NBA Draft Do-Overs

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

ESPN.com has a cool thing today, where they looked back at the last 10 drafts, and redrafted according to how good each player's career has been to this point. I didnt read the article, so I dont know what they have. I'm gonna do my own, but just the lottery picks. For each player, I put their actual draft positionin parenthesis. 2004 was too recent for me to judge

1995:

1. Kevin Garnett (5)
2. Rasheed Wallace (4)
3. Jerry Stackhouse (3)
4. Michael Finley (21)
5. Antonio McDyess (2)
6. Damon Stoudamire (7)
7. Brent Barry (15)
8. Eric Snow (43)
9. Kurt Thomas (10)
10. Joe Smith (1)
11. Corliss Williamson (13)
12. Theo Ratliff (18)
13. Bob Sura (17)

Biggest busts: Ed O'Bannon (8), Shawn Respert (9), Bryant Reeves (6)

1996:

1. Allen Iverson (1)
2. Kobe Bryant (13)
3. Ray Allen (5)
4. Jermaine O'Neal (17)
5. Stephon Marbury (4)
6. Steve Nash (15)
7. Peja Stojakovic (14)
8. Antoine Walker (6)
9. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (3)
10. Marcus Camby (2)
11. Zydrunas Ilgauskus (20)
12. Derek Fisher (24)
13. Erick Dampier (10)

Biggest busts: Samaki Walker (8), Lorenzon Wright (7), Todd Fuller (11)

1997:

1. Tim Duncan (1)
2. Tracy McGrady (9)
3. Chauncy Billups (3)
4. Keith Van Horn (2)
5. Danny Fortson (10)
6. Tim Thomas (7)
7. Stephen Jackson (43)
8. Bobby Jackson (23)
9. Ron Mercer (6)
10. Derek Anderson (13)
11. Maurice Taylor (14)
12. Tony Battie (5)
13. Antonio Daniels (4)

Biggest busts: Olivier Saint Jean (11), Adonal Foyle (8)

1998:

1. Dirk Nowitzki (9)
2. Vince Carter (5)
3. Antawn Jamison (4)
4. Paul Pierce (10)
5. Mike Bibby (2)
6. Rashard Lewis (32)
7. Larry Hughes (8)
8. Bonzi Wells (11)
9. Cuttino Mobley (41)
10. Ricky Davis (21)
11. Jason Williams (7)
12. Al Harrington (25)
13. Raef LaFrentz (2)

Biggest busts: Michael Olowokandi (1)

1999:

1. Baron Davis (3)
2. Steve Francis (2)
3. Elton Brand (1)
4. Andrei Kirilenko (24)
5. Richard Hamilton (7)
6. Shawn Marion (9)
7. Manu Ginobili (57)
8. Corey Maggette (13)
9. Ron Artest (16)
10. Lamar Odom (4)
11. Andre Miller (8)
12. Jason Terry (10)
13. Wally Szerbiak (6)

Biggest busts: Jonathon Bender (5), Trajan Langdon (11), Alex Radojevic (12)

2000:

1. Kenyon Martin (1)
2. Michael Redd (43)
3. Mike Miller (5)
4. Jamal Crawford (8)
5. Quentin Richardson (18)
6. Desmond Mason (17)
7. Jamaal Magloire (19)
8. Stromile Swift (2)
9. Darius Miles (3)
10. Morris Peterson (21)
11. Hedo Turkoglu (14)
12. Primoz Brezec (27)
13. Marcus Fizer (4)

Biggest busts: DerMarr Johnson (6), Chris Mihm (7), Joel Pryzbilla (9), many others

2001:

1. Pau Gasol (3)
2. Gilbert Arenas (30)
3. Jason Richardson (5)
4. Vladimir Radmanovic (12)
5. Zach Randolph (19)
6. Richard Jefferson (13)
7. Eddy Curry (4)
8. Joe Johnson (10)
9. Tony Parker (29)
10. Jamaal Tinsley (28)
11. Troy Murphy (14)
12. Shane Battier (6)
13. Mehmet Okur (37)

Biggest Busts: Kwame Brown (1), Tyson Chandler (2), DeSagana Diop (8), Rodney White (9), Kedrick Brown (11)

2002:

1. Amare Stoudamire (9)
2. Yao Ming (1)
3. Tayshaun Prince (23)
4. Drew Gooden (4)
5. Caron Butler (10)
6. Carlos Boozer (34)
7. Mike Dunleavy (3)
8. Flip Murray (41)
9. Kareem Rush (20)
10. Nene (7)
11. Dan Dickau (28)
12. Fred Jones (14)
13. DaJuan Wagner (6)

Biggest busts: Jay Williams (2), Nikoloz Tskitishvili (5)

2003:

1. LeBron James (1)
2. Dwyane Wade (5)
3. Carmelo Anthony (3)
4. Kirk Hinrich (7)
5. Chris Bosh (4)
6. Josh Howard (29)
7. Kyle Korver (51)
8. Luke Ridnour (14)
9. Jarvis Hayes (10)
10. Chris Kaman (6)
11. TJ Ford (8)
12. Michael Sweetney (9)
13. Mickael Pietrus (11)

Biggest busts: Darko Milicic (2)

Freak

Cool stuff. I like these little research projects you do.

That said, I could have done without reading Bryant Reeves' name again. I had almost forgotten about him.

One

this is my order...
1995:

1. Kevin Garnett (5)
2. Rasheed Wallace (4)
3. Michael Finley (21)
4. Jerry Stackhouse (3)
5. Antonio McDyess (2)
6. Damon Stoudamire (7)
7. Brent Barry (15)
8. Eric Snow (43)
9. Kurt Thomas (10)
10. Joe Smith (1)
11. Bob Sura (17)
12. Theo Ratliff (18)
13. Corliss Williamson (13)

Biggest busts: Ed O'Bannon (8), Shawn Respert (9), Bryant Reeves (6)

1996:

1. Allen Iverson (1)
2. Kobe Bryant (13)
3. Steve Nash (15)
4. Ray Allen (5)
5. Jermaine O'Neal (17)
6. Peja Stojakovic (14)
7. Stephon Marbury (4)
8. Antoine Walker (6)
9. Shareef Abdur-Rahim (3)
10. Marcus Camby (2)
11. Zydrunas Ilgauskus (20)
12. Derek Fisher (24)
13. Erick Dampier (10)

Biggest busts: Samaki Walker (8), Lorenzon Wright (7), Todd Fuller (11)

1997:

1. Tim Duncan (1)
2. Tracy McGrady (9)
3. Chauncy Billups (3)
4. Keith Van Horn (2)
5. Danny Fortson (10)
6. Tim Thomas (7)
7. Stephen Jackson (43)
8. Bobby Jackson (23)
9. Ron Mercer (6)
10. Derek Anderson (13)
11. Maurice Taylor (14)
12. Tony Battie (5)
13. Antonio Daniels (4)

Biggest busts: Olivier Saint Jean (11), Adonal Foyle (8)

1998:

1. Dirk Nowitzki (9)
2. Paul Pierce (10)
3. Vince Carter (5)
4. Antawn Jamison (4)
5. Mike Bibby (2)
6. Rashard Lewis (32)
7. Larry Hughes (8)
8. Bonzi Wells (11)
9. Cuttino Mobley (41)
10. Jason Williams (7)
11. Ricky Davis (21)
12. Al Harrington (25)
13. Raef LaFrentz (2)

Biggest busts: Michael Olowokandi (1)

1999:

1. Steve Francis (2)
2. Baron Davis (3)
3. Richard Hamilton (7)
4. Andrei Kirilenko (24)
5. Manu Ginobili (57)
6. Shawn Marion (9)
7. Elton Brand (1)
8. Corey Maggette (13)
9. Ron Artest (16)
10. Lamar Odom (4)
11. Andre Miller (8)
12. Jason Terry (10)
13. Wally Szerbiak (6)

Biggest busts: Jonathon Bender (5), Trajan Langdon (11), Alex Radojevic (12)

2000:

1. Kenyon Martin (1)
2. Michael Redd (43)
3. Quentin Richardson (18)
4. Jamal Crawford (8)
5. Mike Miller (5)
6. Desmond Mason (17)
7. Jamaal Magloire (19)
8. Stromile Swift (2)
9. Darius Miles (3)
10. Morris Peterson (21)
11. Hedo Turkoglu (14)
12. Primoz Brezec (27)
13. Marcus Fizer (4)

Biggest busts: DerMarr Johnson (6), Chris Mihm (7), Joel Pryzbilla (9), many others

2001:

1. Pau Gasol (3)
2. Gilbert Arenas (30)
3. Jason Richardson (5)
4. Zach Randolph (19)
5. Vladimir Radmanovic (12)
6. Richard Jefferson (13)
7. Eddy Curry (4)
8. Joe Johnson (10)
9. Tony Parker (29)
10. Jamaal Tinsley (28)
11. Shane Battier (6)
12. Troy Murphy (14)
13. Mehmet Okur (37)

Biggest Busts: Kwame Brown (1), Tyson Chandler (2), DeSagana Diop (8), Rodney White (9), Kedrick Brown (11)

2002:

1. Amare Stoudamire (9)
2. Yao Ming (1)
3. Tayshaun Prince (23)
4. Carlos Boozer (34)
5. Drew Gooden (4)
6. Caron Butler (10)
7. Mike Dunleavy (3)
8. Flip Murray (41)
9. Kareem Rush (20)
10. Nene (7)
11. Dan Dickau (28)
12. Fred Jones (14)
13. DaJuan Wagner (6)

Biggest busts: Jay Williams (2), Nikoloz Tskitishvili (5)

- I won't say Jay Williams is a biggest busts...i would say he's a dumbass for getting into a dumb motorcycle accident and end his career..if not..he's still pretty good.

2003:

1. LeBron James (1)
2. Dwyane Wade (5)
3. Carmelo Anthony (3)
4. Chris Bosh (4)
5. Kirk Hinrich (7)
6. Josh Howard (29)
7. Kyle Korver (51)
8. Luke Ridnour (14)
9. Jarvis Hayes (10)
10. Chris Kaman (6)
11. TJ Ford (8)
12. Michael Sweetney (9)
13. Mickael Pietrus (11)

Biggest busts: Darko Milicic (2)

Necro

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Would have been cooler with the team names, and how the teams might have changed...