NBA Draft
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The NBA Draft is an annual event where National Basketball Association teams select eligible players, primarily from college and international leagues, to join the league.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NBA Draft canonical | 14 |
| NBA draft | 4 |
| 2018 NBA draft | 2 |
| 2008 NBA draft | 1 |
| 2008 NBA draft class | 1 |
| 2009 NBA draft | 1 |
| 2010 NBA draft | 1 |
| 2013 NBA draft | 1 |
| 2015 NBA draft | 1 |
| 2017 NBA draft | 1 |
| 2019 NBA draft | 1 |
| NBA Draft Lottery | 1 |
| National Basketball Association Draft | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T102470 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NBA Draft Context triple: [National Basketball Association, draftEvent, NBA Draft]
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A.
NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is an annual event in which National Football League teams select eligible college football players to join their rosters.
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B.
MLB Draft
The MLB Draft is Major League Baseball’s annual event in which professional teams select eligible amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to join their organizations.
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C.
NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft is the annual event in which National Hockey League teams select rights to eligible amateur ice hockey players from around the world.
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D.
NBA All-Star Game 2020
The NBA All-Star Game 2020 was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, highlighted by a revamped Elam Ending format and tributes to Kobe Bryant in Chicago.
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E.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NBA Draft Target entity description: The NBA Draft is an annual event where National Basketball Association teams select eligible players, primarily from college and international leagues, to join the league.
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A.
NFL Draft
The NFL Draft is an annual event in which National Football League teams select eligible college football players to join their rosters.
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B.
MLB Draft
The MLB Draft is Major League Baseball’s annual event in which professional teams select eligible amateur baseball players from high schools, colleges, and other amateur clubs to join their organizations.
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C.
NHL Entry Draft
The NHL Entry Draft is the annual event in which National Hockey League teams select rights to eligible amateur ice hockey players from around the world.
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D.
NBA All-Star Game 2020
The NBA All-Star Game 2020 was the league’s annual midseason exhibition featuring its top players, highlighted by a revamped Elam Ending format and tributes to Kobe Bryant in Chicago.
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E.
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the premier professional men's basketball league in North America, featuring top teams and players and widely regarded as the highest level of basketball competition in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Basketball Association event
ⓘ
annual sporting event ⓘ sports draft ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
NBA Draft
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surface form:
National Basketball Association Draft
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| broadcastOn |
ABC (in some years)
ⓘ
ESPN ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| eligibilityCategory |
college seniors
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college underclassmen who declare early ⓘ international players meeting age and contract conditions ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
at least one NBA season must have elapsed since player’s high school graduation
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player must be at least 19 years old during calendar year of draft ⓘ |
| fanActivity |
draft watch parties
ⓘ
mock drafts ⓘ |
| feature |
first-round picks receive guaranteed contracts
ⓘ
second-round picks typically receive non-guaranteed or partially guaranteed contracts ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1947 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governedBy | NBA Board of Governors ⓘ |
| governingRulesDocument | NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement ⓘ |
| hasSubEvent | NBA Draft Lottery ⓘ |
| impact |
primary entry mechanism for new NBA players
ⓘ
shapes competitive balance among NBA teams ⓘ |
| league |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive national television coverage in the United States ⓘ |
| notableChange |
high school players were barred from entering directly starting with the 2006 draft
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introduction of the draft lottery in 1985 ⓘ |
| numberOfRounds | 2 ⓘ |
| organizedBy | National Basketball Association ⓘ |
| participants |
NBA teams
ⓘ
draft-eligible basketball players ⓘ |
| previousVenues |
Madison Square Garden
ⓘ
Prudential Center ⓘ |
| primarySourceOfPlayers |
NCAA basketball
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA college basketball
|
| purpose | to allocate eligible players to NBA teams ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | NBA Draft Combine ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
NBA free agency
ⓘ
NBA salary cap ⓘ |
| selectionOrderDeterminedBy |
NBA Draft
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Draft Lottery
|
| selectionOrderInfluencedBy | previous season standings ⓘ |
| sourceOfPlayers |
high school (historically)
ⓘ
international professional leagues ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | June ⓘ |
| typicalNumberOfSelections | 60 ⓘ |
| venue |
Barclays Center
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surface form:
Barclays Center (frequent recent venue)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NBA Draft Description of subject: The NBA Draft is an annual event where National Basketball Association teams select eligible players, primarily from college and international leagues, to join the league.
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2009 NBA draft
this entity surface form:
National Basketball Association Draft
this entity surface form:
NBA Draft Lottery
this entity surface form:
2008 NBA draft
this entity surface form:
2017 NBA draft
subject surface form:
NBA franchise
this entity surface form:
NBA draft
this entity surface form:
2015 NBA draft
this entity surface form:
NBA draft
this entity surface form:
2018 NBA draft
this entity surface form:
2008 NBA draft class
this entity surface form:
2013 NBA draft
this entity surface form:
NBA draft
this entity surface form:
2010 NBA draft
this entity surface form:
NBA draft
this entity surface form:
2019 NBA draft
subject surface form:
2018–19 NBA season
this entity surface form:
2018 NBA draft