Illmatic
05-15-2005, 03:09 PM
Yeah, you had to see this one coming.
Which draft was best? To make it easier on you, here are the players taken that year who became solid contributors on NBA teams:
1995: Antonio McDyess, Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Damon Stoudamire, Kurt Thomas, Corliss Williamson, Brent Barry,
1996: Allen Iverson, Marcus Camby, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Stephon Marbury, Ray Allen, Antoine Walker, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Jermaine O'Neal, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Derek Fisher, Othella Harrington, Moochie Norris, Jeff McInnis
1997: Tim Duncan, Keith Van Horn, Chauncey Billups, Antonio Daniels, Tim Thomas, Tracy McGrady, Danny Fortson, Austin Croshere, Derek Anderson, Brevin Knight, Bobby Jackson, Marc Jackson, Stephen Jackson
1998: Mike Bibby, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Jason Williams, Larry Hughes, Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, Bonzi Wells, Matt Harpring, Rasho Nesterovic, Ricky Davis, Brian Skinner, Al Harrington, Nazr Mohammed, Ruben Patterson, Rashard Lewis, Rafer Alson, Cuttino Mobley
1999: Elton Brand, Steve Francis, Baron Davis, Lamar Odom, Wally Szczerbiak, Rip Hamilton, Andre Miller, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry, Corey Maggette, Ron Artest, James Posey, Jeff Foster, Kenny Thomas, Andrei Kirilenko, Gordon Giricek, Lee Nailon, Manu Ginobili
2000: Kenyon Martin, Mike Miller, Jamal Crawford, Joel Pryzabilla, Etan Thomas, Hedo Turkoglu, Desmond Mason, Quentin Richardson, Jamaal Magloire, Speedy Claxton, Morris Peterson, Marko Jaric, Eddie House, Eduardo Najera, Michael Redd, Brian Cardinal,
2001: Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol, Eddy Curry, Jason Richardson, Eddie Griffin, Joe Johnson, Vlad Radmanovic, Richard Jefferson, Troy Murphy, Zach Randolph, Brendan Haywood, Samuel Dalembert, Jamaal Tinsley, Tony Parker, Trenton Hassell, Gilbert Arenas, Mehmet Okur, Earl Watson, Bobby Simmons
2002: Yao Ming, Mike Dunleavy, Drew Gooden, Nene Hilario, Chris Wilcox, Amare Stoudemire, Caron Butler, Juan Dixon, Fred Jones, Tayshaun Prince, Nenad Krstic, Dan Dickau, Dan Gadzuric, Carlos Boozer, Flip Murray, Darius Songalia
2003: LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Kirk Hinrich, T.J. Ford, Marcus Banks, Luke Ridnour, Josh Howard, Matt Bonner, Kyle Korver, Jason Kapono, Keith Bogans
2004: Dwight Howard, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Shaun Livingston, Josh Childress, Luol Deng, Andre Iguodala, Sebastian Telfair, Al Jefferson, Josh Smith, J.R. Smith, Jameer Nelson, Delonte West, Tony Allen, Anderson Varejao, Chris Duhon
Which draft was best? To make it easier on you, here are the players taken that year who became solid contributors on NBA teams:
1995: Antonio McDyess, Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Damon Stoudamire, Kurt Thomas, Corliss Williamson, Brent Barry,
1996: Allen Iverson, Marcus Camby, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Stephon Marbury, Ray Allen, Antoine Walker, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Jermaine O'Neal, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Derek Fisher, Othella Harrington, Moochie Norris, Jeff McInnis
1997: Tim Duncan, Keith Van Horn, Chauncey Billups, Antonio Daniels, Tim Thomas, Tracy McGrady, Danny Fortson, Austin Croshere, Derek Anderson, Brevin Knight, Bobby Jackson, Marc Jackson, Stephen Jackson
1998: Mike Bibby, Antawn Jamison, Vince Carter, Jason Williams, Larry Hughes, Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, Bonzi Wells, Matt Harpring, Rasho Nesterovic, Ricky Davis, Brian Skinner, Al Harrington, Nazr Mohammed, Ruben Patterson, Rashard Lewis, Rafer Alson, Cuttino Mobley
1999: Elton Brand, Steve Francis, Baron Davis, Lamar Odom, Wally Szczerbiak, Rip Hamilton, Andre Miller, Shawn Marion, Jason Terry, Corey Maggette, Ron Artest, James Posey, Jeff Foster, Kenny Thomas, Andrei Kirilenko, Gordon Giricek, Lee Nailon, Manu Ginobili
2000: Kenyon Martin, Mike Miller, Jamal Crawford, Joel Pryzabilla, Etan Thomas, Hedo Turkoglu, Desmond Mason, Quentin Richardson, Jamaal Magloire, Speedy Claxton, Morris Peterson, Marko Jaric, Eddie House, Eduardo Najera, Michael Redd, Brian Cardinal,
2001: Tyson Chandler, Pau Gasol, Eddy Curry, Jason Richardson, Eddie Griffin, Joe Johnson, Vlad Radmanovic, Richard Jefferson, Troy Murphy, Zach Randolph, Brendan Haywood, Samuel Dalembert, Jamaal Tinsley, Tony Parker, Trenton Hassell, Gilbert Arenas, Mehmet Okur, Earl Watson, Bobby Simmons
2002: Yao Ming, Mike Dunleavy, Drew Gooden, Nene Hilario, Chris Wilcox, Amare Stoudemire, Caron Butler, Juan Dixon, Fred Jones, Tayshaun Prince, Nenad Krstic, Dan Dickau, Dan Gadzuric, Carlos Boozer, Flip Murray, Darius Songalia
2003: LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, Kirk Hinrich, T.J. Ford, Marcus Banks, Luke Ridnour, Josh Howard, Matt Bonner, Kyle Korver, Jason Kapono, Keith Bogans
2004: Dwight Howard, Emeka Okafor, Ben Gordon, Shaun Livingston, Josh Childress, Luol Deng, Andre Iguodala, Sebastian Telfair, Al Jefferson, Josh Smith, J.R. Smith, Jameer Nelson, Delonte West, Tony Allen, Anderson Varejao, Chris Duhon