Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérez is a Mexican former professional basketball player who is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a pregame and postgame analyst on Mavericks Live on Fox Sports Southwest, where he is identified as Eddie. Before being promoted to a scout with the Mavs, he was head coach of the Texas Legends of the NBA D-League.
Nájera in 2008
Najera with the Denver Nuggets
Eduardo Najera in the 2009–10 season
The 2000 NBA draft was held on June 28, 2000, at the Target Center in Minneapolis. It was the last draft held at the home arena of an NBA team until 2011; the following and subsequent drafts all took place at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. As of 2023, it is also the last NBA draft where a college senior was the number-one overall selection.
Kenyon Martin was selected 1st overall by the New Jersey Nets.
Mike Miller was selected 5th overall by the Orlando Magic.
Jamal Crawford was selected 8th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Hedo Türkoğlu was selected 16th overall by the Sacramento Kings.