History of the 12th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s Draft Pick History (more here)! How valuable is the 12th pick?

Of the 26 picks since 1995:

• 0 players have made All-Star Teams (0%)
• 0 players have made All-NBA Teams (0%)
• The median career Win Shares is 12.7

Expected player values for the 12th pick would be:

Best	Steven Adams
Median	Michael Doleac
Worst	Yaroslav Korolev

The mean 12th pick has averaged:

Points/game	7.6
Rebounds/game	4.1
Assists/game	1.1
Steals/game	0.5
Blocks/game	0.5

Here’s what the latest contract for the 12th pick looks like:

Year	Salary	Notes
1	$3,831,840
2	$4,023,600
3	$4,215,120	Team Option
4	$5,808,435	Team Option
5	$7,992,407	Qualifying offer

And here’s every 12th pick since 1995:

Player	Team	Year	All-Star Teams	All-NBA Teams	Win Shares
Tyrese Haliburton	SAC	2020			3.5
PJ Washington	CHO	2019			4.7
Miles Bridges	LAC	2018			8.8
Luke Kennard	DET	2017			9.7
Taurean Waller-Prince	UTA	2016			6.1
Trey Lyles	UTA	2015			10.9
Dario Šarić	ORL	2014			16.4
Steven Adams	OKC	2013			49.1
Jeremy Lamb	HOU	2012			25.5
Alec Burks	UTA	2011			20.0
Xavier Henry	MEM	2010			0.8
Gerald Henderson	CHA	2009			18.3
Jason Thompson	SAC	2008			23.8
Thaddeus Young	PHI	2007			66.7
Hilton Armstrong	NOK	2006			3.9
Yaroslav Korolev	LAC	2005			-0.1
Robert Swift	SEA	2004			1.7
Nick Collison	SEA	2003			44.5
Melvin Ely	LAC	2002			4
Vladimir Radmanović	SEA	2001			26.5
Etan Thomas	DAL	2000			14.9
Aleksandar Radojević	TOR	1999			-0.4
Michael Doleac	ORL	1998			12.7
Austin Croshere	IND	1997			27.6
Vitaly Potapenko	CLE	1996			15.5
Cherokee Parks	DAL	1995			11.8

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.