Who is the best player from the 2014 NBA Draft?

Lottery picks, draft-night trades and a couple of second-round surprises: this class aged in ways nobody predicted in June 2014.

1. 1
   Nikola Jokić

   Serbian center taken 41st overall by the Denver Nuggets who won three MVP awards and led Denver to the 2023 championship as Finals MVP.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Gary Harris

   19th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls, traded to Denver on draft night, a shooting guard who started for the Nuggets for several seasons.
   841pts
3. 3
   Jabari Parker

   Second overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks whose career was derailed by two torn ACLs in his left knee.
   741pts
4. 4
   Kyle Anderson

   30th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs, a deliberate-paced forward nicknamed Slo-Mo.
   716pts
5. 5
   Aaron Gordon

   Fourth overall pick by the Orlando Magic, a high-flying forward who won the 2023 championship with the Denver Nuggets.
   662pts
6. 6
   T.J. Warren

   14th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns who scored a career-high 53 points for Indiana in the 2020 Orlando bubble.
   661pts
7. 7
   Jerami Grant

   39th overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers, a forward who averaged over 20 points per game for Detroit in 2020-21.
   600pts
8. 8
   Joel Embiid

   Third overall pick by the Philadelphia 76ers who missed his first two seasons with foot injuries, then won the 2023 MVP and two scoring titles.
   529pts
9. 9
   Dario Šarić

   Croatian forward taken 12th overall by the Orlando Magic and traded to Philadelphia, where he made the 2016-17 All-Rookie First Team.
   529pts
10. 10
    Zach LaVine

    13th overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves who won the Slam Dunk Contest in 2015 and 2016 and later made two All-Star teams with Chicago.
    448pts
11. 11
    Joe Harris

    33rd overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers who won the 2019 Three-Point Contest while playing for Brooklyn.
    448pts
12. 12
    Julius Randle

    Seventh overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers who won the 2021 Most Improved Player award and made three All-Star teams with the Knicks.
    353pts
13. 13
    Spencer Dinwiddie

    38th overall pick by the Detroit Pistons who found his footing in Brooklyn and won the 2018 Skills Challenge.
    353pts
14. 14
    Jordan Clarkson

    46th overall pick by the Washington Wizards, traded to the Lakers on draft night, who won the 2021 Sixth Man of the Year award with Utah.
    353pts
15. 15
    Andrew Wiggins

    First overall pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers, traded to Minnesota before his debut, who won 2015 Rookie of the Year and the 2022 title with Golden State.
    353pts
16. 16
    Jusuf Nurkić

    Bosnian center taken 16th overall by the Chicago Bulls and traded to Denver on draft night, later a starter for Portland.
    240pts
17. 17
    Clint Capela

    Swiss center taken 25th overall by the Houston Rockets who spent his first six seasons in Houston before a 2020 trade to Atlanta.
    240pts
18. 18
    Marcus Smart

    Sixth overall pick by the Boston Celtics who won the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year award, the first guard to win it since 1996.
    0pts
19. 19
    Bogdan Bogdanović

    Serbian guard taken 27th overall by the Phoenix Suns who stayed in Europe until 2017, then played for Sacramento and Atlanta.
    0pts

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