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Although it is not as highly regarded as NBA Draft Classes 1984, 1996, and 2003, NBA Draft Class 1999 is still widely acknowledged by most basketball pundits as one of the best drafts in NBA history. The Class of 1999 was headlined by … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Class 1998: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade (and a half) in the NBA

Posted on September 2, 2014 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

The NBA Draft Class of 1998 was headlined by Michael Olowokandi, one of the worst draft busts in NBA history according to sports pundits, but gained prominence chiefly due to UNC swingman Vince Carter, a hyper-athletic scorer and dunk impressario and … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Class 1997: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade (and a half) in the NBA

Posted on August 31, 2014 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

The NBA Draft Class of 1997 is known chiefly as the class that brought Tim Duncan, arguably the greatest power forward of all time, Tracy McGrady, an unstoppable, triple-threat, scoring maestro in his prime, and Chauncey Billups, an all-world, sweet shooting court general, … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Class 2003: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade in the NBA

Posted on August 31, 2014 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

The NBA Draft Class of 2003 is one of the deepest and most heralded drafts in NBA history. Led by then high school phenom Lebron James as its first pick, the batch also has Syracuse freshman, NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Class 2001: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade in the NBA

Posted on August 29, 2014 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

While the Draft Class of 2001 is infamous for having Kwame Brown, widely panned as one of the worst draft busts in NBA history, for its first pick, it is also the class that produced three European All-Stars: Pau Gasol, Tony … Continue reading →