The 1983 NBA Draft featured Ralph Sampson as the number one pick, but Clyde Drexler became the best player by far. Sampson flamed out after three great seasons while Drexler put together a Hall of Fame career with the Blazers and Rockets. Other players in the class included Derek Harper, Doc Rivers and Byron Scott. […]
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The 1979 NBA Draft was the Magic Johnson draft. Magic was picked 1st overall, was easily the best player in the class and was one of two Hall of Famers in it alongside Sidney Moncrief. The draft featured five other players who made at least one NBA All Star game but was not very impressive
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The 1978 NBA Draft was the Larry Bird draft. The Celtics took the all-time great with the sixth pick even though he had one more year of school left. The gamble paid off for the Celtics as Bird became an all-time great. Mo Cheeks, drafted in the 2nd round by the Sixers, was the other
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The best player in the 1980 NBA Draft class was clearly Kevin McHale. McHale was the only Hall of Famer from the class and one of only five players from the class to ever make an NBA All Star team. The other four All Stars from the class were Andrew Toney, Joe Barry Carroll, Kiki
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The 1988 NBA Draft class included some great players like Hersey Hawkins, Dan Majerle, Anthony Mason, Rod Strickland and Mitch Richmond. Richmond was the only Hall of Famer and the best player in the class. Danny Manning and Rik Smits, the 1st and 2nd overall picks, had decent but slightly disappointing NBA careers. Who Were
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