By Kyle Boone Sep 26, 2022 at 12:06 pm ET 5 min read USATSI Around this time last year, the No. Derrick Rose was the No. Though the Mailman never won a title, this 14-time All-Star trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA's career win shares leaderboard. 2 in career points and No. Most active executives with at least 5 draft picks are at least a bit better at drafting than average. His size, scoring ability and walking triple-double status has elevated him to the elite level in just 139 career games (regular season and playoffs). Take a look back at every All-NBA team in league history. In their collective careers, Jordan, Stockton, Barkley and Olajuwon combined for 47 All-Star Games, 45 All-NBA teams, 23 All-Defensive teams, 10 scoring titles, nine assist titles, five steal titles, three rebound titles, three block titles, eight NBA championships and seven MVPs. 1 pick in the 2008 Draft. 9, Utah). NBA Draft History data. LeBron is the undisputed greatest player of the past 20 Drafts and firmly entrenched in the conversation with Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the greatest to ever do it. 1 pick Jim Barnes (New York Knicks) | Full Draft, 1963 | No. The No. Thunder draft Chet Holmgren (Gonzaga) 3. 3, Memphis), Joe Johnson (No. 30, Boston). Anthony Bennett could be the worst draft pick in NBA history. The case for Parker: Parkers Finals MVP (2007) and four championships with the Spurs make it tough to rank anyone ahead of him, even with another multiple-time champion and fellow international star like Pau Gasol in the mix. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Markelle Fultz with the first overall pick of the 2017 NBA Draft. Draymond Green: The three-time All-Star was the No. Plus, a Salt Lake City Recap. He played just 291 minutes for them and was out of the league by 1973. It doesn't get much better from there with just 10 players who amassed more than 40 career win shares and just five who were All-Stars multiple times. Even in the "too early to call" department, only 2011Jimmy Butler, Kawhi Leonard, Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Klay Thompson, Kemba Walker, etc.stands out as a viable candidate from the 2010s. Ten of the top 12 picks would accumulate at least 46 career win shares. Please logout and login again. One Shining Podcast With Tate Frazier Returns, Happiness in America, Part 1: The Secret to a Good Life, According to an 80-Year Study, Derek chats with Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz about what their study teaches us about the secrets to a fulfilling life, The Top 5 Great Players in Bad Situations, The Top 5 Overrated Players in Great Situations in the NBA, The Ringers Top 5 Rankings for All Things NBA, The Surging Knicks, Zombie Heat, and a Bizarre College Hoops Season With Ariel Helwani, Mike Schur, Kevin OConnor, and Tate Frazier. One of the best shot-blockers of all time, Robinson helped steer the Spurs to two NBA titles. The best player from the 2015 NBA Draft is Karl-Anthony Towns. Ouch. "The Answer" was an 11-time All-Star who averaged 26.7 points per game in his career. He won All-Star Game MVP honors in 2013, led the league in steals six times and in assists five times. Three of the four (James, Wade and Bosh) teamed up to win the 2012 and 2013 titles. So give credit to the late-bloomer, if you will. 1 pick in the 1998 draft ended up being one of the biggest busts in the history of the league, but even Michael Olowokandi couldn't keep this class from finishing in the top 10. In 1985, the seventh-best player drafted was Charles Oakley (89.7 career win shares). Though he never even played in the NBA Finals, Nash won the 2005 and 2006 MVP awards and finished runner-up to Dirk Nowitzki in 2007. The year before this draft, Terry Driscoll and Larry Cannon went fourth and fifth and combined for 4.8 career win shares. The case for Leonard: A two-time champion and two-time Finals MVP, Leonard also owns two Kia Defensive Player of the Year trophies as well. 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Each of the last few editions of the NBA Draft have had more than one player who could be transcendent in the league. The New Orleans Pelicans picked Zion Williamson with the first pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, a player whose future looks promising in the competition. And if you only use his accomplishments from his rookie season through the 2013-14 season, hed still be the easy choice for the best player in his Draft class. 1 pick in this draft was everything Philadelphia could have asked for and then some. Irrelevant, as its . Top Players (Career Win Shares):Shawn Marion (124.9), Elton Brand (109.6), Manu Ginobili (106.4), Jason Terry (102.0), Andre Miller (100.8), Lamar Odom (77.0), Andrei Kirilenko (75.4), Baron Davis (63.1), Richard Hamilton (62.8), Corey Maggette (62.2), Metta World Peace (61.1), Steve Francis (54.1), Wally Szczerbiak (53.3), James Posey (51.6). Rian Johnson faced the biggest writing challenges of any of the five nominees, but the director managed to perfectly thread the needle, ensuring that Glass Onion felt totally unique but still delighted the fans of its predecessor. He is a three-time All-Star and has been named once to the All-NBA teams and a couple of times to the All-Defensive squads. All-NBA selections: 9 (Davis - 4, Irving - 3, Towns and Simmons - 1) Rookie of the Year awards: 4 (Irving, Wiggins, Towns, Simmons) All-Rookie Team selections: 8 Top-10 MVP voting finishes: 4. FantasyPros considers the best player values for DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS. 16, Denver). 1 pick Mark Workman (Milwaukee Hawks) | Full Draft, 1951 | No. Take a closer look at some of the impactful activations hosted by the Kings during Black History Month. 1 pick Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks) | Full Draft, 1968 | No. Yes, even worse than Kwame Brown, the top overall pick in 2001. In fact, hes been on chase for something much bigger throughout his 19 seasons in the league. The decision might not've been a bad one, but Fultz struggled to be on the court with the 76ers, playing only 14 games in his first season due to injuries and a mysterious issue with his shoulder (scapular muscle imbalance). Ayton was the first selection of the 2018 NBA Draft, coming from Arizona, and he has career averages of 16 points and 10 rebounds per game in his regular-season career so far. 1 pick Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls) | Full Draft, 2007 | No. The 1984 NBA draft was the 37th annual draft of the National Basketball Association (NBA). That's not because there was a dearth of talent until the 1980s, but rather because that talent was too spread out. Top Players (Career Win Shares): Bob Lanier (117.1), Dave Cowens (86.3), Calvin Murphy (84.1), Tiny Archibald (83.4), Dan Issel (82.3), Rudy Tomjanovich (70.4), Sam Lacey (50.9), Pete Maravich (46.7), Jim McMillian (46.0). Glass Onion Brought Knives Out to the Next Level. We can argue about the order, but it's almost indisputable that the four best draft classes in NBA history were 1984, 1985, 1996 and 2003. Issel was one of seven Hall of Famers from this draft. So, we've put together the handles for all 30 first-round picks in the 2021 NBA Draft. Top Players (Career Win Shares): Paul Arizin (108.8), Bob Cousy (91.1), Bill Sharman (82.8), Larry Foust (74.3), George Yardley (58.5), Chuck Share (40.9). 23, Detroit). Throughout the years, the Lakers had traded away some of their picks as well as traded for other teams' picks. 1 pick Mark Aguirre (Dallas Mavericks) | Full Draft, 1980 | No. 1 to Detroit. Another close call. He has undoubtedly been the best player from the 2016 NBA Draft class even if Ingram's and Murray's scoring abilities are taken into account. The case for Curry: The two-time Kia MVP and newly minted Finals MVP and four-time NBA champion is already widely regarded as the best shooter the league has seen and one half of the best shooting backcourt (along with fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson) in the history of the game. Williamson averaged 22.5 points per game as a rookie in 24 appearances and made 58% of his field goals in that span. A few young NBA stars who went first like Zion Williamson and Ben Simmons are already making an impact on the game. It took Lowry a while to find his niche, stints in Memphis and Houston didnt yield the sort of results that would suggest hed become a franchise icon in Toronto. The 2021 NBA draft lottery drawing took place Tuesday night, with teams salivating over the prospects of selecting a star such as Oklahoma States Cade Cunningham from a pool of players many evaluators view as strong among the top five. 1 pick Fred Hetzel (San Francisco Warriors) | Full Draft, 1964 | No. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Karl-Anthony Towns, Kawhi Leonard, Anthony Davis and Brandon Ingram will play outsized roles in how their respective teams close the season. All rights reserved. Kwame Brown - No. stands out as a viable candidate from the 2010s. This was, by far, the toughest class to rank. For the Philadelphia 76ers to become title contenders, Simmons could likely shoulder the bulk of their offensive threat, considering his ability to push the ball and find teammates. Scott Davis. Franchise Draft History Expansion Drafts A five-time All-Star, Leonard was also the MVP of the 2020 All-Star game. 3 Oklahoma City), Jrue Holiday (No. Some could make the case that hes the biggest Draft steal in NBA history. 19 DIMES FOR DONCIC. Top Five Draft Picks of All Time. Being the first pick of the NBA Draft naturally comes with expectations, and while there are some so-called busts, others have answered the call. 14 in 2017); Domantas Sabonis (No. 1 pick Pervis Ellison (Sacramento Kings) | Full Draft, 1988 | No. 1, Minnesota), Tyrese Haliburton (No. His eight All-Star nods, eight All-NBA selections, three Kia Defensive Player of the Year awards, five All-Defensive Team selections, five rebounding titles and 2008 Olympic gold medal locked him into Hall of Fame status. Cade Cunningham, Detroit Pistons. Stephen Curry has a career PER of 23.79. The case for Jokic: The Nuggets ability to identify and develop talent shines through in Jokic, who has transformed himself from an intriguing project into arguably the best big man in basketball. Williamson made his NBA debut on January 22nd, 2020 against the San Antonio Spurs. Your login session has expired. 31, Golden State). The case for Doncic: The Mavericks wunderkind followed up a sensational Kia Rookie of the Year season with a legitimate Kia MVP-caliber effort in his second season. The Lakers had no first or second-round draft picks from 1983, 1987, and 2001. 1 pick Hakeem Olajuwon (Houston Rockets) | Full Draft, 1983 | No. 35, Golden State). Basketball; Football; Baseball; . Give It the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. The seventh pick in the second round of the 1974 NBA draft, John Drew was selected by the Atlanta Hawks, the team which he would spend eight of his 11 years in the league with. Mitchell is one of the leagues most dynamic scorers, and one reason the Jazz should compete for titles for years to come. Hes an impossible cover for fellow centers because his point guard skill set and deft shooting stroke from all levels. Perhaps hes finally due to break through. RotoWire considers the best player values in Yahoo fantasy leagues for Tuesday night's 10 game slate. Who actually drafted Doncic will be a fun trivia question someday: Atlanta selected the Slovenian third before sending him in a draft-day trade to Dallas for Trae Young (the no. Its easy to laugh at teams that passed on superstars in retrospect. 2022 | No. Other contenders: Blake Griffin (No. Choose at least two teams from the menus below to start your trade. The 2x All-Star and 2x All-NBA selection is undoubtedly one of the greatest draft steals in league history; he easily walks into this list. They took a guard from Illinois by the name of Mike Price with the No. And in 1996, it was Stephon Marbury (77.5). Antawn Jamison (20,042 points) isn't quite in the HOF conversation, but 18.5 points per game in a 16-year career is nothing to scoff at. 3 pick Carmelo Anthony, No. Also read: NBA Trade Rumors: Rival teams expect Toronto Raptors to be more likely to trade Pascal Siakam after the draft, Be the first one to comment on this story. No. The supporting cast for Michael Jordan's first three championships also came from this draft class. The case for Yao: Yao gets the nod here in perhaps the tightest race for the top spot in any of the past 20 drafts. 11, LA Clippers). The 2022 NBA Draft took place in Brooklyn on June 23, 2022. Greens knowledge of the game is unmatched, and hes going to be a star on television once he decides to call it quits. The player grew in confidence with more NBA games under his belt. 1 pick Brad Daugherty (Cleveland Cavaliers) | Full Draft, 1985 | No. Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers . 1 pick Jimmy Walker (Detroit Pistons) | Full Draft, 1966 | No. 2) Kawhi Leonard Career Averages: 18.7 points, 6.4. 396: 4.20: Sports: May 21, 2020: Heisman . Recapping every NBA Draft from 1947 to 2021, Every Draft Pick In History: Take a look back at the storylines, award-winners and much more from each season in NBA history. Sign Up to track. Barton joins the Raptors after he was waived by the Wizards on Feb. 21. 1 pick, 2001 NBA Draft. Nov 22, 2020. FantasyPros considers the best player values for DraftKings and FanDuel NBA DFS. He made a slow start in his first NBA night but exploded with 17 points in the fourth quarter. Get to know the Milwaukee Bucks' star forward with these 10 interesting factoids about his life and career. Speaking of which, how about another New York Knicks footnote? The case for Davis: He has always been the most talented player in his class. Theres a reason Brooklyn is taking the glass-half-full approach in the wake of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. It's hard to fathom why he doesn't get more recognition when we argue about the greatest to ever play the game. And of those four, only 2009 and 1984 (Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon) has three players in the top 30. Durant outplayed James in the Finals in back-to-back years, solidifying his status as one of his generations truly transcendent talents. Dan Issel was selected 122nd overall by the Pistons, but he instead signed with the ABA's Kentucky Colonels. Of course, they weren't the only star players in those drafts. 1 pick Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) | Full Draft, 1996 | No. Stockton's class also produced Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon, and Malone was one of eight players in his class who ranks in the top 125 in career win shares*. He was selected the Rookie of the Year in the 2015-16 season. Here it's Kirk Hinrich, who was never named an All-Star and who produced at least 25 fewer win shares than each of Oakley, Willis and Marbury. 5 pick Jonathan Bender, who ended up being one of the least successful players to make the leap straight from high school to the NBA. Well outside the top 10, the 1999 draft also featured one of the greatest second-round picks in NBA history: Manu Ginobili. 1 pick in the NBA draft. A 12-time All-Star and 11-time All-NBA pick, Paul has also been on the All-Defensive Team nine times. Both star power and depth were necessary to land in the top 10. 1 pick LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers) | Full Draft, 2002 | No. Moreover, the No. Tatum averaged 18 points and four rebounds per game against LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers. Regardless, snagging a three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team selection with the No. It was tough to put any drafts from the past decade on this list since those players aren't close to finalizing their career win share totals. The case for Paul: A sure-fire Hall of Famer and one of the greatest point guards in NBA history, Paul has earned every bit of his reputation as the feistiest and most competitive players of his or any generation. 4 pick Reggie Williams (26.0). NBA.com is part of Warner Media, LLCs Turner Sports & Entertainment Digital Network, *Translations are limited to select pages, Pistons win top pick in 2021 Draft Lottery, NBA DFS Picks: Yahoo plays and strategy for Feb. 28, Durant expected to make Suns debut Wednesday, NBA DraftKings & FanDuel DFS Primer: Feb. 28, Scoot Henderson says hes ready for NBA Draft, Kings take action for Black History Month. YOU. 13 in 2014). 8, Chicago), Mike Miller (No. 1 pick John Wall (Washington Wizards) | Full Draft, 2009 | No. Only seven players from this class made it to an All-Star Game, and two of themNo. DeMarcus Cousins fifth to the Kings. Please logout and login again. Looking at the Western Conference After LeBrons Injury. How does the all-time three-point leader, three different league MVPs and 10 picks with a combined total of 64 All-Star Games sound for a single draft class? 11. We are not making it all up in our heads, thinking well of Kris Dunn because we want to: he has real talents to bring, and a body that for the time being will allow him to use them. Everyone declares the process a success on Draft night. 1 overall. In the depth department, eight players drafted in 1985 went on to accumulate at least 86 win shares. So far, Antetokoumpo is 0-1 in the conference finals. His value as a 35-overall pick is indisputable. He put up at least 20 points per game in each of his first 13 seasons in the league. Now, assuming there will still be regular-season awards, Giannis is about to become a two-time MVPthe lowest pick to win back-to-back MVP awards since Steve Nash (another 15th pick) did in 2005 and 2006. 1 pick Larry Johnson (Charlotte Hornets) | Full Draft, 1990 | No. Nikola Jokic, Nuggets: 2014 (Round 2, no. Another close call. He dominated that league for six years before it was absorbed by the NBA. Other contenders: Amare Stoudemire (No. Thank you Surfshark for sponsoring this vi. 1 pick Zion Williamson (New Orleans Pelicans) | Full Draft, 2018 | No. This was a close call between Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum and Utah Jazz's Donovan Mitchell. (People are always so quick to chastise the Hawks when the Suns took Deandre Ayton and the Kings took Marvin Bagley III over both.) Something went wrong. Kawhis offense did need work, and its fair to wonder whether he wouldve initially blossomed had he not been under Gregg Popovich and surrounded by Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginbili. 1 pick John Lucas (Houston Rockets) | Full Draft, 1975 | No. 13, Minnesota), Jusuf Nurkic (No. We pay homage to the savviest selections in the league. Within six years, they each had three rings. No one is ever persuaded to change their opinion, and no one is ever in the middle. 3, Atlanta), Mike Conley (No.4, Memphis), Joakim Noah (No. 1, New Orleans), Tyler Herro (No. Though the Mailman never won a title, this 14-time All-Star trails only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA's. Ayton's progression could be huge for the Phoenix Suns going forward as the experience of the 2021 NBA Finals at such a young stage could mean a lot to him for the future. Giannis Antetokounmpo: Hes the ultimate gem. 1 pick Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee Bucks) | Full Draft, 2004 | No. As far as depth is concerned, 2003 doesn't hold a candle to our top three drafts. However, some of the most recent #1 picks proved some of that to be wrong. Because of that, Doncic is the lone lottery pick here. Ben Simmons was the first pick of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. With the 2022 Draft just days away, we look back at the annual selections from 2000-20 and identify the greatest players in each instance: LaMelo Ball put up 15.7 points, 5.9 rebounds, and 6.1 assists per game to win 2020-21Kia Rookie of the Year. Though Mitchell won the NBA Rookie of the Year award in this NBA Draft class, Tatum has evolved to be an All-NBA player. 1 picks in NBA Draft history? In his first NBA season, Williamson averaged 22.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game on 58% shooting. A native Texan, Butler played junior college ball, then matriculated to Marquette University before Chicago made him the 30th pick of the 2011 draft. Plus, Can the Knicks Win a Playoff Series? But you can bet when the Draft arrives on July 29 a few teams will nab steals well be talking about for years to come. Though Ja Morant of the Memphis Grizzlies deservedly won the Rookie of the Year Award in the 2019-20 NBA season, Zion Williamson was dominant in the 24 games he started after suffering a knee injury at the start of the campaign. Duality underpins practically everything about the brief existence of the KD, Harden and Kyrie Nets. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. 27, Toronto). Location: Los Angeles, California Team Names: Los Angeles Lakers, Minneapolis Lakers Seasons: 75; 1948-49 to 2022-23 Record: 3489-2412, .591 W-L% Playoff Appearances: 62 Championships: 17 More Franchise Info A six-time All-Star and four-time All-NBA pick, Parkers No. Since the Cavs selected him back in 2013, he has played in only 151 NBA games, averaging minuscule numbers. His trophy case is overflowing Kia MVP in 2017, nine-time All-Star, two-time All-Star Game MVP, two-time gold medalist (2010 World Championship and 2013 Olympics) and two-time scoring champ and two-time assist leader. It's only a matter of time before Stephen Curry moves ahead of Miller on the list of made three-pointers, but he's currently No. In NBA history, 20 players have accumulated at least 160 win shares, and four of them (20 percent) were drafted in 1984: Michael Jordan, John Stockton, Charles Barkley and Hakeem Olajuwon. Phoenix Suns . The 21-year-old Slovenian came into the league after playing professional basketball with Spanish club Real Madrid from an early age. 1 NBA draft pick Victor Wembanyama will travel to Las Vegas next month for a pair of highly anticipated games, matching up with projected No. 35 pick in 2012 and is tied with teammate Klay Thompson for the title of king of the rings among this group. But the fact is Leonard has exceeded even the loftiest of expectations anyone had for him when he began his career as a defensive stopper and role player in San Antonio alongside Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili. Other contenders: John Wall (No.1, Washington), DeMarcus Cousins (No. Be it an inexact science or a parlor game, nothing requires the benefit of time like evaluating a particular Draft and grading the true winners of the NBAs biggest roll of the dice. Stephen Curry has a career PER of 23.79. A career average of 4.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.5 assists isn't exactly superstar level. 2, LA Lakers), Jaylen Brown (No. He had two tremendous games against the mighty LeBron James-led LA Lakers, scoring 29 points in one game and 35 points in the other. 1 pick Ralph Sampson (Houston Rockets) | Full Draft, 1982 | No. His Draft class includes six other All-Stars (Butler, Kyrie Irving, Kawhi Leonard, Isaiah Thomas, Klay Thompson, Kemba Walker and Nikola Vucevic). 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