WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The players from Kevin Garnett's 1995 NBA draft class
Joe Smith was selected first by the Golden State Warriors.
Smith retired in 2011 after playing for 12 different teams in 16 years. He's most recently popped up in the hip-hop world, recording a Donald Sterling diss and dating "Love & Hip Hop" star Moniece Slaughter.
Source: Washington Post, TMZ
Antonio McDyess was taken second by the Denver Nuggets.
McDyess' career flatlined after several knee injuries, and he retired with the Spurs in 2011. In 2012, he weighed making a comeback, but never returned to the NBA.
Source: Yahoo
Jerry Stackhouse was taken third by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Stackhouse made two All-Star teams and retired in 2013. He currently does studio work for NBA TV.
Source: YouTube
Rasheed Wallace was taken fourth by the Washington Bullets.
Wallace became an integral part of championship teams for the Detroit Pistons and a four-time All-Star. He was an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons in 2013-14.
Kevin Garnett was taken fifth by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Garnett is the only member of the '95 draft class still playing, back with the Timberwolves.
Bryant Reeves was taken sixth by the Vancouver Grizzlies.
Reeves made $55 million during his six-year career. He now owns a cattle ranch in Oklahoma.
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Source: Basketball Reference, Vancouver Sun
Damon Stoudamire was taken seventh by the Toronto Raptors.
Stoudemire made over $99 million during his 13-year career. In 2013, he became an assistant coach for the Arizona Wildcats.
Source: Basketball Reference, Arizona Desert Swarm
Shawn Respert was taken eighth by the Portland Trail Blazers.
Respert only played four seasons in the NBA. He now works as an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Source: Memphis Grizzlies
Ed O'Bannon was taken ninth by the New Jersey Nets.
O'Bannon only played two seasons in the NBA. In 2013, he won a lawsuit against the NCAA for using players' names and likeness for free.
Kurt Thomas was taken 10th by the Miami Heat.
Thomas had a lengthy career, playing 18 seasons and earning over $63 million before retiring in 2013.
Source: Basketball Reference
Gary Trent was taken 11th by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Trent retired in 2004, and now acts as an "intervention specialist" at a Minnesota elementary school.
Source: Star Tribune
Cherokee Parks was taken 12th by the Dallas Mavericks.
Parks retired from the NBA in 2004, briefly owned a punk rock club in southern California, and then signed a contract to play basketball in France in 2011.
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Cherokee Parks ?? how often do you see a 6'11 guy in the gym ?? pic.twitter.com/M5LYBHTrLw
Source: Duke Chronicle
Corliss Williamson was taken 13th by the Sacramento Kings.
Williamson retired in 2007 after earning over $42 million. He's currently an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings.
Source: Sacramento Kings
Eric Williams was taken 14th by the Boston Celtics.
Williams retired in 2007. Williams appeared on the show "Basketball Wives" for several seasons, but has since divorced and gone through financial struggles with child support.
Source: TMZ
Brent Barry was taken 15th by the Denver Nuggets.
Barry played 14 seasons and now works on NBA TV and TNT.
Alan Henderson was taken 16th by the Atlanta Hawks.
Henderson retired in 2007 and got his business degree through an online program at Indiana University.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/552920349483212800
Alan Henderson in the studio today for a future One on One episode. Jay Edwards is in line ahead of him, though. pic.twitter.com/i3Oiq75zAz
Source: Sham Sports
Bob Sura was taken 17th by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Theo Ratliff was taken 18th by the Detroit Pistons.
Ratliff retired in 2011, ranking 13th all time in blocks per game. He currently owns the Rome Gladiators of the World Basketball Association.
Source: Northwest Georgia News
Randolph Childress was taken 19th by the Detroit Pistons.
Childress only played 51 games in two seasons in the NBA. He's currently an assistant coach at Wake Forest.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/455129892158324737
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Source: Wake Forest
Jason Caffey was taken 20th by the Chicago Bulls.
Caffey has had financial trouble since retiring in 2003. In 2010, he became head coach of the Mobile Bay Hurricanes of the American Basketball Association.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/444146064350666752
NBA Champion Jason Caffey met with me yesterday to discuss his incredible work with veterans in the Mobile area. pic.twitter.com/KhQVRwpa5j
Source: Chicago Sun-Times, Our Sports Central
Michael Finley was taken 21st by the Phoenix Suns.
Finley retired a two-time All-Star in 2010. He was an executive producer on "Lee Daniels' The Butler" in 2013.
Source: IMDB
George Zidek was taken 22nd by the Charlotte Hornets.
Zidek left the NBA after three seasons to play in Europe. Today he's an announcer for Euroleague TV.
Source: YouTube
Travis Best was taken 23rd by the Indiana Pacers.
Loren Meyer was taken 24th by the Dallas Mavericks.
Meyer left the NBA after three seasons. In 2009, he was inducted into the Iowa high school basketball hall of fame.
Source: KTIV
David Vaughn was taken 25th by the Orlando Magic.
Vaughn played four years in the NBA. He was briefly homeless and collecting unemployment, but slowly getting his life back together through work and fundraisers as of 2009.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
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