Just over a month before the 2025 NBA Draft tips off from Brooklyn, it’s worth wondering about Toronto Raptors odds for who they will choose with the ninth overall pick in the first round. With that in mind, OntarioBets.com used Basketball-Reference.com to find the performance of the past 25 players (2000-2024 Draft) selected with the No. 9 overall pick in the NBA Draft.
Historical Performance of No. 9 Overall Picks During Career
Situation | Number | Percentage |
Won Rookie of the Year | 1 of 25 | 4.0% |
Made All-NBA Rookie First Team | 5 of 25 | 20.0% |
Made An All-Star Game | 6 of 25 | 24.0% |
Made An All-NBA First Team | 2 of 25 | 8.0% |
Made An All-NBA Defensive Team | 1 of 25 | 4.0% |
Won An MVP | 0 of 25 | 0.0% |
Won An NBA Championship | 1 of 25 | 4.0% |
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Since 2000, only one player taken ninth overall has gone on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award: Phoenix Suns forward Amar’e Stoudemire in 2003. Of the past 25 players selected at No. 9, five (or 20%) were named to the NBA’s All-NBA Rookie first team, while six of the 25 (or 24%) made the NBA All-Star Game.
Since 2010, the ninth pick with the most career win shares (per Basketball-Reference.com) is Andre Drummond, who has 76.6 across 904 games played since getting picked in 2012. Other NBA success stories include Gordon Hayward (63.5 win shares in 835 games) and Kemba Walker (59.8 WS in 750 games).
Last year’s ninth overall pick, Toronto native Zach Edey, finished his rookie campaign with the Memphis Grizzlies with 4.9 win shares in 66 games. Edey averaged 9.2 points and 8.3 rebounds per game on 58% shooting from the floor for the Western Conference franchise, giving basketball fans and NBA betting customers north of the border a glimpse of the type of player that could be available for the Raptors this draft cycle. Raptors general manager Bobby Webster (above) and the organization have a chance to land a solid piece of the future in Toronto.
NBA Draft No. 9 Picks Since 2010
Here are career stats for ninth overall picks in the NBA Draft since 2010:
- 2024: Zach Edey (4.9 WS in 66 games played)
- 2023: Taylor Hendricks (1.2 WS in 43 games played)
- 2022: Jeremy Sochan (4.2 WS in 184 games played)
- 2021: Davion Mitchell (6.0 WS in 301 games played)
- 2020: Deni Avdija (14.7 WS in 359 games played)
- 2019: Rui Hachimura (15.6 WS in 337 games played)
- 2018: Kevin Knox (0.9 WS in 320 games played)
- 2017: Dennis Smith Jr. (2.3 WS in 326 games played)
- 2016: Jakob Poeltl (44.2 WS in 595 games played)
- 2015: Frank Kaminsky (15.9 WS in 413 games played)
- 2014: Noah Vonleh (9.4 WS in 362 games played)
- 2013: Trey Burke (12.9 WS in 498 games played)
- 2012: Andre Drummond (76.6 WS in 904 games played)
- 2011: Kemba Walker (59.8 WS in 750 games played)
- 2010: Gordon Hayward (63.5 WS in 835 games played)
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Raptors 2025 Draft FAQs: What Fans Need to Know About the No. 9 Pick
Historically, No. 9 NBA draft picks have produced moderate success. Out of the past 25 players selected at this spot, six became All-Stars (24%), and five made the NBA All-Rookie First Team (20%). Only one player has won an NBA championship, and none have ever won MVP. While not superstar-rich, the No. 9 pick can yield a strong NBA starter or future All-Star.
No. None of the players drafted ninth overall in the last 25 years have won the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. While some received MVP votes (e.g., Joakim Noah), the draft slot has not historically produced MVP-level talent.
According to historical NBA draft data, six out of 25 players picked ninth overall have been selected for at least one NBA All-Star Game. That’s a 24% All-Star rate, showing that while the ninth pick doesn’t always yield top-tier talent, it does have a solid track record of producing above-average NBA players.
