The 1995 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1995, at SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It marked the first NBA draft to be held outside the United States and was the first draft for the two Canadian expansion teams, Toronto Raptors and Vancouver Grizzlies. Kevin Garnett, who was taken fifth in this draft, is notable for being the first player in two decades to be selected straight out of high school. Garnett ultimately gathered fifteen All Star selections, nine All-NBA selections, one NBA MVP award, and multiple other accolades. Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse also had successful careers, being four-time and two-time All-Stars respectively. Wallace won an NBA championship in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons, while Stackhouse scored the most total points in the league in 2000, also with the Pistons.
Joe Smith was selected first overall by the Golden State Warriors
Antonio McDyess was selected 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Clippers (traded to the Denver Nuggets).
Jerry Stackhouse was selected 3rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Rasheed Wallace was selected 4th overall by the Washington Bullets.
The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Scotiabank Arena, which it shares with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team was founded in 1995 as part of the NBA's expansion into Canada, along with the Vancouver Grizzlies. Since the 2001–02 season, the Raptors have been the only Canadian-based team in the league, as the Grizzlies relocated from Vancouver to Memphis, Tennessee.
SkyDome, known as Rogers Centre since 2005, was the original venue for Raptors home games from 1995 to 1999
The Raptors moved to Scotiabank Arena (then known as Air Canada Centre) in 1999
Vince Carter, drafted fifth in the 1998 NBA draft, played his first six seasons in the NBA with the Raptors
A game between the Raptors and the Portland Trail Blazers during the 2004–05 season. The Raptors were moved to the NBA's Atlantic Division prior to the start of that season.