Minnesota Timberwolves (traded to Portland) īoston Celtics (traded to Minnesota via Portland) Portland Trail Blazers (traded to Chicago) Paul Millsap, the 47th pick of the Utah Jazz RoundĬhicago Bulls (from New York, traded to Portland) Īfter JJ Redick announced his retirement on 21 September 2021, only six players from this draft are still currently on an NBA roster: Rudy Gay, Rajon Rondo, LaMarcus Aldridge, Kyle Lowry, P. Connecticut joined eight other schools that had five players selected in a single draft, second only to the UNLV, who had six players selected in the eight-round 1977 draft. With Denham Brown also selected in the second round, Connecticut became the first school ever to have five players selected in a two-round draft. These players were Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Marcus Williams, and Josh Boone. The University of Connecticut had four players selected in the first round, tying the record set by Duke University in 1999 and the University of North Carolina in 2005. Portland also acquired the draft rights to second overall pick from University of Texas, LaMarcus Aldridge from Chicago Bulls on draft day. Roy was originally drafted by Minnesota Timberwolves but his draft rights were traded to Portland Trail Blazers on draft day. Sixth overall pick Brandon Roy from University of Washington was named Rookie of the Year for the 2006–07 season. Prior to the draft he was playing with Italian club Benetton Treviso for 3 years. He became the second player without competitive experience in the United States to be drafted first overall. Italian Andrea Bargnani was selected first overall by Toronto Raptors, who won the draft lottery. This was also the only time the New Orleans Hornets would draft under the temporary name of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets as the city of New Orleans was still recovering from the events of Hurricane Katrina after the 2005-06 NBA season. college basketball players and other eligible players, including international players. In this draft, National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. Finally, we round out the list with "Pistol" Pete Maravich, who once led the league in scoring ( 31.1 points per game during the 1976-77 season) with the then-New Orleans Jazz.The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN. Deron Williams could be Utah's second greatest PG ever behind Stockton, and he too deserves to be on here. You could even argue that one or two legends should take their place.Īdrian Dantley has to be on our list, given how the Hall of Famer averaged 29.6 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists in seven seasons with the Jazz. Spots three to five are where it gets interesting, and all three of the guys we will be listing below could be interchanged. They went to back-to-back Finals trips and 19, and had it not been for a dude named Michael Jordan, Utah would probably have one or two titles to their name right now. Together, this duo led the Jazz to unprecedented heights during the 1990s. 2, but either way, it's hard to deny that they are the GOATs.
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It's hard to argue with the notion of Karl Malone and John Stockton being the two greatest Jazz players of all time. By leading Utah to 45 wins in the regular season and a trip to the second round of the playoffs, Layden was awarded with Coach of the Year honors for the 1983-84 season. Under Layden, the Jazz won 277 games against 294 losses, giving Layden a respectable. Snyder has led the Jazz to four playoff appearances in six seasons at the helm.įinally, we have Frank Layden, who coached the Jazz between 19. Under Snyder, Rudy Gobert has won back-to-back Defensive Player of the Year awards, while Donovan Mitchell is now a bona fide All-Star. Quin Snyder is currently Utah's head coach, and he too has to be considered an all-time great for this franchise. In 23 seasons in Utah, Sloan guided the Jazz to more than a few playoff appearances, including back-to-back trips to the NBA Finals in 19. As a matter of fact, with a whopping 1,127 regular season wins for the Jazz, Sloan also stands out as one of the greatest coaches in NBA history. Jerry Sloan holds the title of the greatest Jazz coach of all time.