🏀 The 5 Greatest NBA Draft Classes Ever
1984 Draft
#1 Hakeem Olajuwon#3 Michael Jordan#5 Charles Barkley#16 John Stockton
The GOAT draft. MJ fell to #3 because Portland picked Sam Bowie. Four Hall of Famers. Jordan alone makes this #1.
1996 Draft
#1 Allen Iverson#5 Ray Allen#13 Kobe Bryant#15 Steve Nash#17 Jermaine O'Neal
Five Hall of Famers. Kobe at #13 might be the biggest steal in NBA history. Nash won 2 MVPs from #15.
2003 Draft
#1 LeBron James#3 Carmelo Anthony#4 Chris Bosh#5 Dwyane Wade
The LeBron draft. Four All-Stars in the top 5. LeBron became the all-time leading scorer. Wade won a title in his 3rd year.
1985 Draft
#1 Patrick Ewing#3 Chris Mullin#11 Karl Malone#13 Joe Dumars#24 Charles Oakley
The Lottery's first year. Ewing went to the Knicks. Malone at #13 became the #2 scorer ever (at the time). Deep class.
2009 Draft
#1 Blake Griffin#5 Ricky Rubio#6 Jonny Flynn#7 Stephen Curry#9 DeMar DeRozan#17 Jrue Holiday
The Steph Curry draft. Two teams passed on the greatest shooter ever. Curry changed basketball forever from pick #7.