The NBA Draft is where new players from college or overseas gets drafted by an NBA team to become part of the National Basketball Association. It is held annually around the end of June. The draft is always held at Madison Square Garden in New York City at prime time (7P.M.). It is always shown on ESPN and you can follow the draft online as well. Some of the requirements for players to enter the draft must meet the following: Must be 19 years or older, if not an international player than the player must play at least one year of college before being able to enter the draft. A player be born on or before December 31, 1991. If a player hires an agent for the draft than that player will forfeit his remaining years of college eligibility, regardless of being drafted or not, however, if a player does not hire an agent and does not get drafted than that player can return to college and play his remaining years. As for determining the draft order, it is done by a lottery. The first 14 picks belong to teams that did not make the playoffs. Also the lottery determines the first three selections of the draft based on the lottery.

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In 2010, the Draft will be held at Madison Square Garden on June 24, 2010. The Washington Wizards will hold the first pick of the draft followed by Philadelphia and New Jersey. With a high caliber player in John Wall, he is most certainly going to get picked overall number one. However, National Player of the Year Evan Turner will also be in New York. Many consider he might have more upside than Wall. We will see once the draft starts and their NBA careers play out.

The NBA draft started in 1947 when the Clifton McNeely was selected. Ever since that pick that NBA draft has been going every year. Some other noticeable players drafted was in 1959, when Wilt Chamberlain was selected by the Philadelphia Warriors. He now is a Hall of Famer and holds the record for 100 points in a single game. In 1956, what might be considered to this day as the greatest player ever was Bill Russell. He got drafted by the Boston Celtics and eventually won 11 championships. In 1978 a legend was drafted in Larry Bird. A 3 time champion and known for his great outside shooting, Larry Bird is now a Hall of Famer. The 1984 is known as one of the greatest draft classes ever. With the likes of Michael Jordan (6 rings), Hakeem Olajuwaon, Sam Perkins, Charles Barkley, and John Stockton (most assists in NBA History). The 1996 NBA draft was considered the next generation of great players. With the likes of Allen Iverson, Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and Derek Fisher, the 1996 NBA draft was considered stronger than the 1984 draft. In 2003, all those memories went away. Many now consider the 2003 class the strongest ever. Players like, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Kirk Hinrich, Josh Howard, Mo Williams and David West. The 2003 class might be the strongest yet. http://www.nba.com/history/draft_index.html