Post by ucfinfan86 on Dec 17, 2019 17:34:51 GMT
This is something that mcmuslim and I worked on last season and we never quite finished. We were going to do write ups for each group but might as well get it posted here before this version of the NBN ends.
We looked at every draft over the past 20 seasons 2026-2046 and identified the top 5 picks for each draft slot. We also did the top 5 busts for the top 3 picks as well.
1st Pick
1. Bob Cousy
2. Jerry West
3. Paul Arizin
4. Wilt Chamberlin
5. Elgin Baylor
2nd Pick
1. Oscar Robertson
2. Richie Guerin
3. Dave DeBuscchere
4. Bob Pettit
5. Willie Naulls
3rd Pick
1. George Yardley
2. Brooklyn Vick
3. Cliff Hagan
4. Ja Morant
5T. Bailey Howell
5T. Dragan Kicanovic
5T. KC Jones
1. Bob Cousy
2. Jerry West
3. Paul Arizin
4. Wilt Chamberlin
5. Elgin Baylor
2nd Pick
1. Oscar Robertson
2. Richie Guerin
3. Dave DeBuscchere
4. Bob Pettit
5. Willie Naulls
3rd Pick
1. George Yardley
2. Brooklyn Vick
3. Cliff Hagan
4. Ja Morant
5T. Bailey Howell
5T. Dragan Kicanovic
5T. KC Jones
4th Pick
1. Booboo McAdoo
2. Nico Mannion
3. Anfernee Simons
4. Maurice Stokes
5. Leroy Edwards
HM: RJ Hampton, Zion Wade, Bill Sharman
5th Pick
1. Oscar Schmidt
2. Neon Boudeaux
3. Eddie Calder
4. Tom Barlow
5. Chuck Share
HM: Eddie Palubinskas, Frank Ramsey, Tom Heinsohn
6th Pick
1. Skinny Johnson
2. Trae Young
3. Ty Rodgers
4. Slim Wintermute
5. Don Kojis
HM: -
7th Pick
1. Kareem Queeley
2. Chia Chungchang
3. Neil Johnston
4. Anthony Edwards
5. Goose Tatum
HM: Lee Shaffer
8th Pick
1. Sergei Belov
2. Kresmir Cosic
3. Dior Johnson
4. Jack Coleman
5. Mirza Deliabasic
HM: Modestas Paulauskas
9th Pick
1. Miki Berkovich
2. Luguentz Dort
3. Zoran Paunovic
4. Alain Gilles.
5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
10th Pick
1. Dino Meneghin
2. Drazen Daliapagic
3. Hot Rod Hundley
4. Bob Ferry
5. Jean-Paul Beugnot
HM: Milos Teodosic
11th Pick
1. Teofilo Cruz
2. Frank Selvy
3. Sonny Johnson Jr.
4. Dick McGuire
5. Tyler Ringgold
HM: Arnie Risen
12th Pick
1. Larry Costello
2. Bobby McDermott
3. Jacob Gilliam
4. Oscar Furlong
5. Carlo Recalcati
HM: Michael Foster, Sherman White, Pee Wee Kirkland
13th Pick
1. Jim Pollard
2. Mieczyslaw Lopatka
3. Satch Sanders
4. George Kaftan
5. Don Nelson
HM: Bob Hougbregs
Non-Lotto
1. Ray Lumpp
2. Bob Davies
3. Dick Barnett
4. Goga Bitadze
5. Jack Kerris
HM: Djordje Pazin, Frank Baumholtz, Robert Bobroczky, Luka Samanic, Bill Mlkvy, Honglin Qu, Perry Crosswhite, Al Attles, Dilon Hunter, Anatolly Polyvoda
1. Booboo McAdoo
2. Nico Mannion
3. Anfernee Simons
4. Maurice Stokes
5. Leroy Edwards
HM: RJ Hampton, Zion Wade, Bill Sharman
5th Pick
1. Oscar Schmidt
2. Neon Boudeaux
3. Eddie Calder
4. Tom Barlow
5. Chuck Share
HM: Eddie Palubinskas, Frank Ramsey, Tom Heinsohn
6th Pick
1. Skinny Johnson
2. Trae Young
3. Ty Rodgers
4. Slim Wintermute
5. Don Kojis
HM: -
7th Pick
1. Kareem Queeley
2. Chia Chungchang
3. Neil Johnston
4. Anthony Edwards
5. Goose Tatum
HM: Lee Shaffer
8th Pick
1. Sergei Belov
2. Kresmir Cosic
3. Dior Johnson
4. Jack Coleman
5. Mirza Deliabasic
HM: Modestas Paulauskas
9th Pick
1. Miki Berkovich
2. Luguentz Dort
3. Zoran Paunovic
4. Alain Gilles.
5. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
10th Pick
1. Dino Meneghin
2. Drazen Daliapagic
3. Hot Rod Hundley
4. Bob Ferry
5. Jean-Paul Beugnot
HM: Milos Teodosic
11th Pick
1. Teofilo Cruz
2. Frank Selvy
3. Sonny Johnson Jr.
4. Dick McGuire
5. Tyler Ringgold
HM: Arnie Risen
12th Pick
1. Larry Costello
2. Bobby McDermott
3. Jacob Gilliam
4. Oscar Furlong
5. Carlo Recalcati
HM: Michael Foster, Sherman White, Pee Wee Kirkland
13th Pick
1. Jim Pollard
2. Mieczyslaw Lopatka
3. Satch Sanders
4. George Kaftan
5. Don Nelson
HM: Bob Hougbregs
Non-Lotto
1. Ray Lumpp
2. Bob Davies
3. Dick Barnett
4. Goga Bitadze
5. Jack Kerris
HM: Djordje Pazin, Frank Baumholtz, Robert Bobroczky, Luka Samanic, Bill Mlkvy, Honglin Qu, Perry Crosswhite, Al Attles, Dilon Hunter, Anatolly Polyvoda
Top Busts for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd pick
#1 Busts
1. Hal Greer
2. Nikos Galis
3. Ed Macauley
4. Walt Bellamy
5. Bill Russell
1. Hal Greer
2. Nikos Galis
3. Ed Macauley
4. Walt Bellamy
5. Bill Russell
#2 Busts
1. Sean MacDonald
2. Ed Mikan
3. Dolph Schayes
4. Forest Sale
5. Fedor Zugic
1. Sean MacDonald
2. Ed Mikan
3. Dolph Schayes
4. Forest Sale
5. Fedor Zugic
#3 Busts
1. Lenny Wilkens
2. Red Kerr
3. Earl Lloyd
4. Jahsemer Olembe
5. Bryce Maximus James
1. Lenny Wilkens
2. Red Kerr
3. Earl Lloyd
4. Jahsemer Olembe
5. Bryce Maximus James
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