basketballA little analysis of some of the past NBA drafts:
2006-Too soon to tell if these guys were booms or busts.
2005-It may still be too soon to tell if these guys are going to be major players but here are the top 5 players so far.
1.Deron Williams pick #3
2.Chris Paul pick #4
3.Charlie Villanueva pick #7
4.Andrew Bogut pick #1
5.Monta Ellis pick #40
2004-This was a decent draft with a lot of guys that are still developing.
1.Dwight Howard pick #1
2.Emeka Okafor pick #2
3.Luol Deng pick #7
4.Ben Gordon pick #3
5.Al Jefferson pick #15
top 10 bust-Luke Jackson pick #10
2003-Great draft. A lot of stars.
1.Dwayne Wade pick #5
2.Lebron James pick #1
3.Carmello Anthony pick #3
4.Chris Bosh pick #4
5.Kirk Hinrich pick #7
top 10 bust-Darko Milicic pick #2
2002-This was a weak draft.
1.Amare Stoudemire pick #9
2.Yao Ming pick #1
3.Carlos Boozer pick #35
4.Tayshaun Prince pick #23
5.Drew Gooden pick #4
top 10 bust-Jay Williams pick #2
2001-Pretty Good draft.
1.Tony Parker pick #28
2.Gilbert Arenas pick #31
3.Pau Gasol pick #3
4.Zach Randolph pick #19
5.Richard Jefferson #13
top 10 bust-Kwame Brown pick #1
2000-Another weak draft.
1.Michael Redd pick #43
2.Kenyon Martin pick #1
3.Quentin Richardson pick #18
4.Jamal Crawford pick #8
5.Mike Miller pick #5
top 10 bust-Stromile Swift pick #2
1999-Good draft.
1.Elton Brand pick #1
2.Baron Davis pick #3
3.Manu Ginobili pick #57
4.Richard Hamilton pick #7
5.Shawn Marion pick #9
top 10 bust-Jonathan Bender pick #5
1998-Strong draft.
1.Dirk Nowitzki pick #9
2.Vince Carter pick #5
3.Paul Pierce pick #10
4.Mike Bibby pick #2
5.Antawn Jamison pick #4
top 10 bust-Michael Olowokandi pick #1
1997-Pretty weak after the top picks
1.Tim Duncan pick #1
2.Chauncey Billups pick #3
3.Tracy McGrady pick #9
4.Stephen Jackson pick #43
5.Keith Van Horn pick #2
top 10 bust-Adonal Foyle pick #8
best name-God Shammgod #46
1996-Strong draft
1.Kobe Bryant pick #13
2.Allen Iverson pick #1
3.Steve Nash pick pick #15
4.Ray Allen pick #5
5.Jermaine O'Neal pick pick #17
top 10 bust-Lorenzen Wright pick #7
1995-One great player and a few good players.
1.Kevin Garnett pick #5
2.Rasheed Wallace pick #4
3.Jerry Stackhouse pick #3
4.Antonio McDyess pick #2
5.Michael Finley pick #21
top 10 bust-Joe Smith pick #1
1994-Weak draft.
1.Jason Kidd pick #2
2.Grant Hill #3
3.Glenn Robinson pick #1
4.Juwan Howard pick #5
5.Jalen Rose pick #13
top 10 bust-Sharone Wright #6
1993-Very weak draft.
1.Chris Webber pick #1
2.Allan Houston pick #11
3.Jamal Mashburn pick #4
4.Sam Cassell pick #24
5.Nick Van Exel pick #37
top 10 bust-Shawn Bradley pick #2
1992-Two stars and some average guys.
1.Shaquille O'Neal pick #1
2.Alonzo Mourning pick #2
3.Latrell Sprewell pick #24
4.Robert Horry pick #11
5.Jimmy Jackson pick #4
top 10 bust-LaPhonso Ellis pick #5
Feel free to disagree with my selections.
