Commissioner
David Stern
Union Director
Billy Hunter
Players' President
Patrick Ewing
1997 NBA Draft
Pick
Player
Team
1
Tim Duncan
Spurs
2
Keith Van Horn
76ers
3
Chauncey Billups
Celtics
4
Antonio Daniels
Grizzlies
5
Tony Battie
Nuggets
what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.