hoops datahoops dataEvery pick from the 1997 NBA draft, headlined by No. 1 overall pick Tim Duncan. Click any player for full career stats.
| Pick | Player | Team | G | PTS | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs | 1,392 | 26,496 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Keith Van Horn | Philadelphia 76ers | 575 | 9,206 | 16.0 |
| 3 | Chauncey Billups | Boston Celtics | 1,048 | 15,802 | 15.1 |
| 4 | Antonio Daniels | Vancouver Grizzlies | 869 | 6,623 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Tony Battie | Denver Nuggets | 836 | 5,082 | 6.1 |
| 6 | Ron Mercer | Boston Celtics | 432 | 5,892 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Tim Thomas | New Jersey Nets | 824 | 9,454 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Adonal Foyle | Golden State Warriors | 743 | 2,989 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Tracy McGrady | Toronto Raptors | 938 | 18,381 | 19.6 |
| 10 | Danny Fortson | Milwaukee Bucks | 441 | 3,615 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Tariq Abdul-Wahad | Sacramento Kings | 236 | 1,830 | 7.8 |
| 12 | Austin Croshere | Indiana Pacers | 658 | 4,475 | 6.8 |
| 13 | Derek Anderson | Cleveland Cavaliers | 615 | 7,357 | 12.0 |
| 14 | Maurice Taylor | Los Angeles Clippers | 534 | 5,889 | 11.0 |
| 15 | Kelvin Cato | Dallas Mavericks | 540 | 2,960 | 5.5 |
| 16 | Brevin Knight | Cleveland Cavaliers | 729 | 5,342 | 7.3 |
| 17 | Johnny Taylor | Orlando Magic | 53 | 256 | 4.8 |
| 18 | Chris Anstey | Portland Trail Blazers | 154 | 813 | 5.3 |
| 19 | Scot Pollard | Detroit Pistons | 506 | 2,222 | 4.4 |
| 20 | Paul Grant | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 29 | 1.8 |
| 21 | Anthony Parker | New Jersey Nets | 490 | 4,478 | 9.1 |
| 22 | Ed Gray | Atlanta Hawks | 60 | 373 | 6.2 |
| 23 | Bobby Jackson | Seattle SuperSonics | 754 | 7,344 | 9.7 |
| 24 | Rodrick Rhodes | Houston Rockets | 77 | 380 | 4.9 |
| 25 | John Thomas | New York Knicks | 206 | 560 | 2.7 |
| 26 | Charles Smith | Miami Heat | 564 | 8,107 | 14.4 |
| 27 | Jacque Vaughn | Utah Jazz | 766 | 3,463 | 4.5 |
| 28 | Keith Booth | Chicago Bulls | 43 | 130 | 3.0 |
| R2 · 29 | Serge Zwikker | Houston Rockets | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 30 | Mark Sanford | Miami Heat | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 31 | Charles O'Bannon | Detroit Pistons | 45 | 120 | 2.7 |
| R2 · 32 | James Cotton | Denver Nuggets | 18 | 49 | 2.7 |
| R2 · 33 | Marko Milic | Philadelphia 76ers | 42 | 108 | 2.6 |
| R2 · 34 | Bubba Wells | Dallas Mavericks | 35 | 128 | 3.7 |
| R2 · 35 | Kebu Stewart | Philadelphia 76ers | 16 | 40 | 2.5 |
| R2 · 36 | James Collins | Philadelphia 76ers | 21 | 59 | 2.8 |
| R2 · 37 | Marc Jackson | Golden State Warriors | 387 | 3,238 | 8.4 |
| R2 · 38 | Jerald Honeycutt | Milwaukee Bucks | 54 | 275 | 5.1 |
| R2 · 39 | Anthony Johnson | Sacramento Kings | 788 | 4,432 | 5.6 |
| R2 · 40 | Ed Elisma | Seattle SuperSonics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 41 | Jason Lawson | Denver Nuggets | 16 | 26 | 1.6 |
| R2 · 42 | Stephen Jackson | Phoenix Suns | 857 | 12,976 | 15.1 |
| R2 · 43 | Gordon Malone | Minnesota Timberwolves | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 44 | Cedric Henderson | Cleveland Cavaliers | 259 | 1,885 | 7.3 |
| R2 · 45 | God Shammgod | Washington Bullets | 19 | 61 | 3.2 |
| R2 · 46 | Eric Washington | Orlando Magic | 104 | 716 | 6.9 |
| R2 · 47 | Alvin Williams | Portland Trail Blazers | 460 | 4,161 | 9.0 |
| R2 · 48 | Predrag Drobnjak | Washington Bullets | 277 | 2,187 | 7.9 |
| R2 · 49 | Alain Digbeu | Atlanta Hawks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 50 | Chris Crawford | Atlanta Hawks | 252 | 1,654 | 6.6 |
| R2 · 51 | DeJuan Wheat | Los Angeles Lakers | 78 | 265 | 3.4 |
| R2 · 52 | C.J Bruton | Vancouver Grizzlies | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 53 | Paul Rogers | Los Angeles Lakers | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 54 | Mark Blount | Seattle SuperSonics | 605 | 4,941 | 8.2 |
| R2 · 55 | Ben Pepper | Boston Celtics | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 56 | Nate Erdmann | Utah Jazz | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R2 · 57 | Roberto Duenas | Chicago Bulls | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tim Duncan was selected first overall in the 1997 NBA draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
Tim Duncan (pick 1) leads the 1997 class with 26,496 career regular-season points.
The 1997 NBA draft included 57 picks across the first two rounds.