The top of this birth year is stacked with hardware, the middle is full of lottery picks who found new roles elsewhere, and the order below that is anybody's guess.
1Kawhi LeonardForward who won Finals MVP with San Antonio in 2014 and Toronto in 2019 and was twice named Defensive Player of the Year.1000pts
2Dion WaitersSyracuse guard drafted fourth overall by Cleveland in 2012 who later played for Oklahoma City and Miami.822pts
3Khris MiddletonSecond-round pick in 2012 who became a multiple-time All-Star and won the 2021 championship with the Milwaukee Bucks.822pts
4Derrick FavorsBig man drafted third overall in 2010 who spent most of his career in the Utah Jazz frontcourt.685pts
5Tony SnellNew Mexico wing drafted 20th overall by Chicago in 2013 who later started for the Milwaukee Bucks.621pts
6Derrick WilliamsArizona forward drafted second overall by the Minnesota Timberwolves in 2011.621pts
7Cory JosephCanadian point guard who won the 2014 NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs and later played for Toronto and Indiana.621pts
8Nikola MirotićMontenegrin-born Spanish forward who played for Chicago, New Orleans and Milwaukee from 2014 to 2019.621pts
9Ian ClarkBelmont guard who won the 2017 NBA championship as a reserve with the Golden State Warriors.621pts
10Kelly OlynykCanadian big man from Gonzaga drafted in 2013 who played for the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.548pts
11Terrence RossWashington wing who won the 2013 Slam Dunk Contest with Toronto and later played six seasons for Orlando.548pts
12Mike MuscalaBucknell big man drafted in 2013 who played for the Atlanta Hawks and Oklahoma City Thunder.548pts
13Joe HarrisVirginia sharpshooter who won the 2019 Three-Point Contest while playing for the Brooklyn Nets.548pts
14Alec BurksColorado guard drafted 12th overall by the Utah Jazz in 2011 who later played for the Knicks and Detroit.548pts
15Reggie BullockNorth Carolina wing drafted in 2013 who started for the Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks.548pts
16CJ McCollumLehigh guard who won the 2016 Most Improved Player award with the Portland Trail Blazers.464pts
17Tomáš SatoranskýCzech guard who played for the Washington Wizards, Chicago Bulls and New Orleans Pelicans.365pts
18Tristan ThompsonCanadian center drafted fourth overall in 2011 who won the 2016 championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers.365pts
19Andre RobersonColorado wing who made the 2017 All-Defensive Second Team with the Oklahoma City Thunder.249pts
20Shabazz NapierUConn point guard who was Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 2014 before playing for Miami, Portland and Brooklyn.249pts
21Brandon KnightKentucky point guard drafted eighth overall by Detroit in 2011 who later played for Milwaukee and Phoenix.249pts
22Will BartonMemphis wing who spent seven seasons with the Denver Nuggets after starting his career in Portland.0pts
23Michael Carter-WilliamsSyracuse point guard who won the 2014 Rookie of the Year award with the Philadelphia 76ers.0pts
Photo credits
- Dion Waiters — Erik Drost from United States, CC BY 2.0
- Khris Middleton — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Derrick Favors — Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tony Snell — AllanSpear, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cory Joseph — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Nikola Mirotić — Mangass, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ian Clark — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kelly Olynyk — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terrence Ross — Mogami Kariya, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Muscala — Chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Joe Harris — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Alec Burks — Frenchieinportland, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Reggie Bullock — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- CJ McCollum — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tomáš Satoranský — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tristan Thompson — Asalover2004, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Andre Roberson — Vyacheslav Bukharov, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shabazz Napier — Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brandon Knight — Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0
- Will Barton — All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michael Carter-Williams — All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
