As a form of compensation for the
weaker teams in the NBA league
the NBA holds a lottery draft at the end of each regular season
Fourteen teams that did not make the
playoffs participate in this video where
we rank the top 20 to 10th best players
in NBA history for each position
Larry Nance was selected by
the Suns with the 20th pick in
1981 He was a reliable forward
on both offense and defense
17.1 points per game in his career
8 rebounds
2.2 blocks
1 first team All-American
2 second team All-American
mentioned Larry Nance
The most classic was the 1984 NBA 's
first slam dunk contest which
featured an all-
star lineup including
Wilkins Dr J and Darryl Griffith
They were all top contenders But in the
end Nance won the
championship with a two
-handed two-ball dunk He became the first
ever slam dunk champion in history 2015
Larry Nance Jr also entered the NBA
was selected by the Hornets
with the 27th overall pick
however his ability is still far from his father's
19th pick
Archibald's reputation is not
very big Therefore the 19th
pick in 2001 was a serious
disappointment to Zach Randolph
The star player of the peak era of the black bear was selected to the All-Star
game twice and was selected to the All-League Third Team once and is the first player in the Grizzlies' history to have his jersey retired
but we must not forget
Achilles averaged 34 points and
11.4 assists per game in
the 72-73 season the only player in NBA history to do so in a single season
The leading scorer and assist leader player
At that time
He was still just a freshman
But unfortunately
Archibald suffered a severe tear in 1977
After recovering from his injury
his statistics also dropped significantly
But he still helped the Celtics win the
championship in 1981 In
1991 Archie was inducted into
the Hall of Fame This achievement was something Randolph longed for but could never attain
Rank 18
Joe Dumars
As one of the key players in the 90s Bad Boys team
Joe Dumars helped the Pistons win two championships
He was one of the best perimeter defenders of
his era Four-time All-NBA First Team selection
Two-time All-NBA Second Team selection But when
the team needed scoring
Joe Dumars could step up
In the 1989 Finals
Joe Dumars won
the Finals MVP with an average
of 27.3 points and 6 assists although he was a shooting guard
Jo Duomas's height of 190 centimeters
was considered short which
ultimately led to him being selected only 18th overall In a group of tough guys on the Pistons
Joe Dumars is the only gentleman
in the league Player role model 1996 The league awarded Joe Dumars the
first ever NBA Sportsmanship Award
But this award was later named
after Chaudhary North other
more famous 18th picks
include Mark Jackson from 1987
In 2004 David West was the
17th overall pick Shawn
Kemp although known in the
NBA for his ruthless dunks
But he could do much more than that For
most of his career seasons he was a powerful center averaging around 10 rebounds per
game Scoring 20 points was also common
Although Camp's technique was somewhat rough
his explosive physical
abilities compensated for
these shortcomings In his 14-season career
Camp was selected to the All-Star team six times
The 3rd overall pick in the draft was not originally expected to be selected so late He was not going to be picked that late in the
draft Except for the fact that during college
his academic performance was terrible
Banned from participating in the freshman competition
He later stole two large chains from his teammate
And this teammate was the son of the main exercise leader
The result needs no explanation
He was directly expelled from the University of Kentucky
He didn't play a single NCAA game
But he was still selected 17th overall by the SuperSonics
Which clearly shows his talent
Other notable 17th
overall picks include 96's
Shaquille O'Neal and 09's
Jrue Holiday 16th overall
Bouffeur Kushi once passionately said a line
if the dictionary had the word "organizational defender"
his explanation
would definitely be Stockton
Selected 16th in the draft
Stockton had no rival
His career win shares total 207.7
While the second place was Tekoglu
Only 63.3 seconds the third-ranked
Artest only 61.1 seconds as one of the
greatest traditional
point guards Stockton
accumulated 15 086 assists in his career
Frequently cited as the NBA's greatest
He has 4 000 more than Kidd who
is second Even the god of open
shots Paul has only reached 70% of Stockton's total assists
So why did such a strong player
fall to the 16th pick in the 1984
draft The reason
wasn't because his
stats were bad His senior season
20.9 points per game
7.2 assists
3.9 steals
Field goal percentage of 57.7%
But at that time Gonzaga University
He was far from being as famous as he is
today This made many people before the draft
not know who Stockton
was It can only be said that the Jazz's upper management
made a brilliant decision
by selecting a treasure
The 15th pick in the draft is
in a rather awkward position
neither in the lottery yet at the front of the first round
Only three players in NBA
history have ultimately become
superstars: Nash in 1996 Leonard
in 2011 and Zimogo in 2013
Other well-known No 15 picks include
the player who could fly Brent Barry
A few years ago the top 15th pick was the two-time MVP
Steve Nash but after Leonard led the
Raptors to a championship in 2019
Leonard's historical status is evenly
matched with Nash's and even surpasses
Nash's but Zimog later rose to become
the undisputed best 15th overall pick
Although his passing ability
still needs improvement
his technique is somewhat rough but considering
his physique Zimog's ball control is already
quite impressive and he also has a big heart
At the age of 27 Zimogo had already
secured a spot as a first-ballot
Hall of Fame candidate in 2022 after the Bears lost to the Raptors
Zemgoh was surprised to see
his guesthouse ranked near the
top of the 75 list from the
famous media outlet Aslatik
I am ranked 24th
You're not joking
The reporter said
Don't doubt it
You are the youngest player in the 75th
class
14th pick
Drayton
Compared to the 15th ranked team the star production rate of the 14th ranked team is quite poor The 1983
Trail Blazers facing the Flyer Draemel
There is no doubt that he is the strongest
14th overall pick His career value
reached 135.6 While no other 14th
overall pick in history has exceeded 85
15-season career
An average of 20.4 points per game
10-time All-Star
5-time All-First Team
Won the team's second
championship with Hakeem
Olajuwon in the 94-95 season Besides the Glide
Only in history was Hana Mandlíková
successfully inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017 The other top
14th overall picks include Peja Stojaković from the 1996 Kings
Darnell Hillman of the 1988 Suns
In the past 20 years
only Adebayo of the 2017 Heat
has become an All-Star
If you have the 13th pick and
don't know who
to choose picking
a scoring guard
is always safe
2019's Herro 2017's Mitchell
15 years of Booker
14 years of Randle
This amazing coincidence
has also created an atmosphere of 13th pick
at this position
currently only two people can compete for the best player
One is Kobe
One is Malone
Malone's 19-year career averaged 25 points
10.1 rebounds
win shares 234.6
ranked fourth in history
While Kobe's career 20-year record was
25 points per game 5.2 rebounds 172.7 win shares Although this is
not as good as Malone 's
but his overall achievements are higher
The last relatively obscure 13th overall pick was Hal Greer in 1958
who was a close teammate of Chamberlain
during his Philadelphia days
15-season career
19.2 points per game
Selected to the NBA 75 Greatest Players
Notably Giller is also a scoring guard
12th overall
Dr J
The star potential of the 12th overall pick in
the NBA is extremely low In the past 30 years no 12th overall pick has made it to the All-
Star Game The last player to be selected was
Also tracing back to Mookie
Blaylock of the 1989 Nets and he only
played once in the 93-94 season so far in this positio
72-year-old Dr J is
undeniably the greatest
player of all time When Dr J was drafted
The Bear team already had Jabbar and Oscar Robertson
but unfortunately
because of team reasons
J Doctor joined the ABA
But when he returned
to the NBA in the 77-
78 season he chose the 76ers and the Dream
Team was never formed otherwise it's hard
to imagine these superstars teaming up
What achievements will be accomplished
11th pick
Reggie Miller
The 11th pick in the NBA draft
is the same as the 13th
and is also a magical presence
Historically the 11th overall pick has produced many great three-point shooters
Reggie Miller in 1987
J Redick in 2006
Klay Thompson in 2011
Or Alan Houston in 1993 and
Nick Anderson in 1989 and all of
them have more than
1000 career three-pointers
among these people
Reggie Miller is undoubtedly the
greatest His career win shares total 174.4
J Redick had 110.7 more points than the second-
ranked player Notably when
Reggie Miller was selected
They were met with boos from the Pacers
fans throughout the game because they
supported the team's choice of a local
legend Steve Alford The rest is history
Miller became the best player in the
Pacers' history While Alford only
played in the league for four
seasons averaging 4.4 points per game
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