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title: "Why do NBA teams DRAFT players?"  
description: "Why do NBA teams DRAFT players?"  
author: "Sharon Parkar"  
published: 2018-02-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34813/why-do-nba-teams-draft-players  
category: "sports"  
tags: ["nba draft"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do NBA teams DRAFT players? 

Why do [NBA](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/106030/how-to-score-in-nba-live-18) [teams](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44372/6-tips-to-build-a-strong-and-successful-team) [DRAFT](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37300/what-position-s-should-your-team-draft-in-the-2014-nfl-draft) [players](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12952/the-8-major-mistakes-players-make-in-the-casinos)?


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