The 2016–17 NBA season was the 71st season of the National Basketball Association. The regular season began on October 25, 2016, with the 2016 NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers hosting a game against the New York Knicks. The 2017 NBA All-Star Game was played at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 19, 2017, with the West defeating the East 192–182. Anthony Davis of the New Orleans Pelicans was named the All Star Game MVP after breaking Wilt Chamberlain's record by scoring 52 points in the All Star Game. The original host of the game, Charlotte's Spectrum Center, was removed as the host on July 21, 2016 due to the league's opposition against North Carolina's Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act. The regular season ended on April 12, 2017, and the playoffs began on April 15, 2017 and ended on June 12, 2017, with the Golden State Warriors going 16-1 in the playoffs and beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games during their third consecutive matchup in the NBA Finals.
The 2017 NBA playoffs began on April 15, 2017. It concluded with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, their third consecutive meeting at the Finals. Kevin Durant was named the NBA Finals MVP in his first year on the team.
The Warriors set the record for the longest playoff winning streak (15) and the best record (16–1) in NBA playoff history.
| Year | Draft | Round | Pick | Player | Pos | playerSlug | From | To | Notes | ROY | HOF | Allstar | Heismann |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 1 | Markelle Fultz | PG/SG | markelle-fultz | Washington (Fr.) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 2 | Lonzo Ball | PG | lonzo-ball | UCLA (Fr.) | LA Lakers | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 3 | Jayson Tatum | SF | jayson-tatum | Duke (Fr.) | Boston | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 4 | Josh Jackson | SF | josh-jackson | Kansas (Fr.) | Phoenix | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 5 | De'Aaron Fox | PG | Kentucky (Fr.) | Sacramento | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 6 | Jonathan Isaac | SF/PF | jonathan-isaac | Florida State (Fr.) | Orlando | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 7 | Lauri Markkanen | PF | lauri-markkanen | Arizona (Fr.) | Minnesota | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 8 | Frank Ntilikina | PG | frank-ntilikina | SIG Strasbourg (France) | New York | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 9 | Dennis Smith Jr. | PG | dennis-smith-jr | NC State (Fr.) | Dallas | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 10 | Zach Collins | C/PF | zach-collins | Gonzaga (Fr.) | Sacramento | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 11 | Malik Monk | SG | malik-monk | Kentucky (Fr.) | Charlotte | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 12 | Luke Kennard | SG | luke-kennard | Duke (So.) | Detroit | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 13 | Donovan Mitchell | SG | donovan-mitchell | Louisville (So.) | Denver | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 14 | Bam Adebayo | PF/C | bam-adebayo | Kentucky (Fr.) | Miami | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 15 | Justin Jackson | SF | justin-jackson | North Carolina (Jr.) | Portland | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 16 | Justin Patton | C | justin-patton | Creighton (Fr.) | Chicago | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 17 | D. J. Wilson | PF/SF | Michigan (Jr.) | Milwaukee | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 18 | T. J. Leaf | PF | UCLA (Fr.) | Indiana | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 19 | John Collins | PF | john-collins | Wake Forest (So.) | Atlanta | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 20 | Harry Giles | PF/C | harry-giles | Duke (Fr.) | Portland | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 21 | Terrance Ferguson | SG | terrance-ferguson | Adelaide 36ers (Australia) | Oklahoma City | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 22 | Jarrett Allen | C | jarrett-allen | Texas (Fr.) | Brooklyn | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 23 | OG Anunoby | SF | og-anunoby | Indiana (So.) | Toronto | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 24 | Tyler Lydon | PF | tyler-lydon | Syracuse (So.) | Utah | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 25 | Anžejs Pasečņiks | C | anžejs-pasečņiks | Herbalife Gran Canaria (Spain) | Orlando | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 26 | Caleb Swanigan | PF | caleb-swanigan | Purdue (So.) | Portland | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 27 | Kyle Kuzma | PF | kyle-kuzma | Utah (Jr.) | Brooklyn | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 28 | Tony Bradley | PF/C | tony-bradley | North Carolina (Fr.) | LA Lakers | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 29 | Derrick White | PG/SG | derrick-white | Colorado (Sr.) | San Antonio | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 30 | Josh Hart | SG | josh-hart | Villanova (Sr.) | Utah | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 31 | Frank Jackson | PG | frank-jackson | Duke (Fr.) | Charlotte | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 32 | Davon Reed | SG | davon-reed | Miami (Sr.) | Phoenix | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 33 | Wes Iwundu | SF | wes-iwundu | Kansas State (Sr.) | Orlando | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 34 | Frank Mason III | PG | frank-mason-iii | Kansas (Sr.) | Sacramento | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 35 | Ivan Rabb | PF | ivan-rabb | California (So.) | Orlando | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 36 | Jonah Bolden | PF | jonah-bolden | FMP Beograd (Serbia) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 37 | Semi Ojeleye | SF/PF | semi-ojeleye | SMU (Jr.) | Boston | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 38 | Jordan Bell | PF | jordan-bell | Oregon (Jr.) | Chicago | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 39 | Jawun Evans | PG | jawun-evans | Oklahoma State (So.) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 40 | Dwayne Bacon | SG | dwayne-bacon | Florida State (So.) | New Orleans | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 41 | Tyler Dorsey | SG | tyler-dorsey | Oregon (So.) | Atlanta | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 42 | Thomas Bryant | PF | thomas-bryant | Indiana (So.) | Utah | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 43 | Isaiah Hartenstein | PF/C | isaiah-hartenstein | Žalgiris (Lithuania) | Houston | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 44 | Damyean Dotson | SG | damyean-dotson | Houston (Sr.) | New York | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 45 | Dillon Brooks | SF | dillon-brooks | Oregon (Jr.) | Houston | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 46 | Sterling Brown | SG | sterling-brown | SMU (Sr.) | Philadelphia | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 47 | Ike Anigbogu | C | ike-anigbogu | UCLA (Fr.) | Indiana | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 48 | Sindarius Thornwell | SG | sindarius-thornwell | South Carolina (Sr.) | Milwaukee | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 49 | Vlatko Čančar | SF | vlatko-čančar | Mega Leks (Serbia) | Denver | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 50 | Mathias Lessort | PF/C | Nanterre 92 (France) | Philadelphia | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 51 | Monté Morris | PG | monté-morris | Iowa State (Sr.) | Denver | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 52 | Edmond Sumner | PG | edmond-sumner | Xavier (Jr.) | New Orleans | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 53 | Kadeem Allen | SG | kadeem-allen | Arizona (Sr.) | Boston | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 54 | Alec Peters | SF | alec-peters | Valparaiso (Sr.) | Phoenix | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 55 | Nigel Williams-Goss | PG | nigel-williams-goss | Gonzaga (Jr.) | Utah | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 56 | Jabari Bird | SG | jabari-bird | California (Sr.) | Boston | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 57 | Sasha Vezenkov | PF | FC Barcelona Lassa (Spain) | Brooklyn | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 58 | Ognjen Jaramaz | PG | Mega Leks (Serbia) | New York | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 59 | Jaron Blossomgame | SF | jaron-blossomgame | Clemson (Sr.) | San Antonio | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 2 | 60 | Alpha Kaba | PF/C | Mega Leks (Serbia) | Atlanta | ||||||
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