2006 NBA draft

The 2006 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2006, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City and was broadcast in the United States on ESPN.

Italian Andrea Bargnani was selected first overall by Toronto Raptors, who won the draft lottery.

Prior to the draft he was playing with Italian club Benetton Treviso for 3 years.

[2] Sixth overall pick Brandon Roy from University of Washington was named Rookie of the Year for the 2006–07 season.

[5] These players were Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Marcus Williams, and Josh Boone.

The new collective bargaining agreement between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) took into effect starting in this year's draft.

This year would mark a step down from the number of underclassmen expressing their interest in joining the NBA draft.

On April 20, 2007, the NBA performed a tie-breaker to determine the order of the picks for teams with identical win–loss record.

Andrea Bargnani was the first Italian-born player to be selected as the #1 overall pick. He was selected by the Toronto Raptors .
LaMarcus Aldridge , was picked 2nd overall by the Chicago Bulls . His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers .
Brandon Roy was selected 6th by the Minnesota Timberwolves . His draft rights were traded to the Portland Trail Blazers .
Rudy Gay was picked 8th by the Houston Rockets . His draft rights were later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies .
JJ Redick was picked 11th overall by the Orlando Magic .
Rajon Rondo was picked 21st by the Phoenix Suns . His draft rights were later traded to the Boston Celtics .
Kyle Lowry was picked 24th by the Memphis Grizzlies .
Paul Millsap was picked 47th by the Utah Jazz .
Rajon Rondo , the 21st pick of the Phoenix Suns, and was traded to the Boston Celtics.