The 2003 NBA Draft took place on June 26, 2003, at Madison Square Garden in New York City at 7:30 PM ET.
The draft is known for its depth with 4 of the top 5 selected becoming franchise-leading players. Along with the vast pool of talent, the draft is also known for Detroit’s selection of Darko Mil...
First Round1. Cleveland Cavaliers - LeBron James | SF | St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
2. Detroit Pistons (from Memphis) - Darko Miličić | C | Serbia
3. Denver Nuggets - Carmelo Anthony | SF | Syracuse
4. Toronto Raptors - Chris Bosh | PF | Georgia Tech
5. Miami Heat - Dwyane Wade | SG | Marquette
6. Los Angeles Clippers - Chris Kaman | C | Central Michigan
7. Chicago Bulls - Kirk Hinrich | PG | Kansas
8. Milwaukee Bucks (from Atlanta) - T.J. Ford | PG | Texas
9. New York Knicks - Michael Sweetney | PF | Georgetown
10. Washington Wizards - Jarvis Hayes | SF | Georgia
11. Golden State Warriors - Mickaël Piétrus | SG | Pau-Orthez (France)
12. Seattle Supersonics - Nick Collison | PF | Kansas
13. Memphis Grizzlies (from Houston; traded to Boston Celtics) - Marcus Banks | PG | UNLV
14. Seattle Supersonics (from Milwaukee) - Luke Ridnour | PG | Oregon
15. Orlando Magic - Reece Gaines | SG | Louisville
16. Boston Celtics (traded to Memphis Grizzlies) - Troy Bell | PG | Boston College
17. Phoenix Suns - Žarko Čabarkapa | SF | Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro)
18. New Orleans Hornets - David West |PF | Xavier (OH)
19. Utah Jazz - Sasha Pavlović | SG | Serbia and Montenegro
20. Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia; traded to Memphis Grizzlies) - Dahntay Jones | SG | Duke
21. Atlanta Hawks (from Indiana) - Boris Diaw | PG | Pau-Orthez (France)
22. New Jersey Nets - Zoran Planinić | SG | Croatia
23. Portland Trail Blazers - Travis Outlaw | SF | Starkville High School
24. Los Angeles Lakers - Brian Cook | PF | Illinois
25. Detroit Pistons - Carlos Delfino | SG | Argentina
26. Minnesota Timberwolves - Ndudi Ebi | SF | Westbury Christian High School
27. Memphis Grizzlies (from Sacramento; traded to Boston Celtics) - Kendrick Perkins | C | Ozen High School
28. San Antonio Spurs (traded to Phoenix Suns) - Leandro Barbosa | SG | Brazil
29. Dallas Mavericks - Josh Howard | SF | Wake Forest
Second Round30. New York Knicks (from Denver) - Maciej Lampe | PF | Madrid, Spain
31. Cleveland Cavaliers - Jason Kapono | SF | UCLA
32. Los Angeles Lakers (from Toronto) - Luke Walton | SF | Arizona
33. Miami Heat - Jerome Beasley | PF | North Dakota
34. Los Angeles Clippers - Sofoklis Schortsanitis | C | Iraklis BC (Greece)
35. Milwaukee Bucks (from Memphis) - Szymon Szewczyk | PF | Poland
36. Chicago Bulls - Mario Austin | PF | Mississippi St.
37. Atlanta Hawks - Travis Hansen | SG | BYU
38. Washington Wizards - Steve Blake | PG | Maryland
39. New York Knicks - Slavko Vraneš | C | Serbia and Montenegro
40. Golden State Warriors - Derrick Zimmerman | PG | Mississippi St.
41. Seattle Supersonics (traded to Philadelphia 76ers) - Willie Green | SG | Detroit
42. Orlando Magic - Zaza Pachulia | PF | Turkey
43. Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Orlando Magic) - Keith Bogans | SG | Kentucky
44. Houston Rockets - Malick Badiane | PF | Langen (Germany)
45. Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix; traded to Toronto Raptors) - Matt Bonner | PF | Florida
46. Denver Nuggets (from Boston) - Sani Bečirović | SG | Virtus Bologna (Italy)
47. Utah Jazz - Mo Williams | PG | Alabama
48. New Orleans Hornets - James Lang | C | Central Park Christian High School
49. Indiana Pacers - James Jones | SF | Miami (FL)
50. Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle Supersonics) - Paccelis Morlende | PG | France
51. New Jersey Nets (traded to Philadelphia 76ers) - Kyle Korver | SG | Creighton
52. Toronto Raptors (from Lakers) - Remon van de Hare | C | FC Barcelona (Spain)
53. Chicago Bulls (from Detroit) - Tommy Smith | PF | Arizona St.
54. Portland Trail Blazers - Nedžad Sinanović | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina
55. Minnesota Timberwolves - Rick Rickert | PF | Minnesota
56. Boston Celtics (from Sacramento) - Brandon Hunter | PF | Ohio
57. Dallas Mavericks (traded to Denver Nuggets) - Xue Yuyang | C | Hong Kong (China)
58. Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio) - Andreas Glyniadakis | C | Greece
NBA released 2003 NBA Draft on Thu Jun 26 2003.