# 2014 NBA draft

The 2014 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2014, at Barclays Center, Brooklyn. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. The draft lottery took place on May 7, 2014. The Cleveland Cavaliers won the draft lottery to earn the first overall pick in the draft; this is the fourth number-one pick for Cleveland since 2003 and third number-one pick over a four-year span from 2011 to 2014. This draft would also be the first for the reborn Charlotte Hornets, who played as the Bobcats from 2004 to 2014, since 2001, when the original Charlotte Hornets last selected as the Charlotte Hornets before moving to New Orleans and eventually becoming the current New Orleans Pelicans.
Television rights in the United States belonged to ESPN. It was tipped by many to be one of the deepest and most hyped draft classes in recent years, with several players touted as future stars. State Farm was the presenting sponsor of the draft. College underclassmen that were highly touted by NBA scouts and executives included: Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker, Joel Embiid, Aaron Gordon, Julius Randle, Zach LaVine, T. J. Warren, and Gary Harris. Other highly sought after talents included Australian player Dante Exum and Croatian player Dario Šarić, who both declared for the draft, and Doug McDermott, who was automatically eligible as a graduating college senior.
Highlights from the draft included the first selections made by Adam Silver as commissioner and Mark Tatum as deputy commissioner, the second Canadian to be the first overall pick (Andrew Wiggins), the first pair of Canadian top 10 picks and second pair of Canadian lottery picks (Wiggins and Nik Stauskas), three top 20 Canadian selections (Wiggins, Stauskas, and Tyler Ennis), the first NBA Development League player to be selected in the first round (P. J. Hairston), the first time multiple NBA Development League players were selected in the same draft (Hairston and Thanasis Antetokounmpo), and the first Cape Verdean player to be selected in the draft (Walter Tavares). In addition, a standing ovation for Isaiah Austin occurred between the 15th and 16th picks of the draft, which included having the NBA itself hold a ceremonial pick to select him as a means of letting his dream of having his name be heard in the NBA draft come true, which happened days after he was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome and originally was never considered to play professional basketball again. Nearly two months after the draft ended, Andrew Wiggins was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-team deal that brought Kevin Love to Cleveland; this resulted in the second time since the NBA–ABA merger that a first overall draft pick would not play a single game for the team that drafted him (the first time being the Orlando Magic drafted Chris Webber first overall in 1993 and then minutes later, traded Webber to the Golden State Warriors for Golden State's third overall pick in the 1993 Draft, Penny Hardaway plus three of Golden State's future first-round draft selections).
Three-time MVP Nikola Jokić was taken with the 41st pick in the Second Round of the draft, making him the lowest draft selection ever to win the MVP Award and most recently the NBA Finals MVP award.

## Draft selections

| PG | Point guard | SG | Shooting guard | SF | Small forward | PF | Power forward | C | Center |
| * | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
| $^+$ | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game |
| $^#$ | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
| $^~$ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
| Rnd. | Pick | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
| 1 | 1 | Andrew Wiggins$^{+~}$ | SF/SG | Canada | Cleveland Cavaliers | Kansas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 2 | Jabari Parker | SF/PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Duke (Fr.) |
| 1 | 3 | Joel Embiid$^*$ | C | Cameroon | Philadelphia 76ers | Kansas (Fr.) |
| 1 | 4 | Aaron Gordon | PF | United States | Orlando Magic | Arizona (Fr.) |
| 1 | 5 | Danté Exum | PG/SG | Australia | Utah Jazz | Australian Institute of Sport |
| 1 | 6 | Marcus Smart | SG/PG | United States | Boston Celtics | Oklahoma State (So.) |
| 1 | 7 | Julius Randle$^*$ | PF | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 8 | Nik Stauskas | SG | Canada | Sacramento Kings | Michigan (So.) |
| 1 | 9 | Noah Vonleh | PF | United States | Charlotte Hornets (from Detroit) | Indiana (Fr.) |
| 1 | 10 | Elfrid Payton | PG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from New Orleans, traded to Orlando) | Louisiana–Lafayette (Jr.) |
| 1 | 11 | Doug McDermott | SF | United States | Denver Nuggets (traded to Chicago) | Creighton (Sr.) |
| 1 | 12 | Dario Šarić | PF | Croatia | Orlando Magic (from New York via Denver, traded to Philadelphia) | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) |
| 1 | 13 | Zach LaVine$^+$ | SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | UCLA (Fr.) |
| 1 | 14 | T. J. Warren | SF | United States | Phoenix Suns | North Carolina State (So.) |
| 1 | 15 | Adreian Payne | PF | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| 1 | 16 | Jusuf Nurkić | C | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Chicago Bulls (from Charlotte, traded to Denver) | Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia) |
| 1 | 17 | James Young | SG/SF | United States | Boston Celtics (from Brooklyn) | Kentucky (Fr.) |
| 1 | 18 | Tyler Ennis | PG | Canada | Phoenix Suns (from Washington) | Syracuse (Fr.) |
| 1 | 19 | Gary Harris | SG | United States | Chicago Bulls (traded to Denver) | Michigan State (So.) |
| 1 | 20 | Bruno Caboclo | SF | Brazil | Toronto Raptors | EC Pinheiros (Brazil) |
| 1 | 21 | Mitch McGary | PF | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder (from Dallas via L.A. Lakers and Houston) | Michigan (So.) |
| 1 | 22 | Jordan Adams | SG | United States | Memphis Grizzlies | UCLA (So.) |
| 1 | 23 | Rodney Hood | SG | United States | Utah Jazz (from Golden State) | Duke (So.) |
| 1 | 24 | Shabazz Napier | PG | United States | Charlotte Hornets (from Portland, traded to Miami) | Connecticut (Sr.) |
| 1 | 25 | Clint Capela | C | Switzerland | Houston Rockets | Élan Chalon (France) |
| 1 | 26 | P. J. Hairston | SG | United States | Miami Heat (traded to Charlotte) | Texas Legends (NBA D-League) |
| 1 | 27 | Bogdan Bogdanović | SG | Serbia | Phoenix Suns (from Indiana) | Partizan Belgrade (Serbia) |
| 1 | 28 | C. J. Wilcox | SG | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Washington (Sr.) |
| 1 | 29 | Josh Huestis | SF/PF | United States | Oklahoma City Thunder | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 1 | 30 | Kyle Anderson | SF | United States | San Antonio Spurs | UCLA (So.) |
| 2 | 31 | Damien Inglis | SF | France | Milwaukee Bucks | Chorale Roanne (France) |
| 2 | 32 | K. J. McDaniels | SF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | Clemson (Jr.) |
| 2 | 33 | Joe Harris | SG | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers (from Orlando) | Virginia (Sr.) |
| 2 | 34 | Cleanthony Early | SF | United States | New York Knicks (from Boston via Dallas) | Wichita State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 35 | Jarnell Stokes | PF | United States | Utah Jazz (traded to Memphis) | Tennessee (Jr.) |
| 2 | 36 | Johnny O'Bryant III | PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from L.A. Lakers via Phoenix and Minnesota) | Louisiana State (Jr.) |
| 2 | 37 | DeAndre Daniels$^#$ | SF | United States | Toronto Raptors (from Sacramento) | Connecticut (Jr.) |
| 2 | 38 | Spencer Dinwiddie | PG/SG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Colorado (Jr.) |
| 2 | 39 | Jerami Grant | SF | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from Cleveland) | Syracuse (So.) |
| 2 | 40 | Glenn Robinson III | SF | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves (from New Orleans) | Michigan (So.) |
| 2 | 41 | Nikola Jokić$^*$ | C | Serbia | Denver Nuggets | Mega Vizura (Serbia) |
| 2 | 42 | Nick Johnson | PG/SG | United States | Houston Rockets (from New York) | Arizona (Jr.) |
| 2 | 43 | Walter Tavares | C | Cape Verde | Atlanta Hawks | CB Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| 2 | 44 | Markel Brown | SG | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Brooklyn) | Oklahoma State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 45 | Dwight Powell | PF | Canada | Charlotte Hornets | Stanford (Sr.) |
| 2 | 46 | Jordan Clarkson | PG | United States | Washington Wizards (traded to L.A. Lakers) | Missouri (Jr.) |
| 2 | 47 | Russ Smith | PG/SG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers (from Brooklyn via Boston and Dallas, traded to New Orleans) | Louisville (Sr.) |
| 2 | 48 | Lamar Patterson | SG/SF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks (from Toronto via Phoenix, traded to Atlanta) | Pittsburgh (Sr.) |
| 2 | 49 | Cameron Bairstow | PF/C | Australia | Chicago Bulls | New Mexico (Sr.) |
| 2 | 50 | Alec Brown$^#$ | C | United States | Phoenix Suns | Green Bay (Sr.) |
| 2 | 51 | Thanasis Antetokounmpo | SF | Greece | New York Knicks (from Dallas) | Delaware 87ers (NBA D-League) |
| 2 | 52 | Vasilije Micić | PG | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from Memphis via Cleveland) | Mega Vizura (Serbia) |
| 2 | 53 | Alessandro Gentile$^#$ | SF | Italy | Minnesota Timberwolves (from Golden State, traded to Houston) | Olimpia Milano (Italy) |
| 2 | 54 | Nemanja Dangubić$^#$ | SG | Serbia | Philadelphia 76ers (from Houston via Milwaukee, traded to San Antonio) | Mega Vizura (Serbia) |
| 2 | 55 | Semaj Christon | PG | United States | Miami Heat (traded to Oklahoma City via Charlotte) | Xavier (So.) |
| 2 | 56 | Devyn Marble | SG/SF | United States | Denver Nuggets (from Portland, traded to Orlando) | Iowa (Sr.) |
| 2 | 57 | Louis Labeyrie$^#$ | PF/C | France | Indiana Pacers (traded to New York) | Paris-Levallois Basket (France) |
| 2 | 58 | Jordan McRae | SG | United States | San Antonio Spurs (from L.A. Clippers via New Orleans, traded to Philadelphia) | Tennessee (Sr.) |
| 2 | 59 | Xavier Thames$^#$ | PG/SG | United States | Toronto Raptors (from Oklahoma City via New York, traded to Brooklyn) | San Diego State (Sr.) |
| 2 | 60 | Cory Jefferson | PF | United States | San Antonio Spurs (traded to Brooklyn via Philadelphia) | Baylor (Sr.) |

## Notable undrafted players

These eligible players were not selected in the 2014 NBA draft but have played at least one game in the NBA. In April 2015, the undrafted Sim Bhullar became the first player of Indian descent to play in the league.
| Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
| Keith Appling | PG | United States | Michigan State (Sr.) |
| Jerrelle Benimon | PF | United States | Towson (Sr.) |
| Sim Bhullar | C | Canada | New Mexico State (So.) |
| Khem Birch | PF/C | Canada | UNLV (Sr.) |
| Tarik Black | PF | United States | Kansas (Sr.) |
| Jabari Brown | SG | United States | Missouri (Jr.) |
| Coty Clarke | SF | United States | Arkansas (Sr.) |
| Bryce Cotton | PG | United States | Providence (Sr.) |
| Torrey Craig | SG/SF | United States | USC Upstate (Sr.) |
| Mitch Creek | SG/SF | Australia | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) |
| Andre Dawkins | SG | United States | Duke (Sr.) |
| Jarell Eddie | SF | United States | Virginia Tech (Sr.) |
| Cristiano Felício | PF/C | Brazil | Flamengo (Brazil) |
| Tim Frazier | PG/SG | United States | Penn State (Sr.) |
| Langston Galloway | PG | United States | Saint Joseph's (Sr.) |
| Tyler Johnson | SG | United States | Fresno State (Sr.) |
| Sean Kilpatrick | SG | United States | Cincinnati (Sr.) |
| Alex Kirk | C | United States | New Mexico (Sr.) |
| Maxi Kleber | PF | Germany | s.Oliver Baskets (Germany) |
| Walter Lemon Jr. | PG | United States | Bradley (Sr.) |
| James Michael McAdoo | PF | United States | North Carolina (Jr.) |
| Eric Moreland | PF | United States | Oregon State (Sr.) |
| Xavier Munford | PG | United States | Rhode Island (Sr.) |
| Norvel Pelle | PF | Antigua and Barbuda | Delaware 87ers (NBA D-League) |
| JaKarr Sampson | SF | United States | St. John's (So.) |
| David Stockton | PG | United States | Gonzaga (Sr.) |
| Axel Toupane | SG/SF | France | Strasbourg IG (France) |
| David Wear | PF | United States | UCLA (Sr.) |
| Travis Wear | SF | United States | UCLA (Sr.) |
| Okaro White | SF/PF | United States | Florida State (Sr.) |
| Shayne Whittington | PF/C | United States | Western Michigan (Sr.) |
| Jamil Wilson | SF | United States | Marquette (Sr.) |

## Eligibility and entrants

The draft is conducted under the eligibility rules established in the league's new 2011 collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its players union. The CBA that ended the 2011 lockout instituted no immediate changes to the draft, but called for a committee of owners and players to discuss future changes. As of 2014, the basic eligibility rules for the draft are listed below.
* All drafted players must be at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players eligible for the 2014 draft must be born on or before December 31, 1995.
* Any player who is not an "international player", as defined in the CBA, must be at least one year removed from the graduation of his high school class. The CBA defines "international players" as players who permanently resided outside the United States for three years prior to the draft, did not complete high school in the U.S., and have never enrolled at a U.S. college or university.

### Early entrants

Player who are not automatically eligible must declare their eligibility for the draft by notifying the NBA offices in writing no later than 60 days before the draft. For the 2014 draft, this date fell on April 27. After this date, "early entry" players may attend NBA pre-draft camps and individual team workouts to show off their skills and obtain feedback regarding their draft positions. Under the CBA, a player may withdraw his name from consideration from the draft at any time before the final declaration date, which is 10 days before the draft. Under then-current NCAA rules, players only had until April 16 to withdraw from the draft and maintain their college eligibility.
A player who has hired an agent will forfeit his remaining college eligibility, regardless of whether he is drafted. Also, while the CBA allows a player to withdraw from the draft twice, the NCAA then mandated that a player who declared twice lost his college eligibility.
This year, a total of 45 collegiate players and 30 international players declared as early entry candidates. On June 16, the withdrawal deadline, 18 early entry candidates withdrew from the draft, leaving 44 collegiate players and 13 international players as the early entry candidates for the draft.
College underclassmen :
| Player | School | Class |
| Jordan Adams | UCLA | Sophomore |
| William Alston | CC of Baltimore County | Freshman |
| Kyle Anderson | UCLA | Sophomore |
| Isaiah Austin | Baylor | Sophomore |
| Chane Behanan | Colorado State | Junior |
| Sim Bhullar | New Mexico State | Sophomore |
| Khem Birch | UNLV | Junior |
| Jabari Brown | Missouri | Junior |
| Jahii Carson | Arizona State | Sophomore |
| Semaj Christon | Xavier | Sophomore |
| Jordan Clarkson | Missouri | Junior |
| DeAndre Daniels | Connecticut | Junior |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | Colorado | Junior |
| Joel Embiid | Kansas | Freshman |
| Tyler Ennis | Syracuse | Freshman |
| Aaron Gordon | Arizona | Freshman |
| Jerami Grant | Syracuse | Sophomore |
| Gary Harris | Michigan State | Sophomore |
| Rodney Hood | Duke | Sophomore |
| Nick Johnson | Arizona | Junior |
| Alex Kirk | New Mexico | Junior |
| Zach LaVine | UCLA | Freshman |
| James Michael McAdoo | North Carolina | Junior |
| K. J. McDaniels | Clemson | Junior |
| Mitch McGary | Michigan | Sophomore |
| Eric Moreland | Oregon State | Junior |
| Johnny O'Bryant III | LSU | Junior |
| Jabari Parker | Duke | Freshman |
| Elfrid Payton | Louisiana–Lafayette | Junior |
| Julius Randle | Kentucky | Freshman |
| Glenn Robinson III | Michigan | Sophomore |
| LaQuinton Ross | Ohio State | Junior |
| Antonio Rucker | Clinton JC | Freshman |
| JaKarr Sampson | St. John's | Sophomore |
| Marcus Smart | Oklahoma State | Sophomore |
| Roscoe Smith | UNLV | Junior |
| Nik Stauskas | Michigan | Sophomore |
| Jarnell Stokes | Tennessee | Junior |
| Noah Vonleh | Indiana | Freshman |
| T. J. Warren | North Carolina State | Sophomore |
| Andrew Wiggins | Kansas | Freshman |
| James Young | Kentucky | Freshman |
| Ta'Quan Zimmerman | Thompson Rivers (Canada) | Junior |
International players :
| Player | Nationality | Club team |
| Bruno Caboclo | Brazil | EC Pinheiros (Brazil) |
| Clint Capela | Switzerland | Élan Chalon (France) |
| Nemanja Dangubić | Serbia | Mega Vizura (Serbia) |
| Dante Exum | Australia | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Damien Inglis | France | Chorale Roanne (France) |
| Nikola Jokić | Serbia | Mega Vizura (Serbia) |
| Michalis Kamperidis | Greece | Filathlitikos (Greece) |
| Artem Klimenko | Russia | Avtodor Saratov (Russia) |
| Lucas Mariano | Brazil | Franca BC (Brazil) |
| Vasilije Micić | Serbia | Mega Vizura (Serbia) |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Cedevita Zagreb (Croatia) |
| Dario Šarić | Croatia | Cibona Zagreb (Croatia) |
| Ojārs Siliņš | Latvia | Reggio Emilia (Italy) |
Other players :
| Player | Nationality | Club team |
| P. J. Hairston | United States | Texas Legends (NBA D-League) |

### Automatically eligible entrants

Players who do not meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
* They have completed 4 years of their college eligibility.
* If they graduated from high school in the U.S., but did not enroll in a U.S. college or university, four years have passed since their high school class graduated.
* They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA, anywhere in the world, and have played under that contract.
Players who meet the criteria for "international" players are automatically eligible if they meet any of the following criteria:
* They are least 22 years old during the calendar year of the draft. In terms of dates, players born on or before December 31, 1992, are automatically eligible for the 2014 draft.
* They have signed a contract with a professional basketball team outside of the NBA within the United States, and have played under that contract.
Before the draft, the NBA released a list of D-League players who are automatically eligible for the draft.
Automatically eligible D-League players :
| Player | Team |
| Thanasis Antetokounmpo | Delaware 87ers |
| Aquille Carr | Delaware 87ers |
| Cleveland Melvin | Erie BayHawks |
| Norvel Pelle | Delaware 87ers |
| Elijah Pittman | Delaware 87ers |

## Combine

The invitation-only NBA Draft Combine occurred in Chicago from May 14 to 18. 60 players were invited. The 2014 D-League Elite Mini Camp, which included 37 players, occurred in Chicago in the two days preceding the combine.

## Draft lottery

The first 14 picks in the draft belong to teams that had missed the playoffs; the order was determined through a lottery. The lottery determined the three teams that would obtain the first three picks on the draft. The remaining first-round picks and the second-round picks were assigned to teams in reverse order of their win–loss record in the previous season. As it is commonplace in the event of identical win–loss records, the NBA performed a random drawing to break the ties on April 18, 2014.
The lottery was held on May 20, 2014, at the Times Square Studios in New York City. The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had the ninth-worst record, won the lottery with just a 1.7% chance to win the first pick. It was the second year in a row the Cavaliers won the lottery, as well as their third time in four years. It also tied the Chicago Bulls ascension in the 2008 NBA draft for the second largest upset ever and the largest upset in the current lottery system that started in 1994. The Milwaukee Bucks, who had the worst record and the highest chance to win the lottery at 25%, obtained the second pick. The lottery completed with the Philadelphia 76ers, who had the second-worst record, obtaining the third pick.
Below were the chances for each team to get specific picks in the draft lottery, rounded to three decimal places:
| ^ | Denotes the actual lottery result |
| Team | 2013–14 record | Lottery chances | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities | Lottery probabilities |
| Team | 2013–14 record | Lottery chances | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 15–67 | 250 | .250 | .215^ | .177 | .358 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 19–63 | 199 | .199 | .188 | .171^ | .319 | .124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Orlando Magic | 23–59 | 156 | .156 | .157 | .156 | .225^ | .265 | .041 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Utah Jazz | 25–57 | 104 | .104 | .112 | .121 | .099 | .373^ | .177 | .014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boston Celtics | 25–57 | 103 | .103 | .111 | .120 | — | .238 | .342^ | .082 | .004 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 27–55 | 63 | .063 | .071 | .081 | — | — | .440 | .304^ | .040 | .001 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sacramento Kings | 28–54 | 43 | .043 | .049 | .058 | — | — | — | .600 | .232^ | .018 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
| Detroit Pistons | 29–53 | 28 | .028 | .033 | .039 | — | — | — | — | .725 | .168^ | .008 | .000 | — | — | — |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 33–49 | 17 | .017^ | .020 | .024 | — | — | — | — | — | .813 | .122 | .004 | .000 | — | — |
| New Orleans Pelicans | 34–48 | 11 | .011 | .013 | .016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | .870^ | .089 | .002 | .000 | — |
| Denver Nuggets | 36–46 | 8 | .008 | .009 | .012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .907^ | .063 | .001 | .000 |
| New York Knicks | 37–45 | 7 | .007 | .008 | .010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .935^ | .039 | .000 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 40–42 | 6 | .006 | .007 | .009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .960^ | .018 |
| Phoenix Suns | 48–34 | 5 | .005 | .006 | .007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | .982^ |
^ 1: The Charlotte Hornets acquired Detroit Pistons' pick because it fell outside the top eight. ^ 2: The Philadelphia 76ers acquired New Orleans Pelicans' pick because it fell outside the top five. ^ 3: The Orlando Magic acquired the lesser of Denver Nuggets' pick and New York Knicks' pick.

## Draft ceremony

In the first round of the draft, each team has five minutes to decide which player they would like to select. During the five minutes, the team can also propose a trade with another team before making their final selection. The NBA commissioner then announce the selection and the player, wearing a basketball cap sporting the team's logo, comes up to the stage to be congratulated and presented to the audience. In the second round, each team has two minutes to make their picks while the deputy commissioner assumes the commissioner's role.
The NBA annually invites around 10–15 players to sit in the so-called "green room", a special room set aside at the draft site for the invited players to sit with their families and agents. When their names are called, the player leaves the room and goes up on stage. Other players who are not invited, are allowed to attend the ceremony, sit in the stands with the fans and walk up on stage when they're drafted. This year, however, the league decided to invite 21 players to the green room. The 20 players who were invited and attended the draft are Tyler Ennis, Dante Exum, Aaron Gordon, Gary Harris, Rodney Hood, Zach LaVine, Doug McDermott, Shabazz Napier, Jusuf Nurkić, Jabari Parker, Adreian Payne, Elfrid Payton, Julius Randle, Dario Šarić, Marcus Smart, Nik Stauskas, Noah Vonleh, T. J. Warren, Andrew Wiggins and James Young. Joel Embiid was invited, but he was unable to attend the draft due to an injury sustained before the draft and its subsequent surgery that prevented him from traveling to New York. Out of the 21 players invited, 19 players were selected in the top 19. The other two, Hood and Napier, were selected 23rd and 24th respectively.
In addition to the above, former Baylor player Isaiah Austin, who had declared for the draft but was forced to end his playing career after being diagnosed with Marfan syndrome during a physical for the draft, was invited to attend as a special guest of commissioner Adam Silver. During the draft, he was ceremonially drafted by the league between the 15th and the 16th picks and came up to the stage sporting a generic NBA cap.

## Trades involving draft picks
### Pre-draft trades

Prior to the day of the draft, the following trades were made and resulted in exchanges of draft picks between the teams.
* 1 2 June 26, 2012: Detroit Pistons to Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets) Charlotte acquired Ben Gordon and a conditional 2013 first-round pick (protected top 14 in 2013, top 8 in 2014) Detroit acquired Corey Maggette
* 1 2 July 12, 2013: New Orleans Pelicans to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Nerlens Noel and a conditional 2014 first-round pick (protected top 5 in 2014) New Orleans acquired Jrue Holiday and draft rights to Pierre Jackson
* 1 2 February 22, 2011: New York Knicks to Denver Nuggets (three-team trade) Denver acquired Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first-round pick, 2012 and 2013 second-round picks, the option to swap 2016 first-round picks, and cash considerations from New York Denver acquired Kosta Koufos from Minnesota New York acquired Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Anthony Carter, Renaldo Balkman and Shelden Williams from Denver New York acquired Corey Brewer from Minnesota Minnesota acquired a 2015 second-round pick from Denver Minnesota acquired Anthony Randolph, Eddy Curry and cash considerations from New York August 10, 2012: Denver Nuggets to Orlando Magic (four-team trade) Orlando acquired Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, the lesser of Denver's two 2014 first-round picks (Denver's own pick and New York's pick) and a 2013 second-round pick from Denver Orlando acquired Maurice Harkless, Nikola Vučević and a conditional 2015 first-round pick from Philadelphia Orlando acquired Josh McRoberts, Christian Eyenga, a conditional 2017 first-round pick and a conditional 2015 second-round pick from L.A. Lakers Denver acquired Andre Iguodala from Philadelphia Philadelphia acquired Jason Richardson from Orlando Philadelphia acquired Andrew Bynum from L.A. Lakers L.A. Lakers acquired Dwight Howard, Chris Duhon and Earl Clark from Orlando
* ↑ February 18, 2010: Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets) to Chicago Bulls Chicago acquired Ronald Murray, Acie Law and a conditional 2012 first-round pick (protected top 14 in 2012, top 12 in 2013, top 10 in 2014) Charlotte acquired Tyrus Thomas
* ↑ July 12, 2013: Brooklyn Nets to Boston Celtics Boston acquired Gerald Wallace, Kris Humphries, Keith Bogans, MarShon Brooks, Kris Joseph, a 2014 first-round pick, 2016 and 2018 first-round picks, and the option to swap 2017 first-round picks Brooklyn acquired Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Jason Terry and D. J. White
* ↑ October 25, 2013: Washington Wizards to Phoenix Suns Phoenix acquired Emeka Okafor and a conditional 2014 first-round pick (protected top 12 in 2014) Washington acquired Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown, Kendall Marshall and Malcolm Lee
* ↑ December 11, 2011: Dallas Mavericks to Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers acquired a conditional 2012 first-round pick (protected top 20 in 2012–14) Dallas acquired Lamar Odom and a 2012 second-round pick March 15, 2012: Los Angeles Lakers to Houston Rockets Houston acquired Derek Fisher and Dallas' conditional 2012 first-round pick (protected top 20 in 2012–14) L.A. Lakers acquired Jordan Hill October 27, 2012: Houston Rockets to Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City acquired Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, a 2013 first-round pick, Dallas' conditional 2013 first-round pick (protected top 20 in 2013–14) and a 2013 second-round pick Houston acquired James Harden, Cole Aldrich, Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward
* ↑ July 10, 2013: Golden State Warriors to Utah Jazz (three-team trade) Utah acquired Andris Biedriņš, Richard Jefferson, Brandon Rush, a 2014 first-round pick, a 2017 first-round pick, 2017 and 2018 second-round picks, and cash considerations from Golden State Utah acquired a 2018 second-round pick from Denver Golden State acquired Kevin Murphy from Utah Golden State acquired Andre Iguodala from Denver Denver acquired Randy Foye from Utah Denver acquired a 2018 second-round pick from Golden State
* ↑ February 24, 2011: Portland Trail Blazers to Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets) Charlotte acquired Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham, Sean Marks, a 2011 first-round pick, a conditional 2013 first-round pick (protected top 12 in 2013–14) and cash considerations Portland acquired Gerald Wallace
* ↑ July 27, 2013: Indiana Pacers to Phoenix Suns Phoenix acquired Miles Plumlee, Gerald Green and a conditional 2014 first-round pick (protected top 14 in 2014) Indiana acquired Luis Scola
* ↑ June 23, 2011: Orlando Magic to Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland acquired 2013 and 2014 second-round picks Orlando acquired draft rights to Justin Harper
* 1 2 June 27, 2013: Boston Celtics to Dallas Mavericks Dallas acquired draft rights to Lucas Nogueira and two 2014 second-round picks (Boston's and Brooklyn's pick) Boston acquired draft rights to Kelly Olynyk
* 1 2 June 25, 2014: Dallas Mavericks to New York Knicks New York acquired José Calderón, Wayne Ellington, Shane Larkin, Samuel Dalembert, the 34th and the 51st pick in the 2014 draft Dallas acquired Tyson Chandler and Raymond Felton
* ↑ July 11, 2012: Los Angeles Lakers to Phoenix Suns Phoenix acquired 2013 and 2015 first-round picks, 2013 and 2014 second-round picks, and cash considerations L.A. Lakers acquired Steve Nash July 27, 2012: Phoenix Suns to Minnesota Timberwolves (three-team trade) Minnesota acquired Lakers' 2014 second-round pick from Phoenix Minnesota acquired 2013 and 2016 second-round picks from New Orleans Phoenix acquired Wesley Johnson and a conditional 2014 first-round pick (protected top 13 in 2014) from Minnesota Phoenix acquired Jerome Dyson and Brad Miller from New Orleans New Orleans acquired Robin Lopez, Hakim Warrick and cash considerations from Phoenix July 11, 2013: Minnesota Timberwolves to Milwaukee Bucks (three-team trade) Milwaukee acquired Luke Ridnour and Lakers' 2014 second-round pick from Minnesota Milwaukee acquired cash considerations from Oklahoma City Minnesota acquired Kevin Martin and cash considerations from Oklahoma City Oklahoma City acquired from draft rights to Szymon Szewczyk from Milwaukee
* ↑ July 16, 2012: Sacramento Kings to Toronto Raptors Toronto acquired a 2014 second-round pick Sacramento acquired James Johnson
* 1 2 February 20, 2014: Cleveland Cavaliers to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired Earl Clark, Henry Sims and two 2014 second-round picks (Cleveland's and Memphis' pick) Cleveland acquired Spencer Hawes
* ↑ September 9, 2009: New Orleans Hornets (now New Orleans Pelicans) to Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota acquired Antonio Daniels and a 2014 second-round pick New Orleans acquired Bobby Brown and Darius Songaila
* ↑ July 11, 2012: New York Knicks to Houston Rockets Houston acquired Toney Douglas, Josh Harrellson, Jerome Jordan, a 2014 second-round pick, a 2015 second-round pick and cash considerations New York acquired Marcus Camby
* ↑ July 12, 2010: Minnesota Timberwolves to Miami Heat Miami acquired 2011 and 2014 second-round picks Minnesota acquired Michael Beasley June 24, 2011: Miami Heat to Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota acquired draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović, cash considerations and also re-acquired their 2014 second-round pick Miami acquired draft rights to Norris Cole
* ↑ June 23, 2011: New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets) to Boston Celtics Boston acquired draft rights to JaJuan Johnson and a 2014 second-round pick New Jersey acquired draft rights to MarShon Brooks
* ↑ June 27, 2013: Dallas Mavericks to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired Brooklyn's 2014 second-round pick Dallas acquired draft rights to Ricky Ledo
* ↑ February 21, 2013: Toronto Raptors to Phoenix Suns Phoenix acquired Hamed Haddadi and a conditional 2014 second-round pick Toronto acquired Sebastian Telfair July 10, 2013: Phoenix Suns to Milwaukee Bucks (three-team trade) Milwaukee acquired Toronto's conditional 2014 second-round pick from Phoenix Milwaukee acquired a conditional 2015 second-round pick from the L.A. Clippers Phoenix acquired Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler from L.A. Clippers L.A. Clippers acquired JJ Redick from Milwaukee L.A. Clippers acquired Jared Dudley from Phoenix
* ↑ July 25, 2012: Memphis Grizzlies to Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland acquired Jeremy Pargo, a 2014 second-round pick and cash considerations Memphis acquired D. J. Kennedy
* ↑ June 27, 2013: Golden State Warriors to Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota acquired a 2014 second-round pick and cash considerations Golden State acquired Malcolm Lee and draft rights to André Roberson
* ↑ June 27, 2012: Houston Rockets to Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee acquired Samuel Dalembert, 2012 and 2014 second-round picks Houston acquired Jon Brockman, Jon Leuer, Shaun Livingston and the 12th pick in the 2012 NBA draft June 27, 2013: Milwaukee Bucks to Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Ricky Ledo and Houston's 2014 second-round pick Milwaukee acquired draft rights to Nate Wolters
* ↑ June 23, 2011: Portland Trail Blazers to Denver Nuggets (three-team trade) Denver acquired Andre Miller and a 2014 second-round pick from Portland Denver acquired draft rights to Jordan Hamilton from Dallas Portland acquired Raymond Felton from Denver Portland acquired draft rights to Tanguy Ngombo from Dallas Dallas acquired Rudy Fernández and draft rights to Petteri Koponen from Portland
* ↑ January 26, 2010: Los Angeles Clippers to New Orleans Hornets (now New Orleans Pelicans) New Orleans acquired a 2014 second-round pick and cash considerations L.A. Clippers acquired Bobby Brown October 18, 2010: New Orleans Hornets (now New Orleans Pelicans) to San Antonio Spurs San Antonio acquired L.A. Clippers' 2014 second-round pick New Orleans acquired Curtis Jerrells
* ↑ February 21, 2013: Oklahoma City Thunder to New York Knicks New York acquired a 2014 second-round pick and cash considerations Oklahoma City acquired Ronnie Brewer July 10, 2013: New York Knicks to Toronto Raptors Toronto acquired Marcus Camby, Steve Novak, Quentin Richardson, a 2016 first-round pick, Oklahoma City's 2014 second-round pick and 2017 second-round pick New York acquired Andrea Bargnani

### Draft-day trades

The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.
* 1 2 Orlando Magic and Philadelphia 76ers trade Orlando acquired draft rights to 10th pick Elfrid Payton Philadelphia 76ers acquired draft rights to 12th pick Dario Šarić, a 2015 second-round pick and a future first-round pick
* 1 2 3 Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls trade Chicago acquired Anthony Randolph and draft rights to 11th pick Doug McDermott Denver acquired draft rights to 16th pick Jusuf Nurkić, draft rights to 19th pick Gary Harris and a 2015 second-round pick
* 1 2 3 Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets trade Miami acquired draft rights to 24th pick Shabazz Napier Charlotte acquired draft rights to 26th pick P. J. Hairston, draft rights to 55th pick Semaj Christon, a 2019 second-round pick and cash considerations
* ↑ Memphis Grizzlies and Utah Jazz trade Memphis acquired draft rights to 35th pick Jarnell Stokes Utah acquired a 2016 second-round pick
* ↑ Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves trade Brooklyn acquired draft rights to 44th pick Markel Brown Minnesota acquired cash considerations
* ↑ Los Angeles Lakers and Washington Wizards trade L.A. Lakers acquired draft rights to 46th pick Jordan Clarkson Washington acquired cash considerations
* ↑ New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers trade New Orleans acquired draft rights to 47th pick Russ Smith Philadelphia acquired draft rights to Pierre Jackson
* ↑ Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks trade Atlanta acquired draft rights to 48th pick Lamar Patterson Milwaukee acquired a 2015 second-round pick
* ↑ Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves trade Houston acquired draft rights to 53rd pick Alessandro Gentile Minnesota acquired cash considerations
* 1 2 3 San Antonio Spurs and Philadelphia 76ers trade San Antonio acquired draft rights to 54th pick Nemanja Dangubić Philadelphia acquired draft rights to 58th pick Jordan McRae and draft rights to 60th pick Cory Jefferson
* ↑ Oklahoma City Thunder and Charlotte Hornets trade Oklahoma City acquired draft rights to 55th pick Semaj Christon Charlotte acquired cash considerations
* ↑ Orlando Magic and Denver Nuggets trade Orlando acquired Evan Fournier and draft rights to 56th pick Roy Devyn Marble Denver acquired Arron Afflalo
* ↑ New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers trade New York acquired draft rights to 57th pick Louis Labeyrie Indiana acquired cash considerations
* ↑ Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors trade Brooklyn acquired draft rights to 59th pick Xavier Thames Toronto acquired cash considerations
* ↑ Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers trade Brooklyn acquired draft rights to 60th pick Cory Jefferson Philadelphia acquired cash considerations