Which team drafted Jordan Hill 8th overall in 2009?

The New York Knicks drafted Jordan Hill 8th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft. The power forward came out of the University of Arizona after a strong junior season and became the second Wildcat selected in the first round that year.

Hill was chosen in a lottery group that included Blake Griffin, James Harden, Stephen Curry and DeMar DeRozan. Curry went seventh, immediately before Hill, while DeRozan was selected ninth by the Toronto Raptors. That makes Hill’s place in the draft order especially memorable to basketball fans looking back at the talent surrounding his selection.

Hill did not spend his entire NBA career in New York. He later played for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana Pacers and Minnesota Timberwolves. He was known primarily as an athletic big man and rebounder, and he finished his NBA career with averages of 7.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

A common mix-up is confusing the team that drafted Hill with a later team that acquired him. The Knicks made the original selection, so New York is the canonical answer to the question.