Best Draft Picks - Last 10 years (199 views)

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Best Draft Picks in the last 10 TMBSL Drafts

I wanted to look back at the last 10 drafts and take another peak after some time sim has passed. Was #1 always the best choice? Which drafts didn’t result an all-pro player? Is there a draft that really pops compared to others? Let’s find out, shall we? I'll tell you what. Some GMs are mighty fine at drafting BPA. 




The 3011 draft 1985:

Patrick Ewing was the #1 pick from Ba and Trofie went b2b with Rebounding bigs Karl Malone and Charles Oakley. Dumars starting grades weren’t very impressive, but man has he blown up into a stud SG throughout the years. This was a pretty obvious choice of best player out of the 11’ draft. Porter and Mullin who went 6 and 8 helped Seattle with their championship. Not the worst draft but the star power lacked a bit with Malone and Patrick Ewing not becoming as Elite as possibly expected.



3011: 4. Indiana Pacers - Joe Dumars SG 6'3'' 190 22 B- C+ C, B- C, B, McNeese State University

1. Pittsburgh Pipers - Patrick Ewing C 7'0'' 240 23 B+ C- D+ A- B+ C, Georgetown

2. Milwaukee Bucks - Karl Malone PF 6'9'' 250 22 B- C, C- C+ A- B, Louisiana Tech

3. Milwaukee Bucks - Charles Oakley PF 6'8'' 225 21 B- C- D+ B- A- B, Virginia Union University

4. Indiana Pacers - Joe Dumars SG 6'3'' 190 22 B- C+ C, B- C, B, McNeese State University

5. Charlotte Hornets - Arvydas Sabonis C 7'3'' 279 20 C+ C, C+ C+ B- A, Lithuania

6. Vancouver Grizzlies - Terry Porter PG 6'3'' 195 22 C, B- B+ C+ C, B, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

7. Milwaukee Bucks - Xavier McDaniel SF 6'7'' 205 22 B, D+ C- B- A- C, Wichita State

8. Carolina Cougars - Chris Mullin SF 6'6'' 200 22 B, C+ B, B- C, C, St. John's

9. Houston Rockets - Detlef Schrempf SF 6'10'' 235 22 B, C+ C, C- C, C, Washington





The 3012 Draft 1982:

As we all know the Gem of LA, Dominique was the obvious choice in this draft. It’s not hard to figure that one out. Worthy, Pierce, LaSalle are solid players and shows how good of a draft this year was. Other than those 4 you had a couple other guys that found themselves a role in the league but other than that it’s bare bones. Still a solid draft and better than 3011.


3012: 1. Los Angeles Lakers (from Philadelphia 76ers) - Dominique Wilkins SF 6'8'' 215 22 A- C- C, B+ B, C, Georgia

1. Los Angeles Lakers - Dominique Wilkins SF 6'8'' 215 22 A- C- C, B+ B, C, Georgia

2. Cleveland Cavaliers - James Worthy SF 6'9'' 225 21 B+ C, C, B- C+ B, UNC

3. Pittsburgh Pipers - Ricky Pierce SG 6'4'' 205 23 A- D+ C, D+ C+ C, Rice University

4. Utah Jazz - Sleepy Floyd PG 6'3'' 170 22 C, B- C+ C+ D, C, Georgetown

5. Los Angeles Lakers - Fat Lever PG 6'3'' 170 22 C, C, A, B- C, C, Arizona State

6. San Antonio Spurs - LaSalle Thompson C 6'10'' 245 21 B- C- C- B- A- B, Texas

7. Vancouver Grizzlies - Terry Cummings PF 6'9'' 220 21 C+ C, D+ C, A- C, DePaul

8. Chicago Bulls - Lester Conner PG 6'4'' 180 23 C, C, B, C+ C, B, Oregon State

9. Anaheim Amigos - Mark Eaton C 7'4'' 275 25 C, D+ D- C, B+ A, UCLA

10. Portland Trail Blazers - Paul Pressey SG 6'5'' 185 23 C, B- B+ A- D+ B, Tulsa




3013 Draft 1-55:

There are several good players in this draft, Mikan started strong, you have Arizin a solid player Dolph Schayes has carved out a nice spot in Seattle and then Chicago. Even Beckman and Gates aren’t bad players. I just had to put the defending MVP as the best pick in this draft. He is also leading the charge for the bucks this season. Honestly, I think it’s one of the deepest drafts we’ve had when you look down the list of players that were drafted in this class.



3013: 21. Indiana Pacers - Harry Hough PG 5'7'' 145 18 C, C+ C+ C, D+ A, Bristol

1. Los Angeles Lakers - George Mikan C 6'10'' 245 23 B+ C, C, B, A- C, DePaul

2. Pittsburgh Pipers - John Beckman PG 5'10'' 195 20 C- B- A, C+ D+ B, Hudson County League

3. Seattle SuperSonics - Dolph Schayes PF 6'8'' 220 21 C+ C, C, B- A- B, NYU

4. Texas Chaparrals - Williams Gates SF 6'4'' 230 22 B- C+ C, B, B- B, Buffalo

5. Chicago Bulls - Bob Pettit PF 6'9'' 205 22 B, C+ C, C- B, B, LSU

6. Vancouver Grizzlies - Paul Arizin SF 6'4'' 190 22 C+ C+ D+ B, B, B, Villanova

7. Toronto Raptors - Joe Lapchik C 6'5'' 215 19 B- C- C- C+ C+ A, Parts Unknown

8. Seattle SuperSonics - Branch McCracken SF 6'4'' 200 21 B+ C, C, C, C, C, Indiana

9. Cleveland Cavaliers - Ed Wachter C 6'1'' 240 19 B, C, C+ B- C+ A, Jersey City High

10. Anaheim Amigos - Jack McCracken SF 6'4'' 205 23 C+ B- D, C+ C+ C, NW Missouri State





3014 Draft 2015:

You have 5 amazing players drafted in this class. You can argue it’s Turner or KAT but Winslow has turned into a stud wing that every team would want. This draft is littered with young A potential talent, and this could go down as the best draft in TMBSL history. I could put several players as the best taken but I love the position and the tools Winslow brings a championship team. JPV and Okafor are also standouts that most GMs would be happy to draft. 



3014: 7. Portland Trail Blazers (from Bobcats) - Justise Winslow SF 6'6'' 222 19 C+ C, C+ B+ B- A, Duke

1. Anaheim Amigos - Myles Turner C 6'11'' 240 19 B+ C+ C, B+ C, A, Texas

2. Carolina Cougars - Karl-Anthony Towns C 7'0'' 250 19 C, B, B- B- A- A, Kentucky

3. Pittsburgh Pipers - Jahlil Okafor C 6'11'' 270 19 A- D+ D+ C, C, A, Duke

4. Phoenix Suns - Juan Pablo Vaulet SF 6'7'' 200 19 B, C, C- C, B- A, Weber Bahia Estudiantes (Argentina)

5. Anaheim Amigos - D'Angelo Russell PG 6'4'' 195 19 C+ C+ A, C, D+ A, Ohio State

6. Texas Chaparrals - Montrezl Harrell C 6'8'' 255 21 A- D+ D- B- C+ C, Louisville

7. Portland Trail Blazers - Justise Winslow SF 6'6'' 222 19 C+ C, C+ B+ B- A, Duke

8. Los Angeles Lakers- Devin Booker SG 6'6'' 205 18 C, B- C- C+ C- A, Kentucky

9. Charlotte Bobcats - Trey Lyles PF 6'10'' 240 19 B, C, C, C, C+ C, Kentucky

10. Indiana Pacers - Rashad Vaughn SG 6'5'' 200 18 C+ C+ C, C+ C, A, UNLV




3015 Draft 2017

This was a very soft draft and you can argue Tatum is the best player but I think Fultz as flourished and improved to a stand out PG in the league. Other than these two players it’s Kaba, OG, and Thomas Bryant. They hold a strong role for a few good teams. Maybe Yawn can take the 3015 studs to the title this year. Now all he needs to do is trade for Fultz somehow. All in all not a terrible draft and we’ve definitely seen worse.



3015: 2. Cleveland Cavaliers (from Bobcats) - Markelle Fultz PG 6'4'' 190 19 B, C+ A- C, C, A, Washington


1. Phoenix Suns - Jayson Tatum SF 6'8'' 210 19 B+ C+ B- D+ B- B, Duke

2. Cleveland Cavaliers - Markelle Fultz PG 6'4'' 190 19 B, C+ A- C, C, A, Washington

3. Cleveland Cavaliers - Malik Monk SG 6'3'' 200 19 C+ B+ C, B- C, B, Kentucky

4. Carolina Cougars - OG Anunoby SF 6'7'' 230 20 C+ D+ C, A- B- A, Indiana

5. Washington Bullets - Alpha Kaba C 6'10'' 242 21 A- C- D+ C, B- A, None

6. San Antonio Spurs - Justin Patton C 6'11'' 240 20 B, D+ C, B- B, A, Creighton

7. Vancouver Grizzlies - Frank Ntilikina PG 6'5'' 170 19 C, C, A- A- C- A, France

8. Indiana Pacers - Josh Jackson SF 6'8'' 210 20 C+ D+ B+ A- B, B, Kansas

9. Houston Rockets - Bam Adebayo C 6'10'' 250 20 B, D+ C- B+ B- A, Kentucky

10. Carolina Cougars - Ike Anigbogu C 6'10'' 250 19 C+ C, C- B- B- A, UCLA



3016 Draft 2013:

Man this was a tough one for me. It really boils down to Inside or Outside offense preference. There is a strong statement from Dipo that he should be the best player out of this draft. I just think The Freak can do a bit more with better FG%. It’s early this season but Giannis has really improved this TC and looks to be the slightly better player. CJ has done well in San Antonio and Gobert has improved to be a valuable asset but other than that it’s just some back up players that can help a championship roster. A good draft and one of the best 1-2 picks in the past 10 years.


3016: 1. Indiana Pacers - Giannis Antetokounmpo SF 6'9'' 200 19 B- C- B+ A- B- A, Greece


1. Indiana Pacers - Giannis Antetokounmpo SF 6'9'' 200 19 B- C- B+ A- B- A, Greece

2. Portland Trail Blazers (from Vancouver Grizzlies) - Victor Oladipo SG 6'5'' 215 21 B- C, C, B, C+ B, Indiana

3. Charlotte Hornets - Mason Plumlee C 7'0'' 240 23 B+ C- C- C, B- C, Duke

4. Portland Trail Blazers - Trey Burke PG 6'1'' 187 21 C, B- B- C, C- B, Michigan

5. Washington Bullets - Steven Adams C 7'0'' 255 20 B- C- D, C+ B+ B, Pitt

6. San Antonio Spurs - CJ McCollum SG 6'3'' 190 22 B- B+ C- C+ C- B, Lehigh

7. Indiana Pacers - Rudy Gobert C 7'2'' 238 21 B- D, D+ B- C+ A, France

8. San Antonio Spurs - Nerlens Noel C 6'11'' 215 19 C, D, C, C+ B- B, Kentucky

9. Carolina Cougars - Ricky Ledo SG 6'6'' 180 21 B- C+ C, B- C, A, Providence

10. Houston Rockets - Livio Jean-Charles SF 6'9'' 217 20 B- C, D+ B- B- B, France



3017 Draft 2000:

Man this draft was not great, a lot of meh at the top and bottom. Mihm went #1 but hasn’t really impressed like a 1.1 should. Darius has taken that potential and has become a starting caliber player evcen though his rebounding hasn’t improved as much as 20s had hoped. The other poor players in this draft just haven’t done much in the league and most likely never will. Mike Miller has potential but he’s stuck on the bench in Indy. Hedo was a steal from Druce this offseason and he could be the 2nd best player in this draft depending on what happens down the road.


3017: 2. Carolina Cougars - Darius Miles SF 6'9'' 200 18 B- C, C, B, C+ A, Lincoln

1. Los Angeles Lakers- Chris Mihm C 7'0'' 262 20 B, C, C- C, C+ C, Texas

2. Carolina Cougars - Darius Miles SF 6'9'' 200 18 B- C, C, B, C+ A, Lincoln

3. San Antonio Spurs - Kenyon Martin PF 6'9'' 230 22 C+ C- C, B, A- B, Cincinnati

4. Los Angeles Clippers - Stromile Swift PF 6'9'' 235 20 A- D+ C- B, B, C, LSU

5. Los Angeles Clippers - Mike Miller SF 6'8'' 218 20 B- B- B- C, C, B, Florida

6. Los Angeles Clippers - Jamal Crawford PG 6'6'' 195 20 C, B- A- C- D, B, Michigan

7. Anaheim Amigos - Desmond Mason SG 6'6'' 207 22 B+ C+ C, C, C, A, Oklahoma

8. Texas Chapparals - Eduardo Najera SF 6'8'' 240 23 B- C, C- B- B, B, Oklahoma

9. Chicago Bulls - Quentin Richardson SG 6'6'' 225 20 B- C- C- B, C+ A, Depaul

10. Pittsburgh Pipers - Ime Udoka SF 6'9'' 220 20 C+ C, A, C, C+ B, Portland State





3018 Draft 2004

D12 is a monster and I would take this big over any other in the league right now, I know he has some flaws but his D and Rebounding are elite as it comes. Two amazing bigs went 1 and 2 and the twin towers instantly brought gold to Seattle. This draft turned out to be a pretty good one for other GMs as well. I think Ariza has improved for the Chaps and Josh Smith has been good. JR Smith is having a good season even losing some inside scoring throughout his young TCs. I also like Livingston and if he continues to improve, he could be a really nice piece for the Bullets.



3018: 1. Seattle SuperSonics - Dwight Howard C 6'11'' 265 18 B+ D, C, A- B+ A, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Georgia)

1. Seattle SuperSonics - Dwight Howard C 6'11'' 265 18 B+ D, C, A- B+ A, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (Georgia)

2. Seattle SuperSonics - Al Jefferson C 6'10'' 289 19 B+ D, C, C, B+ B, Prentiss High School (Mississippi)

3. Texas Chaparrals - Trevor Ariza SF 6'8'' 215 18 B+ D+ C+ B, B- B, UCLA

4. Milwaukee Bucks- J.R. Smith SG 6'6'' 225 18 B- C+ C, C, C- A, Saint Benedict's Preparatory School (New Jersey)

5. Houston Rockets - Emeka Okafor C 6'10'' 255 21 C, D- D+ A- B, A, Connecticut

6. Anaheim Amigos - Ha Seung-Jin C 7'3'' 305 18 B- C, C- B- B- A, Yonsei University (South Korea)

7. Texas Chaparrals - Josh Smith PF 6'9'' 225 18 B+ C- C, B, B- B, Oak Hill Academy (Virginia)

8. Pittsburgh Pipers - Peter John Ramos C 7'3'' 276 19 B- C, C, B, C+ A, Criollos de Caguas (United States)

9. Washington Bullets - Shaun Livingston PG 6'7'' 175 18 C+ C- A- B- C- A, Peoria Central High School (Illinois)

10. Toronto Raptors - Robert Swift C 7'0'' 245 18 B- C- C- B- B- A, Bakersfield High School (California)




3019 Draft 1967-69

I mean Kareem is a beast. Has his TO but blocks shots like a mad man. Obvioius #1 pick here and surprisingly Bingo has developed and become a worthy 1.2 for the Bucks. Walt is still getting his feet wet and I really like what’s bringing to the table with his defense and rebounding at the PG position for Tim. Hayes and Unseld are also nice pieces for their GMs and all in all a really nice draft. I would have been happy to have several picks in this draft like Trofie did.




3019: 1. Toronto Raptors - Lew Alcindor C 7'2'' 225 21 A- C, C+ B+ A- B, UCLA

1. Toronto Raptors - Lew Alcindor C 7'2'' 225 21 A- C, C+ B+ A- B, UCLA

2. Milwaukee Bucks - Bingo Smith SF 6'5'' 195 23 B- C+ C- C+ B, A, Tulsa

3. Seattle SuperSonics - Walt Frazier PG 6'4'' 200 22 C+ C, B- B- C, A, Southern Illinois

4. Chicago Stags - Gene Moore PF 6'9'' 225 22 A- C, C- C, B- A, Saint Louis

5. Milwaukee Bucks - Elvin Hayes PF 6'9'' 235 22 B, C- D, B- B, C, Houston

6. San Antonio Spurs - Earl Monroe SG 6'3'' 185 22 B- B- C+ C, C, B, Winston-Salem State

7. San Antonio Spurs - Wes Unseld C 6'7'' 245 22 B- C- B- B, A- B, Louisville

8. Chicago Bulls - Phil Jackson SF 6'8'' 220 21 B- C, C- C, B, B, North Dakota

9. Portland Trail Blazers - Bob Quick SF 6'5'' 215 22 C+ C, C, C+ B- B, Xavier

10. Toronto Raptors - Jim Burns SG 6'3'' 195 21 C+ C+ C, B- C, A, Northwestern




3020 Draft 1978

Let’s get real Bird is the guy right now and heebs has a problem. He wields double great swords and can unfortunately only wield one. Bird is super subbing right now and looks to be an amazing rookie that still has +10 upgrades left. The starting grades with A potential are special and he should be a rock in the league for some time. I think it’s too early to discuss the other players in the draft as we haven’t seen Clemon. Theus and Purvis looks promising and Butch Lee has potential with his A/TO ratio.


3020: 1. Indiana Pacers (from Charlotte Bobcats) - Larry Bird SF 6'9'' 220 21 B+ B- C, C, B- A, Indiana State

1. Indiana Pacers - Larry Bird SF 6'9'' 220 21 B+ B- C, C, B- A, Indiana State

2. New York Knicks - Clemon Johnson C 6'10'' 240 21 B+ C- C, B- B- B, Florida A&M

3. Vancouver Grizzlies - Reggie Theus SG 6'6'' 195 20 B+ C+ C, C+ C, B, UNLV

4. Utah Jazz - Purvis Short SF 6'7'' 209 20 B+ C, C, C, B- B, Jackson State

5. Vancouver Grizzlies - Mychal Thompson C 6'10'' 226 23 B- C, C, C, B- B, Minnesota

6. Charlotte Hornets - Jerome Whitehead C 6'10'' 220 21 C+ C, C- B+ C+ C, Marquette

7. Charlotte Hornets - Butch Lee PG 6'0'' 185 21 C, C+ B+ C+ D, B, Marquette

8. Vancouver Grizzlies - Mo Cheeks PG 6'1'' 180 21 C+ C, A- B+ D, B, West Texas A&M

9. Utah Jazz - Ricky Gallon C 7'0'' 220 21 B- C- C- B+ C+ B, Post Defense Louisville

10. Vancouver Grizzlies - Jeff Judkins SF 6'6'' 185 22 B, C, C- C, C+ A, Oklahoma Special Utah

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Terrance Ferguson was 100% the best pick in the 3015 draft. And if not him, Ike Anigbogu deserved a mention at least, he has been great for 1.10

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Jan 24, 2022 21:02:28 GMT -5 20s said:

Terrance Ferguson was 100% the best pick in the 3015 draft. And if not him, Ike Anigbogu deserved a mention at least, he has been great for 1.10

i didnt' even look at the 3rd round picks in that draft. It's just insane how he turned into what he is with those started grades and B potential. 

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Jan 24, 2022 21:11:17 GMT -5 Dirt said:

Jan 24, 2022 21:02:28 GMT -5 20s said:

Terrance Ferguson was 100% the best pick in the 3015 draft. And if not him, Ike Anigbogu deserved a mention at least, he has been great for 1.10

i didnt' even look at the 3rd round picks in that draft. It's just insane how he turned into what he is with those started grades and B potential. 

Oh yeah I forgot he was a 3rd round and not 2nd so not sure if he even would count. 

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Jan 24, 2022 21:18:14 GMT -5 20s said:

Jan 24, 2022 21:11:17 GMT -5 Dirt said:

i didnt' even look at the 3rd round picks in that draft. It's just insane how he turned into what he is with those started grades and B potential. 

Oh yeah I forgot he was a 3rd round and not 2nd so not sure if he even would count. 

he's most likely the best value pick in the history of 6.0

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Jan 24, 2022 21:02:28 GMT -5 20s said:

Terrance Ferguson was 100% the best pick in the 3015 draft. And if not him, Ike Anigbogu deserved a mention at least, he has been great for 1.10

Have you been drinking again?  Fultz is a better player.  Same PPG.  Ferguson has better RPG by 3.  Fultz has more APG by 7, more SPG.  Both suck at blocks and outside of 3P% Fultz is a has a higher FG and FT%.  I get it you need to stan for your guy but come on 20s you're better than that. 

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Jan 24, 2022 21:47:04 GMT -5 Sapular said:

Jan 24, 2022 21:02:28 GMT -5 20s said:

Terrance Ferguson was 100% the best pick in the 3015 draft. And if not him, Ike Anigbogu deserved a mention at least, he has been great for 1.10

Have you been drinking again?  Fultz is a better player.  Same PPG.  Ferguson has better RPG by 3.  Fultz has more APG by 7, more SPG.  Both suck at blocks and outside of 3P% Fultz is a has a higher FG and FT%.  I get it you need to stan for your guy but come on 20s you're better than that. 

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I'd say Desmond Mason might be the best player from 17

Darius Miles 3 SF 65 34.9 20.8 7.3 2.3 1.1 0.2 1.3 .487 .742 .418 1.137 15.9

Desmond Mason 3 SG 82 32.0 20.7 7.0 2.1 1.0 0.2 2.3 .470 .856 .410 1.141 14.6

or pretty close anyway

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We'll see how they end up career-wise but Mihm is at .169 WS/48 which is significantly better than anyone else from that class. Maybe Darius ends up with the better career but there's no arguing who the better player has been so far.

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