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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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Feb 15, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; NBA former player Karl Malone before the 2014 NBA All Star Shooting Stars competition at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 15, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; NBA former player Karl Malone before the 2014 NBA All Star Shooting Stars competition at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1 Best Draft Class

Year: 1985

All-Stars: 10 (Michael Adams, Joe Dumars, Patrick Ewing, A.C. Green, Karl Malone, Xavier McDaniel, Chris Mullin, Charles Oakley, Terry Porter, Detlef Schrempf)

Steal of the Draft: Karl Malone at No. 13

Biggest Bust: Kenny Green at No. 12

It’s much easier to say because all of these player’s careers are over, but what a class. This could very well be the toughest and grittiest set of 10 players to grace a court if you put them together. Do you think they’d all foul out of today’s game? In any event, Malone was an absolute monster that moved with the grace of LeBron James but his legacy was tarnished due to lack of titles. Malone averaged 37.2 minutes per game for his career, with 25.0 points, 10.1 rebounds and 3.6 assists. Wow.

Ewing is in the same boat as far as lack of playoff success. Both were awesome players in their own right, but both will forever be remembered as guys who couldn’t get it done when it most mattered. They’re No. 1 on our list, at least. That’s saying something, right?

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