Category Archives: NBA Draft Class Series

NBA Draft Class 1999: Retrospective – Beyond a Decade (and a half) in the NBA

Posted on September 9, 2014 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

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 →

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NBA Draft Class 2000 – Miserably Inadequate

Posted on June 16, 2013 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

NBA Draft Class 2000 forms a triumvirate with Draft Class 1986 and Draft Class 1989 as the 3 worst draft classes in NBA history. It is also widely panned by sports pundits as the worst draft in the lottery era … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Class 1989 – Insipid

Posted on June 15, 2013 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

While this draft was significant for being the first NBA draft televised prime time on national television and produced NBA luminaries Shawn Kemp, Glen Rice, Sean Elliott, Dana Barros, Tim Hardaway, Cliff Robinson, BJ Armstrong and Mookie Blaylock, it is … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Class 1986 – Tragic and underwhelming

Posted on June 14, 2013 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

After my 3-part series highlighting the 3 best NBA Draft Classes (Class 1984, Class 1996, Class 2003), this blogpost will be the first in another 3-part Draft Class series highlighting the worst Draft Classes in NBA history. NBA Draft Class … Continue reading →

Posted in Basketball, NBA, NBA Draft Class Series | Tagged Arvydas Sabonis, Brad Daugherty, Chris Washburn, Chuck Person, Dell Curry, Dennis Rodman, Drazen Petrovic, Jeff Hornacek, John Salley, Kenny Walker, Kevin Duckworth, Len Bias, Mark Price, Nate McMillan, NBA Draft Class 1986, Ron Harper, Roy Tarpley, Scott Skiles, William Bedford | 2 Comments

NBA Draft Class 2003 – So far, so great

Posted on April 11, 2013 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

The NBA Draft Class 2003 forms a trinity with Draft Class 1984 and Draft Class 1996 as the 3 best Draft Classes in NBA History. It is also known for its talent depth. So far, as of April 2013, it … Continue reading →

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NBA Draft Class 1996 – The deepest ever

Posted on April 4, 2013 by XaintFerick a.k.a. XaintXinner

NBA Draft Class 1996 is one of the best draft classes in NBA history. It is also known as the deepest in terms of its talent pool. It boasts of 3 league MVPs, 2 Defensive Player of the Year Awardees, … Continue reading →