There has never been an NBA Draft that when examined later would have followed the same order. In fact, the draft is more of a crap shoot than an exact science.
Every team evaluates talent differently. Some franchises draft for need, while others look for the best player available. Neither approach is fool proof.
With a little extra time before the 2019-20 NBA season returns, we are going to look back at a handful of recent drafts and reset the top 15 picks with larger sample sizes of statistics to work with.
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First up on the docket is the 2009 NBA Draft that has produced a few stars, but more misses than hits. There isn’t a true measure for how to rank each player, but we should probably start with a two-time MVP that has helped revolutionize the game.