It is crazy that he thought that he might not be selected. Fans have to listen to the story here. Dirk's Draft Story? Nobody expected him to turn into the Mavs GOAT and one of the best scorers of all-time, but they saw promise in the lanky German teenager. Curry , K.
Team Schedules and League Schedules. Today's Standings and Standings for any date in history. Players , Teams , Seasons , Leaders , Awards Glossary , Contact and Media Information , We're Social Michael Olowokandi. University of the Pacific. Mike Bibby. Raef LaFrentz. Antawn Jamison. Vince Carter. Robert Traylor. Jason Williams. Larry Hughes.
Saint Louis. Dirk Nowitzki. Paul Pierce. Bonzi Wells. Ball State University. Michael Doleac. Keon Clark. Michael Dickerson.
Matt Harpring. Georgia Tech. Pat Garrity. Notre Dame. Roshown McLeod. Ricky Davis. Ruben Patterson was definitely not the " Kobe Stopper ," but he did grind on defense. He's one of just six players under 6'6" to finish with a career steal percentage of at least 2. Never much of a shooter, Patterson kept himself from becoming a liability on the more glamorous end by parlaying turnovers into transition opportunities, hitting the offensive glass, making off-ball beelines to the basket and just generally finishing well around the rim.
And make of this what you will, but he has one of the 10 highest VORPs among players taken in the draft. Nazr Mohammed never put up nightly notables, but he still spent 18 seasons in the NBA—the fourth-longest of anyone from this draft class, trailing only the megastar future Hall of Famers Carter, Nowitzki and Pierce.
Fitting Mohammed into the rotation was easy. He needed zero maintenance on the offense. He was content to feast on putbacks and then work his butt off on the other end. And this is super niche but also pretty cool: Andre Drummond and Dan Gadzuric are the only two players to match Mohammed's defensive rebounding, offensive rebounding, steal and block rates across or more games.
Matt Harpring's scoring onslaughts at Georgia Tech never fully translated to the NBA, but he still packed a gnarly offensive punch in his prime. Even after he started dealing with ankle injuries, he could get around defenders in space and finish at the hoop. His three-point and long-two splits are all over the place, but he had the green light and hot streaks of a knockdown shooter.
He was also a sneaky offensive rebounder for his size 6'7", lbs. Signing with the Utah Jazz in amounted to a career boon. He fit well within their offense, particularly during his first year, which also happened to be John Stockton's final season. Harpring averaging He shot 2-of-2 from deep as a sophomore. Tyronn Lue gets a slight bump from his initial slot No. The playoffs wound up being a small springboard for his career.
He played a fair amount of minutes off the bench in the Finals for the eventual-champion Los Angeles Lakers, who used him at times to pressure Iverson.
Lue earned more prominent roles in Washington, Atlanta and Orlando, but only for rosters that finished miles below. He might've fared better in today's league, which is more accustomed to using point guards who aren't born floor generals. And Lue, to his credit, did enjoy a nice four-year stint, from to , during which he averaged Radoslav Nesterovic isn't quite worth his original No.
He carved out a year NBA career, thanks in large part to the flashes he showed during his fourth and fifth seasons. They were so hot for Nesterovic, in fact, that head coach Gregg Popovich went to visit him even while the team was immersed in an all-out recruitment of Jason Kidd. That investment didn't quite pan out in the Spurs' favor. Nesterovic was out of the starting lineup midway through his third season in San Antonio and traded before the start of This represents quite the jump for Earl Boykins, who went undrafted in despite averaging His size no doubt worked against him.
Standing at 5'5", he is still the second-shortest player in league history, ahead of only the 5'3" Muggsy Bogues. It took a while for Boykins to work his way up into a regular rotation spot. He averaged 8. The three-and-a-half years Boykin spent with them were the most productive of his career; he averaged All told, Boykins eked out a year career on the merit of his relentless offense.
He was never afraid to let it fly from distance and had a certain slipperiness off the dribble that put those much, much bigger than him on tilt. Pat Garrity was moved several times before he ever actually put on an NBA uniform. Selected at No. Aside: It turns out that series of wheeling and dealing worked out quite well for Dallas. A right knee injury in derailed what should have been Garrity's prime.
He was never the same player after returning, and he retired following the campaign. But he enjoyed a nice stretch with the Orlando magic from to , during which he shot Michael Doleac, initially taken at No. At 6'11", he had a big body teams could plant in the paint on defense, and he hinted at novel range for someone his size by going of 42 percent from beyond the arc in his final two seasons at Utah. Though Doleac never took his game behind the three-point line in the NBA—he finished 1-of-8 from deep for his career—he leveraged a pretty consistent touch just inside the arc.
Over 46 percent of his career looks came between 16 feet and the three-point line, where he shot an impressive Brian Skinner drops only a few spots from his initial No. His offense never hit the standard he set at Baylor. He could put the ball on the floor, and he could hoist the occasional long two, but his efficiency—including at the foul line—didn't warrant an expanded role or usage.
Without question, his best year came in , when he was on the Milwaukee Bucks. Props to Greg Buckner for improving his draft position by 27 slots. He deserves it. The Mavericks selected him at No. Never anything close to a star, Buckner built up his staying power by working his tail off defensively, hitting the glass hard for a guard and displaying sound offensive decision-making. He ate up neither shots nor possession time and kept the ball moving without throwing careless passes.
From Buckner's first season to his last , only five players matched his defensive rebound, assist and steal rates while appearing in as many games: Kobe Bryant, Kidd, Andrei Kirilenko, Wells and Metta World Peace. Keon Clark split his career among four teams. His best season, by far, came with the Toronto Raptors in They afforded him carte blanch to plumb his floor game when facing the basket and capitalized on his ability to run, and he responded with the glitziest line of his career: Things still never came together for Clark on offense.
He finished with power above the rim and was quick on his feet for a big man, even with the ball in his hands, but he didn't have the playmaking chops, possession control or mid-range consistency to be a more prominent option. Positive aside, though: Clark owns the Raptors' franchise record for blocks in a game. He racked up 12 swats against the Atlanta Hawks in Injuries torpedoed Michael Dickerson's career. Initially selected at No. A stretch four who could rebound at a high rate, Jamison would fit in like a glove in today's NBA.
Original team: Sacramento Kings. What you need to know: There are far worse ways to spend 13 minutes than watching the most amazing passes of Williams' career. Reasoning: Well, now it gets a little harder, but I'll go with Williams here. There's a point to be made that Mike Bibby had a better career, but I love the excitement that Williams brings to the table.
He was one of the most creative players of his time and would be amazing playing next to good shooters. Original team: Houston Rockets. What you need to know: Mobley took 5. He would've thrived in today's NBA. Reasoning: Speaking of shooters, I'll go with Cuttino Mobley, who was a He never was an All-Star, but he was a very solid role player who, again, could've played in any era and on any team.
What you need to know: Bibby averaged Reasoning: How is Bibby still on the board? He's arguably the best point guard in this draft. In only his fourth season, Bibby helped the Kings push the Lakers to seven games in the Western Conference Finals.
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