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WELCOME TO NUGGETS DRAFT CENTRAL
After taking shooting guard Evan Fournier out of France with the 20th overall pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, the Nuggets nabbed 19-year-old forward Quincy Miller out of Baylor with the 38th selection. Denver then capped a busy draft night by selecting 7-foot-1 forward Izzet Turkyilmaz out of Turkey at No. 50. Complete coverage is right here:

NUGGETS PICK 3: Denver takes big-picture approach to 2012 NBA Draft
MEET THE PRESS: Complete Josh Kroenke and Masai Ujiri draft-night transcript
FOURNIER FEATURE: Evan Fournier's longstanding NBA prediction comes true
AUDIO: Nuggets coach George Karl talks draft philosophy
PROSPECTING: List of Pepsi Center predraft workout participants
June 21: John Jenkins takes part in second workout for Nuggets
June 20: Denver Nuggets guard Julyan Stone reunited with friend at draft workout
June 19: Ten more draft prospects receive some Colorado exposure
June 18: Draft prospect Will Barton has Denver Nuggets connection
June 18: Nuggets evaluate six prospects as NBA Draft draws near


WE'VE GOT QUESTIONS, THEY'VE GOT ANSWERS
The Nuggets have begun holding individual workouts at the Pepsi Center as a part of their preparation for the 2012 NBA Draft. Individual player workouts are a huge part of the overall evaluation process each year. Nuggets.com has interviewed several draft prospects who attended the workouts.


EXPLORING THE WORLD OF MOCK DRAFTS
When it comes to the NBA Draft, the "experts" are everywhere. Projecting the selection order can be a tricky business, but that doesn't stop NBA bloggers, editors and writers from trying their best to predict what will happen on June 28. Listed below are some mock drafts from around the Internet:
InsideHoops.com | NBADraft.net | DraftExpress.com | HoopsHype.com | CBS Sports

FROM THE ARCHIVES
Over the past three years, the Nuggets have found some impact players in the first round of the NBA Draft. They include starting point guard Ty Lawson (acquired on draft night 2009), starting forward Kenneth Faried (No. 22 overall in 2011) and swingman Jordan Hamilton (acquired on draft night 2011). Here are videos and interviews with all three from our Nuggets.com archives:
VIDEO: Faried goes through predraft workout at Pepsi Center on June 8, 2011
VIDEO: NBA Rookie of the Year and All-Rookie First Team campaign
Q&A: An interview with Lawson as he prepared for his rookie season with the Nuggets in August 2009
Q&A: Ty Lawson came through Denver for a predraft workout in 2008

 

 

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CHOICES APLENTY AT NO. 20
2011 Donatas Motiejunas, Lithuania MIN
2010 James Anderson, Oklahoma State SAS
2009 Eric Maynor, Virginia Commonwealth UTA
2008 Alexis Ajinca, France CHA
2007 Jason Smith, Colorado State MIA
2006 Renaldo Balkman, South Carolina NYK
2005 Julius Hodge, N.C. State DEN
2004 Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s DEN
2003 Dahntay Jones, Duke BOS
2002 Kareem Rush, Missouri TOR
2001 Brendan Haywood, North Carolina CLE
2000 Craig “Speedy” Claxton, Hofstra PHI
1999 Dion Glover, Georgia Tech ATL
1998 Roshown McLeod, Duke ATL
1997 Paul Grant, Wisconsin MIN
1996 Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuania CLE
1995 Jason Caffey, Alabama CHI
1994 B.J. Tyler, Texas PHI
1993 Scott Burrell, Connecticut CHA
1992 Hubert Davis, North Carolina NYK
1991 John Turner, Phillips University HOU
1990 Gerald Glass, Mississippi MIN
1989 Jeff Sanders, Georgia Southern CHI
1988 Kevin Edwards, DePaul MIA
1987 Jim Farmer, Alabama DAL
1986 Buck Johnson, Alabama HOU
1985 Sam Vincent, Michigan State BOS
1984 Tony Campbell, Ohio State DET
1983 Roy Hinson, Rutgers CLE
1982 Paul Pressey, Tulsa MIL
1981 Larry Nance, Clemson CLE
1980 Bill Hanzlik, Notre Dame SEA
NBA Draft History | Nuggets Draft History

 

2012 DRAFT ORDER
First Round
1.) New Orleans Hornets, Anthony Davis (University of Kentucky)
2.) Charlotte Bobcats, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (University of Kentucky)
3.) Washington Wizards, Bradley Beal (University of Florida)
4.) Cleveland Cavaliers, Dion Waiters (Syracuse University)
5.) Sacramento Kings, Thomas Robinson (University of Kansas)
6.) Portland Trail Blazers (from Brooklyn), Damian Lillard (Weber State University)
7.) Golden State Warriors, Harrison Barnes (University of North Carolina)
8.) Toronto Raptors, Terrence Ross (University of Washington)
9.) Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond (University of Connecticut)
10.) New Orleans Hornets (from Minnesota via L.A. Clippers), Austin Rivers (Duke University)
11.) Portland Trail Blazers, Meyers Leonard (University of Illinois)
12.) Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee), Jeremy Lamb (University of Connecticut)
13.) Phoenix Suns, Kendall Marshall (University of North Carolina)
14.) Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston), John Henson (University of North Carolina)
15.) Philadelphia 76ers, Maurice Harkless (St. John's University)
16.) Houston Rockets (from New York), Royce White (Iowa State University)
17.) Dallas Mavericks, Tyler Zeller (University of North Carolina)
18.) Houston Rockets (from Minnesota via Utah), Terrence Jones (University of Kentucky)
19.) Orlando Magic, Andrew Nicholson (St. Bonaventure University)
20.) Denver Nuggets, Evan Fournier (France)
21.) Boston Celtics, Jared Sullinger (Ohio State University)
22.) Boston Celtics (from L.A. Clippers via Oklahoma City), Fab Melo (Syracuse University)
23.) Atlanta Hawks, John Jenkins (Vanderbilt University)
24.) Cleveland Cavaliers (from L.A. Lakers), Jared Cunningham (Oregon State University)
25.) Memphis Grizzlies, Tony Wroten Jr. (University of Washington)
26.) Indiana Pacers, Miles Plumlee (Duke University)
27.) Miami Heat, Arnett Moultrie (Mississippi State University)
28.) Oklahoma City Thunder, Perry Jones III (Baylor University)
29.) Chicago Bulls, Marquis Teague (University of Kentucky)
30.) Golden State Warriors (from San Antonio), Festus Ezeli (Vanderbilt University)
Second Round
31.) Charlotte Bobcats, Jeffery Taylor (Vanderbilt University)
32.) Washington Wizards, Tomas Satoransky (Czech Republic)
33.) Cleveland Cavaliers, Bernard James (Florida State University)
34.) Cleveland Cavaliers (from New Orleans via Miami), Jea Crowder (Marquette University)
35.) Golden State (from Brooklyn), Draymond Green (Michigan State University)
36.) Sacramento Kings, Orlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara)
37.) Toronto Raptors, Quincey Ace (Baylor University)
38.) Denver Nuggets (from Golden State via New York), Quincy Miller (Baylor University)
39.) Detroit Pistons, Khris Middleton (Texas A&M University)
40.) Portland Trail Blazers (from Minnesota via Houston), Will Barton (University of Memphis)
41.) Portland Trail Blazers, TyShawn Taylor (University of Kansas)
42.) Milwaukee Bucks, Doron Lamb (University of Kentucky)
43.) Atlanta Hawks (from Phoenix), Mike Scott (University of Virginia)
44.) Detroit Pistons (from Houston), Kim English (University of Missouri)
45.) Philadelphia 76ers, Justin Hamilton (Louisiana State University)
46.) New Orleans Hornets (from Washington via Dallas), Darius Miller (University of Kentucky)
47.) Utah Jazz, Kevin Murphy (Tennessee Tech)
48.) New York Knicks, Kostas Papanlkolaou (Greece)
49.) Orlando Magic, Kyle O'Quinn (Norfolk State)
50.) Denver Nuggets, Izzet Turkyilmaz (Turkey)
51.) Boston Celtics, Kris Joseph (Syracuse University)
52.) Golden State Warriors (from Atlanta), Ognjen Kuzmic (Bosnia)
53.) Los Angeles Clippers, Furken Aldemir (Turkey)
54.) Philadelphia 76ers (from Memphis), Tornike Shengelia (Georgia)
55.) Dallas Mavericks (from L.A. Lakers), Darius Johnson-Odom (Marquette University)
56.) Toronto Raptors (from Indiana), Tomislav Zubcic (Croatia)
57.) Brooklyn Nets (from Miami), Ilken Karaman (Turkey)
58.) Minnesota Timberwolves (from Oklahoma City), Robbie Hummel (Purdue University)
59.) San Antonio Spurs, Marcus Denmon (University of Missouri)
60.) Los Angeles Lakers (from Chicago via Milwaukee & Brooklyn), Robert Sacre (Gonzaga University)