Thursday, March 26, 2009

Best Draft Class Revisited

So I did a post on the best draft class currently represented in the NBA. However, what if we were to do just the best draft class in the last 20 years? Who do you think would come out on top? I compiled the rosters using the ASG style format, 12 man rosters, so quality of depth does come into account. Here is my list:

1989 PG Tim Hardaway
1990 PG Gary Payton
1991 PG Kenny Anderson
1992 PG Latrell Sprewell

SG Sean Elliot

SG Kendall Gill

SG Steve Smith

SG Jim Jackson

SF Glen Rice

SF Cedric Ceballos

SF Stacey Augmon

SF Robert Horry

PF Shawn Kemp

PF Derrick Coleman

PF Larry Johnson

PF Christian Laettner

C Vlade Divac

C Antonio Davis

C Dikembe Mutumbo

C Shaquille O'Neal

6th Mookie Blaylock

6th Toni Kukoc

6th Dale Davis

6th Alonzo Mourning

7th Cliff Robinson

7th Elden Campbell

7th Chris Gatling

7th Tom Gugliotta

8th Dana Barros

8th Dennis Scott

8th Luc Longley

8th PJ Brown

9th Danny Ferry

9th Dee Brown

9th Rick Fox

9th Harold Miner

10th Nick Anderson

10th Terry Mills

10th Eric Murdock

10th Doug Christie

Res Dino Rada

Res Loy Vaught

Res Billy Owens

Res Popeye Jones

Res BJ Armstrong

Res Jayson Williams

Res Greg Anthony

Res Jon Barry















1993 PG Penny Hardaway
1994 PG Jason Kidd
1995 PG Damon Stoudamire
1996 PG Steve Nash

SG Allan Houston

SG Eddie Jones

SG Jerry Stackhouse

SG Kobe Bryant

SF Jamal Mashburn

SF Grant Hill

SF Michael Finley

SF Peja Stojakovic

PF Vin Baker

PF Juwan Howard

PF Kevin Garnett

PF Jermaine O'Neal

C Chris Webber

C Eric Montross

C Rasheed Wallace

C Marcus Camby

6th Isaiah Rider

6th Glenn Robinson

6th Antonio McDyess

6th Ray Allen

7th Sam Cassell

7th Donyell Marshall

7th Theo Ratliff

7th Shareef Abdur-Rahim

8th Nick Van Exel

8th Jalen Rose

8th Kurt Thomas

8th Allen Iverson

9th Lindsey Hunter

9th Brian Grant

9th Brent Barry

9th Stephon Marbury

10th Shawn Bradley

10th Charlie Ward

10th Joe Smith

10th Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Res Bryon Russell

Res Lamond Murray

Res Bob Sura

Res Derek Fisher

Res Rodney Rogers

Res Aaron Mckie

Res Travis Best

Res Erick Dampier















1997 PG Chauncey Billups
1998 PG Mike Bibby
1999 PG Baron Davis
2000 PG Jamal Crawford

SG Stephen Jackson

SG Vince Carter

SG Richard Hamilton

SG Michael Redd

SF Tracy McGrady

SF Paul Pierce

SF Ron Artest

SF Hedo Turkoglu

PF Tim Duncan

PF Dirk Nowitzki

PF Lamar Odom

PF Kenyon Martin

C Tony Battie

C Raef LaFrentz

C Elton Brand

C Jamaal Magloire

6th Keith Van Horn

6th Antawn Jamison

6th Steve Francis

6th Mike Miller

7th Danny Fortson

7th Rashard Lewis

7th Shawn Marion

7th Quentin Richardson

8th Derek Anderson

8th Bonzi Wells

8th Andrei Kirilenko

8th Stromile Swift

9th Anthony Parker

9th Jason Williams

9th Manu Ginobili

9th Joel Przybilla

10th Antonio Daniels

10th Al Harrington

10th Jason Terry

10th Keyon Dooling

Res Bobby Jackson

Res Larry Hughes

Res Andre Miller

Res Morris Peterson

Res Tim Thomas

Res Rasho Nesterovic

Res Corey Maggette

Res DeShawn Stevenson















2001 PG Tony Parker
2002 PG Roger Mason
2003 PG TJ Ford
2004 PG Devin Harris

SG Joe Johnson

SG Mike Dunleavy

SG Dwayne Wade

SG Kevin Martin

SF Gerald Wallace

SF Caron Butler

SF LeBron James

SF Andre Iguodala

PF Pau Gasol

PF Amar'e Stoudemire

PF Chris Bosh

PF Al Jefferson

C Mehmet Okur

C Yao Ming

C Chris Kaman

C Dwight Howard

6th Tyson Chandler

6th Carlos Boozer

6th Carmelo Anthony

6th Emeka Okafor

7th Gilbert Arenas

7th Nene Hilario

7th David West

7th Jameer Nelson

8th Jason Richardson

8th Tayshaun Prince

8th Josh Howard

8th Luol Deng

9th Zach Randolph

9th John Salmons

9th Mo Williams

9th Josh Smith

10th Shane Battier

10th Luis Scola

10th Leandro Barbosa

10th Ben Gordon

Res Troy Murphy

Res Drew Gooden

Res Boris Diaw

Res Andris Biedrins

Res Richard Jefferson

Res Matt Barnes

Res Kendrick Perkins

Res JR Smith















2005 PG Chris Paul
2006 PG Rajon Rondo
2007 PG Rodney Stuckey
2008 PG Derrick Rose

SG Monta Ellis

SG Brandon Roy

SG Rudy Fernandez

SG OJ Mayo

SF Danny Granger

SF Rudy Gay

SF Kevin Durant

SF Michael Beasley

PF David Lee

PF Paul Millsap

PF Al Horford

PF Kevin Love

C Andrew Bynum

C LaMarcus Aldridge

C Spencer Hawes

C Brook Lopez

6th Deron Williams

6th Andrea Bargnani

6th Thaddeus Young

6th Russell Westbrook

7th Charlie Villanueva

7th Randy Foye

7th Jeff Green

7th Jason Thompson

8th Andrew Bogut

8th Tyrus Thomas

8th Al Thornton

8th Courtney Lee

9th Marvin Williams

9th Ronnie Brewer

9th Wilson Chandler

9th Mario Chalmers

10th Nate Robinson

10th Renaldo Balkman

10th Aaron Brooks

10th George Hill

Res Francisco Garcia

Res Leon Powe

Res Nick Young

Res DJ Augustin

Res Ryan Gomes

Res Thabo Sefalosha

Res Greg Oden

Res Jerryd Bayless


So we start from 1989 and go to today, picking the best representation of each draft class, of course, I may not have picked who you think are the best players, so you can feel free to let me know if you disagree, this is just my opinion. While I think the 1996 draft class might still be the team to beat, with 2003 coming a close second, I'm actually surprised by the talent in 1999 and 2001. Of course, with the most recent drafts, it's still a bit early to tell, but let me know your pick!
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