History of the 27th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s NBA Draft Pick History! How valuable is the 27th pick?

Of the 25 picks since 1995:

• 2 players have made All-Star Teams (8%)
• 2 players have made All-NBA Teams (8%)
• The median career Win Shares is 10.8

Expected player values for the 27th pick would be:

Best	Rudy Gobert
Median	Darrell Arthur
Worst	Chris Jefferies

The mean 27th pick has averaged:

Points/game	7.3
Rebounds/game	3.6
Assists/game	1.5
Steals/game	0.6
Blocks/game	0.4

Here’s what the latest contract for the 27th pick looks like:

Year	Salary	Notes
1	$1,977,000
2	$2,075,880
3	$2,174,880	Team Option
4	$3,923,484	Team Option
5	$5,818,526	Qualifying Offer

And here’s every 27th pick since 1995:

Player	Team	Year	All-Star Teams	All-NBA Teams	Win Shares
Udoka Azubuike	UTA	2020
Mfiondu Kabengele	BRK	2019			0.2
Robert Williams	BOS	2018			3.2
Kyle Kuzma	BRK	2017			9
Pascal Siakam	TOR	2016			20.9
Larry Nance	LAL	2015			20.4
Bogdan Bogdanović	PHO	2014			8.7
Rudy Gobert	DEN	2013			63.6
Arnett Moultrie	MIA	2012			1.7
JaJuan Johnson	NJN	2011			0.2
Jordan Crawford	NJN	2010			6.3
DeMarre Carroll	MEM	2009			29.5
Darrell Arthur	NOH	2008			12.3
Arron Afflalo	DET	2007			33.5
Sergio Rodríguez	PHO	2006			4.3
Linas Kleiza	POR	2005			13.6
Sasha Vujačić	LAL	2004			16
Kendrick Perkins	MEM	2003			27.9
Chris Jefferies	LAL	2002			-0.5
Jamaal Tinsley	MEM	2001			17.2
Primož Brezec	IND	2000			10.8
Jumaine Jones	ATL	1999			15.1
Vladimir Stepania	SEA	1998			5.2
Jacque Vaughn	UTA	1997			15.4
Brian Evans	ORL	1996			1.7
Mario Bennett	PHO	1995			1.9

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.