alexander SF/PF 6'8 230 lbs 12/26/1986 West Virginia USA/Taiwan/Israel Stayed in
Antonio Anderson SG 6'6 215 lbs 06/05/1985 Memphis USA Withdrew
Ryan Anderson PF 6'10 240 lbs 05/06/1988 California USA Stayed in
Darrell Arthur PF 6'9 235 lbs 03/25/1988 Kansas USA Stayed in
D.J. Augustin PG 5'11 183 lbs 11/10/1987 Texas USA Stayed in
Jerryd Bayless PG/SG 6'3 200 lbs 08/20/1988 Arizona USA Stayed in
Michael Beasley SF/PF 6'9 235 lbs 01/09/1989 Kansas State USA Stayed in
Keith Brumbaugh SF 6'10 215 lbs 07/30/1985 Hillsborough CC USA Stayed in
Chase Budinger SF 6'7 209 lbs 05/22/1988 Arizona USA Withdrew
Derrick Caracter PF/C 6'9 275 lbs 05/04/1988 UTEP USA Withdrew
DeMarre Carroll SF/PF 6'8 215 lbs 07/27/1986 Missouri USA Withdrew
Josh Carter SG/SF 6'7 195 lbs 11/20/1986 Texas A&M USA Withdrew
Mario Chalmers PG 6'2 190 lbs 05/19/1986 Kansas USA Stayed in
Chris Douglas-Roberts SG/SF 6'7 210 lbs 01/08/1987 Memphis USA Stayed in
Robert Dozier PF/C 6'9 215 lbs 11/06/1985 Memphis USA Withdrew
Wayne Ellington SG 6'4 207 lbs 11/29/1987 North Carolina USA Withdrew
Alonzo Gee SG/SF 6'6 219 lbs 05/29/1987 Alabama USA Withdrew
C.J. Giles PF/C 6'10 220 lbs 09/25/1985 Oregon State USA/Bahrain Stayed in
Eric Gordon SG 6'3 215 lbs 12/25/1988 Indiana USA/Bahamas Stayed in
Jamont Gordon PG/SG 6'4 225 lbs 03/16/1987 Mississippi State USA Stayed in
Danny Green SG/SF 6'6 215 lbs 06/22/1987 North Carolina USA Withdrew
Donte Greene SF/PF 6'11 226 lbs 02/21/1988 Syracuse USA/Germany Stayed in
Richard Hendrix PF 6'9 255 lbs 11/15/1986 Alabama USA/North Macedonia Stayed in
J.J. Hickson PF 6'9 242 lbs 09/04/1988 North Carolina State USA Stayed in
George Hill PG/SG 6'3 188 lbs 05/04/1986 IUPUI USA Stayed in
Lester Hudson PG/SG 6'3 190 lbs 08/07/1984 Tennessee-Martin USA Withdrew
Shawn James PF 6'10 225 lbs 09/01/1983 Duquesne USA Stayed in
Davon Jefferson PF 6'8 215 lbs 11/03/1986 USC USA Stayed in
DeAndre Jordan C 6'11 265 lbs 07/21/1988 Texas A&M USA Stayed in
Kosta Koufos C 7'0 245 lbs 02/24/1989 Ohio State Greece/USA Stayed in
Ty Lawson PG 5'11 195 lbs 11/03/1987 North Carolina USA Withdrew
Brook Lopez C 7'1 282 lbs 04/01/1988 Stanford USA Stayed in
Robin Lopez C 7'1 281 lbs 04/01/1988 Stanford USA Stayed in
Kevin Love PF/C 6'8 251 lbs 09/07/1988 UCLA USA Stayed in
Leo Lyons PF 6'9 225 lbs 05/25/1987 Missouri USA Withdrew
O.J. Mayo SG 6'4 210 lbs 11/05/1987 USC USA Stayed in
Luc Richard Mbah a Moute SF/PF 6'8 230 lbs 09/09/1986 UCLA Cameroon Stayed in
JaVale McGee C 7'0 270 lbs 01/19/1988 Nevada USA Stayed in
Jerel McNeal SG 6'3 200 lbs 06/01/1987 Marquette USA Withdrew
Jeremy Pargo PG 6'2 219 lbs 03/17/1986 Gonzaga USA Withdrew
Trent Plaisted C 6'11 245 lbs 10/20/1986 Brigham Young USA Stayed in
Anthony Randolph PF/C 6'11 225 lbs 07/15/1989 LSU USA/Slovenia Stayed in
Derrick Rose PG 6'3 200 lbs 10/04/1988 Memphis USA Stayed in
Brandon Rush SG/SF 6'6 220 lbs 07/07/1985 Kansas USA Stayed in
Walter Sharpe SF/PF 6'9 245 lbs 07/18/1986 UAB USA Stayed in
Josh Shipp SG 6'5 215 lbs 02/16/1985 UCLA USA Withdrew
Marreese Speights PF/C 6'10 255 lbs 08/04/1987 Florida USA Stayed in
Robert Vaden SG 6'5 205 lbs 03/03/1985 UAB USA Withdrew
Lorrenzo Wade SG/SF 6'6 225 lbs 11/23/1985 San Diego State USA Withdrew
Henry Walker SF 6'6 235 lbs 10/09/1987 Kansas State USA Stayed in
Russell Westbrook PG 6'4 200 lbs 11/12/1988 UCLA USA Stayed in

International early entrants

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Name Position Height Weight Birthdate Pre-Draft Team Nationality Status
Alexis Ajinca C 7'2 248 lbs 05/06/1988 Hyeres-Toulon (France) France Stayed in
Nicolas Batum SG/SF/PF 6'8 230 lbs 12/14/1988 Le Mans (France) France/Cameroon Stayed in
Rodrigue Beaubois PG/SG 6'1 183 lbs 02/24/1988 Cholet (France) France Withdrew
Mikhail Berishvili SF 6'8 200 lbs 12/04/1987 Prat (Spain) Georgia Withdrew
Omri Casspi SF/PF 6'9 225 lbs 06/22/1988 Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel) Israel Withdrew
Victor Claver SF/PF 6'10 235 lbs 08/30/1988 Valencia (Spain) Spain Withdrew
Nando De Colo PG/SG 6'5 195 lbs 06/23/1987 Cholet (France) France Withdrew
Danilo Gallinari SF/PF 6'10 236 lbs 08/08/1988 Milano (Italy) Italy Stayed in
Serge Ibaka PF/C 7'0 235 lbs 09/18/1989 CB L'Hospitalet (Spain) Republic of Congo/Spain Stayed in
Joe Ingles SF 6'9 220 lbs 10/02/1987 Melbourne South Dragons (Australia) Australia/Britain Withdrew
Jonas Jerebko PF 6'10 231 lbs 03/02/1987 Biella (Italy) Sweden/USA Withdrew
Henk Norel PF/C 6'10 230 lbs 09/17/1987 DKV Joventut (Spain) Netherlands Withdrew
Giorgi Shermadini C 7'1 248 lbs 04/02/1989 Panathinaikos (Greece) Georgia Withdrew
Ante Tomic C 7'1 225 lbs 02/17/1987 KK Zagreb (Croatia) Croatia Stayed in

Draft terminology

Relevant explanations from The CBA Glossary.