Greatest NBA Players Who Went Undrafted

Here are the 10 best NBA players who didn't get selected in the NBA draft.
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You don’t have to walk across the stage on draft night and shake the commissioner’s hand to have a long and prosperous NBA career. In fact, many NBA players who went on to win NBA Championships, Defensive Player of the Year awards and appear in multiple All-Star games weren’t among the 60 players who get chosen on draft night every year. Let’s take a look at the top-10 NBA players who went undrafted.
Greatest NBA Players Who Went Undrafted

[@mylastvigil]

Best undrafted player of all time: The my career player

[@cassiusclay6921]

Facts 💯😂

[@DANtheMANofSIPA]

Went undrafted and then was an all-star, all nba 1st team, all defense 1st team, MVP, DPOTY, ROTY, and averaging 35,12,11.

[@bankzproductions3019]

Fax

[@jeremaiahshaw6520]

Facts

[@nagaming1601]

Facts lol

[@tomcollierblognation136]

I'm from Detroit 31 and Ben Wallace is my hero. Such an underrated player. Scoring is not everything

[@souravtirupari1114]

TomCollierBlog Nation Same man

[@Bloorgusgoorge]

Natorade you are actually brain dead you can pump out as many points as you want on another team but if that team scores just as many points then it doesn’t matter that’s why defense matters my guy

[@Bloorgusgoorge]

Natorade bruh u can tell the cogs where slowly turning in your brain as you wrote that

[@dderekhayess]

@@natorade4665 Dude, you clearly know nothing about basketball.

[@easybasketball8332]

Denis rodman😅😂

[@ordjk4797]

You forgot flight

[@Arun-jc3pf]

Flight was the 0th overall pick cuz he was too good to be picked first. But the cameras weren't on so we'll wait till June.

[@hamdihersi9563]

@@Arun-jc3pf Flight will be doing that by june Oh shout its june tommorow

[@khicruz6657]

@@Arun-jc3pf Happy June

[@hamdihersi9563]

@@khicruz6657 God Flight June NO

[@bankzproductions3019]

cosmo nah the only positive basketball experience he had was a water boy

[@williamlee7672]

Should have put Jeremy Lin. He had good periods at rockets and Hornets. Was doing ok at Nets until he got injured. Plus nobody is as popular as him. Linsanity is worth mentioning.

[@spade6014]

Fax

[@seandaniels7938]

Ben Wallace should be in the hall of fame

[@jpmnky]

He’ll get there. But I agree. He should’ve been in by now.

[@quanerandall1756]

He’s inducted !

[@thebestcentaur]

He will make it. Chauncey Billups is next when that happens

[@davidramsey8525]

its your lucky day

[@seandaniels7938]

@@davidramsey8525 lmao right it's about time

[@Nova-qn9se]

Finding footage of Wallace making a free throw had to be the biggest challenge of this video

[@deandrenicholas2545]

Bro, why you gotta go there...lol! He couldn't shoot a free throw to save his life, but that's not what made him anyway. Don't come into the low block on him tho...

[@Nova-qn9se]

@@deandrenicholas2545 lol man I just had to throw some shade where I saw fit😂 Ive lived my whole life in Michigan and the 04 pistons were one of the best memories of my childhood. Ben Wallace was a fucking dog on the court. He had a point to prove his whole career, and was uniquely dominant, but he never wanted to prove he could shoot the fucking ball lmao

[@gm2407]

​@@Nova-qn9seI remember in 2K7 there was a story mode feature on how your player gets to the NBA and one of the things you had to do was beat Shaq in a free throw competition. Easy you may think but this was the one where you had to tilt your ps3 controller. Not the analogue stick, the controller. Whoever made that idea made it unnesessarily difficult.

[@bryandelacruz9066]

Lol

[@danielecattabriga2168]

Kendrick nunn finna be on this list in a few years

[@lakimahedwards5885]

Facts

[@100Franky]

He wasnt drafted??

[@NRGMONDYY14]

@@100Franky nope

[@NRGMONDYY14]

And his teammate derrick jones junior was also undrafted in 2019

[@blitzchrome893]

N.R.G MØÑDYY umm he wasn’t in the 2019 draft class tho

[@guillemdc]

José Manuel Calderón should be here. 13 NBA seasons being one of the most efficient players to ever play the game must count for something.

[@SB-wl5jm]

Yeah

[@HUNTER-gw2mq]

Jose Calderon drafted in 2005 you know that🤔

[@jastew8814]

Yuan Racho he went I drafted in 2003

[@HUNTER-gw2mq]

@@jastew8814 you draft him omg congrats

[@guillemdc]

@@HUNTER-gw2mq he means he went undrafted. Because he did.

[@rohitsridhar]

Who is watching after Fred Vanvleet scored 54 against the Orlando Magic?

[@dantekotsovolos7261]

me

[@araf9823]

me

[@kyleibangon4891]

It wasn't '09 when Dallas took the gold, bruh. It was '11.

[@claudiorabsten7179]

dude dont care about dallas lmfao

[@kyleibangon4891]

@@claudiorabsten7179 Of course I do. I'm a big "Dirk" fan! Just show respect, bruh.

[@baconzombies3310]

@@kyleibangon4891 I'm a big luka fan

[@Goalie29]

I was at the game when Dirk retired

[@OmniKing939383848]

It's crazy how dirk was able to carry the mavericks against the miami heat after his prime. If I remember correctly, his prime was around the 2007-2008 season

[@nickfisher8569]

“John Starks is best known for...” Me: Game 7 in the Finals? “Dunking on MJ”

[@evidencedviolence]

The best undrafted player is flight. June flight would cook these scrubs

[@featuresnobodyaskedfor]

"Just 6 foot 9" Thanks for making me feel short

[@willvagle5722]

Your videos are great. To the point, factual, and entertaining. Thank you!

[@pelican4440]

Fred vanvleet is from my hometown of Rockford it was so cool to watch him during the finals

[@MOB5L]

Forgot Jeremy Lin

[@eddiesebright7932]

Kai Swanson he really only had one good season

[@emmanuelleo4548]

Koala Zach nah he was undrafted

[@Killerqueen2000]

we got Fred for that

[@givememytacomr.roberto620]

@@eddiesebright7932 dude he also literally played great with Houston and Hornets. He's kinda ok with Lakers and declined with Brooklyn because of injuries. But I don't think that he should be on this list though, all the mentioned players in this vid have achieved more than Lin. Lin's maybe the 11th greatest undrafted player rn

[@tbagspecialist8497]

@@eddiesebright7932 Nah he was pretty decent, he averaged like 16 ppg for 3 seasons and thats pretty impressive for an undrafted player

[@johnnieclemons2921]

I saw Ben Wallace play when i was a teenager. That man was a beast.

[@roygoodhand1301]

FEAR THE FRO!

[@pedroluisdesouzaresende777]

Who big ben?

[@caesarnyangoya6548]

Pedro Luis De Souza Resende yep

[@legless9088]

That’s Jarrett Allen too tho

[@pedroluisdesouzaresende777]

@@legless9088 yeah so he should have Said big ben his another nickname

[@55cyprus]

Wow! Darrell Armstrong(Orlando Magic) was in Cyprus when I was there in 1993 - my first time. He was in Larnaca but & I was 20mins away in the capital city of Nicosia, Cyp; cheering for the teams Achilleos & Apoel which were two popular teams back then on the island as well.

[@twotea3]

Just found this in my recommended. Nice vid and idea

[@CharlieOloughlin_]

Thx for the content you are a very underrated KZbinr keep grinding

[@justabballnigga9480]

Kendrick nunn could become the greteast undrafted player

[@lakimahedwards5885]

Your right

[@jojo539]

He could but I doubt it because all he does is score

[@anonymoustangerine]

deeznuts_ nbaboys u could be right, but as of now, I think Wallace is the best undrafted player of all time and passing him would be really hard because of important of a role he had in revolutionizing the defensive aspect of the game

[@sethhallman9908]

Wilt Chamberlain went undrafted

[@kianthomasbeer8452]

Nah wallace might be in the hall of fame one day. Nunn wont be a 4 time dpoy winner or anything close

[@WingTam]

great video

[@shark5042]

Fred vanvlet is actually one of my favorite all time raptors players, next to early Kyle Lowry.

[@amitba36]

Such Quality videos, keep it up man I'm sure you'll gonna grow into a big channel eventually.btw Ingles the goat🐐🐐🐐

[@kurtgascon4328]

Nice content sir! 🏀💪🏾 One of my favorite video, very informative. More Non-Stop videos.

[@bambamurdock7563]

I love Udonis haslem fan favorite forever

[@marnv2956]

Thank you and God bless.

[@swishnet6161]

Awesome video!

[@ethanheward1587]

Hey where’s my 2k19 player

[@zavy444]

Nice vid bro

[@obijuanjabroni7543]

7:58 Brad Miller was a 2 time All Star for both Pacers and Kings

[@ciaranryan3652]

Ben Wallace deserves to be in the HOF

[@yamgo7535]

He now is

[@jpmnky]

My favorite John Starks moment was in 1992 or 1993 he had a busted nose. And wore that face mask for a while. The announcers had a nickname for him. He’d nail those three pointers with that Jason mask. It was cool.

[@julinhopuppa]

Fred VanVleet* and the Mavs championship run was in 2011 btw.

[@stephanebeaudoin585]

how was Ben Wallace not first, he's the best undrafted player ever even according to the NBA, he's the only undrafted player in the Hall Of Fame

[@BallerBrain]

George Mikan should be first, but he's not on the list.

[@martinaguilargonzalez7281]

Christian wood is going to be here in some years

[@tinezakotnik15]

Starks was actually 2 time all star, and big ben is 5 time all star.

[@jacquelinewilliams1331]

Fred VanVleet is a hometown hero here in Rockford Illinois. The 815 loves VanVleet!

[@BUTT-HEAD666]

Ben wallace was a beast I loved it when he played for the bulls can fleet is my man on the raptors

[@fatihdedeic5702]

Who's here after Fred's 54 point game💰

[@luckyadstrafer6678]

Me

[@angelaspires809]

Mmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@arraraby8545]

Me

[@MrApple-se9le]

6:09 that’s a clip after Bosh hit a clutch 3

[@account7452]

Robert Covington?

[@vlking-_-2001]

One of the best channels that's getting me through this quarantine.

[@nonstop]

Glad we can help man! A lot more great stuff on the way.

[@hamdihersi9563]

@@nonstop replie to me

[@SN-mb2ed]

Great vid! You earned a new sub. 👍🏽😁

[@erwendadea4688]

HAHAHHAHA LT when he said "some guy named Michael Jordan" HAHAHHAHA

[@rustyshackleford5516]

Big Ben Wallace!! Top 5 greatest defender.. and was more like 6'8 and rock solid 255 ish.. BAD BOYZ 2

[@sean7272]

My undrafted Che is good 70ppg 15apg 2.0rpg

[@michaelkkrasting]

Haslam still friggin plays

[@lucamathis2523]

Whose here after Vanvleet dropped 54

[@angelaspires809]

Me

[@araf9823]

me

[@GatCat]

Did you just tell me that I only know John Starks from a dunk? Oh no, oh no.

[@zyconnn1675]

Fred VlanVleet. Everyo.... 4:06 lol vlanvleet

[@streamerclips32]

Christian wood gonna be on here soon, the kid is special

[@_geo6]

Ngl I could watch Ben Wallace highlights all day

[@CraigBartonCB]

Did Haslem get his dunk punched at 5:50 😂

[@pedrovsilva1]

Wtf Klay is doing back there? 7:23

[@souravtirupari1114]

Pedro Valdes Yo that lowkey does look like him

[@Dhiqoo]

idek lol

[@GinkgoPete]

Wallace being undrafted is kinda mind boggling to me. With how insane he was defensively I just assumed he was a first or second rounder...

[@juanito9qs]

Kendrick Nunn is a beast 😈

[@YNGSprkzy]

"and then to the orlando magic" shows a pic of him in wizards jersey lol

[@mithunmitz9646]

Add Christian Wood to that list now.. He looks fabulous with the Rockets

[@gyeongchankim5423]

2:16 five all nba 1st team -> five all defensive 1st team

[@gm2407]

Salute to anyone who goes undrafted to a major sports league and manages to win a contract making a career out of it in that league. That is some serious determinatiom to keep pushing, especially as the bills have to keep getting paid.

[@johnjacobjingleheimerschmi74]

I heared Fred vlanvleet in there

[@charlesw322]

Stark's dunking near Michael Jordan caused more trouble for him than it was worth...

[@Sanchiiro]

those who failed making in the draft became a motivation to their greatness.

[@hamhands4533]

Haven’t watched yet but taco better be on here

[@hamhands4533]

I’m mad and disappointed

[@baconzombies3310]

@@hamhands4533how would he be on this Lmao??

[@zsgybendi148]

Good vid but u MISSED DUNCAN ROBINSON

[@marcochen9117]

just draft players that were essential in a NCAA championship team, usually not big names or particularly athletic but are big time winners and contributors

[@Qatari-]

Please make a video about top players who were crowned as nba champions with poor contribution like Jeremy Lin

[@muhammadsyarief7966]

alex caruso : ring and 2022-23 Kia NBA All-Defensive First Team

[@lkmamaril]

Connie Hawkins is someone you missed yet again that was like 60 years ago so all good lol

[@leonlinegaming6095]

My 2k20 nba player went undrafted and now he’s averaging 67.9pts 13.3reb 19.0 assists a game in my 4th season

[@markmcsweeney3863]

You forgot my nba 2k player

[@bobbyking1738]

yep My 2k19 player. 8 time NBA Champ/ Finals MVP, 3 MVP, 3 Dpoy, Rookie of the year and Most Improved player.

[@markmcsweeney3863]

BobbyKing my nba 2k 20 player doesn’t even start yet but my 2k19 was a machine

[@Ryuzolol]

"Che"

[@danieloceans9652]

My man JJ

[@benmurawski]

IF John Starks isn't in this video, then that's SERIOUSLY lame.

[@allthingsinvestingandfinance]

I'm hoping Juan toscano anderson will eventually make this list

[@leobertoalbano]

Technically NBA Legend The Late Moses Malone Never Drafted In The NBA Draft.

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

1:57 Despite being one of the worst free-throw shooters ever - but Big Ben WAS a defender that only a few can claim to be better than. Oddly enough, a couple of those "better defenders" (Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain) were also poor free throw shooters....

[@the_appointed1142]

Rodman

[@sachi3012]

4:05 fred VLANVLEET hehe

[@johnnysullivan436]

I would have thought those great Wichita State teams would have turned out more pros than just Van Vleet

[@christopherbrown8498]

Nobody: Nonstop Sports: Fred Vlanvleet

[@legless9088]

Wdym Fred is one of the best here

[@Juju-bp6uy]

Wait so Ben Wallace made an All-NBA first team but didn't make the all-star game?

[@givememytacomr.roberto620]

He did make the all star game it was mentioned too in the video

[@cryinghoustonfan6510]

I didn’t even know Ben Wallace played for the bullets or the bulls

[@emmanuelpaleyan3405]

Wallace said he is only 6'7 if that is true he is really amazing.

[@garryrice1954]

I think that’s his width! 🤣

[@johnatspray]

Five days for robbery? That’s one heck of a lawyer

[@timbang1201]

4:06 fred vlanvleet?

[@17thNO]

I was a fan of and respect these plays (Not Bowen so much).

[@Code_Red215]

Did you just literally say the 2009 championship Mavs team 😂😂😂😭

[@andrehts11]

JJ Barea is like 5'9 actually and still got the defense

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

2:12 DPOY did not exist during the Russell/Chamberlain era - or Big Ben would NOT have been first to win it 4 times. Not knocking Big Ben though, he's by far the leading candidate for an undrafted player to make it into the Hall (he's actually been NOMINATED, which i unique AFAIK).

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

Well, now we know. Big Ben was the first (and currently the ONLY) undrafted player to make the Hall.

[@kanantony4423]

Vanvleet is dope

[@billydouglas1878]

Tacko Fall finna be the best undrafted player

[@streamerclips32]

lol u wish

[@chrisvillegas964]

flight up next 😈😈😈

[@tekkenlord9099]

Ben Wallace was the best one in this video because I'm actually starting to comapre him to Christian Wood

[@josephrivera5255]

I’m from Puerto Rico and I like jj barea, but, for me the greatest undrafted player is Ben Wallace

[@arielmangubat564]

Dont lose hope kai look at this undrafted player.

[@Byonix]

5:40 bro said james wade

[@kaxar6954]

What if a player decides to skip the draft, can he then decide to play for a team of his choice. For example, Bronny skip the draft so he can play with his dad.

[@tonystarkironman316]

Hold up... Dallas won in 2011...

[@claudiorabsten7179]

dude doesnt care about dallas lmfao

[@M3WSTEW]

I honestly didn’t know brad miller was an all star