what is the best draft class over the last 10 years and what players have had the best careers as of now
1996 NBA DRAFT CLASS<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Pick Team Player College 1. Philadelphia 76ers Allen Iverson Georgetown University 2. Toronto Raptors Marcus Camby University of Massachusetts Amherst 3. Vancouver Grizzlies Shareef Abdur-Rahim University of California 4. Milwaukee Bucks Stephon Marbury Georgia Institute of Technology 5. Minnesota Timberwolves Ray Allen University of Connecticut 6. Boston Celtics Antoine Walker University of Kentucky 7. Los Angeles Clippers Lorenzen Wright University of Memphis 8. New Jersey Nets Kerry Kittles Villanova University 9. Dallas Mavericks Samaki Walker University of Louisville 10. Indiana Pacers Erick Dampier Mississippi State University 11. Golden State Warriors Todd Fuller North Carolina State University 12. Cleveland Cavaliers Vitaly Potapenko Wright State University 13. Charlotte Hornets Kobe Bryant 14. Sacramento Kings Peja Stojakovic 15. Phoenix Suns Steve Nash Santa Clara University 16. Charlotte Hornets Tony Delk University of Kentucky 17. Portland Trail Blazers Jermaine O'Neal 18. New York Knickerbockers John Wallace Syracuse University 19. New York Knickerbockers Walter McCarty University of Kentucky 20. Cleveland Cavaliers Zydrunas Ilgauskas 21. New York Knickerbockers Dontae Jones Mississippi State University 22. Vancouver Grizzlies Roy Rogers University of Alabama 23. Denver Nuggets Efthimis Rentzias 24. Los Angeles Lakers Derek Fisher University of Arkansas at Little Rock 25. Utah Jazz Martin Muursepp 26. Detroit Pistons Jerome Williams Georgetown University 27. Orlando Magic Brian Evans Indiana University 28. Atlanta Hawks Priest Lauderdale Central State University 29. Chicago Bulls Travis Knight University of Connecticut Round 2Pick Team Player College 1. Houston Rockets Othella Harrington Georgetown University 2. Philadelphia 76ers Mark Hendrickson Washington State University 3. Philadelphia 76ers Ryan Minor University of Oklahoma 4. Milwaukee Bucks Moochie Norris University of West Florida 5. Dallas Mavericks Shawn Harvey West Virginia State University 6. Seattle Supersonics Joseph Blair University of Arizona 7. Los Angeles Clippers Doron Sheffer University of Connecticut 8. Denver Nuggets Jeff McInnis University of North Carolina 9. Boston Celtics Steve Hamer University of Tennessee 10. Phoenix Suns Russ Millard University of Iowa 11. Golden State Warriors Marcus Mann Mississippi Valley State University 12. Sacramento Kings Jason Sasser Texas Tech University 13. Houston Rockets Randy Livingston Louisiana State University 14. Phoenix Suns Ben Davis University of Arizona 15. Charlotte Hornets Malik Rose Drexel University 16. Seattle Supersonics Joe Vogel Colorado State University 17. Portland Trail Blazers Marcus Brown Murray State University 18. Seattle Supersonics Ron Riley Arizona State University 19. Philadelphia 76ers Jamie Feick Michigan State University 20. Orlando Magic Amal McCaskill Marquette University 21. Houston Rockets Terrell Bell University of Georgia 22. Vancouver Grizzlies Chris Robinson Western Kentucky University 23. Indiana Pacers Mark Pope University of Kentucky 24. Milwaukee Bucks Jeff Nordgaard University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 25. Utah Jazz Shandon Anderson University of Georgia 26. Washington Bullets Ronnie Henderson Louisiana State University 27. Cleveland Cavaliers Reggie Geary University of Arizona 28. Seattle Supersonics Drew Barry Georgia Institute of Technology 29. Dallas Mavericks Darnell Robinson University of Arkansas</div>AI, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O'Neal, Marcus Camby, Stefon Marbury, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Peja, Antoine Walker, Kerry Kittles, there were some big time players that came out of this draft.A few MVP's in there, some scoring champs, a lot of team leaders, and numerous all-stars, even guys that were overrated but turned out to be not that bad guys to have coming off the bench.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (WELCOMEtotheJUNGLE @ Jun 24 2006, 03:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>12. Cleveland Cavaliers Vitaly Potapenko Wright State University13. Charlotte Hornets Kobe Bryant </div> :no1: This has to be the best draft class in the last 10 years and possibly second best to the 1984 draft.
Easily the 96 draft. The amount of talent that came out of the draft is insane. Definetly the best. Second would be the '03 draft
The 96 Class is the Best I agreebut watch out for that 03 ClassO nevermind I go tmixed up I like the 98 Draft
yea 96 draft was crazy,lol samaki walker and Vitaly Potapenko,eric dampier,and fuller.. were picked over kobe lmao crazy but that sort of thing happens every year,theres always a good player that slips down and becomes a great player,weather it happens right away or 2 years after being drafted or even some players thta arent drafted become pretty decent players in the nba
Kobe Bryant Ray Allen Allen Iverson Jermaine O'Neal Steve Nash Stephon Marbury Shareef Abdur-Rahim Predrag Stojakovic Marcus Camby Zydrunas Ilgauskas 1996, Thats a great group. One of the more underrated drafts...1999. Elton Brand Shawn Marion Steve Francis Baron Davis Andrei Kirilenko Ron Artest Manu Ginobili Richard Hamilton Corey Maggette Wally Szczerbiak Lamar Odom Andre Miller Jason Terry
'96, '99, '03 are definitely the top dogs. I have '96 in first though, just slightly ahead of '99.1. '962. '993. '03
I think 2004 is underated also.Dwight HowardEmeka OkaforBen GordonShaun LivingstonDevin HarrisJosh ChildressLuol DengAndre IguodalaRobert SwiftSebastian TelfairAl JeffersonJosh SmithJR SmithJameer NelsonDelonte WestTony AllenKevin MartinDavid HarrisonAnderson Varej?oChris DuhonTrevor Ariza
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sixers76_ai3 @ Jun 24 2006, 11:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Don't forget 1984-MJ, Hakeem the dream, Chuck Barkley</div>This is only for the past 10 years.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (sixers76_ai3 @ Jun 24 2006, 08:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Don't forget 1984-MJ, Hakeem the dream, Chuck Barkley</div>LOL you mean Charles Barkley??? Is Cuck like hsi real name lol. Anyways your right '99 was a very good talent and theres so many proven players out of that draft. TheAnalyst you cant really say the '04 draft yet because like BCB said no one from that draft has really shown to make an impact yet. There is definetly a lto of talent in it though.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (LakersFan247 @ Jun 24 2006, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>yea 96 draft was crazy,lol samaki walker and Vitaly Potapenko,eric dampier,and fuller.. were picked over kobe lmao crazy but that sort of thing happens every year,theres always a good player that slips down and becomes a great player,weather it happens right away or 2 years after being drafted or even some players thta arent drafted become pretty decent players in the nba</div>The reason why Kobe was taken 13th overall, and some of these players were taken over him, was because at the time he was high school swing man. At the time there was never a high school swingmen taken in the draft, it was only big men. Kobe was beating up on high school level talent, while Dampier, Walker, Fuller, Lorenzen Wright all was taking on college level competition and doing well. Add in the fact that some of those teams might not have needed a swing man at the time, and i can completely understand why so many teams passed on Kobe Bryant at that time. Now days, you can look back and say "can you believe they passed on him," but at the time it looked like the smart thing to do.
Even though teams dident really want to draft high schoolers back then i bet you a lot of those GM's regret not drafting kobe especially now since hes turn out to be a great player
Your right, there are alot of teams that probably wish right now they would have drafted Kobe Bryant, about 11 teams since he was drafted at the 13 spot. The 76ers is probably the only team that came out with just as good of a pick as Kobe Bryant. Hindsight if 50/50 though, we can say one team that wishes they would have drafted Michael Jordan, and 30 teams three years ago passed on Josh Howard, now there are probably a good 15 teams that wishes they would not have.yeah, 28 teams, my bad.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (valo35 @ Jun 26 2006, 07:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>and 30 teams three years ago passed on Josh Howard</div>28
