With Australian Dante Exum at pick number five by the Utah Jazz, and Cameron Bairstow selected at 49 by the Chicago Bulls in the 2014 NBA draft, we take a look back in history to see how the Aussies have fared in drafts gone by. The first Australian selected in the NBA draft, and most unheralded, was Carl Rodwell at pick 217 (20th round) by Atlanta way back in 1969. His selection followed an outstanding 4-year career at UC Riverside in the NCAA in which he was the leading scorer and rebounder, however he never set foot on court for an NBA team in competition.
Aussies in the NBA Draft: A look back at history
Aussies in the NBA Draft: A look back at…
Aussies in the NBA Draft: A look back at history
With Australian Dante Exum at pick number five by the Utah Jazz, and Cameron Bairstow selected at 49 by the Chicago Bulls in the 2014 NBA draft, we take a look back in history to see how the Aussies have fared in drafts gone by. The first Australian selected in the NBA draft, and most unheralded, was Carl Rodwell at pick 217 (20th round) by Atlanta way back in 1969. His selection followed an outstanding 4-year career at UC Riverside in the NCAA in which he was the leading scorer and rebounder, however he never set foot on court for an NBA team in competition.