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 FernándezPHO200714.2
Kyle LowryMEM200694.1
Luther HeadHOU200514.7
Delonte WestBOS200424.5
Brian CookLAL200310.2
Nenad KrstićNJN200221.5
Raül LópezUTA20012.1
Dalibor BagarićCHI2000-0.9
Andrei KirilenkoUTA199975.4
Felipe LópezSAS19983.1
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 ReiferRJ Garcia.