History of the 19th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s NBA Draft Pick History! How valuable is the 19th pick?

Of the 25 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 13.7

Expected player values for the 19th pick would be:

BestZach Randolph
MedianWalter McCarty
WorstRyan Humphrey

The mean 19th pick has averaged:

Points/game7.9
Rebounds/game3.5
Assists/game1.5
Steals/game0.6
Blocks/game0.3

Here’s what the latest contract for the 19th pick looks like:

YearSalaryNotes
1$2,689,920
2$2,824,320
3$2,959,080Team Option
4$4,556,983Team Option
5$6,498,258Qualifying Offer

And here’s every 19th pick since 1995:

PlayerTeamYearAll-Star TeamsAll-NBA TeamsWin Shares
Saddiq BeyBRK2020
Luka ŠamanićSAS20190
Kevin HuerterATL20183
John CollinsATL201716.4
Malik BeasleyDEN20166.3
Jerian GrantWAS20158.3
Gary HarrisCHI201417.9
Sergey KarasevCLE20130.8
Andrew NicholsonORL20123.8
Tobias HarrisCHA201145.7
Avery BradleyBOS201016.1
Jeff TeagueATL200950.8
J.J. HicksonCLE200821.9
Javaris CrittentonLAL20070.1
Quincy DoubySAC20060
Hakim WarrickMEM200520.4
Dorell WrightMIA200425.9
Sasha PavlovićUTA20037
Ryan HumphreyUTA2002-0.4
Zach RandolphPOR200181.1
Jamaal MagloireCHH200027.7
Quincy LewisUTA19990.8
Pat GarrityMIL199818.7
Scot PollardDET199726.6
Walter McCartyNYK199613.7
Randolph ChildressDET1995-0.2
Italicized players are still active

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.