Second-round gems, a Hall of Fame point guard and lottery picks whose peaks came and went quickly: this class aged in odd ways. Draft position tells only part of the story.
1Gary PaytonPicked second by the Seattle SuperSonics, he became a nine-time All-Star, the 1995–96 Defensive Player of the Year and a 2013 Hall of Fame inductee.1000pts
2Mahmoud Abdul-RaufDrafted third by the Denver Nuggets as Chris Jackson, he won the 1992–93 Most Improved Player award.590pts
3Toni KukočTaken 29th by the Chicago Bulls, he won three NBA titles, the 1995–96 Sixth Man of the Year award and entered the Hall of Fame in 2021.500pts- 4Cedric CeballosPicked 48th by the Phoenix Suns, he won the 1992 Slam Dunk Contest and was named a 1995 All-Star with the Los Angeles Lakers.500pts
5Dennis ScottThe No. 4 pick by the Orlando Magic made 267 three-pointers in 1995–96, then an NBA single-season record.389pts
6Derrick ColemanThe No. 1 pick by the New Jersey Nets won 1990–91 Rookie of the Year and made the 1994 All-Star team.388pts
7Kendall GillPicked fifth by the Charlotte Hornets, he led the NBA in steals with 2.7 per game for the New Jersey Nets in 1998–99.388pts
8Elden CampbellTaken 27th by the Los Angeles Lakers, he later won the 2004 NBA title with the Detroit Pistons.0pts
9Antonio DavisA 45th pick by the Indiana Pacers, he made the 2001 All-Star team with the Toronto Raptors.0pts
Photo credits
- Gary Payton — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf — User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Toni Kukoč — Jeramey Jannene from Milwaukee, WI, United States of America, CC BY 2.0
- Dennis Scott — TastyPoutine, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Derrick Coleman — Leech44, CC BY 3.0
- Kendall Gill — leyla a from Chicago, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Antonio Davis — PETEYTHEREF, CC BY-SA 3.0
