Welcome to Corner Three’s Draft Pick History! How valuable is the 30th 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 3.8
Expected player values for the 30th pick would be:
| Best | Jimmy Butler |
| Median | Joel Freeland |
| Worst | Nemanja Nedović |
The mean 30th pick has averaged:
| Points/game | 5.8 |
| Rebounds/game | 3.4 |
| Assists/game | 1.2 |
| Steals/game | 0.6 |
| Blocks/game | 0.4 |
Here’s what the latest contract for the 30th pick looks like:
| Year | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,290,960 | |
| 2 | $2,033,160 | |
| 3 | $2,130,240 | Team Option |
| 4 | $3,845,083 | Team Option |
| 5 | $5,767,625 | Qualifying offer |
And here’s every 30th pick since 1995:
| Player | Team | Year | All-Star Teams | All-NBA Teams | Win Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Bane | BOS | 2020 | |||
| Kevin Porter Jr. | MIL | 2019 | 0.3 | ||
| Omari Spellman | ATL | 2018 | 2.4 | ||
| Josh Hart | UTA | 2017 | 8.6 | ||
| Damian Jones | GSW | 2016 | 4.4 | ||
| Kevon Looney | GSW | 2015 | 10.3 | ||
| Kyle Anderson | SAS | 2014 | 17.9 | ||
| Nemanja Nedović | PHO | 2013 | -0.4 | ||
| Festus Ezeli | GSW | 2012 | 5.9 | ||
| Jimmy Butler | CHI | 2011 |  | | 75.1 |
| Lazar Hayward | WAS | 2010 | 0.2 | ||
| Christian Eyenga | CLE | 2009 | -0.4 | ||
| J.R. Giddens | BOS | 2008 | 0.1 | ||
| Petteri Koponen | PHI | 2007 | 0 | ||
| Joel Freeland | POR | 2006 | 3.2 | ||
| David Lee | NYK | 2005 | | | 76 |
| Anderson Varejão | ORL | 2004 | 46.4 | ||
| Maciej Lampe | NYK | 2003 | -0.2 | ||
| Steve Logan | GSW | 2002 | 0 | ||
| Trenton Hassell | CHI | 2001 | 51.3 | ||
| Marko Jarić | LAC | 2000 | 12.1 | ||
| John Celestand | LAL | 1999 | -0.1 | ||
| Ansu Sesay | DAL | 1998 | 1.4 | ||
| Mark Sanford | MIA | 1997 | 0 | ||
| Othella Harrington | HOU | 1996 | 23.1 | ||
| Lou Roe | DET | 1995 | 0 |
Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.
Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.
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