1995 NBA draft
The 1995 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1995, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams, Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies. Kevin Garnett, who was taken fifth in this draft, is notable for being the first player in two decades to be selected straight out of high school. Garnett would go on to gather fifteen All Star selections, eight All-NBA selections, one NBA MVP award, and multiple other accolades. Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse also had
successful careers, being four-time and two-time All-Stars respectively. Wallace won an NBA championship in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons, while Stackhouse scored the most total points in the league in 2000, also with the Pistons.
The other remaining top selections had relatively productive careers, but were considered to have never reached their full potential. Joe Smith put up solid, but unspectacular numbers throughout his career and is generally considered a disappointment for a first overall selection. He was also involved in a salary cap scandal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Antonio McDyess was a one-time All-Star, but serious and continuing knee injuries decreased much of his effectiveness in the prime of his career. Damon Stoudamire was the 1995–96 NBA Rookie of the Year and had a solid career although he was arrested, suspended and fined several times for marijuana possession. Bryant Reeves impressed early in his career but a season after being granted a six-year, $61.8 million contract extension, his numbers went down due to weight and back problems and he retired after only playing six NBA seasons, all with the Vancouver Grizzlies.
This draft was also notable for two of the biggest busts in NBA history, Ed O'Bannon and Shawn Respert. O'Bannon had received national accolades for leading the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Championship, but only played two years in the NBA. Respert played only four seasons in the NBA, while secretly hiding that he was suffering from stomach cancer.
Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | NBA Team | School/Club team |
| 1 | 1 | PF | United States | Golden State Warriors | Maryland | |
| 1 | 2 | * | PF | United States | Los Angeles Clippers | Alabama |
| 1 | 3 | + | SG | United States | Philadelphia 76ers | North Carolina |
| 1 | 4 | + | PF | United States | Washington Bullets | North Carolina |
| 1 | 5 | ^ | PF | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Farragut Academy HS |
| 1 | 6 | C | United States | Vancouver Grizzlies | Oklahoma State | |
| 1 | 7 | PG | United States | Toronto Raptors | Arizona | |
| 1 | 8 | SG | United States | Portland Trail Blazers | Michigan State | |
| 1 | 9 | SF | United States | New Jersey Nets | UCLA | |
| 1 | 10 | PF/C | United States | Miami Heat | TCU | |
| 1 | 11 | PF | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Ohio | |
| 1 | 12 | C | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Duke | |
| 1 | 13 | PF | United States | Sacramento Kings | Arkansas | |
| 1 | 14 | SF | United States | Boston Celtics | Providence | |
| 1 | 15 | SG | United States | Denver Nuggets | Oregon State | |
| 1 | 16 | PF | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Indiana | |
| 1 | 17 | SG | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Florida State | |
| 1 | 18 | + | PF/C | United States | Detroit Pistons | Wyoming |
| 1 | 19 | PG | United States | Detroit Pistons | Wake Forest | |
| 1 | 20 | PF | United States | Chicago Bulls | Alabama | |
| 1 | 21 | * | SF/SG | United States | Phoenix Suns | Wisconsin |
| 1 | 22 | C | Charlotte Hornets | UCLA | ||
| 1 | 23 | PG | United States | Indiana Pacers | Georgia Tech | |
| 1 | 24 | PF | United States | Dallas Mavericks | Iowa State | |
| 1 | 25 | PF/C | United States | Orlando Magic | Memphis | |
| 1 | 26 | PF | United States | Seattle SuperSonics | UIC | |
| 1 | 27 | PF | United States | Phoenix Suns | Arizona State | |
| 1 | 28 | C | United States | Utah Jazz | Kansas | |
| 1 | 29 | PG | United States | San Antonio Spurs | Virginia | |
| 2 | 30 | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | UMass | |
| 2 | 31 | C | Chicago Bulls | Olympiakos | ||
| 2 | 32 | G | United States | Washington Bullets | Texas | |
| 2 | 33 | F | United States | Boston Celtics | Virginia | |
| 2 | 34 | PF/C | United States | Golden State Warriors | Florida | |
| 2 | 35 | G | United States | Toronto Raptors | Michigan | |
| 2 | 36 | G | United States | Vancouver Grizzlies | Syracuse | |
| 2 | 37 | G | United States | Los Angeles Lakers | Western Carolina | |
| 2 | 38 | # | C | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 39 | F | United States | Cleveland Cavaliers | Connecticut | |
| 2 | 40 | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | Jackson State | |
| 2 | 41 | # | C | United States | Houston Rockets | Duke |
| 2 | 42 | G | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Colorado | |
| 2 | 43 | PG | United States | Milwaukee Bucks | Michigan State | |
| 2 | 44 | # | C | United States | Denver Nuggets | Fresno State |
| 2 | 45 | # | F/C | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Providence |
| 2 | 46 | # | F | United States | Miami Heat | UTEP |
| 2 | 47 | PG | United States | Sacramento Kings | UCLA | |
| 2 | 48 | G/F | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Texas Tech | |
| 2 | 49 | G | United States | Minnesota Timberwolves | Pennsylvania | |
| 2 | 50 | F | United States | Golden State Warriors | Seward County | |
| 2 | 51 | # | SF | Sacramento Kings | Olimpia Milano | |
| 2 | 52 | SG | United States | Indiana Pacers | Iowa State | |
| 2 | 53 | # | C | Los Angeles Clippers | Miami | |
| 2 | 54 | # | C | Seattle SuperSonics | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |
| 2 | 55 | C | United States | Golden State Warriors | New Orleans | |
| 2 | 56 | G | United States | Phoenix Suns | Southern Illinois | |
| 2 | 57 | G/F | United States | Atlanta Hawks | Purdue | |
| 2 | 58 | F | United States | Detroit Pistons | Georgetown |
Notable undrafted players
The following players went undrafted in the 1995 NBA Draft but later played in the NBA.| Player | Pos. | Nationality | School/Club team |
| C | Penn State | ||
| PG | United States | Arkansas | |
| G | United States | Temple | |
| C | United States | Boise State | |
| SG | United States | Montevallo | |
| SF | United States | Clemson | |
| C | United States | Pittsburgh | |
| PG | United States | Xavier | |
| SF | United States | Nicholls State | |
| G | United States | Penn | |
| SG | United States | Arkansas | |
| G | United States | Connecticut | |
| SF | United States | St. John's | |
| PF | United States | Xavier |
Trades involving Draft picks
Draft-day trades
The following trades involving drafted players were made on the day of the draft.- The Los Angeles Clippers traded Randy Woods and the draft rights of Antonio McDyess to the Denver Nuggets for Rodney Rogers and the draft rights to Brent Barry.