1995 NBA expansion draft
Pick Player Pos Nationality Team Previous team NBA years Career with the franchise
1 B. J. Armstrong G United States Toronto Raptors Chicago Bulls 6 -
2 Greg Anthony G United States Vancouver Grizzlies New York Knicks 4 1995 - 1997
3 Tony Massenburg F United States Toronto Raptors Los Angeles Clippers 3 1995-1996
4 Rodney Dent F United States Vancouver Grizzlies Orlando Magic 0 -
5 Andrés Guibert F/C Cuba Toronto Raptors Minnesota Timberwolves 2 -
6 Antonio Harvey F/C United States Vancouver Grizzlies Los Angeles Lakers 2 1995
7 Keith Jennings G United States Toronto Raptors Golden State Warriors 3 -
8 Reggie Slater F United States Vancouver Grizzlies Denver Nuggets 1 -
9 Dontonio Wingfield F United States Toronto Raptors Seattle SuperSonics 1 -
10 Trevor Ruffin G United States Vancouver Grizzlies Phoenix Suns 1 -
11 Doug Smith F United States Toronto Raptors Dallas Mavericks 4 -
12 Derrick Phelps G United States Vancouver Grizzlies Sacramento Kings 1 -
13 Jerome Kersey F United States Toronto Raptors Portland Trail Blazers 11 -
14 Larry Stewart F United States Vancouver Grizzlies Washington Bullets 4 -
15 Žan Tabak C Croatia Toronto Raptors Houston Rockets 1 1995 - 1998
16 Kenny Gattison F/C United States Vancouver Grizzlies Charlotte Hornets 8 1995-1996
17 Willie Anderson G/F United States Toronto Raptors San Antonio Spurs 7 1995-1996
18 Byron Scott G United States Vancouver Grizzlies Indiana Pacers 12 1995-1996
19 Ed Pinckney F United States Toronto Raptors Milwaukee Bucks 10 1995-1996
20 Gerald Wilkins G/F United States Vancouver Grizzlies Cleveland Cavaliers 9 1995-1996
Selections
Byron Scott was selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies from the Indiana Pacers with the 18th pick . John Salley was selected by the Toronto Raptors from the Miami Heat with the 25th pick .
The 1995 NBA Expansion Draft was the tenth expansion draft in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The draft was held on June 24, 1995, so that the newly founded Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies could acquire players for the upcoming . Toronto was awarded an expansion team on September 30, 1993, while Vancouver was awarded the league's 29th franchise on April 27, 1994. They were the first NBA teams based in Canada since the Toronto Huskies. In an NBA expansion draft, new NBA teams are allowed to acquire players from the previously established teams in the league. Not all players on a given team are available during an expansion draft, since each team can protect a certain number of players from being selected. In this draft, each of the twenty-seven other NBA teams had protected eight players from their roster, and the Raptors and the Grizzlies selected fourteen and thirteen unprotected players respectively, one from each team. Prior to the draft, the league conducted a coin flip between the Raptors and the Grizzlies to decide their draft order in this expansion draft and in the 1995 NBA draft. The Grizzlies won the coin flip and chose to have the higher pick in the 1995 Draft, allowing the Raptors to receive the first selection and the right to select fourteen players in the expansion draft. The Raptors were formed and owned by a group headed by Toronto businessman John Bitove. Brendan Malone was hired as the franchise's first head coach. The Raptors used their first pick to select three-time NBA champion B. J. Armstrong from the Chicago Bulls.