El Draft de l'NBA de 1998 es va celebrar el 24 de juny a Vancouver, Canadà.
Primera ronda = All-Star Posició Jugador Nacionalitat Equip de l'NBA Origen (Universitat/club) 1 Michael Olowokandi (C) Los Angeles Clippers Pacific 2 Mike Bibby (PG) Vancouver Grizzlies Arizona 3 Raef LaFrentz (C/F) Denver Nuggets Kansas 4Antawn Jamison (F) Toronto Raptors <small>(traspassat a Golden State) North Carolina 5Vince Carter (G/F) Golden State Warriors <small>(traspassat a Toronto) North Carolina 6 Robert Traylor (F/C) Dallas Mavericks <small>(traspassat a Milwaukee) Michigan 7 Jason Williams (PG) Sacramento Kings Florida 8 Larry Hughes (SG) Philadelphia 76ers Saint Louis 9Dirk Nowitzki (PF) Milwaukee Bucks <small>(traspassat a Dallas) DJK Würzburg (Alemanya) 10Paul Pierce (G/F) Boston Celtics Kansas 11 Bonzi Wells (G/F) Detroit Pistons Ball State 12 Michael Doleac (C) Orlando Magic Utah 13 Keon Clark (F/C) Orlando Magic <small>(des de Golden State via Washington) UNLV 14 Michael Dickerson (SG) Houston Rockets Arizona 15 Matt Harpring (F/G) Orlando Magic <small>(des de New Jersey) Georgia Tech 16 Bryce Drew (PG) Houston Rockets Valparaiso 17 Radoslav Nesterovic (C) Minnesota Timberwolves Virtus Bologna <small>(Itàlia) 18 Mirsad Turkcan (PF) Houston Rockets <small>(des de Toronto via Portland) Efes Pilsen (Turquia) 19 Pat Garrity (PF) Milwaukee Bucks <small>(des de Cleveland trspassat a Phoenix Notre Dame 20 Roshown McLeod (SF) Atlanta Hawks Duke 21 Ricky Davis (G/F) Charlotte Hornets Iowa 22 Brian Skinner (F/C) Los Angeles Clippers <small>(des de Miami) Baylor 23 Tyronn Lue (PG) Denver Nuggets <small>(des de Phoenix traspassat a L.A. Lakers) Nebraska 24 Felipe López (SG) San Antonio Spurs <small>(traspassat a Vancouver) St. John's 25 Al Harrington (F) Indiana Pacers St. Patrick's HS<small> (Nova Jersey) 26 Sam Jacobson (SG) Los Angeles Lakers Minnesota 27 Vladimir Stepania (C) Seattle SuperSonics Olimpija Ljubljana <small>(Eslovènia) 28 Corey Benjamin (SG) Chicago Bulls Oregon State 29 Nazr Mohammed (C/F) Utah Jazz <small>(traspassat a Philadelphia) Kentucky
Segona ronda Posició Jugador Nacionalitat Equip de l'NBA Origen (Universitat/club) 30 Ansu Sesay (SF) Golden State <small>(des de Toronto) Ole Miss 31 Ruben Patterson (SF) Los Angeles Lakers <small>(des de Vancouver) Cincinnati 32Rashard Lewis (SF) Seattle SuperSonics <small>(des de Detroit) Alief Elsik HS <small>(Houston, TX) 33 Jelani McCoy (F/C) Seattle SuperSonics <small>(des de L.A. Clippers) UCLA 34 Shammond Williams (PG) Chicago Bulls <small>(des de Golden State) North Carolina 35 Bruno Sundov (C) Dallas Mavericks KK Split <small>(Croàcia) 36 Jerome James (C) Sacramento Kings Florida A&M 37 Casey Shaw (C) Philadelphia 76ers Toledo 38 DeMarco Johnson (PF) New York Knicks <small>(des de Boston) UNC Charlotte 39 Rafer Alston (PG) Milwaukee Bucks Fresno State 40 Korleone Young (SF) Detroit Pistons Hargrave Military Academy 41 Cuttino Mobley (SG) Houston Rockets Rhode Island 42 Miles Simon (SG) Orlando Magic Arizona 43 Jahidi White (F/C) Washington Wizards Georgetown 44 Sean Marks (PF) New York Knicks California 45 Toby Bailey (SG) Los Angeles Lakers <small>(des de New Jersey) UCLA 46 Andrae Patterson (SF) Minnesota Timberwolves Indiana 47 Tyson Wheeler (PG) Toronto Raptors Rhode Island 48 Ryan Stack (C) Cleveland Cavaliers South Carolina 49 Cory Carr (SG) Atlanta Hawks Texas Tech 50 Andrew Betts (C) Charlotte Hornets Long Beach State 51 Corey Brewer (PG) Miami Heat Oklahoma 52 Derrick Dial (SG) San Antonio Spurs Eastern Michigan 53 Greg Buckner (SG) Dallas Mavericks <small>(des de Phoenix) Clemson 54 Tremaine Fowlkes (SF) Denver Nuggets <small>(des de Indiana) Fresno State 55 Ryan Bowen (SF) Denver Nuggets <small>(des de Seattle) Iowa 56 J.R. Henderson (SF) Vancouver Grizzlies <small>(des de L.A. Lakers) UCLA 57 Torraye Braggs (PF) Utah Jazz Xavier 58 Maceo Baston (PF) Chicago Bulls Michigan
Jugadors destacats no inclosos al draft Sarunas Jasikevicius (PG), y Maryland Brad Miller (C), Purdue
1998