Top 5 Draft Classes In NBA History
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- Опубликовано: 2 дек 2020
- There have been 74 drafts in NBA history - and in this video, we’ll go over the top 5 draft classes ever.
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From studs to duds, from Hall of Famers to busts - every NBA draft has its story, and some classes produced better players than others.
Top 5 Draft Classes In NBA History 
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Who do you think is gonna be the best player from the 2020 NBA draft?
Wiseman
Lamelo
Most probably James Wiseman or Obi Toppin
Edwards
Aaron Nesmith
Imagine being picked ahead of MJ and it not being considered a mistake. Hakeem is a legend.
Well, when you're debating 2 consensus Top 10 players of all time (and a lot of us put Hakeem in the Top 5), it's HARD to go wrong.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 Hakkem top 5?? Hell naw
@@user-ym6hg4ol5s Your opinion, widely disagreed with but not universally.
@@user-ym6hg4ol5s hell yea
@@bricefleckenstein9666 when it comes to centers, Hakeem top 5 even top 3 for sure amongst (Wilt, Shaq, Kareem and David Robinson) but you really can’t say for a majority Hakeem is in most top 5s ahead of MJ, Lebron, Bird, Magic, Timmy, and again Wilt, Shaq, plus Kobe and Bill Russell in the mix. The dream is 8-10 for most and believable 6-7 at best. Put it this way, Shaq and Hakeem are debatable on who was better overall but I wouldn’t put Shaq in the top 5 so why would I put Hakeem in there ahead of Wilt and the other GOATs in their respective positions?
So basically 2003 became the Miami Heat...
With Carmelo anthony
But Bron never had any help tho
@@DonkeyKong5479 *AD, D Wade, Chris Bosh, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo.*
@@DonkeyKong5479 LOL
@@DonkeyKong5479 washed up wade and blood cloths bosh yeah
'96 was very deep but '84 has the best ceiling talent wise almost every one is top in their position
But after you get past the big 4, you're struggling to remember the rest of the draft.
'96 doesn't give you as many all time greats. But there was enough star talent for nearly half of the league to find an Allstar
Hakeem is to agile to be seven one. Dream is impossible
Hakeem is 6-11
@K B your forgot Alvin Robertson, Otis Thorpe, Sam Perkins, and Kevin Willis.
Jordan could dominate anyone. Olajuwon dominated Ewing, Robinson, and Shaq. Barkley is a top PF all time. Stockton one of the best PG ever. No other draft class can compare.
@@KB-qk1ic alvin robertson was a dpoy who averaged 4 steals a game, and they had a few other solid players
To be fair about the Sam Bowie issue, Portland needed a center badly. The reason they didn't pick Jordan is because they already have a star shooting guard in Clyde Drexler.
True, but they COULD have had The Dream and Clyde during their PRIMES, instead of Houston ended up with both late in their careers.
As Bobby Knight said: if you need a center, play MJ at center
Bowie had talent. It wasn't his fault he was drafted too high. Portland needed a center but drafting a guy that missed 2 years of college with injuries is on them
@@linorestrepolobo3620 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤪the General knows!
As a coach once said then play Jordan at center
In 10 years we’re gonna be talking about the 2018 and 2019 draft
Just wait till the 2021 draft... gonna turn out to be legendary
man there were some studs in 2018 compared to 2020... i mean Luka, trey, ayton, shai, porter jr, jaron jackson and sexton... thats some cheese
And 2017
*2017 and 2018
Fax
It wasn't Sam Bowie's fault that they choose him over mj. I feel sorry for him. They always bring it up when talking about the 84 draft.
OMG! The legendary Carl Lewis was drafted in the nba?!? That is amazing.
You didn’t know?
@@leenguyen6056 I didn’t either
Reggie Lewis? Lol
I never knew this! 😳
1996 Draft will always be the best in my mind
it IS the best, has the most depth
Same
should have been. 84 should be second
I certainly agree.
1984, 1979 (1978*) then 1996. Any year MJ, Akeem, AND Barkley are drafted = the best draft class. Any year Magic and Bird (who stayed in college in '78) are rookies...that's the second best draft class. Sorry Lebron and Wade, etc...you dont quite beat out those two. 😉
Worst Draft in NBA History?
It has to be 2000 but I’m not very high on this year 2020 class.
we will never have a draft worse than 2000 again, 2020 isnt great but it's still has plenty of players with decent potential
@@MikeTheNBAGuy 2020 has a lot of solid players, and the draft couldve gone anyway after the top 3. No clear cut generational talents however
@@ry_an. yeah it looks worse too when compared to 2018 and 19 with luka, trae, morant, Zion, etc. But its sure to have some good players, the world has too much basketball talent these days to have a full draft of duds
Lol I just searched, the only only players I know from there are jamal Crawford and Kenyon Martin
Re: 2020, let's wait until at least 2022 to make our initial verdict.
Loved the mention of Oscar! Just an amazing player! So bad he never got to play in the NBA
I though you meant Oscar ROBERTSON for a minute
1984 is best class of all time no cap
I put them as one of the Top 2 - and a TOUGH choice between that class and the 1956 Class.
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It's crazy to think that Ben Wallace accomplished so much being undrafted
The undrafted player into the basketball hall of fame.
@@chriswilliams1024 The only undrafted NBA player in the Hall - but remember that the Hall isn't 100% about the NBA.
Otherwise you would not have people like John Wooten drafted as BOTH Player AND Coach (one of 5 such people right now in the Hall).
2018 will 100% go down as one of the best
Maybe not best, but one of the best
Prob, now on the subject anyone think luka can be the best white player ever?
@@gdchimp7127 so u think its impossible
@@gdchimp7127 he has potential, just wait
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The Pistons drafted Darko over Melo, Wade, and Bosh. Then the Pistons won the Championship the following year
Shows you how inconsistent that front office is
Same with 1984...blazers drafted bowie 2nd overall (darko was 2nd too) over mj-3rd and barkley-5th (melo and wade 3rd and 5th also)
The Darko pick is always a source of frustration for Pistons fans, but it's not like it was some crazy twist of fate they won the title despite such a bust. They only had the second overall pick in '03 due to trades...they won their division in '02 and '03, and reached the ECF in '03. They were solid before the '03 draft took place. Of course, it's a big "what could have been" if they had drafted...anyone else available (let alone Wade or Melo).
@@jediknight5179 blazers also skipped on durant
Det should of drafted Bosh instead of Darko
Bosh was a better fit than Melo or D-Wade and it wouldn’t of been a need to trade for Sheed
*so no ones gonna notice he spelled it “Paul” Gasol instead of “Pau”*
Edit: timestamp- 3:45
The 1970 class getting some well deserved love.
I'm taking the 84 draft
I say 96 had Kobe, Allen Iverson, ray allen Steve Nash, Ben Wallace and a shit ton more that I can’t remember lol
@@aidansrandomstuff6843 Ben wasn't drafted, isn't in the Hall (but is the most likely UNdrafted player to make it there eventually).
But given when he joined the NBA, it does make sense to count him in with the 1996 class.
(edit - Ben finally made the hall AFTER I originally posted this).
@@bricefleckenstein9666 ik that but he was picked up and was part of the draft as he put his name down 🙄
Yeah 96 is the best ever
@@AmanSingh-bt1rx Depends on the standards you use to judge the class.
For MY money, it's the "Class Of The Rings" aka 1956 - *30* championship rings PLUS Elgin Baylor's great career (he was originally drafted in 1956 by the Lakers but got drafted by the Army for a 2 year hitch, then got REDRAFTED by the Lakers in 1958).
Championships are THE definition of greatness in Basketball, and Bill Russell had more Championships than some ENTIRE DRAFT CLASSES - then add in Tom Heinsohn, KC Jones, and Willy Naulls.
BTW - if you include rings won as a COACH, the number goes up quite a bit - Tom is in the Hall as BOTH PLAYER AND COACH with a 2 COACH rings (one of only 4 people in the Hall as both), KC Jones also won 2 championships as a coach, and Bill won his last 2 championships as Player-Coach - making the overall total *36 rings* for this class.
I'm brazilian and so proud to see Oscar Schmidt mentioned in this video. Thank you, Nonstop Sports!
1987 draft also included José 'Piculín' Ortiz, one of the best FIBA players in the Americas outside of the NBA and a FIBA Hall-of-Famer. He barely played in Utah under Jerry Sloan (I am still baffled Utah selected him , considering they had Karl Malone and Mark Eaton and refused to play him). Yet Ortiz outplayed guys like Alonzo Mourning, Christian Laettner, Mehmet Okur, Pau Gasol, Vlade Divac, among others, when they met in FIBA competitions. He had offers from Suns, Clippers and Warriors in the 1990s but chose to remain playing in Spain's ACB league or in Greece, aside from his hometown Puerto Rico. His last tournament was the 2004 Athens Olympics, where Puerto Rico upset USA's Dream Team in the first game. Guess who was tasked with guarding Tim Duncan? A 41-year old Ortiz still playing at solid level.
1984 Draft is the best beacuse of how crazy good was the top players(MJ, Barkly, Hakim and Stokton), but 1996 is more rich in good players, they have 10 players who made the All - Star, including 4 HOF.
But even though the video decieded not to included recent Draft class, I have to mantion 2009 class who have 2 MVP, the graetest shotter Stheph, and Harden and 4 more players who made the All - Star, 2016 class who despite been young, already have 5 players who made the All - Star and more to do so, and 2018 class, who is amazing (!), and have Luka, Trea, Ayton, JJJ, Shei, Mikal and Miles Bridges, Saxton, MPJ.
1996 nba draft 😍😍
Oscar Schmidt was the best brazilian and we happy for this! Nice vídeo! TKS from Brazilian Lover Basketball
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Great list.
One my favourite channels on RUclips. No time wasting and the editing is so good.
Keep it up guys. You'll be at 1 Mil in no time
This is a great way to rank these draft picks!!!
1984 >>> 2003, easily, no contest at all
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1. MJ
2. Dream
3. Round Mound
Versus
1. D-Wade
2. Melo
3. LBJ
I'm taking MJ, Dream & Sir Charles all day in that 3 on 3 battle
mj and the dream would get demolished
Can you do 5 worst nba draft ?
Players from the 1996 draft was my childhood. 2000's era. So damn good
5:56 staff class, n i c e
09 draft is slept on
Domantas Sabonis dad just happens to be Arvydas! crazy
2:17
Issel is also one of only 7 players that was a UNANIMOUS pick to the ABA All TIme team (along with Julius "DOCTOR J" Erving, Mel Daniels, Roger Brown, George "The Iceman" Gervin, Artis Gilmore, and Louis Dampier (ABA ALL TIME 3 point leader)).
HBO did a great piece on the ABA. I think it was in 1997 or 1998. It was done as a tribute to Roger Brown who had just passed away. A great documentary
@@mongoslade277 Good for them - and it's nice to see the First Pick Ever by the Pacers (and I think the first picked player of the ENTIRE ABA) get some overdue recognition.
1984 is amazing in a way that not only the obvious, Hakeem, Jordan, Barkley, and Stockton, but it also has the world record scoring leader in Oscar Schmidt, and a track and field GOAT in Carl Lewis.
1956.
The "KING OF THE RINGS" class (39 or 40 depending on if you count Elgin's ring).
Bill Russell. 11 Rings as a player (2 more as a coach), Hall of Fame, *ALL 3* of the NBA "all time" Teams, and who is that Finals MVP trophy named AFTER?
Sam Jones. 10 Rings as a player, Hall of Fame.
Tom Heinsolm. 8 Rings as a player, 2 more as a coach, Hall of Fame AS BOTH PLAYER AND COACH.
KC Jones. 8 Rings as a player, 2 more as a coach, Hall of Fame
This was the CORE and most of the Starting 5 for the Russell-era Celtics Dynasty.
Elgin Baylor. 11 x All Star, most points EVER in a NBA Finals game, Rookie of the Year after he finished his time in the Army, and one "debateably" ring from the Lakers after he retired very early in their 1972 Championship season.
His abbreviated 1961-1962 season is the Top 5 PPG season NOT owned by Wilt (38.4 PPG but not enough games to OFFICIALLY count).
Then a drop to Willie Naulls - 4 x All Star, 3 Rings.
IMO this was AT LEAST the 2'nd greatest draft class of all time, and argues strongly against even the 1984 class for #1.
Leaving them out INVALIDATES this video.
Didn't know that. Thanks for the lesson, I'll add them into my top 5.
According to Jordan fans rings are all that matter but when you say horry got more then it's oh he wasn't as good make up your mind he's not the most skilled player ever not even top 10 he went 6-0 vs who exactly the jazz suns sonics, but when you tell Jordan fans factually without pippen he never makes a ECF they disagree when he never made one before pippen arrived??? Pippen was everything to the bulls if he never arrives Jordan is basically DeRozan in the playoffs regularly but never in the conference finals
@@IONTENNISTHAT I never said Big Shot Bob was as good of a player as Jordan.
I don't think BOB meant that comment seriously.
It's not MY mind that needs to be made up. Bob was a good role player but he was never a star, much less a superstar, and he's NOT heading to the Hall EVER.
That 6-0 tale is INCOMPLETE, and ignores the other 9 seasons Jordan didn't make it TO the FInals or usually out of his own conference.
6-9 would be a MORE ACCURATE tale - though I do agree that Jordan didn't have enough help early on the Bulls to match up against the Celtics, 76ers for a couple years, or later on Detroit.
He didn't start making it TO the Finals without a rule change after the 1990 Finals (the Flagrant Foul rule finally grew some TEETH, after being routinely ignored for it's roughly a decade in existence).
He HAD the team to have a chance in 1989 and 1990 but Detroit's bruising defense and ESPECIALLY their lane defense made it hard for Jordan to slash effectively on a regular basis, and LITTLE HELP before that made his team uncompetative in 1988 and before.
63 points in a playoff LOSS against the Bird-HEALTHY-era Celtics says a lot.
And if you DID go with the "rings is all that matters" argument, Jordan is TIED for 10th - and except for Bob, EVERYONE ahead of him was Bill Russell or teammates (though Hondo did win 2 of his after Bill retired).
@@IONTENNISTHAT that entire post is utterly ridiculous & laughable. MJ had a team built around him. Scottie didn't. Scottie was a bench player when drafted. CHI was MJ's team upon arrival. To compare MJ to DeMar DeRozan is sheer ignorance at the very least. Bill Russell played when there were 8-12 teams in the league & BOS HAD ALL OF THE BEST PLAYERS (count the ALL STARS & HOF including a HOF coach). Phil Jackson was a rookie head coach before coaching CHI (there's a CLEAR DIFFERENCE) but everyone's entitled I guess even if it is lacking context smfh
@@IONTENNISTHAT Jordan fans are the worst. They uplift him and downplay the rest. Like it's Russell's fault the league was small. He was a winner. Period.
My man included commissioner stern in the 1984 draft class
Melo look like an overweight girl from the projects in the thumbnail 😂😂😂
Looking like young ma
They got Jordan 1st but he was 3rd in his own draft class lol
Number 1 pick was Hakeem, probably the ONLY player that wasn't regrettable to pick over Jordan. That speaks volumes for Hakeem though, easily the most skilled Center ever
Yeah he was 7' tall who can blame them
@@bozotheclown1142 yeah he was 7ft but hes also the most skilled man of that size ever. Not the most physically dominant but as far as just being skilled, nobody better.
Before watching this video this was exactly my thought on the 5
Do this for the nfl too
The 96 draft was stacked surprised it's not #1
Because the best draft class was 1984. It had the GOAT.
@@Riri-oj1zs and Hakeem Charles and Stockton I don’t care what anyone says that’s the best draft class second for me is 1996 and third for me is 2003
BEN WALLACE Is a hall of famer
1993 Draft should get honorable mention.
Chris Webber
Penny Hardaway
Jamal Mashburn
JR Rider
Allan Houston
Sam Cassell
Nick Van Exel
Brian Russell
As well as the 92 draft.
Shaq
Zo
Christian Laetner(Yeah his pro career didn’t mirror his college but still solid)
Jim Jackson
Tom Gugliotta
Robert Horry
Bryant Stith
Sprewell
Popeye Jones
PJ Brown
David Wesley
Derrick Martin
And two future head coaches one in college and one in the NBA in Tony Bennett and Eric Spolestra.
2021 is going to be up there in a few years
Great vid Rip Kobe Reggie and David Stern
Uh, Reggie Miller is still alive.
I do miss David - what Adam Silver has done to The League That David Built is a crying shame and a mockery.
people really do forget that the 2011 class is probably the best in recent history, its loaded with depth
Nice
It's crazy how lebron has played with most of the top 5 picks in 2003
Imagine being picked 122nd overall
That would be awesome! Getting drafted has to be one of the coolest accomplishments you can achieve
@@DearFutureSelf_ fair enough
Can't happen any more - only 2 draft rounds at 30 players per round.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 I...know 🤨
84 and 96 are my 2 best classes
2013 draft was lowkey,really really good
It has TWO good players in it, bro.
1985 was a slept on draft. Patrick Ewing. Karl Malone. Joe Dumars. And a very underrated Xavier McDaniel who averaged 16 points. Averaged 20+ many times. Remember back then 20+ is not a regular occurrence
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Imagine just playing a game and seeing Carl Lewis literally dunking from a 3 pt line...
I doubt that.
Even WILT only could dunk from the free throw line, though he WAS a very high level High Jumper with quite a bit more reach than Carl.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 yooo look at long jumpers a bit
@@aleksazecevic2940 Wilt was a college champion level triple jumper.
I forget if he long jumped offhand - but he WAS a multi-event track star for Kansas.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 yeah he was really a god
Curious to see where the double draft ends up in history
84 draft's DPOY - Alvin Robertson, MJ, and Hakeem (2x)
1996 is the best class for me 💪🤩✌
Fun fact, kendrick perkins has a son who plays basketball, and he gave me an injury that knocked me out for the rest of the season, he fractured a growth plate and pulled my tendon by running into the back of my kneecap area
He sounds clumsy like his daddy
2017 is a very good draft class with people like Donovan Mitchell, Jayson Tatum and Lonzo Ball.
The 1998 Draft Class Should've Been On Here It Is DEFINITELY Top 5 Dirk, Pierce, Vince, Jamison, Bibby, White Chocolate, Bonzi, Lewis, Ty Lue, Cat Mobley, Mohammed, Hughes, Harrington all solid players & 3 Hall Of Famers
No, it should not have been.
Doesn't stack up against a LOT of other classes.
Rip Kobe Reggie Lewis and David stern
Why david stern?? He wasn't a basketball player. He was a lawyer. An opportunist. Michael Jordan made the NBA global not david stern
5:58 "Also apart of this daf class"
I’m sorry but I think the class with Larry Legend & Magic Johnson deserves some love too.
They were 2 different classes. Bird was drafted in 1978, when you were able to draft a player in college who hadn't declared yet, then still retain his rights. Magic was 1979.
In a couple years the 2013-14 will be up there
No, in hindsight it's maybe the most overrated draft ever, considering the hype at the time. Lots of players that never met expectations - including the top 2.
2:26 song?
Yall forgot xavier McDaniel. Dude was a beast in 80s and 90s with the sonics
He was dropping bars wen he was saying 1996 draft
My PERSONAL Favorite classes are ‘84, ‘03, ‘96 for obvious reasons
1996 draft!!
1996>2003
The main players from 1996 plus Derek Fisher have a total of 14 Rings! & appeared in 21 championships
Only 14 rings?
A LOW count, by the standard of several other NBA draft classes.
@@bricefleckenstein9666 so give me the draft with the high count lol.
@@koolk3945 1956, also known as "The Draft of the Rings".
30 as a MINUMUM no matter how you figure Russell, Tom Heinsolm, KC Jones, Elgin Baylor, and Willie Naullis.
If you count Elgin's asterisk ring, and the *6* rings (2 each) earned as coaches for Bill, Tom, and KC, it's *37*.
But even that 30 MINIMUM figure (11, 8, 8, 0, and 3 by THAT figuring) is easily the highest ring count for ANY draft class.
2018 draft has the potential to have 2 t5 pgs ever
Imagine in 2003 someone said D. Wade, Lebron and Bosh will play together in their prime….
When the nba first started did all players are nominees for rookie of the year?
Man, the 96 draft class is GOATED. The best class in my opinion.
Kenny Smith is Not a notable player from the 1987 draft. Cut it out!!! He was a substandard player that was cut by 4 different teams in only 10 years
74 drafts? Someone close that window already.
2021 might end up number 1. Damn this class is as stacked as 1984 and might produce more HOFs.
87 is a WAY UNDERRATED draft class! That’s depth right there bruh!
U forgot about Petrovic in the '96 draft
wrong European sharp shooter, champ.
I don't think the Blazers picking Sam Bowie was a bad pick at the time, they didn't need a shooting guard cuz they had Drexler and Olajuwon was already picked, and back then Sam Bowie was a good player but injuries hindered him.
Others can be in this conversation but no one could replace the top 3 NBA draft of all time. That draft classes are 2003,1996,and 1984
O3 class
In the 2003 draft class you forgot about t.j Ford
Ok the 1984 NBA draft is so close to being my favorite draft, but I just have to go with the 1996 nba draft.
It's hard to be a Blazers fan knowing the front office not only missed the opportunity to draft MJ but have now almost completely squandered Dame's career.
just realized that the heat big 3 were in the same draft
Ya
1996 NBA Draft Kobe, Ray Allen, AI, Steve Nash, Ben Wallace, Marcus Camby, Peja on the Kings
The NBA should've let Oscar play for the NBA and the Brazilian National Team, Imagine the 90s with Prime Jordan, Barkley, Hakeem and Oscar Schmidt who still is the player with most points in Basketball history
1996 is the best draft ever.
*redrafting that draft:-*
1.Kobe Bryant- SG- *Philadelphia Seventy Sixers*
2 Ray Allen- SG- *Toronto Raptors*
3. Steve Nash- PG- *Vancouver Grizzlies*
4. Allen Iverson- PG- *Milwaukee Bucks*
5. Antoine Walker- F- *Minnesota Timberwolves*
6. Shareef Abdur Rahim - F- *Boston Celtics*
7. Ben Wallace- C- *Los Angeles Clippers*
8. Jermaine o neal- F/C- *New Jersey Nets*
9. Derek Fisher- PG- *Dallas Mavericks*
10. Peja Stojakovic- F- *Indiana Pacers*
11. Stephon Marbury- SG- *Golden State Warriors*
12. Žydrūnas Ilgauskas- C- *Cleveland Cavaliers*
13. Chucky Atkins- PG- *Charlotte Hornets*
Chunky over Camby?????
Hindsight is 2020 but no way a 17 year old shooting guard from Italy goes #1 in the draft outta high school
I’m from Vancouver and a huge Steve Nash/ Phoenix Suns fan, so I’m glad Nash went to Phoenix, but if he went to the Grizzlies, we’d still have a team here. And of course I’d be a Vancouver Grizzlies fan
It’s kind of funny how the best players in the 2003 class made the heat’s big three
96-99...made up the Lakers, Detroit, Boston, Orlando, Dallas, Philadelphia, NJ, Miami, and San Antonio...all making finals appearances....didn't mention Cleveland as Lebron was drafted in 2003...
I'm so late lol