History of the 14th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s Draft Pick History (more here)! How valuable is the 14th pick?

Of the 26 picks since 1995:

  • 2 players have made All-Star Teams (8%)
  • 1 player has made All-NBA Teams (4%)
  • The median career Win Shares is 9.9

Expected player values for the 14th pick would be:

BestBam Adebayo
MedianShabazz Muhammad
WorstWilliam Avery

The mean 14th pick has averaged:

Points/game8.8
Rebounds/game3.7
Assists/game1.5
Steals/game0.6
Blocks/game0.4

Here’s what the latest contract for the 30th pick looks like:

YearSalaryNotes
1$3,458,400
2$3,631,200
3$3,804,360Team Option
4$5,634,257Team Option
5$7,837,252Qualifying offer

And here’s every 14th pick since 1995:

PlayerTeamYearAll-Star TeamsAll-NBA TeamsWin Shares
Aaron NesmithBOS20201.1
Romeo LangfordBOS20190.2
Michael PorterDEN20189.8
Bam AdebayoMIA201728.3
Denzel ValentineCHI20164.3
Cameron PayneOKC20156.4
T.J. WarrenPHO201419.6
Shabazz MuhammadUTA20138.5
John HensonMIL201220.7
Marcus MorrisHOU201134.0
Patrick PattersonHOU201031.9
Earl ClarkPHO20092.9
Anthony RandolphGSW20085.8
Al ThorntonLAC20076.1
Ronnie BrewerUTA200630.4
Rashad McCantsMIN20053.6
Kris HumphriesUTA200430.3
Luke RidnourSEA200336
Fred JonesIND200216.5
Troy MurphyGSW200150.3
Mateen CleavesDET2000-0.8
William AveryMIN1999-0.9
Michael DickersonHOU19989.6
Maurice TaylorLAC19979.9
Peja StojakovićSAC199682.6
Eric WilliamsBOS199523.2

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.