If you took the 1984 NBA Draftees
and squared them off against the 1965 draftees, who would be the winner?
CHN's Jon Teitel takes a look at the best starting five's from every NBA
Draft since 1949. The best year's starting five may surprise you (it
doesn't include Michael Jordan), but it's hard to argue with a line-up for
four Hall of Famers. Included first are the Top 10 Draft starting
line-ups, followed by a chronological list of the best starting five from
every NBA Draft.
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Top 10 List and 2000's Drafts
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1949 to 1969 (Kareem, Oscar, Bill, Wilt..)
1999 to 1970
(#10) 1999 C: Elton Brand (1:
Career 19.5 PPG, 1-time All-Star)
PF: Andrei Kirilenko (24: Career 13.4 PPG, 1-time All-Star)
SF: Shawn Marion (9: Career 18.2 PPG, 1-time All-Star)
SG: Steve Francis (2: Career 19.7 PPG, 3-time All-Star)
PG: Baron Davis (3: Career 15.6 PPG, 2-time All-Star)
1998 C: Dirk Nowitzki
PF: Antawn Jamison
SF: Vince Carter
SG: Paul Pierce
PG: Mike Bibby
1997 C: Tim Duncan
PF: Tim Thomas
SF: Keith Van Horn
SG: Tracy McGrady
PG: Chauncey Billups
(#8) 1996 C: Jermaine O’Neal (17:
Career 13.3 PPG, 3-time All-Star)
PF: Antoine Walker (6: Career 19.8 PPG, 3-time All-Star)
SF: Kobe Bryant (13: Career 22.4 PPG, 6-time All-Star)
SG: Ray Allen (4: Career 20.6 PPG, 4-time All-Star)
PG: Allen Iverson (1: Career 27.4 PPG, 5-time All-Star)
1995 C: Kevin Garnett
PF: Rasheed Wallace
SF: Jerry Stackhouse
SG: Michael Finley
PG: Damon Stoudamire
1994 C: Brian Grant
PF: Donyell Marshall
SF: Glenn Robinson
SG: Grant Hill
PG: Jason Kidd
1993 C: Ervin Johnson
PF: Chris Webber
SF: Jamal Mashburn
SG: Penny Hardaway
PG: Sam Cassell
1992 C: Shaquille O’Neal
PF: Alonzo Mourning
SF: Robert Horry
SG: Latrell Sprewell
PG: Harold Miner
1991 C: Dikembe Mutombo
PF: Dale Davis
SF: Larry Johnson
SG: Steve Smith
PG: Kenny Anderson
1990 C: Jayson Williams
PF: Derrick Coleman
SF: Lionel Simmons
SG: Dennis Scott
PG: Gary Payton
1989 C: Vlade Divac
PF: Shawn Kemp
SF: Sean Elliott
SG: Glen Rice
PG: Tim Hardaway
1988 C: Rik Smits
PF: Danny Manning
SF: Dan Majerle
SG: Mitch Richmond
PG: Rod Strickland
(#9) 1987 C: David Robinson (1:
Career 21.1 PPG, 10-time All-Star)
PF: Horace Grant (10: Career 11.2 PPG, 1-time All-Star)
SF: Scottie Pippen (5: Career 16.1 PPG, 7-time All-Star)
SG: Reggie Miller (11: Career 18.2 PPG, 5-time All-Star)
PG: Kevin Johnson (7: Career 17.9 PPG, 3-time All-Star)
1986 C: Arvydas Sabonis
PF: Brad Daugherty
SF: Ron Harper
SG: Chuck Person
PG: Scott Skiles
1985 C: Patrick Ewing
PF: Karl Malone
SF: Chris Mullin
SG: Joe Dumars
PG: Terry Porter
(#2) 1984 C: Hakeem Olajuwon (1:
Career 21.8 PPG, 12-time All-Star)
PF: Sam Perkins (4: Career 11.9 PPG)
SF: Charles Barkley (5: Career 22.1 PPG, 10-time All-Star)
SG: Michael Jordan (3: Career 30.1 PPG, 5-time MVP)
PG: John Stockton (16: Career 13.1 PPG, 10-time All-Star)
1983 C: Ralph Sampson
PF: Thurl Bailey
SF: Clyde Drexler (HALL OF FAMER)
SG: Dale Ellis
PG: Derek Harper
1982 C: Cliff Levingston
PF: James Worthy (HALL OF FAMER)
SF: Dominique Wilkins
SG: Ricky Pierce
PG: Fat Lever
1981 C: Buck Williams
PF: Larry Nance
SF: Tom Chambers
SG: Mark Aguirre
PG: Isiah Thomas (HALL OF FAMER)
1980 C: Joe Barry Carroll
PF: Kevin McHale (HALL OF FAMER)
SF: Kiki Vandeweghe
SG: Andrew Toney
PG: Larry Drew
1979 C: Bill Cartwright
PF: Calvin Natt
SF: Sidney Moncrief
SG: Vinnie Johnson
PG: Magic Johnson (HALL OF FAMER)
1978 C: Mychal Thompson
PF: Rick Robey
SF: Larry Bird (HALL OF FAMER)
SG: Reggie Theus
PG: Micheal Ray Richardson
1977 C: Jack Sikma
PF: Bernard King
SF: Cedric Maxwell
SG: Walter Davis
PG: Norm Nixon
1976 C: Robert Parish (HALL OF FAMER)
PF: Mitch Kupchak
SF: Adrian Dantley
SG: Quinn Buckner
PG: John Lucas
1975 C: Darryl Dawkins
PF: Alvan Adams
SF: David Thompson (HALL OF FAMER)
SG: Lionel Hollins
PG: Junior Bridgeman
1974 C: Bill Walton (HALL OF FAMER)
PF: Marvin Barnes
SF: Maurice Lucas
SG: Scott Wedman
PG: Gary Brokaw
1973 C: Swen Nater
PF: Kermit Washington
SF: Mike Bantom
SG: Ed Ratleff
PG: Doug Collins
1972 C: Dwight Davis
PF: Julius Erving (HALL OF FAMER)
SF: Bob McAdoo (HALL OF FAMER)
SG: Paul Westphal
PG: Fred Boyd
1971 C: Elmore Smith
PF: Austin Carr
SF: Sidney Wicks
SG: Jim Cleamons
PG: Fred Brown
(#3) 1970 C: Bob Lanier (1: HALL
OF FAMER)
PF: Dave Cowens (4: HALL OF FAMER)
SF: Rudy Tomjanovich (2: Career 17.4 PPG, 5-time All-Star)
SG: Geoff Petrie (8: Career 21.8 PPG, 2-time All-Star)
PG: Pete Maravich (3: HALL OF FAMER)
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