Late-pick champions and early-pick All-Stars make this a class that looks better every year. A draft-night afterthought might just outrank the whole lottery.
1Shawn MarionTaken ninth by the Phoenix Suns, he made four All-Star teams and won the 2011 NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks.1000pts
2James PoseyThe 18th pick by the Denver Nuggets won NBA titles with the Miami Heat in 2006 and the Boston Celtics in 2008.833pts
3Baron DavisPicked third by the Charlotte Hornets, he was a two-time All-Star and made the 2003–04 All-NBA Third Team.500pts
4Manu GinóbiliThe 57th pick by the San Antonio Spurs won four NBA titles, the 2007–08 Sixth Man of the Year award and entered the Hall of Fame in 2022.500pts
5Richard HamiltonThe seventh pick by the Washington Wizards made three All-Star teams and won the 2004 NBA title with the Detroit Pistons.500pts
6Elton BrandThe No. 1 pick by the Chicago Bulls shared 1999–2000 Rookie of the Year and made two All-Star teams.500pts
7Jason TerryThe 10th pick by the Atlanta Hawks won the 2008–09 Sixth Man of the Year award and the 2011 NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks.500pts
8Ron ArtestDrafted 16th by the Chicago Bulls, he won 2003–04 Defensive Player of the Year with Indiana and the 2010 NBA title with the Lakers.500pts
9Lamar OdomThe fourth pick by the Los Angeles Clippers won NBA titles with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010 and the 2010–11 Sixth Man of the Year award.409pts
10Andrei KirilenkoTaken 24th by the Utah Jazz, he made the 2004 All-Star team and led the NBA in blocks in 2004–05.409pts
11Corey MaggettePicked 13th by the Seattle SuperSonics, he averaged 22.2 points per game for the Los Angeles Clippers in 2004–05.300pts
12Andre MillerPicked eighth by the Cleveland Cavaliers, he led the NBA in assists in 2001–02.0pts
13Wally SzczerbiakThe sixth pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves made the 2002 All-Star team.0pts
14Steve FrancisDrafted second by the Vancouver Grizzlies and traded to Houston, he shared 1999–2000 Rookie of the Year and made three All-Star teams.0pts
Photo credits
- Shawn Marion — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- James Posey — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Baron Davis — Brian Solis, CC BY 2.0
- Manu Ginóbili — Edgars2007, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Richard Hamilton — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from Washington D.C, United States, CC BY 2.0
- Elton Brand — scott mecum, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jason Terry — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ron Artest — Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Lamar Odom — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andrei Kirilenko — Christopher Johnson, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Corey Maggette — eric molina from San Francisco, United States, CC BY 2.0
- Andre Miller — Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Wally Szczerbiak — Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
