Welcome to Corner Three’s NBA Draft Pick History (more here)! How valuable is the 16th 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 7.5
Expected player value for the 16th pick would be:
| Best | Metta World Peace |
| Median | Luke Babbitt |
| Worst | Kirk Haston |
The mean 16th pick has averaged:
| Points/game | 6.7 |
| Rebounds/game | 3.0 |
| Assists/game | 1.5 |
| Steals/game | 0.6 |
| Blocks/game | 0.3 |
Here’s what the latest contract for the 16th pick looks like:
| Year | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $2,611,800 | |
| 2 | $3,058,800 | |
| 3 | $3,204,600 | Team Option |
| 4 | $4,915,856 | Team Option |
| 5 | $6,906,778 | Qualifying Offer |
And here’s every 16th pick since 1995:
| Player | Team | Year | All-Star Teams | All-NBA Teams | Win Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Stewart | POR | 2020 | 4.0 | ||
| Chuma Okeke | ORL | 2019 | 0.0 | ||
| Zhaire Smith | PHO | 2018 | 0.0 | ||
| Justin Patton | CHI | 2017 | 0.0 | ||
| Guerschon Yabusele | BOS | 2016 | 1.1 | ||
| Terry Rozier | BOS | 2015 | 18.1 | ||
| Jusuf Nurkić | CHI | 2014 | 19.7 | ||
| Lucas Nogueira | BOS | 2013 | 6 | ||
| Royce White | HOU | 2012 | 0 | ||
| Nikola Vučević | PHI | 2011 |  | 54.4 | |
| Luke Babbitt | MIN | 2010 | 7.2 | ||
| James Johnson | CHI | 2009 | 25.8 | ||
| Marreese Speights | PHI | 2008 | 25.8 | ||
| Nick Young | WAS | 2007 | 18.6 | ||
| Rodney Carney | CHI | 2006 | 6.2 | ||
| Joey Graham | TOR | 2005 | 7.8 | ||
| Kirk Snyder | UTA | 2004 | 4.5 | ||
| Troy Bell | BOS | 2003 | -0.2 | ||
| Jiří Welsch | PHI | 2002 | 5.7 | ||
| Kirk Haston | CHH | 2001 | -0.5 | ||
| Hedo Türkoğlu | SAC | 2000 | 63.3 | ||
| Metta World Peace | CHI | 1999 | | | 61.1 |
| Bryce Drew | HOU | 1998 | 2.4 | ||
| Brevin Knight | CLE | 1997 | 32.6 | ||
| Tony Delk | CHH | 1996 | 19.5 | ||
| Alan Henderson | ATL | 1995 | 28 |
Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.
Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.
