As we await LeBron’s decision, let’s take a quick look at the names that came out of the 2003 NBA Draft. You tell me if you think there’s ever been a better draft year.
- LeBron James
- Darko Milicic
- Carmelo Anthony
- Chris Bosh
- Dwayne Wade
- Chris Kaman
- Kirk Hinrich
- T. J. Ford
That’s just the top 8. Moving down the list we also have these gems:
- David West
- Sasha Pavlovic
- Boris Diaw
- Leandro Barbosa
- Josh Howard
- Luke Walton
- Mo Williams
- Kyle Korver
That’s a star studded draft class if I’ve ever seen one. Four of the top five draft picks are current superstars in the league. So I picked five other years that “might” compete. Look at the names in bold. I’m comparing the four best of each year with the four best of 2003.
Other contenders
1987 NBA Draft Class
- David Robinson
- Scottie Pippen
- Reggie Miller
- Kevin Johnson
- Horace Grant
- Mugsy Bogues
- Mark Jackson
- Reggie Lewis
1979 NBA Draft Class
- Magic Johnson
- Bill Cartwright
- Cliff Robinson
- Jim Paxson
- Bill Laimbeer
1985 NBA Draft Class
- Karl Malone
- Patrick Ewing
- Chris Mullin
- Xavier McDaniel
- Detlef Schrempf
- Charles Oakley
- Joe Dumars
- A. C. Green
- Terry Porter
1984 NBA Draft Class
- Hakeem Olajuwon
- Michael Jordan
- Charles Barkley
- John Stockton
- Kevin Willis
- Otis Thorpe
- Alvin Robertson
- Sam Perkins
1996 NBA Draft Class
- Kobe Bryant
- Allen Iverson
- Steve Nash
- Ray Allen
- Peja Stojakovic
- Jermaine O’ Neal
- Stephon Marbury
- Antoine Walker
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas
- Ben Wallace (undrafted)
- Derek Fisher
