History of the 9th Pick

Welcome to Corner Three’s Draft Pick History (more here)! How valuable is the 9th pick?

Of the 26 picks since 1995:

• 10 players have made All-Star Teams (38%)
• 8 players have made All-NBA Teams (31%)
• The median career Win Shares is 16.3

Expected player values for the 9th pick would be:

Best	Dirk Nowitzki
Median	Joel Przybilla
Worst	Patrick O’Bryant

The mean 9th pick has averaged:

Points/game	11.1
Rebounds/game	5.0
Assists/game	2.1
Steals/game	0.7
Blocks/game	0.6

Here’s what the latest contract for the 9th pick looks like:

Year	Salary	Notes
1	$4,469,160
2	$4,692,840
3	$4,916,160	Team Option
4	$6,263,188	Team Option
5	$8,486,620	Qualifying offer

And here’s every 9th pick since 1995:

Player	Team	Year	All-Star Teams	All-NBA Teams	Win Shares
Deni Avdija	WAS	2020			1.2
Rui Hachimura	WAS	2019			3.9
Kevin Knox	NYK	2018			-0.6
Dennis Smith	DAL	2017			-1.0
Jakob Pöltl	TOR	2016			22.0
Frank Kaminsky	CHO	2015			14.4
Noah Vonleh	CHH	2014			9.2
Trey Burke	MIN	2013			12.9
Andre Drummond	DET	2012			62.6
Kemba Walker	CHA	2011			57.7
Gordon Hayward	UTA	2010			57.2
DeMar DeRozan	TOR	2009			74.9
D.J. Augustin	CHA	2008			46.9
Joakim Noah	CHI	2007			61.9
Patrick O’Bryant	GSW	2006			0.5
Ike Diogu	GSW	2005			6.5
Andre Iguodala	PHI	2004			98.7
Mike Sweetney	NYK	2003			7.8
Amar’e Stoudemire	PHO	2002			92.5
Rodney White	DET	2001			1.8
Joel Przybilla	HOU	2000			23
Shawn Marion	PHO	1999			124.9
Dirk Nowitzki	MIL	1998			206.3
Tracy McGrady	TOR	1997			97.3
Samaki Walker	DAL	1996			14.2
Ed O’Bannon	NJN	1995			1.1

Thanks to our sources, Basketball Reference and Spotrac.

Draft History compiled by Derek Reifer & RJ Garcia.