australia Australia - The Draft Review
  • League: NBL (National Basketball League)
  • Continent: Australia
  • Nationality: Australian

Country Background:
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country was able to take advantage of its natural resources in order to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to a republic, was defeated in 1999.
Sources: CIA World Factbook, November 2004

(21) Draft Picks
Rd Pick Overall Year Name Pos. Drafted By
1 8 8 2022 Dyson Daniels SF New Orleans
2 26 56 2022 Luke Travers SF Cleveland
1 6 6 2021 Josh Giddey SF Ok City
1 18 18 2020 Josh Green SG Dallas
2 6 36 2017 Jonah Bolden PF/SF Philadelphia
1 1 1 2016 Ben Simmons PF/SF Philadelphia
1 10 10 2016 Thon Maker PF Milwaukee
1 5 5 2014 Dante Exum SG/PG Utah
2 19 49 2014 Cameron Bairstow PF Chicago
2 25 55 2009 Patrick Mills PG Portland
2 11 41 2008 Nathan Jawai PF Indiana
2 24 54 2007 Brad Newley SG Houston
1 1 1 2005 Andrew Bogut C Milwaukee
2 8 37 2002 David Andersen PF/C Atlanta
1 18 18 1997 Chris Anstey C Portland
2 24 52 1997 C.J. Bruton PG Vancouver
2 25 53 1997 Paul Rogers PF/C LA Lakers
2 27 55 1997 Ben Pepper C Boston
1 7 7 1991 Luc Longley C Minnesota
20 2 217 1969 Carl Rodwell F Atlanta

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