History of the 13th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s Draft Pick History (more here)! How valuable is the 13th pick?

Of the 26 picks since 1995:

• 4 players have made All-Star Teams (15%)
• 1 player has made All-NBA Teams (4%)
• The median career Win Shares is 15.7

Expected player values for the 13th pick would be:

Best	Kobe Bryant
Median	Tyler Hansbrough
Worst	Georgios Papagiannis

The mean 13th pick has averaged:

Points/game	10.3
Rebounds/game	3.6
Assists/game	2.1
Steals/game	0.7
Blocks/game	0.4

Here’s what the latest contract for the 13th pick looks like:

Year	Salary	Notes
1	$3,640,200
2	$3,822,240
3	$4,004,280	Team Option
4	$5,722,116	Team Option
5	$7,913,687	Qualifying offer

And here’s every 13th pick since 1995:

Player	Team	Year	All-Star Teams	All-NBA Teams	Win Shares
Kira Lewis	NOP	2020			0.9
Tyler Herro	MIA	2019			3.2
Jerome Robinson	LAC	2018			-0.1
Donovan Mitchell	DEN	2017			21.8
Georgios Papagiannis	PHO	2016			0.4
Devin Booker	PHO	2015			22.3
Zach LaVine	MIN	2014			17.8
Kelly Olynyk	DAL	2013			33.6
Kendall Marshall	PHO	2012			1.0
Markieff Morris	PHO	2011			26.7
Ed Davis	TOR	2010			42.8
Tyler Hansbrough	IND	2009			20.2
Brandon Rush	POR	2008			11.2
Julian Wright	NOK	2007			3.9
Thabo Sefolosha	PHI	2006			39.3
Sean May	CHA	2005			2.6
Sebastian Telfair	POR	2004			5
Marcus Banks	MEM	2003			6.6
Marcus Haislip	MIL	2002			0.5
Richard Jefferson	HOU	2001			83
Courtney Alexander	ORL	2000			4.1
Corey Maggette	SEA	1999			62.2
Keon Clark	ORL	1998			18.2
Derek Anderson	CLE	1997			43.9
Kobe Bryant	CHH	1996			172.7
Corliss Williamson	SAC	1995			34.7

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.