Being drafted into the NBA is not easy as you have to be the best of the best. Every year, many players are drafted by NBA teams, but only a few leave their remarks. Their performances and careers always inspire the next generation. So in this article, we will short-list the top 20 NBA players of 2000. You can also check out the 1960s’ best basketball players list here.
| Name | Age | 1st Team | Pick | Round | Position | Achievements |
| 40 | Los Angeles Clippers | 3rd | 1st | Small forward |
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 amal Crawford | 41 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 8th | 1st | Shooting guard / Point guard |
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 Quentin Richardson | 41 | Los Angeles Clippers | 18th | 1st | Shooting guard / Small forward |
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 Mark Madsen | 45 | Los Angeles Lakers | 29th | 1st | Power forward / Center |
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 Morris Peterson | 45 | Toronto Raptors | 21st | 1st | Shooting guard / Small forward |
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 Kenyon martin | 44 | New Jersey Nets | 1st | 1st | Power forward |
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 Stromile Swift | 42 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 2nd | 1st | Power forward / Center |
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 DerMarr Johnson | 41 | Atlanta Hawks | 6th | 1st | Shooting guard / Small forward |
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 Marcus Fizer | 43 | Chicago Bulls | 4th | 1st | Power forward / Small forward |
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 Keyon Dooling | 41 | Orlando Magic | 10th | 1st | Point guard / Shooting guard |
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 Etan Thomas | 44 | Dallas Mavericks | 12th | 1st | Center / Power forward |
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 Mateen Cleaves | 44 | Detroit Pistons | 14th | 1st | Point guard |
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 Desmond Mason | 44 | Seattle SuperSonics | 17th | 1st | Small forward / Shooting guard |
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 Speedy Claxton | 44 | Philadelphia 76ers | 20th | 1st | Point guard |
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 DeShawn Stevenson | 41 | Utah Jazz | 23rd | 1st | Shooting guard |
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 Marko Jarić | 43 | Los Angeles Clippers | 30th | 2nd | Shooting guard |
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 Khalid El-Amin | 43 | Chicago Bulls | 34th | 2nd | Point guard |
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 Eddie House | 44 | Miami Heat | 37th | 2nd | Point guard / Shooting guard |
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 Michael Redd | 42 | Milwaukee Bucks | 43rd | 2nd | Shooting guard / Small forward |
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 Brian Cardinal | 45 | Detroit Pistons | 44th | 2nd | Power forward |
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 Chris Porter | 44 | Golden State Warriors | 55th | 2nd | Small forward |
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Darius Miles
Over the past five years, Rick C. Nees has written hundreds of NBA players' biographies, some of which have already been published in famous newspapers. He previously worked as- Commentator, Basketball Analyst, Basketball Player, Newspaper Sports Editor, Radio sports presenter. Rick grew up watching basketball leagues. He was a state-level high school basketball player who followed all NBA events since he was a child.
