History of the 26th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s NBA Draft Pick History! How valuable is the 26th pick?

Of the 25 picks since 1995:

• 0 players have made All-Star Teams (0%)
• 0 players have made All-NBA Teams (0%)
• The median career Win Shares is 9.7

Expected player values for the 26th pick would be:

Best	George Hill
Median	Miles Plumlee
Worst	Caleb Swanigan

The mean 26th pick has averaged:

Points/game	6.7
Rebounds/game	3.0
Assists/game	1.2
Steals/game	0.6
Blocks/game	0.4

Here’s what the latest contract for the 26th pick looks like:

Year	Salary	Notes
1	$2,035,800
2	$2,137,440
3	$2,239,200	Team Option
4	$4,037,278	Team Option
5	$5,959,022	Qualifying Offer

And here’s every 26th pick since 1995:

Player	Team	Year	All-Star Teams	All-NBA Teams	Win Shares
Payton Pritchard	BOS	2020
Dylan Windler	CLE	2019			0
Landry Shamet	PHI	2018			6.2
Caleb Swanigan	POR	2017			-0.2
Furkan Korkmaz	PHI	2016			3.9
Nikola Milutinov	SAS	2015			0
P.J. Hairston	MIA	2014			0.9
Andre Roberson	MIN	2013			12.7
Miles Plumlee	IND	2012			10.6
Jordan Hamilton	DAL	2011			3
Quincy Pondexter	OKC	2010			9.7
Taj Gibson	CHI	2009			52.4
George Hill	SAS	2008			65.4
Aaron Brooks	HOU	2007			19.2
Jordan Farmar	LAL	2006			13.9
Jason Maxiell	DET	2005			20.3
Kevin Martin	SAC	2004			61.3
Ndudi Ebi	MIN	2003			0.1
John Salmons	SAS	2002			33.9
Samuel Dalembert	PHI	2001			51.3
Mamadou N’Diaye	DEN	2000			1.8
Vonteego Cummings	IND	1999			2.2
Sam Jacobson	LAL	1998			1.1
Charles Smith	MIA	1997			1.5
Jerome Williams	DET	1996			37.9
Sherell Ford	SEA	1995			0.4

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.