The

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took place on June 28, 2005, in the Theater at

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in New York City. In this draft,

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teams took turns selecting amateur college

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players and other first-time eligible players, such as players from

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s and non-North American leagues. The NBA announced that 49 college and high school players and 11 international players had filed as early-entry candidates for the draft. This was the last NBA draft for which high school players were eligible. The new

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between the league and its players union established a new age limit for draft eligibility. Starting with the

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, players of any nationality who complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school cannot declare themselves eligible for the draft unless they turn 19 no later than December 31 of the year of the draft and are at least one year removed from the graduation of their high school classes. International players, defined in the NBA's collective bargaining agreement as non-US nationals who did not complete athletic eligibility at a U.S. high school, must turn 19 (or older) in the calendar year of the draft, up from 18. This draft is notable for a most recent draft pick from an NAIA (and non-NCAA) school in any round; that pick is Robert Whaley, the 51st player drafted from Walsh University, which is now in

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. As of 2024,

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is the only remaining player from this draft class to currently play in the NBA.

Draft selections

Notable undrafted players

These players who declared or were automatically eligible for the 2005 draft were not selected but have played in the NBA.

Trades involving draft picks

Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft: *

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acquired the draft rights to 21st pick

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, Quentin Richardson and cash considerations from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to 54th pick Dijon Thompson and Kurt Thomas. * Portland acquired the draft rights to 22nd pick Jarrett Jack from

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in exchange for the draft rights to 27th pick Linas Kleiza and the draft rights to 35th pick Ricky Sanchez. *

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acquired the draft rights to 44th pick

Martynas Andriuškevičius Martynas Andriuškevičius (; born March 12, 1986) is a Lithuanian former professional basketball player. He is a 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall and 113 kg (250 lb) center (basketball), center. Andriuškevičius has noted perimeter skill ...

from

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in exchange for a 2006 second-round draft pick. * Memphis acquired the draft rights to 55th pick Lawrence Roberts from

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in exchange for 2006 and 2007 second-round draft picks and cash considerations. *

acquired the draft rights to 57th pick Marcin Gortat from Phoenix in exchange for cash considerations.

Pre-draft trades

Prior to the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams. * Hours before the start of the draft,

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acquired the 3rd pick from Portland in exchange for the 6th pick, the 27th pick and a 2006 first-round draft pick. Previously, Utah acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on June 24, 2004, from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Pavel Podkolzine. Utah used the 3rd pick to draft

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and Portland used the 6th and the 27th pick to draft Martell Webster and Linas Kleiza. * On June 22, 2004, Charlotte acquired Cleveland's first-round draft pick from Phoenix in exchange for an agreement to select Jahidi White in the 2004 Expansion Draft. Previously, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on October 1, 1997, from

in a three-team trade with Cleveland and

. Charlotte used the 13th pick to draft

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* On December 17, 2004,

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acquired Philadelphia's 2005 and Denver's 2006 first-round draft picks, Alonzo Mourning,

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, Aaron Williams from

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in exchange for

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. Previously, New Jersey acquired Philadelphia's 2005, Denver's 2006 and L.A. Clippers' 2006 first-round draft picks on July 15, 2004, from

in exchange for

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. Previously, Denver acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick, Mark Bryant and Art Long from

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in a three-team trade with Philadelphia and

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on December 18, 2002. Toronto used the 16th pick to draft Joey Graham. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired Washington's first-round draft pick from

in exchange for the draft rights to

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. Previously, Orlando acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick and

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on August 1, 2001, from Washington in exchange for Brendan Haywood. Denver used the 20th pick to draft Julius Hodge. * On June 24, 2004, Phoenix acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick, the draft rights to

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and cash considerations from

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in exchange for the draft rights to

Luol Deng Luol Ajou Deng (born 16 April 1985) is a South Sudanese–British former professional basketball player. He was a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team in 2012. Born in South Sudan that was then part of Republ ...

. Phoenix used the 21st pick to draft

. * On February 25, 2005,

acquired Phoenix's 2005 and San Antonio's 2006 first-round draft picks and Malik Rose from

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in exchange for

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and

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. Previously, San Antonio acquired a 2005 first-round draft pick on June 26, 2003, from Phoenix in exchange for the draft rights to Leandro Barbosa. New York used the 30th pick to draft David Lee. * On July 14, 2005, the L.A. Clippers acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks from Charlotte in exchange for Eddie House and Melvin Ely. The L.A. Clippers used the 32nd pick to draft Daniel Ewing. * On December 6, 2004, the L.A. Lakers acquired New York's 2005 and Charlotte's 2009 second-round draft picks from Charlotte in exchange for Kareem Rush. Previously, Charlotte acquired New York's second-round draft pick on August 6, 2004, from

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in exchange for

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. Previously, Atlanta acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and Michael Doleac on February 15, 2004, from

in a three-team trade with New York and

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. The L.A. Lakers used the 37th pick to draft Ronny Turiaf. * On January 2, 2004,

acquired an option to exchange 2005 second-round draft picks,

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and the draft rights to Remon van de Hare from

in exchange for Robert Archibald. The options to exchange 2005 second-round draft picks were exercised, hence Orlando acquired Toronto's second-round draft pick and Toronto acquired Orlando's second-round draft pick. Orlando used the 38th pick to draft Travis Diener and Toronto used the 41st pick to draft Roko Ukić. * On February 14, 2005, Golden State acquired L.A. Clippers' 2005 and Golden State's 2007 second-round draft picks from

in exchange for Clifford Robinson. Golden State used the 46th Previously, New Jersey acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick on July 29, 2004, from the L.A. Clippers in exchange for Kerry Kittles and cash considerations. Golden State used the 42nd pick to draft Chris Taft. * On July 23, 2004, Orlando acquired 2005 and 2007 second-round draft picks and Tony Battie from

in exchange for

Drew Gooden Andrew Melvin Gooden III (born September 24, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a broadcaster for Monumental Sports Network. The power forward (basketball), power forward played 14 seasons in the Nationa ...

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and Anderson Varejão. Houston used the 44th pick to draft

. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from Memphis in exchange for the draft rights to Andre Emmett. Seattle used the 48th pick to draft Mickaël Gelabale. * On September 30, 2003,

acquired Houston's 2004 first-round draft pick, Chicago's 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks, Glen Rice and cash considerations from

in exchange for John Amaechi and Sacramento's 2004 second-round draft pick. Previously, Houston acquired 2005 and 2006 second-round draft picks on September 28, 2000, from

in exchange for Bryce Drew. Utah used the 51st pick to draft Robert Whaley. * On June 23, 2003,

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acquired the 56th pick in

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and a 2005 second-round draft pick from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Darius Songaila. Boston used the 53rd pick to draft Orien Greene. * On June 11, 2003,

acquired a 2005 second round draft pick from

as part of the hiring of Jeff Van Gundy as Houston's head coach. New York used the 54th pick to draft Dijon Thompson. * On January 21, 2005, Phoenix acquired Dallas' 2005 second-round draft pick and Jim Jackson from

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in exchange for Casey Jacobsen, Maciej Lampe and

. Previously, New Orleans acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and Dan Dickau on December 3, 2004, from

in exchange for Darrell Armstrong. Phoenix used the 57th pick to draft Marcin Gortat. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and the draft rights to Pape Sow from

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in exchange for the draft rights to Albert Miralles. Toronto used the 58th pick to draft Uroš Slokar. * On June 24, 2004,

acquired a 2005 second-round draft pick and cash considerations from

in exchange for the draft rights to Viktor Sanikidze. Atlanta used the 59th pick to draft Cenk Akyol.

Early entrants

College underclassmen

This year marked the first time in NBA draft history that over 100 underclassmen would declare their initial entry into the NBA draft with 108 total players doing so. However, 49 of these players that were either in college, high school, or overseas play at the time would withdraw from the draft, leaving a total of 59 underclassmen officially declaring their entry into this year's draft. The following

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players successfully applied for early draft entrance. * Alex Acker – G, Pepperdine (junior) * Deji Akindele – C, Chicago State (sophomore) * / Kelenna Azubuike – G,

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(junior) * Sean Banks – F, Memphis (sophomore) * Brandon Bass – F,

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(sophomore) * Jermaine Bell – F, Indian Hills CC (freshman) * Andrew Bogut – C,

(sophomore) * Ike Diogu – F, Arizona State (junior) * Olu Famutimi – G,

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(sophomore) * Raymond Felton – G,

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(junior) * Anderson Ferreira – F, Chipola JC (sophomore) * Francisco García – G,

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(junior) * John Gilchrist – G,

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(junior) * Jarrett Jack – G,

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(junior) * Dwayne Jones – St. Joseph's (junior) * Brian Kim – G,

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(junior) * Linas Kleiza – F,

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(sophomore) * Julius Lamptey – C, Garden City CC (freshman) * Darshan Luckey – G, Saint Francis (PA) *

– F,

(junior) *

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– G,

(junior) * J. R. Morris – G,

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(junior) * Randolph Morris – F/C,

(freshman) *

– G, Wake Forest (sophomore) * Pierre Pierce – G,

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(junior) * Shavlik Randolph – F,

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(junior) * Anthony Roberson – G,

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(junior) *

– G, Washington (junior) * Ray Rose – G, Olivet Nazarene (junior) * Chris Taft – F,

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(sophomore) * Charlie Villanueva – F,

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

(sophomore) * Tiras Wade – F/G,

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(junior) * Von Wafer – G,

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(sophomore) * Matt Walsh – G,

(junior) *

– G,

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(junior) * Marvin Williams – F,

(freshman) * Kennedy Winston – G,

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

(junior) * Antoine Wright – G/F,

Texas A&M Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, TA&M, or TAMU) is a public university, public, Land-grant university, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of ...

(junior) * Bracey Wright – G,

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(junior)

High school players

This would be the eleventh straight year in a row where at least one high school player would declare their entry into the NBA draft directly out of high school after previously only allowing it one time back in

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. It would also be the last year that the NBA would officially allow for high school players to declare entry into the NBA draft directly out of high school. This year saw the highest amount of high schoolers entering the NBA draft with eleven total players officially entering, with Martellus Bennett, Keith Brumbaugh, and Brandon Rush each initially declaring their interest in joining the NBA draft, but ultimately withdrawing to instead spend some time in college going forward. This year also would see the youngest player being taken in NBA history with Andrew Bynum being selected at 17 years old and playing his first NBA game only 6 days after he turned 18 years old. The following high school players successfully applied for early draft entrance. * Andray Blatche – F, South Kent School ( South Kent, Connecticut) * Curtis Brown Jr. – F, Mount Olive Prep (

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) * Andrew Bynum – C, St. Joseph HS (

Metuchen, New Jersey Metuchen ( ) is a suburban Borough (New Jersey), borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is a commuter town of New York City, located in the heart of the Raritan River, Raritan Valle ...

) * Monta Ellis – G, Lanier HS (

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) * Gerald Green – G/F, Gulf Shores Academy (

Houston, Texas Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

) * Amir Johnson – F, Westchester HS (

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) * Kyle Luckett – F, South Side High School (Fort Wayne, Indiana), South Side HS (Fort Wayne, Indiana) * C. J. Miles – G, Skyline High School (Texas), Skyline (Dallas, Texas) * Ricky Sánchez – F, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) * Martell Webster – F/G, Seattle Preparatory School, Seattle Prep (Seattle, Washington) * Lou Williams – G, South Gwinnett High School, South Gwinnett HS (Snellville, Georgia)

International players

The following international players successfully applied for early draft entrance. * Cenk Akyol – G, Anadolu Efes S.K., Efes Pilsen (Basketbol Süper Ligi, Turkey) *

– F/C, BC Žalgiris, Žalgiris Kaunas (Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, Lithuania) * Marcin Gortat – C, RheinStars Köln, RheinEnergie Köln (Basketball Bundesliga, Germany) * Mile Ilić – C, KK FMP (1991–2011), KK Reflex (Basketball League of Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro) * Ersan İlyasova – F, Alpella S.K., Ülkerspor (Basketbol Süper Ligi, Turkey) * Yaroslav Korolev – F, PBC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow (Russian Basketball Super League 1, Russia) * Erazem Lorbek – F, Fortitudo Bologna, Climamio Bologna (Lega Basket, Italy) * Ian Mahinmi – F, STB Le Havre, Le Havre (Ligue nationale de basket, France) * Drago Pašalić – F, KK Split (HT Premijer liga, Croatia) * Johan Petro – C, Élan Béarnais, Pau-Orthez (Ligue nationale de basket, France) * Roko Ukić – G, KK Split (HT Premijer liga, Croatia)

References

External links

NBA.com: Draft 2005ESPN.com: 2005 NBA Draft
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Draft selections

Notable undrafted players

Trades involving draft picks

Draft-day trades

Pre-draft trades

Early entrants

College underclassmen

High school players

International players

See also

References

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