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2014 NBA Draft: 5 Best Drafts In The Lottery Era

By Michael Dunlap

Feb 16, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant speaks during a press conference before the 2014 NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 16, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant speaks during a press conference before the 2014 NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 15, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs former center David Robinson (center with mic) talks during a timeout from the game against the Miami Heat in game five of the 2014 NBA Finals at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 15, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs former center David Robinson (center with mic) talks during a timeout from the game against the Miami Heat in game five of the 2014 NBA Finals at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 3 Best Draft Class

Year: 1987

All-Stars: 7 (Horace Grant, Mark Jackson, Kevin Johnson, Reggie Lewis, Reggie Miller, Scottie Pippen, David Robinson)

Steal of the Draft: Reggie Miller at No. 11

Biggest Bust: Dennis Hopson at No. 3

I’m going to throw out some numbers here and if you’re not impressed, close your laptop, shutoff your desktop or throw your phone out the window–22.7 points, 13.0 rebounds, 1.9 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 60.7 percent from the field — that’s David Robinson’s junior year. He scored 28.2 points per game in his senior year.

Those that didn’t see Robinson can’t truly appreciate how dominant he was. They’ll remember him getting obliterated by Shaquille O’Neal‘s elbow or Hakeem Olajuwon’s dream shake, but Robinson was the real deal and everyone who’s come into contact with him praise him for being all class.

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