OT - Best draft years all time, by position

[ponder276]

Just for fun, which draft year do you consider best for each position? I'll start it off:

I see the 2005 draft as quite possibly the best PG draft ever, with 4 potential all-star PGs, and two PGs who should eventually be starter quality:
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
Raymond Felton
Monta Ellis (I know he's a combo guard, but he plays the point a lot)
Jarrett Jack
Louis Williams

edit: you can add in Nate Robinson, Travis Diener and Roko Ukic as probable solid career backups as well.

[Live Free]

1996
PG: Iverson, Nash, Marbury
SG: Kobe, Ray Allen

EDIT:
2003

Guards: D-Wade, TJ, Kirk, Ridnour, Mo Williams, Willie Green
Forwards: LBJ, Melo, Josh Howard, Bosh, Darko, David West, Diaw, T.Outlaw
Centers: Kaman, Collison, Perkins

[TheMainEvent]

It's a bit harder to split them up by position because many players played 2 positions or more. But I'll give it a try...

Point Guard:
1970... Pete Maravich, Nate Archibald, and Calvin Murphy.

The future looks bright?
2005... Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Raymond Felton, Monta Ellis, Nate Robinson, and Roko Ukic (haha).

Shooting Guard:
1996... Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, and Ray Allen.

Small Forward:
1982... James Worthy,Dominique Wilkins, and Terry Cummings.
2003... LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, and Josh Howard.

Power Forward:
1995... Kevin Garnett, Rasheed Wallace, and Antonio McDyess (great for first 5 seasons or so).

Center:
1976... Robert Parish, Moses Malone, and Artis Gilmore.


I think the 1984 Draft Class could've made up the best starting 5.
PG: John Stockton; SG: Michael Jordan, SF: nobody really, PF: Charles Barkley, C: Hakeem Olajuwon


It's interesting to see how some of the biggest names in NBA history - Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, etc. etc. all were drafted in years that their position didn't have much depth n such.

[J Dilla]

IMO, 2003 was the best I've seen.

[deanx]

everyone was saying how great last year's draft was but now if you look at it, it ain't even that great. Granted we haven't seen Oden yet but I'm just referring to the draft as a whole.

[WaltFrazier]

1977 Small Forward

Marques Johnson, Walter Davis (switched to SG later in career), Bernard King

[Trilogy]

2005 was an awesome PG draft, but Ray Felton is a pretty overrated player. I think he'll be decent, but far from all star level.

Paul, Deron, Monta (arguable if he's a PG) are all super awesome and then you have guys like Felton, L. Williams, Jack who are all decent and of course Roko (yeah yeah, he hasn't proven jack, but I think he's gonna be good )

[ponder276]

everyone was saying how great last year's draft was but now if you look at it, it ain't even that great. Granted we haven't seen Oden yet but I'm just referring to the draft as a whole.

Who is saying this? My understanding was that the 2006 draft was widely regarded as a weak draft year.

[xAIRNESSx]

Raymond Felton will never by an All-Star.

[RingItUp!]

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Who is saying this? My understanding was that the 2006 draft was widely regarded as a weak draft year.

Baby Smitch, you're correct.

The draft is looking like it'll yield some productive players but heading into the draft, it was considered to lack big names at the top... hence how we ended up with Andrea. There was no consensus.

But, I think the draft has some decent players: Roy, Gay, Aldridge, Ronnie Brewer, Balkman, Rondo, Lowry, Farmar, Boone...

Ok, so maybe it wasn't that great...

[deanx]

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Who is saying this? My understanding was that the 2006 draft was widely regarded as a weak draft year.

i'm talkin about the 07 draft. that's why i mentioned oden

[Pr0metheus]

What year was Smitch drafted? That has to be the greatest draft right there.

[6ixSideSniper]

Smitch was undrafted no?

[ponder276]

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i'm talkin about the 07 draft. that's why i mentioned oden

my bad, guess i just glazed over the oden part.