History of the 24th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s NBA Draft Pick History! How valuable is the 24th 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 8.1

Expected player values for the 24th pick would be:

BestKyle Lowry
MedianShabazz Napier
WorstRodrick Rhodes

The mean 24th pick has averaged:

Points/game7.5
Rebounds/game2.8
Assists/game2.0
Steals/game0.7
Blocks/game0.4

Here’s what the latest contract for the 24th pick looks like:

YearSalaryNotes
1$2,193,480
2$2,303,040
3$2,412,840Team Option
4$4,220,057Team Option
5$6,169,724Qualifying Offer

And here’s every 24th pick since 1995:

PlayerTeamYearAll-Star TeamsAll-NBA TeamsWin Shares
RJ HamptonMIL2020
Ty JeromePHI20190
Anfernee SimonsPOR20180.2
Tyler LydonUTA20170.2
Timothé Luwawu-CabarrotPHI20163.5
Tyus JonesCLE201511.4
Shabazz NapierCHH20148.1
Tim HardawayNYK201319.5
Jared CunninghamCLE20120.2
Reggie JacksonOKC201129.4
Damion JamesATL20100
Byron MullensDAL20090.6
Serge IbakaSEA200867.8
Rudy FernĂ¡ndezPHO200714.2
Kyle LowryMEM200694.1
Luther HeadHOU200514.7
Delonte WestBOS200424.5
Brian CookLAL200310.2
Nenad KrstićNJN200221.5
RaĂ¼l LĂ³pezUTA20012.1
Dalibor BagarićCHI2000-0.9
Andrei KirilenkoUTA199975.4
Felipe LĂ³pezSAS19983.1
Rodrick RhodesHOU1997-1.6
Derek FisherLAL199662.3
Loren MeyerDAL19950.5
Italicized players are still active

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.