David West was originally selected at 18 and no one could have known that he would still be in the NBA playing his rugged style after all these years. Coming out of Xavier, the Hornets were the team that got

The Denver Nuggets selected Murray with the seventh pick in the draft and judging by what the guard has shown this year, they've got themselves a coup. In this era, where shooting has become a key component, the 20-year-old has proven to be one of the best shooters in this draft cl

Brogdon is easily the biggest surprise of this draft. The 24-year-old out of Virginia spent five years in college and he has reaped the benefits of honing his abilities there instead of making a quick leap into the

After last June, there should be no argument that James isn’t one of the greatest players in NBA walkthrough|https://nbaactioninsight.com/ history. His performance in the NBA Finals further cements a legacy that should have been bulletproof years

With hindsight firmly set in, let’s look back at the 2003 Class and re-do these first selections armed with the information from over the past decade and change of watching these players go from prospects to superstars at the NBA le

LeBron stays at number one in this ranking and for good reason, he is still the de-facto best player on the planet and that hasn’t changed as the years have gone by. An otherworldly combination of skill and athleticism that we may never see ag

The Milwaukee Bucks guard usurped free agent signing Matthew Dellavedova as the starting point guard earlier this year and under the tutelage of the legendary Jason Kidd, has come on leaps and bounds. He is in the discussion for ROY and many teams are kicking themselves for not spotting him earlier in the dr

After spending his entire eight years with the Bulls, the fan-favorite was sent to the Oklahoma City Thunder at the trade deadline, along with Doug McDermott, for an underwhelming package headlined by point guard Cameron Pa

But the 19-year-old out of Duke possibly has the biggest upside of all the players from this draft with his length and multiple skill set. He has shown, even under difficult circumstances, that he has real talent and can develop into a star in this league. He may not be the man to bring the Lakers back just yet, but he should be part of the process and play his p

That season would prove to be his best as he averaged three points and two rebounds per game in 35 games of action. Pittman was in action for the Japanese B.League a member of the Toyama Grouses last y

Despite a 12-70 season for the New Jersey Nets, there was reason to believe good things were on the way. Prokhorov wanted stars to help facilitate a move to Brooklyn that was still two years away, and despite the lottery balls not falling in their favor to land John Wall, the Nets still had the third pick in the dr

Oden’s story is a sad one as the hyped number one overall pick from Ohio State was looking to prove the doubters wrong in Miami. Pat Riley took him on as a project and things looked like they might work

CB4 averaged 20 points per game for the Raptors before leaving to win two championships with his fellow draft classmates as a member of the Heat. His career averages are 19 points and eight rebounds a g

At 31 years old, Deng is getting a career-lows in points with 7.6 per game, the first season out of 12 in the single-digits. He is under contract for the next three seasons at an average of about $18 million per y

A few Rose surgeries, a firing of coach Tom Thibodeau (now in Minnesota), and some fan favorites on the move later, and the Bulls are fighting for their playoff lives this spring after missing the playoffs altogether a year

Wade was picked at number five overall in the original draft as many people thought that big man prospects were probably a better fit for their rosters. Also, he is a little shorter than average for a two-gu

He spent two years in Cleveland and averaged three points a game, while players like Al Jefferson and J.R. Smith were drafted after him. Jackson currently coaches Northwest Christian University’s basketball t

Hughes is still one of the more puzzling members of those pre-return LeBron teams, as he was looked at as a legitimate sidekick for The King at the time. He had just averaged 22 points per game with the Wizards and led the league in ste

The Australian may not have played a single game all season but from what we saw of him in college and in the Summer League, he is still easily the best player from this class and would be selected with the number one pick all the t

Coached by Erik Spoelstra, who is still in charge of the Heat, the 2011-12 squad delivered the first of the back-to-back titles of the Big Three era. Here's where the starting five and key contributors from that year's team are

With the disappointment of this draft class, we're all ruing the fact that Simmons wasn't able to suit up this year. He is the only player from this group that has real star potential and could become a perennial All-S