The NBA Redrafted 2.0
Five years ago we redrafted the NBA with data. We figured it was time to update with more recent drafts, and ask some new questions.
So let’s begin. Hmm...I’m guessing you are a fan of the New York Knicks? No shame in admitting it.
Hindsight is 20/20, but it probably stings a bit to see what could have been for the
New York’s actual picks and the better players available.
Mike Sweetney
Pick#9
TeamNYK
Rating7
2003
David West
Pick#18
TeamNOP
Rating39
Jordan Hill
Pick#8
TeamNYK
Rating10
2009
Jrue Holiday
Pick#17
TeamPHI
Rating37
Frank Ntilikina
Pick#8
TeamNYK
Rating4
2017
Donovan Mitchell
Pick#13
TeamUTA
Rating25
Danilo Gallinari
Pick#6
TeamNYK
Rating34
2008
DeAndre Jordan
Pick#35
TeamLAC
Rating49
Channing Frye
Pick#8
TeamNYK
Rating26
2005
Danny Granger
Pick#17
TeamIND
Rating35
The New York Could Have Beens
Where do these better players come from? The short version: each player gets a rating of 0–100 from a blend of four advanced stats based on their top five seasons. The upgrade pick is a player that was drafted lower but has a higher rating. Squads are made up of the biggest rating upgrades. See the method section for details.
Drafting is hard. Here is how often each team selects the best player available in the first round.
Select a team below to see their player report card. A player’s grade is based on the size of the gap between their rating and the best player available.
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First Round Picks Report Card
Anthony Davis A+ 0 2012 Chris Paul A+ 0 2005 David West A+ 0 2003 J.R. Smith A 2 2004 Darren Collison A- 1 2009 Buddy Hield A- 5 2016 Quincy Pondexter* B- 6 2010 Julian Wright C 15 2007 Cedric Simmons C 23 2006 Austin Rivers C- 15 2012 Hilton Armstrong D+ 20 2006 -
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Eddie Jones A+ 0 1994 Kobe Bryant* A+ 0 1996 Doug Christie* A+ 0 1992 Derek Fisher A+ 0 1996 Vlade Divac A+ 0 1989 Josh Hart* A+ 0 2017 Larry Nance Jr. A 2 2015 Kyle Kuzma* A 2 2017 Elden Campbell A- 1 1990 Travis Knight* A- 5 1996 Andrew Bynum A- 6 2005 Brandon Ingram A- 7 2016 D'Angelo Russell A- 11 2015 John Celestand A- 13 1999 Lonzo Ball B+ 6 2017 George Lynch B 3 1993 Sasha Vujačić B 4 2004 Anthony Peeler B 5 1992 Brian Cook B 11 2003 Jordan Farmar B- 3 2006 Mark Madsen B- 7 2000 Tyronn Lue* C+ 7 1998 Kareem Rush* C+ 14 2002 Sam Jacobson C+ 15 1998 Devean George C 2 1999 Julius Randle C 4 2014 Javaris Crittenton C 16 2007 -
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LeBron James A+ 0 2003 Terrell Brandon A+ 0 1991 Derek Anderson A+ 0 1997 Brevin Knight A+ 0 1997 Zydrunas Ilgauskas A+ 0 1996 Anderson Varejão* A 1 2004 Kyrie Irving B+ 3 2011 Bob Sura B+ 3 1995 Chris Mills B+ 3 1993 Ante Žižić* B+ 10 2016 Andre Miller B 4 1999 Christian Eyenga B 15 2009 Tristan Thompson B- 9 2011 Chris Mihm* B- 17 2000 Shannon Brown C+ 6 2006 John Morton C+ 9 1989 DeSagana Diop C+ 15 2001 Tyler Zeller* C 9 2012 Danny Ferry* C 12 1989 J.J. Hickson C 12 2008 Luke Jackson C 23 2004 Dajuan Wagner C 29 2002 Dion Waiters C- 16 2012 Sergey Karasev C- 18 2013 Trajan Langdon D+ 18 1999 Anthony Bennett D 38 2013 Vitaly Potapenko D- 14 1996 -
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Tim Duncan A+ 0 1997 Kawhi Leonard* A+ 0 2011 Derrick White A+ 0 2017 Tony Parker A 1 2001 Dejounte Murray A- 2 2016 Livio Jean-Charles A- 13 2013 George Hill B+ 1 2008 Beno Udrih B+ 2 2004 Cory Alexander B 5 1995 Ian Mahinmi B 9 2005 Nikola Milutinov B 11 2015 Tiago Splitter B- 1 2007 Sean Elliott B- 7 1989 James Anderson B- 9 2010 Cory Joseph C+ 4 2011 Dwayne Schintzius C+ 16 1990 Kyle Anderson C 2 2014 -
First Round Picks Report Card
Donovan Mitchell* A+ 0 2017 Eric Murdock A+ 0 1991 Rudy Gobert* A+ 0 2013 Andrei Kirilenko A+ 1 1999 Scott Padgett A+ 1 1999 Greg Ostertag A- 1 1995 Tony Bradley* A- 4 2017 Jacque Vaughn B+ 4 1997 Rodney Hood B+ 8 2014 Trey Lyles B+ 14 2015 Gordon Hayward B 1 2010 DeShawn Stevenson B 5 2000 Kris Humphries B 12 2004 Ronnie Brewer B- 2 2006 Blue Edwards B- 3 1989 Kirk Snyder B- 12 2004 Sasha Pavlović B- 16 2003 Eric Maynor B- 21 2009 Deron Williams C+ 1 2005 Kosta Koufos C+ 8 2008 Curtis Borchardt* C+ 19 2002 Raül López C 10 2001 Enes Freedom C 12 2011 Alec Burks C 15 2011 Morris Almond C- 10 2007 Trey Burke* C- 12 2013 Luther Wright C- 12 1993 Quincy Lewis D+ 19 1999 Dante Exum D+ 21 2014 -
First Round Picks Report Card
Shawn Marion A+ 0 1999 Amar'e Stoudemire A+ 0 2002 Steve Nash A+ 0 1996 Michael Finley A+ 0 1995 Devin Booker A 1 2015 Wesley Person A 1 1994 Leandro Barbosa* A- 4 2003 Archie Goodwin* A- 12 2013 Oliver Miller B+ 2 1992 Antonio Lang B+ 10 1994 Marquese Chriss* B+ 11 2016 Robin Lopez B 7 2008 Dragan Bender B 30 2016 Josh Jackson B 38 2017 Jake Tsakalidis B- 7 2000 Mario Bennett B- 10 1995 Tyler Ennis B- 14 2014 Malcolm Mackey C+ 6 1993 Pat Garrity* C+ 7 1998 Kenny Battle* C+ 7 1989 Maciej Lampe* C+ 10 2003 Casey Jacobsen C+ 12 2002 Žarko Čabarkapa C+ 20 2003 Earl Clark C+ 29 2009 T.J. Warren C 8 2014 Markieff Morris C 11 2011 Alando Tucker C- 8 2007 Alex Len C- 12 2013 Kendall Marshall C- 25 2012 -
First Round Picks Report Card
Gary Payton A+ 0 1990 Kevin Durant A+ 0 2007 Russell Westbrook A+ 0 2008 Shawn Kemp A+ 0 1989 James Harden A 1 2009 Domantas Sabonis* A 1 2016 Dana Barros A- 2 1989 Serge Ibaka B+ 2 2008 Desmond Mason B+ 4 2000 Luke Ridnour B+ 7 2003 Nick Collison B+ 8 2003 Josh Huestis B+ 10 2014 Cameron Payne B+ 15 2015 Terrance Ferguson B+ 20 2017 Ervin Johnson B 3 1993 Sherell Ford B 10 1995 Steven Adams B- 2 2013 Reggie Jackson B- 3 2011 Jeff Green* B- 7 2007 D.J. White* B- 8 2008 Vladimir Stepania B- 9 1998 Vladimir Radmanović B- 10 2001 Ansu Sesay* B- 10 1998 Cole Aldrich* B- 11 2010 Johan Petro B- 19 2005 Rich King B- 21 1991 Andre Roberson* C+ 1 2013 Jeremy Lamb* C+ 3 2012 Perry Jones C+ 15 2012 Robert Swift C+ 20 2004 Byron Mullens* C+ 22 2009 Mouhamed Sene D+ 27 2006 Mitch McGary D 18 2014 -
First Round Picks Report Card
Grant Hill A+ 0 1994 Tayshaun Prince A+ 0 2002 Jerome Williams A+ 0 1996 Arron Afflalo A 2 2007 Allan Houston A 3 1993 Scot Pollard A- 4 1997 Andre Drummond B+ 1 2012 Theo Ratliff B+ 2 1995 Carlos Delfino B+ 6 2003 Luke Kennard B+ 9 2017 Stanley Johnson B+ 22 2015 Lindsey Hunter B 4 1993 Jason Maxiell B 11 2005 Henry Ellenson B 22 2016 Rodney Stuckey B- 3 2007 Greg Monroe B- 4 2010 Lou Roe B- 8 1995 Bill Curley* B- 14 1994 Austin Daye B- 21 2009 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope C+ 4 2013 Lance Blanks C+ 17 1990 Mateen Cleaves C+ 20 2000 Rodney White C 22 2001 Brandon Knight C- 18 2011 Darko Miličić D- 25 2003 -
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Paul George A+ 0 2010 Dale Davis A+ 0 1991 Danny Granger A+ 0 2005 Myles Turner A 1 2015 Travis Best A 1 1995 Roy Hibbert* A- 7 2008 Austin Croshere B+ 8 1997 T.J. Leaf B+ 14 2017 Jamaal Tinsley* B 3 2001 Tyler Hansbrough B 19 2009 Al Harrington B- 4 1998 David Harrison B- 5 2004 Fred Jones B- 7 2002 Primož Brezec B- 7 2000 Malik Sealy B- 9 1992 Jeff Foster* C+ 2 1999 Solomon Hill C 7 2013 Dyron Nix* C 9 1989 George McCloud C 10 1989 Brandon Rush* C 17 2008 Erick Dampier C- 6 1996 Miles Plumlee C- 7 2012 Shawne Williams C- 11 2006 Scott Haskin C- 15 1993 Jonathan Bender* D 22 1999 -
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Jason Kidd A+ 0 1994 Dirk Nowitzki* A+ 0 1998 Josh Howard A+ 0 2003 Jamal Mashburn A- 2 1993 Sean Rooks A- 2 1992 Lucious Harris B+ 3 1993 Justin Anderson B+ 11 2015 Devin Harris* B 8 2004 Jim Jackson B 10 1992 Chris Anstey* B 12 1997 Deon Thomas B 13 1994 Dennis Smith Jr. B 32 2017 Donnell Harvey* B- 10 2000 Loren Meyer B- 12 1995 Cherokee Parks B- 13 1995 Rodrigue Beaubois* B- 13 2009 Tony Dumas B- 19 1994 Dominique Jones* C+ 8 2010 Pavel Podkolzin* C+ 14 2004 Courtney Alexander* C+ 21 2000 Maurice Ager C 11 2006 Doug Smith C 23 1991 Shane Larkin* C- 13 2013 Jared Cunningham* D+ 19 2012 Randy White D 26 1989 Samaki Walker D- 15 1996 -
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Pau Gasol* A+ 0 2001 Mike Conley A+ 0 2007 Kyle Lowry A+ 0 2006 Shane Battier A 2 2001 DeMarre Carroll A- 2 2009 Rudy Gay* B+ 3 2006 Greivis Vásquez B 3 2010 Drew Gooden B 8 2002 Jarell Martin B 9 2015 Roy Rogers B 12 1996 Hakim Warrick B 18 2005 Wade Baldwin B 21 2016 Stromile Swift B- 15 2000 Xavier Henry B- 16 2010 Dahntay Jones* B- 17 2003 Bryant Reeves C+ 19 1995 Mike Bibby C 5 1998 Antonio Daniels C 5 1997 Darrell Arthur* C 6 2008 Shareef Abdur-Rahim C 7 1996 Felipe López* C 13 1998 Troy Bell* C 21 2003 O.J. Mayo* C- 20 2008 Tony Wroten D+ 19 2012 Jordan Adams D 19 2014 Hasheem Thabeet F 32 2009 -
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Ben Simmons A+ 0 2016 Andre Iguodala A+ 0 2004 Jrue Holiday A+ 0 2009 Anthony Parker* A+ 0 1997 Thaddeus Young B+ 1 2007 Nikola Vučević B+ 2 2011 John Salmons* B+ 3 2002 Clarence Weatherspoon B+ 4 1992 Furkan Korkmaz B+ 4 2016 Petteri Koponen B+ 8 2007 Jason Smith* B+ 11 2007 Dario Šarić* B+ 13 2014 Jahlil Okafor B+ 25 2015 Joel Embiid B 1 2014 Allen Iverson B 3 1996 Samuel Dalembert B 3 2001 Speedy Claxton B 4 2000 Jayson Williams* B 5 1990 Shawn Bradley B 8 1993 Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot B 9 2016 Markelle Fultz B 20 2017 Efthimios Rentzias* B- 13 1996 B.J. Tyler B- 19 1994 Nazr Mohammed* C+ 5 1998 Craig Brackins* C+ 10 2010 Nerlens Noel* C 9 2013 Michael Carter-Williams C 9 2013 Greg Graham* C 12 1993 Kenny Payne C 15 1989 Marreese Speights C 16 2008 Jumaine Jones* C- 1 1999 Tim Thomas* C- 4 1997 Rodney Carney* C- 13 2006 Evan Turner C- 16 2010 Jerry Stackhouse D+ 4 1995 Larry Hughes D+ 6 1998 Arnett Moultrie* D+ 18 2012 Sharone Wright D+ 32 1994 -
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Mookie Blaylock A+ 0 1989 Jarrett Allen A+ 0 2017 P.J. Brown A+ 0 1992 Kenny Anderson A 2 1991 Ryan Anderson A 5 2008 Kenyon Martin A- 2 2000 Richard Jefferson* A- 3 2001 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson* A- 5 2015 Brook Lopez B+ 3 2008 Caris LeVert* B+ 4 2016 Derrick Coleman B 2 1990 Nenad Krstić B 5 2002 Jason Collins* B 9 2001 Chris McCullough B 10 2015 Mason Plumlee B- 1 2013 Derrick Favors B- 5 2010 Zoran Planinić B- 16 2003 Yinka Dare B- 25 1994 Antoine Wright B- 26 2005 Kerry Kittles C+ 3 1996 Damion James* C+ 8 2010 Josh Boone C+ 9 2006 Ed O'Bannon C+ 22 1995 Tate George C+ 22 1990 Terrence Williams C+ 33 2009 Keith Van Horn* C 6 1997 Rex Walters C 10 1993 Brandon Armstrong* C 15 2001 Sean Williams C 16 2007 MarShon Brooks* C- 11 2011 Marcus Williams D+ 14 2006 -
First Round Picks Report Card
Shaquille O'Neal A+ 0 1992 Dwight Howard A+ 0 2004 Anfernee Hardaway* A+ 0 1993 Jameer Nelson* A 3 2004 Mike Miller A- 2 2000 Matt Harpring A- 4 1998 Brian Evans A- 8 1996 Stanley Roberts B+ 4 1991 Dennis Scott B+ 6 1990 Elfrid Payton* B+ 8 2014 Brooks Thompson B+ 8 1994 Jonathan Isaac B+ 11 2017 J.J. Redick B 3 2006 Nick Anderson B 4 1989 Mario Hezonja B 27 2015 Corey Maggette* B- 4 1999 Victor Oladipo B- 5 2013 Bison Dele B- 6 1991 Courtney Lee B- 6 2008 David Vaughn B- 11 1995 Andrew Nicholson B- 15 2012 Johnny Taylor B- 17 1997 Aaron Gordon C+ 3 2014 Maurice Harkless* C+ 5 2012 Daniel Orton C+ 5 2010 Geert Hammink C+ 6 1993 Fran Vázquez C+ 31 2005 Steven Hunter C 13 2001 Jeryl Sasser C 14 2001 Michael Doleac C 17 1998 Ryan Humphrey* C 19 2002 Reece Gaines C 20 2003 -
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Dwyane Wade A+ 0 2003 Bam Adebayo A+ 0 2017 Steve Smith A- 1 1991 Caron Butler A- 2 2002 Dorell Wright A- 6 2004 Sherman Douglas B+ 1 1989 Glen Rice B+ 3 1989 Kurt Thomas B+ 4 1995 Justise Winslow B+ 13 2015 Charles Smith B 7 1997 Khalid Reeves B 8 1994 Mark Sanford B 9 1997 George Ackles B 11 1991 Martin Müürsepp* B 13 1996 Willie Burton B- 15 1990 Alec Kessler* B- 32 1990 Wayne Simien C+ 18 2005 Daequan Cook* C 11 2007 Harold Miner C 22 1992 Shabazz Napier* C- 9 2014 Norris Cole* C- 12 2011 Michael Beasley D+ 22 2008 Tim James D 15 1999 -
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Karl-Anthony Towns A+ 0 2015 Kevin Garnett A+ 0 1995 Kevin Love* A+ 0 2008 Howard Eisley A- 2 1994 Christian Laettner A- 4 1992 Tyus Jones* A- 4 2015 Zach LaVine B+ 8 2014 Kris Dunn B+ 10 2016 Donyell Marshall B 1 1994 Wayne Ellington B 6 2009 Gerald Glass B 16 1990 Justin Patton* B 27 2017 Stephon Marbury* B- 4 1996 Rasho Nesterović B- 4 1998 Marlon Maxey B- 6 1992 Corey Brewer B- 8 2007 Felton Spencer B- 12 1990 Isaiah Rider B- 13 1993 Paul Grant B- 15 1997 Rashad McCants B- 21 2005 Gorgui Dieng* C+ 2 2013 Lazar Hayward* C+ 4 2010 Sherron Mills C+ 5 1993 Wally Szczerbiak C+ 7 1999 Pooh Richardson C+ 8 1989 Luc Longley C+ 10 1991 Ndudi Ebi C+ 13 2003 Jonny Flynn C+ 38 2009 Randy Foye* C 8 2006 Andrew Wiggins* C 11 2014 Ricky Rubio C- 5 2009 Wesley Johnson C- 15 2010 Shabazz Muhammad* D+ 15 2013 William Avery D+ 25 1999 Derrick Williams D+ 29 2011 -
First Round Picks Report Card
Tracy McGrady A+ 0 1997 Pascal Siakam A+ 0 2016 OG Anunoby A 1 2017 DeMar DeRozan A 2 2009 Jakob Poeltl A 2 2016 Morris Peterson A- 1 2000 Damon Stoudamire A- 2 1995 Delon Wright A- 3 2015 Vince Carter* B+ 2 1998 Ed Davis B+ 2 2010 Mamadou N'Diaye* B+ 14 2000 Charlie Villanueva B 14 2005 Chris Bosh B- 1 2003 Joey Graham B- 23 2005 Marcus Camby C+ 5 1996 Terrence Ross C+ 6 2012 Jonas Valančiūnas C+ 8 2011 Lucas Nogueira* C 13 2013 Chris Jefferies* C 13 2002 Andrea Bargnani C 14 2006 Michael Bradley C 18 2001 Rafael Araújo C- 25 2004 Bruno Caboclo D+ 12 2014 Aleksandar Radojević D 27 1999 -
First Round Picks Report Card
Jayson Tatum A+ 0 2017 Paul Pierce A+ 0 1998 Rick Fox A+ 0 1991 Chauncey Billups A- 1 1997 Dee Brown A- 1 1990 Rajon Rondo* A- 1 2006 Joe Johnson A- 3 2001 Al Jefferson A- 3 2004 Delonte West A- 3 2004 Tony Allen A- 3 2004 Jaylen Brown A- 5 2016 Terry Rozier A- 5 2015 Avery Bradley B+ 3 2010 Kendrick Perkins* B+ 6 2003 Greg Minor* B 6 1994 John Thomas* B 6 1997 Eric Williams B 8 1995 R.J. Hunter B 10 2015 Ron Mercer B 15 1997 Gerald Green B 15 2005 Guerschon Yabusele B 21 2016 Dontae' Jones* B- 15 1996 Marcus Banks* B- 18 2003 Marcus Smart C+ 2 2014 Kedrick Brown C+ 18 2001 Jérôme Moïso C+ 19 2000 James Young C+ 21 2014 Fab Melo C+ 21 2012 Kelly Olynyk* C 2 2013 Jared Sullinger C 4 2012 Antoine Walker C 6 1996 Acie Earl C 12 1993 Joseph Forte C 17 2001 J.R. Giddens C- 11 2008 Eric Montross C- 16 1994 JaJuan Johnson* D+ 15 2011 Michael Smith D+ 16 1989 -
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Charlie Ward A+ 0 1994 David Lee A+ 0 2005 Kristaps Porziņģis A 1 2015 Greg Anthony A 3 1991 Nate Robinson* A- 5 2005 Channing Frye A- 6 2005 Jerian Grant* A- 11 2015 Danilo Gallinari B+ 5 2008 Monty Williams B+ 5 1994 Walter McCarty B+ 7 1996 Hubert Davis B 5 1992 Toney Douglas* B 7 2009 Frank Ntilikina B 30 2017 Wilson Chandler B- 3 2007 John Wallace B- 11 1996 Jordan Hill B- 22 2009 Tim Hardaway Jr. C+ 1 2013 Mike Sweetney C+ 25 2003 Jerrod Mustaf C+ 28 1990 Iman Shumpert C 10 2011 Mardy Collins C 10 2006 Frank Williams* C 14 2002 Renaldo Balkman C- 8 2006 Mirsad Türkcan* C- 23 1998 Frédéric Weis D 25 1999 -
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Eric Bledsoe* A+ 0 2010 Quentin Richardson A+ 1 2000 Brent Barry* A 1 1995 Marko Jarić A 2 2000 Eric Piatkowski* A- 4 1994 Loy Vaught A- 6 1990 Eric Gordon A- 9 2008 Lamar Odom B+ 3 1999 Keyon Dooling* B 9 2000 Darius Miles B 10 2000 Maurice Taylor B 12 1997 Brice Johnson B 16 2016 Chris Kaman B 17 2003 Chris Wilcox B- 6 2002 LeRon Ellis B- 14 1991 Blake Griffin C+ 2 2009 Al-Farouq Aminu C+ 3 2010 Lamond Murray C+ 7 1994 Terry Dehere C+ 10 1993 Elmore Spencer C+ 12 1992 Melvin Ely C+ 16 2002 Randy Woods C+ 16 1992 Shaun Livingston C+ 18 2004 Yaroslav Korolev C+ 32 2005 Bo Kimble C+ 34 1990 Reggie Bullock C 2 2013 Brian Skinner C 9 1998 Al Thornton C- 21 2007 Lorenzen Wright D 13 1996 C.J. Wilcox D 14 2014 Michael Olowokandi F 34 1998 -
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Toni Kukoč A+ 0 1990 Jimmy Butler A+ 0 2011 Luol Deng* A 2 2004 Kirk Hinrich A 3 2003 Joakim Noah A- 1 2007 Elton Brand A- 2 1999 Jamal Crawford* A- 2 2000 Bobby Portis A- 9 2015 Metta World Peace B+ 2 1999 B.J. Armstrong B+ 2 1989 Nikola Mirotić* B+ 3 2011 Taj Gibson B+ 4 2009 Tyson Chandler* B+ 5 2001 Lauri Markkanen* B+ 8 2017 James Johnson B+ 8 2009 Denzel Valentine B+ 9 2016 Dalibor Bagarić B+ 13 2000 Thabo Sefolosha* B 5 2006 Trenton Hassell B 5 2001 Ben Gordon B 9 2004 Dickey Simpkins B 12 1994 Mark Randall B 13 1991 Corie Blount B- 5 1993 Keith Booth B- 9 1997 Derrick Rose C+ 8 2008 Jason Caffey C+ 9 1995 Eddy Curry C+ 19 2001 Marcus Fizer C+ 24 2000 Tony Snell C 7 2013 Tyrus Thomas* C 10 2006 Jeff Sanders C 15 1989 Jay Williams C 28 2002 Corey Benjamin C- 14 1998 Doug McDermott* C- 16 2014 Stacey King D+ 17 1989 Marquis Teague D+ 17 2012 -
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Stephen Curry A+ 0 2009 Tim Hardaway A+ 0 1989 Chris Webber* A 1 1993 Latrell Sprewell A 1 1992 Chris Gatling A- 3 1991 Tyrone Hill A- 4 1990 Kevon Looney A- 4 2015 Jason Richardson A- 5 2001 Marco Belinelli A- 9 2007 Byron Houston* A- 9 1992 Nemanja Nedović* A- 12 2013 Damian Jones B+ 3 2016 Mike Dunleavy B+ 4 2002 Harrison Barnes B+ 4 2012 Troy Murphy B+ 4 2001 Klay Thompson B 2 2011 Andris Biedriņš B 9 2004 Victor Alexander B 9 1991 Carlos Rogers* B 11 1994 Shaun Vandiver B 13 1991 Mickaël Piétrus B 15 2003 Clifford Rozier B 16 1994 Brandan Wright* B- 8 2007 Festus Ezeli B- 8 2012 Billy Owens* B- 9 1991 Les Jepsen B- 18 1990 Ike Diogu B- 24 2005 Jiří Welsch* C+ 13 2002 Antawn Jamison* C 4 1998 Steve Logan C 12 2002 Anthony Randolph C 20 2008 Ekpe Udoh C- 15 2010 Adonal Foyle D+ 11 1997 Vonteego Cummings* D+ 12 1999 Patrick O'Bryant D+ 27 2006 Joe Smith D 10 1995 Todd Fuller F 24 1996 -
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Damian Lillard A+ 0 2012 Jermaine O'Neal A+ 0 1996 Aaron McKie A 2 1994 Brandon Roy* A 3 2006 Nicolas Batum* A 3 2008 LaMarcus Aldridge* A- 1 2006 Zach Randolph A- 3 2001 Kelvin Cato* A- 4 1997 Tracy Murray* B+ 3 1992 Jarrett Jack* B+ 6 2005 Joel Freeland B+ 8 2006 Martell Webster B+ 12 2005 Dave Johnson B+ 12 1992 Caleb Swanigan B+ 20 2017 Travis Outlaw B 12 2003 Zach Collins* B 19 2017 CJ McCollum B- 3 2013 Bonzi Wells* B- 5 1998 Elliot Williams B- 9 2010 Luke Babbitt* B- 10 2010 Viktor Khryapa* B- 10 2004 Gary Trent* B- 11 1995 Randolph Childress* B- 17 1995 Rudy Fernández* C+ 5 2007 Sergio Rodríguez* C+ 6 2006 Sergei Monia C+ 13 2004 Erick Barkley C+ 13 2000 Sebastian Telfair C+ 14 2004 Alaa Abdelnaby C+ 14 1990 Jerryd Bayless* C+ 15 2008 Qyntel Woods C+ 17 2002 Victor Claver C+ 19 2009 James Robinson C 9 1993 Meyers Leonard C 12 2012 Byron Irvin C 13 1989 Nolan Smith D+ 21 2011 Greg Oden F 22 2007 -
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Sam Cassell A+ 0 1993 Yao Ming A 1 2002 Othella Harrington A 4 1996 Robert Horry A- 3 1992 Sam Dekker A- 12 2015 Patrick Patterson B+ 2 2010 Steve Francis* B 6 1999 Carl Herrera* B 8 1990 Serge Zwikker B 9 1997 Luther Head B 11 2005 Rodrick Rhodes B 12 1997 Clint Capela B- 1 2014 John Turner B- 15 1991 Bryce Drew B- 17 1998 Aaron Brooks C+ 5 2007 Michael Dickerson C+ 11 1998 Boštjan Nachbar C+ 11 2002 Eddie Griffin* C+ 15 2001 Jason Collier* C+ 21 2000 Kenny Thomas C 2 1999 Marcus Morris C 8 2011 Terrence Jones C 8 2012 Donatas Motiejūnas* C 13 2011 Dave Jamerson* C 30 1990 -
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Giannis Antetokounmpo A+ 0 2013 Jon Barry* A- 2 1992 Brandon Jennings A- 7 2009 Ray Allen* B+ 1 1996 Vin Baker B+ 4 1993 Thon Maker B+ 15 2016 D.J. Wilson B+ 17 2017 Tobias Harris* B 2 2011 Joel Przybilla* B 6 2000 Larry Sanders B 8 2010 T.J. Ford B 13 2003 Anthony Avent* B 15 1991 Rashad Vaughn B 19 2015 Lee Mayberry B- 6 1992 Todd Day B- 12 1992 Eric Mobley B- 21 1994 Glenn Robinson C+ 9 1994 Shawn Respert* C+ 21 1995 John Henson C 9 2012 Frank Kornet C 9 1989 Marcus Haislip C 22 2002 Jabari Parker C- 21 2014 Yi Jianlian C- 27 2007 Joe Alexander C- 32 2008 Andrew Bogut D+ 5 2005 Robert Traylor* D- 19 1998 -
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Alonzo Mourning A+ 0 1992 Kemba Walker A 2 2011 Kendall Gill A- 1 1990 Baron Davis A- 2 1999 Larry Johnson A- 4 1991 Raymond Felton A- 7 2005 Frank Kaminsky B+ 14 2015 P.J. Hairston* B+ 14 2014 Jared Dudley B 1 2007 Jamaal Magloire B 4 2000 Tony Delk B 6 1996 Emeka Okafor B 10 2004 Kevin Lynch B 10 1991 Gerald Henderson B 16 2009 Malik Monk B 28 2017 Ricky Davis B- 5 1998 Scott Burrell B- 6 1993 D.J. Augustin B- 10 2008 Alexis Ajinça B- 13 2008 George Zídek B- 13 1995 Sean May B- 27 2005 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist C 9 2012 Cody Zeller C 9 2013 Bismack Biyombo* C- 16 2011 Noah Vonleh C- 18 2014 Kirk Haston C- 21 2001 J.R. Reid D+ 15 1989 Adam Morrison D+ 31 2006 -
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Josh Smith A+ 0 2004 Jeff Teague A 1 2009 John Collins A 1 2017 Al Horford A 2 2007 Boris Diaw A 2 2003 Jason Terry A- 2 1999 Leon Smith* A- 13 1999 DeAndre' Bembry B+ 8 2016 Taurean Prince* B+ 10 2016 Dion Glover B+ 10 1999 Priest Lauderdale B+ 11 1996 Stacey Augmon B 5 1991 Rodney Monroe B 11 1991 Jordan Crawford* B- 6 2010 Alan Henderson B- 7 1995 Dan Dickau* B- 8 2002 Adam Keefe B- 11 1992 Josh Childress B- 12 2004 Ed Gray B- 13 1997 Rumeal Robinson B- 14 1990 DerMarr Johnson B- 17 2000 Dennis Schröder C+ 4 2013 Roy Marble C 13 1989 Acie Law C 22 2007 John Jenkins C- 11 2012 Doug Edwards C- 15 1993 Cal Bowdler C- 17 1999 Roshown McLeod C- 19 1998 Shelden Williams C- 20 2006 Adreian Payne D+ 22 2014 Marvin Williams D 10 2005 -
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Dikembe Mutombo A+ 0 1991 Ty Lawson* A 1 2009 Bobby Jackson* A 1 1997 Nenê* A 2 2002 Jamal Murray A 2 2016 Jalen Rose A 3 1994 Gary Harris* A 4 2014 Jusuf Nurkić* A- 1 2014 Terry Mills* A- 5 1990 Malik Beasley A- 5 2016 Bryant Stith B+ 4 1992 Juancho Hernangómez B+ 5 2016 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf B+ 8 1990 Danny Fortson* B+ 9 1997 Tyler Lydon* B+ 19 2017 Rodney Rogers B 7 1993 LaPhonso Ellis B 8 1992 Linas Kleiza* B 12 2005 Kevin Brooks* B 16 1991 Emmanuel Mudiay B 27 2015 Carmelo Anthony B- 2 2003 James Posey B- 2 1999 Kenneth Faried B- 3 2011 Evan Fournier C+ 4 2012 Keon Clark* C+ 9 1998 Anthony Cook* C+ 10 1989 Jordan Hamilton* C+ 11 2011 Julius Hodge C+ 25 2005 Todd Lichti C 13 1989 Mark Macon C 17 1991 Nikoloz Tskitishvili C 29 2002 Tony Battie C- 9 1997 Antonio McDyess* D+ 6 1995 Raef LaFrentz D+ 7 1998 -
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Hedo Türkoğlu A+ 0 2000 Kevin Martin A 1 2004 Gerald Wallace A 2 2001 De'Aaron Fox A- 5 2017 Willie Cauley-Stein A- 6 2015 Skal Labissière* A- 6 2016 Bogdan Bogdanović* A- 7 2014 Harry Giles* A- 15 2017 DeMarcus Cousins B+ 1 2010 Peja Stojaković B+ 1 1996 Pete Chilcutt B+ 2 1991 Walt Williams B+ 4 1992 Anthony Bonner B+ 7 1990 Duane Causwell B+ 8 1990 Justin Jackson* B+ 15 2017 Lionel Simmons B 8 1990 Corliss Williamson B 8 1995 Omri Casspi B 10 2009 Francisco García B 13 2005 Travis Mays B 18 1990 Malachi Richardson* B 18 2016 Georgios Papagiannis* B 23 2016 Brian Grant B- 4 1994 Donté Greene* B- 11 2008 Tariq Abdul-Wahad B- 14 1997 Spencer Hawes C+ 13 2007 Jason Thompson C+ 15 2008 Pervis Ellison C 13 1989 Bobby Hurley C 21 1993 Jason Williams D+ 8 1998 Quincy Douby D+ 17 2006 Ben McLemore D+ 19 2013 Nik Stauskas D+ 23 2014 Jimmer Fredette* D+ 24 2011 Royce White* D+ 26 2012 Thomas Robinson D+ 28 2012 Tyreke Evans D 10 2009 -
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John Wall B+ 1 2010 Trevor Booker* B+ 3 2010 Tom Gugliotta B+ 4 1992 Kelly Oubre Jr.* B+ 12 2015 Anžejs Pasečņiks* B+ 20 2017 Bradley Beal B 2 2012 Gheorghe Mureșan B 3 1993 Brendan Haywood* B 5 2001 LaBradford Smith B 13 1991 Otto Porter Jr. B- 4 2013 Richard Hamilton B- 6 1999 JaVale McGee B- 8 2008 Don MacLean* B- 8 1992 Jared Jeffries B- 9 2002 Kevin Séraphin* B- 10 2010 Etan Thomas* B- 12 2000 Calbert Cheaney B- 13 1993 Juan Dixon B- 13 2002 Jarvis Hayes B- 19 2003 Rasheed Wallace C+ 1 1995 Juwan Howard C+ 7 1994 Nick Young C+ 11 2007 Kwame Brown C 19 2001 Chris Singleton C- 16 2011 Tom Hammonds D+ 16 1989 Oleksiy Pecherov D+ 17 2006 Jan Veselý D+ 25 2011
More recent players will have less extreme ratings since their best producing seasons are still ahead of them. Take Markelle Fultz who gets a “B”. Real life tells us he is probably going to be considered a bust. But he is being compared to the likes of Tatum, who will likely widen the rating gap more as he enters his prime, which will lower Fultz’s grade.
*Note: Players with an asterisk played their rookie year for a team that didn’t draft them, usually due to a draft-day trade.
The busts and steals of every modern NBA draft class through 2017
The number of spots a player should have risen or dropped by year.
1989 Draft Class
Randy White
Pervis Ellison
Danny Ferry
J.R. Reid
Stacey King
Tom Hammonds
Michael Smith
Todd Lichti
Kenny Payne
Jeff Sanders
Byron Irvin
Roy Marble
Sean Elliott
Glen Rice
George McCloud
Pooh Richardson
Nick Anderson
Dana Barros
B.J. Armstrong
Blue Edwards
Anthony Cook
John Morton
Kenny Battle
Dyron Nix
Frank Kornet
Jeff Martin
Stanley Brundy
Jay Edwards
Gary Leonard
Pat Durham
Ed Horton
Doug Roth
Michael Cutright
Reggie Cross
Scott Haffner
Ricky Blanton
Reggie Turner
Junie Lewis
Mike Morrison
Jeff Hodge
Toney Mack
Mookie Blaylock
Tim Hardaway
Shawn Kemp
Sherman Douglas
Michael Ansley
Doug West
Brian Quinnett
Vlade Divac
Clifford Robinson
Dino Radja
Chucky Brown
Haywoode Workman
Greg Grant
1990 Draft Class
Bo Kimble
Alec Kessler
Dave Jamerson
Jerrod Mustaf
Felton Spencer
Willie Burton
Rumeal Robinson
Travis Mays
Gerald Glass
Tate George
Dwayne Schintzius
Lance Blanks
Les Jepsen
Walter Palmer
Steve Scheffler
Derrick Coleman
Gary Payton
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Dennis Scott
Kendall Gill
Lionel Simmons
Tyrone Hill
Loy Vaught
Terry Mills
Duane Causwell
Jayson Williams
Anthony Bonner
Alaa Abdelnaby
Carl Herrera
Negele Knight
Brian Oliver
Kevin Pritchard
Greg Foster
Trevor Wilson
A.J. English
Steve Bardo
Phil Henderson
Miloš Babić
Stefano Rusconi
Abdul Shamsid-Deen
Dee Brown
Marcus Liberty
Tony Massenburg
Steve Henson
Sean Higgins
Elden Campbell
Toni Kukoč
Jud Buechler
Bimbo Coles
Antonio Davis
Kenny Williams
Derek Strong
Cedric Ceballos
Tony Smith
1991 Draft Class
Doug Smith
Rich King
Mark Macon
Anthony Avent
Kevin Brooks
LaBradford Smith
John Turner
LeRon Ellis
Shaun Vandiver
Mark Randall
George Ackles
Rodney Monroe
Chad Gallagher
Larry Johnson
Kenny Anderson
Billy Owens
Dikembe Mutombo
Steve Smith
Luc Longley
Stacey Augmon
Bison Dele
Terrell Brandon
Greg Anthony
Dale Davis
Chris Gatling
Victor Alexander
Stanley Roberts
Pete Chilcutt
Kevin Lynch
Donald Hodge
Myron Brown
Chris Corchiani
Joe Wylie
Jimmy Oliver
Sean Green
Steve Hood
Lamont Strothers
Alvaro Teheran
Keith Hughes
Joey Wright
Anthony Jones
Von McDade
Marcus Kennedy
Eric Murdock
Rick Fox
Randy Brown
Mike Iuzzolino
Doug Overton
Elliot Perry
Bobby Phills
Richard Dumas
Isaac Austin
Greg Sutton
Žan Tabak
1992 Draft Class
Harold Miner
Jim Jackson
Todd Day
Adam Keefe
Randy Woods
Elmore Spencer
Dave Johnson
Shaquille O'Neal
Alonzo Mourning
Christian Laettner
LaPhonso Ellis
Tom Gugliotta
Walt Williams
Clarence Weatherspoon
Robert Horry
Bryant Stith
Malik Sealy
Anthony Peeler
Tracy Murray
Don MacLean
Hubert Davis
Oliver Miller
Lee Mayberry
Byron Houston
Marlon Maxey
Sean Rooks
Reggie Smith
Brent Price
Corey Williams
Chris Smith
Tony Bennett
Duane Cooper
Isaiah Morris
Elmer Bennett
Litterial Green
Steve Rogers
Henry Williams
Robert Werdann
Darren Morningstar
Brian Davis
Ron Ellis
Matt Fish
Tim Burroughs
Matt Steigenga
Curtis Blair
Brett Roberts
Doug Christie
Jon Barry
Latrell Sprewell
Popeye Jones
Sasha Danilović
Chris King
P.J. Brown
Matt Geiger
1993 Draft Class
Bobby Hurley
Isaiah Rider
Calbert Cheaney
Scott Haskin
Doug Edwards
Luther Wright
Chris Webber
Shawn Bradley
Anfernee Hardaway
Jamal Mashburn
Vin Baker
Rodney Rogers
Lindsey Hunter
Allan Houston
George Lynch
Terry Dehere
Rex Walters
Greg Graham
Acie Earl
Scott Burrell
James Robinson
Ervin Johnson
Corie Blount
Geert Hammink
Malcolm Mackey
Sherron Mills
Evers Burns
Alphonso Ford
Eric Riley
Darnell Mee
Ed Stokes
John Best
Conrad McRae
Thomas Hill
Rich Manning
Anthony Reed
Adonis Jordan
Josh Grant
Alex Holcombe
Richard Petruška
Kevin Thompson
Mark Buford
Marcelo Nicola
Spencer Dunkley
Mike Peplowski
Leonard White
Byron Wilson
Chris Mills
Lucious Harris
Gheorghe Mureșan
Sam Cassell
Nick Van Exel
Bryon Russell
Chris Whitney
1994 Draft Class
Sharone Wright
Yinka Dare
B.J. Tyler
Eric Montross
Clifford Rozier
Eric Mobley
Tony Dumas
Bill Curley
Deon Thomas
Rodney Dent
Glenn Robinson
Jason Kidd
Grant Hill
Donyell Marshall
Juwan Howard
Lamond Murray
Brian Grant
Eddie Jones
Carlos Rogers
Khalid Reeves
Jalen Rose
Eric Piatkowski
Dickey Simpkins
Monty Williams
Greg Minor
Brooks Thompson
Antonio Lang
Derrick Alston
Gaylon Nickerson
Andrei Fetisov
Dontonio Wingfield
Darrin Hancock
Jeff Webster
William Njoku
Gary Collier
Shawnelle Scott
Damon Bailey
Dwayne Morton
Jevon Crudup
Kris Bruton
Charles Claxton
Albert Burditt
Aaron McKie
Wesley Person
Howard Eisley
Jim McIlvaine
Anthony Miller
Jamie Watson
Charlie Ward
Michael Smith
Voshon Lenard
Lawrence Funderburke
Anthony Goldwire
Željko Rebrača
1995 Draft Class
Shawn Respert
Ed O'Bannon
Joe Smith
Bryant Reeves
Cherokee Parks
Randolph Childress
George Zídek
Loren Meyer
Sherell Ford
Mario Bennett
Antonio McDyess
Jerry Stackhouse
Rasheed Wallace
Kevin Garnett
Damon Stoudamire
Kurt Thomas
Gary Trent
Corliss Williamson
Eric Williams
Alan Henderson
Bob Sura
Theo Ratliff
Jason Caffey
David Vaughn
Cory Alexander
Lou Roe
Dragan Tarlać
Terrence Rencher
Junior Burrough
Jimmy King
Lawrence Moten
Frankie King
Rashard Griffith
Donny Marshall
Dwayne Whitfield
Erik Meek
Donnie Boyce
Anthony Pelle
Troy Brown
George Banks
Martin Lewis
Dejan Bodiroga
Constantin Popa
Eurelijus Žukauskas
Michael McDonald
Cuonzo Martin
Brent Barry
Michael Finley
Travis Best
Greg Ostertag
Andrew DeClercq
Jerome Allen
Eric Snow
Tyus Edney
Mark Davis
Fred Hoiberg
Chris Carr
Don Reid
1996 Draft Class
Todd Fuller
Lorenzen Wright
Samaki Walker
Vitaly Potapenko
John Wallace
Dontae' Jones
Roy Rogers
Efthimios Rentzias
Martin Müürsepp
Priest Lauderdale
Allen Iverson
Marcus Camby
Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Stephon Marbury
Ray Allen
Antoine Walker
Kerry Kittles
Erick Dampier
Peja Stojaković
Tony Delk
Jermaine O'Neal
Walter McCarty
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Brian Evans
Travis Knight
Othella Harrington
Mark Hendrickson
Ryan Minor
Shawn Harvey
Joseph Blair
Doron Sheffer
Steve Hamer
Russ Millard
Marcus Mann
Jason Sasser
Ben Davis
Joe Vogel
Marcus Brown
Ron Riley
Amal McCaskill
Terrell Bell
Jeff Nordgaard
Ronnie Henderson
Reggie Geary
Drew Barry
Darnell Robinson
Kobe Bryant
Steve Nash
Derek Fisher
Jerome Williams
Moochie Norris
Randy Livingston
Chris Robinson
Jeff McInnis
Malik Rose
Jamie Feick
Mark Pope
Shandon Anderson
1997 Draft Class
Tony Battie
Ron Mercer
Adonal Foyle
Tariq Abdul-Wahad
Maurice Taylor
Johnny Taylor
Chris Anstey
Paul Grant
Ed Gray
Tim Duncan
Keith Van Horn
Chauncey Billups
Antonio Daniels
Tim Thomas
Tracy McGrady
Danny Fortson
Austin Croshere
Derek Anderson
Kelvin Cato
Scot Pollard
Rodrick Rhodes
John Thomas
Charles Smith
Jacque Vaughn
Keith Booth
Serge Zwikker
Mark Sanford
Charles O'Bannon
James Cotton
Marko Milič
Bubba Wells
Kebu Stewart
James Collins
Jerald Honeycutt
Eddie Elisma
Jason Lawson
Gordon Malone
God Shammgod
Alain Digbeau
DeJuan Wheat
C.J. Bruton
Paul Rogers
Ben Pepper
Nate Erdmann
Roberto Duenas
Brevin Knight
Anthony Parker
Bobby Jackson
Marc Jackson
Cedric Henderson
Eric Washington
Predrag Drobnjak
Anthony Johnson
Stephen Jackson
Alvin Williams
Chris Crawford
Mark Blount
1998 Draft Class
Michael Olowokandi
Mirsad Türkcan
Robert Traylor
Michael Doleac
Bryce Drew
Roshown McLeod
Felipe López
Sam Jacobson
Corey Benjamin
Mike Bibby
Raef LaFrentz
Antawn Jamison
Vince Carter
Jason Williams
Larry Hughes
Dirk Nowitzki
Paul Pierce
Bonzi Wells
Keon Clark
Michael Dickerson
Matt Harpring
Rasho Nesterović
Pat Garrity
Ricky Davis
Brian Skinner
Tyronn Lue
Al Harrington
Vladimir Stepania
Nazr Mohammed
Ansu Sesay
Jelani McCoy
Shammond Williams
Bruno Šundov
Jerome James
Casey Shaw
DeMarco Johnson
Korleone Young
Miles Simon
Sean Marks
Toby Bailey
Andrae Patterson
Tyson Wheeler
Ryan Stack
Cory Carr
Andrew Betts
Corey Brewer
Derrick Dial
J.R. Henderson
Torraye Braggs
Maceo Baston
Jahidi White
Tremaine Fowlkes
Ruben Patterson
Rashard Lewis
Rafer Alston
Cuttino Mobley
Greg Buckner
Ryan Bowen
1999 Draft Class
Jonathan Bender
Aleksandar Radojević
William Avery
Frédéric Weis
Trajan Langdon
Cal Bowdler
Quincy Lewis
Tim James
Leon Smith
John Celestand
Rico Hill
Elton Brand
Steve Francis
Baron Davis
Lamar Odom
Wally Szczerbiak
Richard Hamilton
Andre Miller
Shawn Marion
Jason Terry
Corey Maggette
Metta World Peace
James Posey
Dion Glover
Jeff Foster
Kenny Thomas
Devean George
Vonteego Cummings
Jumaine Jones
Scott Padgett
Michael Ruffin
Chris Herren
Evan Eschmeyer
Wang Zhizhi
Obinna Ekezie
Laron Profit
A.J. Bramlett
Louis Bullock
Tyrone Washington
Ryan Robertson
J.R. Koch
Galen Young
Lari Ketner
Venson Hamilton
Antwain Smith
Roberto Bergersen
Melvin Levett
Kris Clack
Tim Young
Eddie Lucas
Andrei Kirilenko
Calvin Booth
Gordan Giriček
Francisco Elson
Lee Nailon
Rodney Buford
Todd MacCulloch
Manu Ginóbili
2000 Draft Class
Marcus Fizer
Courtney Alexander
Mateen Cleaves
Jason Collier
Stromile Swift
Darius Miles
DerMarr Johnson
Chris Mihm
Jérôme Moïso
Dalibor Bagarić
Mamadou N'Diaye
Erick Barkley
Kenyon Martin
Mike Miller
Jamal Crawford
Joel Przybilla
Keyon Dooling
Etan Thomas
Desmond Mason
Jamaal Magloire
Speedy Claxton
Donnell Harvey
DeShawn Stevenson
Jake Tsakalidis
Primož Brezec
Mark Madsen
Dan Langhi
A.J. Guyton
Jake Voskuhl
Khalid El-Amin
Mike Smith
Soumaila Samake
Lavor Postell
Hanno Möttölä
Chris Carrawell
Olumide Oyedeji
DeeAndre Hulett
Josip Sesar
Mark Karcher
Kaniel Dickens
Igor Rakočević
Ernest Brown
Dan McClintock
Cory Hightower
Jaquay Walls
Scoonie Penn
Pete Mickeal
Hedo Türkoğlu
Quentin Richardson
Morris Peterson
Jabari Smith
Marko Jarić
Eddie House
Eduardo Nájera
Michael Redd
Brian Cardinal
Jason Hart
Chris Porter
2001 Draft Class
Kwame Brown
Rodney White
Kirk Haston
Eddy Curry
Eddie Griffin
DeSagana Diop
Kedrick Brown
Steven Hunter
Michael Bradley
Joseph Forte
Jeryl Sasser
Brandon Armstrong
Tyson Chandler
Pau Gasol
Jason Richardson
Shane Battier
Joe Johnson
Vladimir Radmanović
Richard Jefferson
Troy Murphy
Jason Collins
Zach Randolph
Brendan Haywood
Raül López
Trenton Hassell
Omar Cook
Will Solomon
Terence Morris
Brian Scalabrine
Jeff Trepagnier
Damone Brown
Michael Wright
Jamison Brewer
Eric Chenowith
Kyle Hill
Sean Lampley
Ousmane Cisse
Antonis Fotsis
Ken Johnson
Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje
Alton Ford
Andre Hutson
Maurice Jeffers
Robertas Javtokas
Alvin Jones
Bryan Bracey
Samuel Dalembert
Jamaal Tinsley
Loren Woods
Kenny Satterfield
Gerald Wallace
Tony Parker
Gilbert Arenas
Mehmet Okur
Earl Watson
Bobby Simmons
Jarron Collins
2002 Draft Class
Jay Williams
Nikoloz Tskitishvili
Dajuan Wagner
Marcus Haislip
Melvin Ely
Curtis Borchardt
Ryan Humphrey
Qyntel Woods
Frank Williams
Chris Jefferies
Steve Logan
Robert Archibald
Yao Ming
Mike Dunleavy
Drew Gooden
Nenê
Chris Wilcox
Amar'e Stoudemire
Caron Butler
Jared Jeffries
Fred Jones
Boštjan Nachbar
Jiří Welsch
Juan Dixon
Kareem Rush
Casey Jacobsen
Dan Dickau
Vincent Yarbrough
Milos Vujanic
David Andersen
Tito Maddox
Rod Grizzard
Mario Kasun
Jason Jennings
Sam Clancy
Jamal Sampson
Chris Owens
Peter Fehse
Federico Kammerichs
Marcus Taylor
Tamar Slay
Mladen Sekularac
Randy Holcomb
Corsley Edwards
Nenad Krstić
John Salmons
Roger Mason
Juan Carlos Navarro
Lonny Baxter
Tayshaun Prince
Dan Gadzuric
Carlos Boozer
Ronald Murray
Matt Barnes
Darius Songaila
Rasual Butler
Luis Scola
2003 Draft Class
Darko Miličić
Mike Sweetney
Reece Gaines
Troy Bell
Chris Kaman
T.J. Ford
Jarvis Hayes
Mickaël Piétrus
Marcus Banks
Žarko Čabarkapa
Sasha Pavlović
Dahntay Jones
Zoran Planinić
Ndudi Ebi
Maciej Lampe
LeBron James
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wade
Kirk Hinrich
Nick Collison
Luke Ridnour
Travis Outlaw
Brian Cook
Carlos Delfino
Jason Kapono
Luke Walton
Jerome Beasley
Sofoklis Schortsanitis
Szymon Szewczyk
Mario Austin
Travis Hansen
Slavko Vraneš
Derrick Zimmerman
Malick Badiane
Sani Bečirovič
James Lang
Paccelis Morlende
Remon van de Hare
Tommy Smith
Nedžad Sinanović
Rick Rickert
Brandon Hunter
Xue Yuyang
Andreas Glyniadakis
David West
Boris Diaw
Kendrick Perkins
Leandro Barbosa
Willie Green
Josh Howard
Steve Blake
Zaza Pachulia
Keith Bogans
Matt Bonner
Mo Williams
James Jones
Kyle Korver
2004 Draft Class
Rafael Araújo
Luke Jackson
Emeka Okafor
Ben Gordon
Shaun Livingston
Josh Childress
Robert Swift
Sebastian Telfair
Pavel Podkolzin
Sergei Monia
Dwight Howard
Devin Harris
Luol Deng
Andre Iguodala
Andris Biedriņš
Kris Humphries
Al Jefferson
Kirk Snyder
Dorell Wright
Jameer Nelson
Viktor Khryapa
Delonte West
Sasha Vujačić
Beno Udrih
David Harrison
Jackson Vroman
Peter John Ramos
Lionel Chalmers
Donta Smith
Andre Emmett
Antonio Burks
Albert Miralles
Justin Reed
David Young
Viktor Sanikidze
Tim Pickett
Ha Seung-Jin
Pape Sow
Ricky Minard
Sergei Lishouk
Vassilis Spanoulis
Christian Drejer
Romain Sato
Matt Freije
Rickey Paulding
Luis Flores
Marcus Douthit
Sergei Karaulov
Blake Stepp
Rashad Wright
Josh Smith
J.R. Smith
Tony Allen
Royal Ivey
Chris Duhon
Bernard Robinson
Kevin Martin
Anderson Varejão
Trevor Ariza
2005 Draft Class
Ike Diogu
Fran Vázquez
Yaroslav Korolev
Sean May
Antoine Wright
Julius Hodge
Marvin Williams
Martell Webster
Charlie Villanueva
Rashad McCants
Joey Graham
Hakim Warrick
Johan Petro
Wayne Simien
Ricky Sánchez
Andrew Bogut
Deron Williams
Chris Paul
Raymond Felton
Channing Frye
Andrew Bynum
Gerald Green
Nate Robinson
Jarrett Jack
Francisco García
Luther Head
Jason Maxiell
Linas Kleiza
Ian Mahinmi
Salim Stoudamire
Daniel Ewing
Travis Diener
Von Wafer
Roko Ukić
Chris Taft
Mile Ilić
Martynas Andriuškevičius
Erazem Lorbek
Bracey Wright
Robert Whaley
Axel Hervelle
Dijon Thompson
Uroš Slokar
Cenk Akyol
Alex Acker
Danny Granger
Brandon Bass
C.J. Miles
Ronny Turiaf
Mickaël Gelabale
Orien Greene
Lawrence Roberts
David Lee
Ersan İlyasova
Monta Ellis
Lou Williams
Andray Blatche
Ryan Gomes
Amir Johnson
Marcin Gortat
2006 Draft Class
Adam Morrison
Patrick O'Bryant
Mouhamed Sene
Cedric Simmons
Andrea Bargnani
Shelden Williams
Hilton Armstrong
Oleksiy Pecherov
Quincy Douby
Marcus Williams
Maurice Ager
LaMarcus Aldridge
Tyrus Thomas
Brandon Roy
Randy Foye
Rudy Gay
J.J. Redick
Thabo Sefolosha
Ronnie Brewer
Rodney Carney
Shawne Williams
Renaldo Balkman
Josh Boone
Shannon Brown
Sergio Rodríguez
Mardy Collins
Joel Freeland
James White
Solomon Jones
Paul Davis
Bobby Jones
Kosta Perović
David Noel
Denham Brown
James Augustine
Marcus Vinicius
Lior Eliyahu
Dee Brown
Vladimir Veremeenko
Cheikh Samb
Guillermo Díaz
Yotam Halperin
Hassan Adams
Ejike Ugboaja
Edin Bavčić
Loukas Mavrokefalidis
J.R. Pinnock
Damir Markota
Will Blalock
Rajon Rondo
Jordan Farmar
Steve Novak
Craig Smith
Alexander Johnson
Kyle Lowry
P.J. Tucker
Daniel Gibson
Paul Millsap
Leon Powe
Ryan Hollins
2007 Draft Class
Greg Oden
Yi Jianlian
Acie Law
Al Thornton
Spencer Hawes
Julian Wright
Sean Williams
Javaris Crittenton
Morris Almond
Kevin Durant
Al Horford
Mike Conley
Jeff Green
Corey Brewer
Brandan Wright
Joakim Noah
Thaddeus Young
Rodney Stuckey
Nick Young
Marco Belinelli
Jason Smith
Daequan Cook
Rudy Fernández
Aaron Brooks
Alando Tucker
Petteri Koponen
Gabe Pruitt
Marcus Williams
Nick Fazekas
Jermareo Davidson
Kyrylo Fesenko
Stanko Barać
Sun Yue
Chris Richard
Derrick Byars
Adam Haluska
Reyshawn Terry
Jared Jordan
Stéphane Lasme
Renaldas Seibutis
JamesOn Curry
Taurean Green
Demetris Nichols
Brad Newley
Herbert Hill
Sammy Mejia
Georgios Printezis
D.J. Strawberry
Milovan Raković
Jared Dudley
Wilson Chandler
Arron Afflalo
Carl Landry
Glen Davis
Dominic McGuire
Tiago Splitter
Josh McRoberts
Marc Gasol
Aaron Gray
Ramon Sessions
2008 Draft Class
Michael Beasley
Joe Alexander
O.J. Mayo
Jerryd Bayless
Jason Thompson
Brandon Rush
Anthony Randolph
Marreese Speights
Alexis Ajinça
Donté Greene
J.R. Giddens
Walter Sharpe
Derrick Rose
Russell Westbrook
Kevin Love
Danilo Gallinari
Eric Gordon
D.J. Augustin
Brook Lopez
Robin Lopez
Roy Hibbert
JaVale McGee
J.J. Hickson
Courtney Lee
Kosta Koufos
Darrell Arthur
D.J. White
Nikola Peković
Joey Dorsey
Kyle Weaver
Sonny Weems
Chris Douglas-Roberts
Nathan Jawai
Sean Singletary
Patrick Ewing
Ante Tomić
Trent Plaisted
Malik Hairston
Richard Hendrix
DeVon Hardin
Shan Foster
Tadija Dragićević
Maarty Leunen
Mike Taylor
Sasha Kaun
James Gist
Joe Crawford
Deron Washington
Semih Erden
Ryan Anderson
Serge Ibaka
Nicolas Batum
Ömer Aşık
Luc Mbah a Moute
Henry Walker
Darnell Jackson
George Hill
Mario Chalmers
DeAndre Jordan
Goran Dragić
2009 Draft Class
Hasheem Thabeet
Jonny Flynn
Jordan Hill
Terrence Williams
Earl Clark
Victor Claver
Byron Mullens
Gerald Henderson
Tyler Hansbrough
Austin Daye
Eric Maynor
Christian Eyenga
Jermaine Taylor
Sergio Llull
DaJuan Summers
Blake Griffin
James Harden
Tyreke Evans
Ricky Rubio
Stephen Curry
DeMar DeRozan
Brandon Jennings
James Johnson
Omri Casspi
Rodrigue Beaubois
Wayne Ellington
Toney Douglas
Jeff Ayres
Dante Cunningham
Sam Young
Jon Brockman
Derrick Brown
Henk Norel
Taylor Griffin
Sergiy Gladyr
Goran Suton
Jack McClinton
Robert Vaden
Ahman Nivins
Emir Preldžić
Lester Hudson
Chinemelu Elonu
Robert Dozier
Jrue Holiday
Ty Lawson
Jeff Teague
Darren Collison
Taj Gibson
DeMarre Carroll
DeJuan Blair
Jonas Jerebko
Chase Budinger
Nick Calathes
Nando De Colo
Jodie Meeks
Patrick Beverley
Marcus Thornton
Danny Green
A.J. Price
Patty Mills
2010 Draft Class
Evan Turner
Wesley Johnson
Ekpe Udoh
Cole Aldrich
Xavier Henry
Kevin Séraphin
Craig Brackins
John Wall
Derrick Favors
DeMarcus Cousins
Greg Monroe
Al-Farouq Aminu
Gordon Hayward
Paul George
Ed Davis
Patrick Patterson
Larry Sanders
Luke Babbitt
Avery Bradley
James Anderson
Elliot Williams
Trevor Booker
Damion James
Dominique Jones
Quincy Pondexter
Jordan Crawford
Daniel Orton
Lazar Hayward
Tibor Pleiß
Dexter Pittman
Armon Johnson
Terrico White
Darington Hobson
Andy Rautins
Jarvis Varnado
Da'Sean Butler
Devin Ebanks
Jerome Jordan
Paulão Prestes
Gani Lawal
Tiny Gallon
Latavious Williams
Ryan Richards
Solomon Alabi
Magnum Rolle
Luke Harangody
Pape Sy
Willie Warren
Hamady N'Diaye
Ryan Reid
Derrick Caracter
Stanley Robinson
Dwayne Collins
Eric Bledsoe
Greivis Vásquez
Hassan Whiteside
Nemanja Bjelica
Landry Fields
Lance Stephenson
Jeremy Evans
2011 Draft Class
Derrick Williams
Jan Veselý
Jimmer Fredette
Nolan Smith
Enes Freedom
Bismack Biyombo
Brandon Knight
Alec Burks
Chris Singleton
Donatas Motiejūnas
MarShon Brooks
JaJuan Johnson
Norris Cole
Justin Harper
Tyler Honeycutt
Jordan Williams
Trey Thompkins
Kyrie Irving
Tristan Thompson
Jonas Valančiūnas
Kemba Walker
Klay Thompson
Markieff Morris
Marcus Morris
Nikola Vučević
Iman Shumpert
Nikola Mirotić
Jordan Hamilton
Kyle Singler
Shelvin Mack
Jeremy Tyler
Darius Morris
Malcolm Lee
Charles Jenkins
Josh Harrellson
Andrew Goudelock
Travis Leslie
Keith Benson
Josh Selby
Jon Diebler
Vernon Macklin
Milan Mačvan
Chukwudiebere Maduabum
Tanguy Ngombo
Ater Majok
Ádám Hanga
Kawhi Leonard
Tobias Harris
Kenneth Faried
Reggie Jackson
Cory Joseph
Bojan Bogdanović
Jon Leuer
DeAndre Liggins
Jimmy Butler
Chandler Parsons
Dāvis Bertāns
Lavoy Allen
E'Twaun Moore
Isaiah Thomas
2012 Draft Class
Thomas Robinson
Kendall Marshall
Royce White
Fab Melo
Jared Cunningham
Dion Waiters
Austin Rivers
Meyers Leonard
Andrew Nicholson
Tony Wroten
Arnett Moultrie
Marquis Teague
Bernard James
Quincy Miller
Anthony Davis
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Bradley Beal
Damian Lillard
Harrison Barnes
Terrence Ross
Andre Drummond
Jeremy Lamb
John Henson
Maurice Harkless
Tyler Zeller
Terrence Jones
Evan Fournier
Jared Sullinger
John Jenkins
Miles Plumlee
Perry Jones
Festus Ezeli
Jeff Taylor
Orlando Johnson
Tyshawn Taylor
Doron Lamb
Kim English
Kevin Murphy
İzzet Türkyılmaz
Kris Joseph
Ognjen Kuzmić
Furkan Aldemir
Tornike Shengelia
Darius Johnson-Odom
Tomislav Zubčić
İlkan Karaman
Marcus Denmon
Tomáš Satoranský
Quincy Acy
Justin Hamilton
Darius Miller
Kostas Papanikolaou
Jae Crowder
Draymond Green
Khris Middleton
Will Barton
Mike Scott
Kyle O'Quinn
Robbie Hummel
Robert Sacre
2013 Draft Class
Anthony Bennett
Alex Len
Ben McLemore
Trey Burke
Shabazz Muhammad
Lucas Nogueira
Shane Larkin
Sergey Karasev
Livio Jean-Charles
Archie Goodwin
Nemanja Nedović
Carrick Felix
Victor Oladipo
Otto Porter Jr.
Cody Zeller
Nerlens Noel
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
CJ McCollum
Michael Carter-Williams
Steven Adams
Kelly Olynyk
Dennis Schröder
Tony Snell
Solomon Hill
Reggie Bullock
Álex Abrines
Isaiah Canaan
Glen Rice Jr.
Ray McCallum
Tony Mitchell
Nate Wolters
Grant Jerrett
Jamaal Franklin
Pierre Jackson
Ricky Ledo
Marko Todorović
Erick Green
Erik Murphy
Romero Osby
Colton Iverson
Arsalan Kazemi
Peyton Siva
Alex Oriakhi
Deshaun Thomas
Bojan Dubljević
Jānis Timma
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Gorgui Dieng
Mason Plumlee
Tim Hardaway Jr.
Andre Roberson
Allen Crabbe
Jeff Withey
Ryan Kelly
Lorenzo Brown
Rudy Gobert
Mike Muscala
Raul Neto
James Ennis III
Joffrey Lauvergne
2014 Draft Class
Jabari Parker
Dante Exum
Nik Stauskas
Adreian Payne
James Young
Andrew Wiggins
Noah Vonleh
Doug McDermott
Tyler Ennis
Mitch McGary
Jordan Adams
P.J. Hairston
C.J. Wilcox
Damien Inglis
Cleanthony Early
Jarnell Stokes
Joel Embiid
Aaron Gordon
Marcus Smart
Julius Randle
Elfrid Payton
Dario Šarić
Zach LaVine
T.J. Warren
Gary Harris
Bruno Caboclo
Rodney Hood
Shabazz Napier
Bogdan Bogdanović
Josh Huestis
K.J. McDaniels
Johnny O'Bryant
DeAndre Daniels
Nick Johnson
Edy Tavares
Russ Smith
Lamar Patterson
Cameron Bairstow
Alec Brown
Vasilije Micić
Alessandro Gentile
Nemanja Dangubić
Semaj Christon
Devyn Marble
Louis Labeyrie
Xavier Thames
Cory Jefferson
Jusuf Nurkić
Joe Harris
Glenn Robinson III
Markel Brown
Clint Capela
Kyle Anderson
Spencer Dinwiddie
Jerami Grant
Nikola Jokić
Dwight Powell
Jordan Clarkson
Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Jordan McRae
2015 Draft Class
Jahlil Okafor
Mario Hezonja
Emmanuel Mudiay
D'Angelo Russell
Stanley Johnson
Frank Kaminsky
Justise Winslow
Trey Lyles
Cameron Payne
Rashad Vaughn
Nikola Milutinov
R.J. Hunter
Chris McCullough
Karl-Anthony Towns
Kristaps Porziņģis
Willie Cauley-Stein
Myles Turner
Devin Booker
Kelly Oubre Jr.
Terry Rozier
Sam Dekker
Jerian Grant
Justin Anderson
Bobby Portis
Jarell Martin
Cedi Osman
Jordan Mickey
Anthony Brown
Rakeem Christmas
Darrun Hilliard
Juan Pablo Vaulet
Olivier Hanlan
Joe Young
Marcus Thornton
Artūras Gudaitis
Dakari Johnson
Aaron White
Marcus Eriksson
Tyler Harvey
Satnam Singh
Sir'Dominic Pointer
Dani Díez
Cady Lalanne
Branden Dawson
Nikola Radičević
J.P. Tokoto
Dimitrios Agravanis
Luka Mitrović
Delon Wright
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Tyus Jones
Kevon Looney
Willy Hernangómez
Andrew Harrison
Larry Nance Jr.
Montrezl Harrell
Richaun Holmes
Josh Richardson
Pat Connaughton
Norman Powell
2016 Draft Class
Dragan Bender
Georgios Papagiannis
Guerschon Yabusele
Wade Baldwin
Henry Ellenson
Marquese Chriss
Thon Maker
Malachi Richardson
Brice Johnson
Ben Simmons
Brandon Ingram
Jaylen Brown
Kris Dunn
Buddy Hield
Jamal Murray
Jakob Poeltl
Domantas Sabonis
Taurean Prince
Denzel Valentine
Juancho Hernangómez
Malik Beasley
Caris LeVert
DeAndre' Bembry
Ante Žižić
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot
Skal Labissière
Damian Jones
Deyonta Davis
Tyler Ulis
Rade Zagorac
Chinanu Onuaku
Patrick McCaw
David Michineau
Diamond Stone
Stephen Zimmerman
Isaiah Whitehead
Zhou Qi
Isaïa Cordinier
Demetrius Jackson
A.J. Hammons
Michael Gbinije
Ben Bentil
Joel Bolomboy
Petr Cornelie
Kay Felder
Marcus Paige
Daniel Hamilton
Wang Zhelin
Isaiah Cousins
Furkan Korkmaz
Dejounte Murray
Cheick Diallo
Paul Zipser
Pascal Siakam
Ivica Zubac
Malcolm Brogdon
Jake Layman
Georges Niang
Abdel Nader
Tyrone Wallace
2017 Draft Class
Markelle Fultz
Josh Jackson
Frank Ntilikina
Dennis Smith Jr.
Malik Monk
Justin Patton
Tyler Lydon
Anžejs Pasečņiks
Caleb Swanigan
Zach Collins
Justin Jackson
D.J. Wilson
Harry Giles
Terrance Ferguson
Davon Reed
Jonah Bolden
Jawun Evans
Lonzo Ball
Jayson Tatum
De'Aaron Fox
Jonathan Isaac
Lauri Markkanen
Luke Kennard
T.J. Leaf
Frank Jackson
Wes Iwundu
Frank Mason III
Ivan Rabb
Semi Ojeleye
Dwayne Bacon
Tyler Dorsey
Ike Anigbogu
Vlatko Čančar
Mathias Lessort
Kadeem Allen
Alec Peters
Nigel Williams-Goss
Jabari Bird
Sasha Vezenkov
Ognjen Jaramaz
Jaron Blossomgame
Alpha Kaba
Donovan Mitchell
Bam Adebayo
John Collins
Jarrett Allen
OG Anunoby
Kyle Kuzma
Tony Bradley
Sindarius Thornwell
Edmond Sumner
Derrick White
Josh Hart
Jordan Bell
Thomas Bryant
Isaiah Hartenstein
Damyean Dotson
Dillon Brooks
Sterling Brown
Monte Morris
The 2010 draft class was perhaps the least exciting (or most accurate), with the most players of any class drafted close to their correct spot. It was also the only class the data suggests had no players that should have dropped 20+ spots.
Data and Methods
Data from Basketball Reference. The four advanced stats used to create a player’s rating were VORP, Win Shares, RAPTOR WAR, and Wins Added. No all-in-one advanced stat is perfect, so I chose a blend that satisfied the eye test (see table below). Each stat was normalized then averaged together to create a master scale of a player’s rating from 0 to 100. Ratings were based on a player’s top five seasons to find the balance between prime and longevity (an average NBA career is 4.5 years).
Only showing draft classes through 2017 because they have at least five years of data. Upgrade choices in the Could Have Been teams were first selected from top 10 picks, then searched beyond those if there weren’t enough to fill the top five. Draft trades were ignored since swaps usually are contingent on player availability and often include multiple players or money.
Report card grades for draft picks were calculated as follows: a player’s potential was the difference between their rating (from above) and the best player available in that draft at their pick. If they were the best player available (i.e., a potential of 0), they got an A+. The remaining grades were evenly distributed, with a uniform number of players receiving each grade value.
Top 50 Players Since the 1989 Draft
A player’s rating is a blend of four advanced stats based on their top five seasons, then scaled to the 🐐who is #1 in every stat. Stats below are scaled, not raw values.
| Rank | Name | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LeBron James | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Kevin Garnett | 86 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 87 |
| 3 | Chris Paul | 85 | 79 | 89 | 77 | 96 |
| 4 | Stephen Curry | 81 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 90 |
| 5 | James Harden | 80 | 80 | 84 | 67 | 87 |
| 6 | Kevin Durant | 80 | 79 | 90 | 75 | 75 |
| 7 | Tim Duncan | 79 | 69 | 82 | 90 | 75 |
| 8 | Shaquille O'Neal | 78 | 71 | 86 | 83 | 73 |
| 9 | Dirk Nowitzki | 78 | 72 | 89 | 80 | 72 |
| 10 | Dwyane Wade | 74 | 72 | 74 | 71 | 79 |
| 11 | Kobe Bryant | 74 | 69 | 78 | 70 | 78 |
| 12 | Tracy McGrady | 67 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 73 |
| 13 | Russell Westbrook | 66 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 65 |
| 14 | Shawn Marion | 65 | 55 | 71 | 63 | 69 |
| 15 | Paul Pierce | 64 | 57 | 67 | 70 | 62 |
| 16 | Jason Kidd | 62 | 56 | 55 | 68 | 70 |
| 17 | Dwight Howard | 61 | 47 | 71 | 69 | 57 |
| 18 | Mookie Blaylock | 61 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 72 |
| 19 | Kawhi Leonard | 61 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 66 |
| 20 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | 61 | 65 | 67 | 55 | 55 |
| 21 | Gary Payton | 60 | 62 | 71 | 32 | 76 |
| 22 | Vince Carter | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| 23 | Anthony Davis | 60 | 59 | 67 | 54 | 59 |
| 24 | Chauncey Billups | 59 | 53 | 71 | 54 | 58 |
| 25 | Tim Hardaway | 59 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 66 |
| 26 | Manu Ginóbili | 58 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 65 |
| 27 | Ray Allen | 58 | 51 | 62 | 56 | 63 |
| 28 | Nikola Jokić | 58 | 65 | 65 | 46 | 56 |
| 29 | Damian Lillard | 58 | 58 | 64 | 49 | 60 |
| 30 | Paul George | 57 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 64 |
| 31 | Steve Nash | 57 | 50 | 65 | 54 | 60 |
| 32 | Grant Hill | 56 | 58 | 61 | 48 | 56 |
| 33 | Elton Brand | 55 | 52 | 67 | 46 | 55 |
| 34 | Kyle Lowry | 55 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 58 |
| 35 | Allen Iverson | 54 | 54 | 59 | 49 | 56 |
| 36 | Pau Gasol | 54 | 51 | 69 | 49 | 48 |
| 37 | Eddie Jones | 54 | 47 | 56 | 54 | 60 |
| 38 | Draymond Green | 54 | 40 | 44 | 74 | 59 |
| 39 | Baron Davis | 53 | 45 | 45 | 57 | 63 |
| 40 | Rudy Gobert | 53 | 43 | 67 | 48 | 52 |
| 41 | Jimmy Butler | 52 | 49 | 59 | 46 | 55 |
| 42 | Anfernee Hardaway | 52 | 48 | 54 | 49 | 55 |
| 43 | Andrei Kirilenko | 51 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 56 |
| 44 | Kevin Love | 51 | 47 | 59 | 46 | 50 |
| 45 | Rasheed Wallace | 50 | 42 | 53 | 54 | 51 |
| 46 | Dikembe Mutombo | 50 | 38 | 57 | 60 | 43 |
| 47 | Blake Griffin | 49 | 45 | 57 | 47 | 48 |
| 48 | DeAndre Jordan | 49 | 36 | 63 | 56 | 40 |
| 49 | Chris Webber | 49 | 52 | 54 | 41 | 48 |
| 50 | Mike Conley | 49 | 43 | 49 | 48 | 55 |