The National Basketball Association (NBA) holds an annual draft where teams select eligible players to join the league.
[14] Udonis Haslem became the first undrafted player to lead a franchise (Miami) in career rebounds in 2012,[15] and he was a member of each of the Heat's three championship teams.
David Wesley scored 11,842 points in a 14-year NBA career, and retired as the highest-scoring undrafted player of the modern era.
[20] Troy Hudson, who enjoyed an 11-year NBA career after being passed over in the 1997 draft, alluded to his rise in his 2007 album Undrafted.
[21][22] The following players were undrafted in the specified year, but later played in at least one official regular season or playoff game in their career.