Friday, February 27, 2009

Which NBA draft was better: 1984 or 2003?

This debate won't be over for some time. 1984 was the last draft before the lottery was instituted. 2003 was the last draft before they eliminated high school players going straight to the pros. His Airness vs. King James. 'Melo vs. Sir Barkley. D-Wade vs. Stockton. Bosh vs. The Dream. Alvin Robertson, Otis Thorpe, and Kevin Willis vs. David West, Josh Howard and Mo Williams.

It was also a battle of the second pick mistakes: Bowie vs. Miličić.

Players drafted out of the top two rounds: Earl "Butch" Graves, Rick Carlisle, and Carl Lewis (!) vs. Matt Carroll, Marquis Daniels and Ronald Dupree (needed some people from the 2003 team to put here, but nothing compares to Carl Lewis who ranks among the biggest NBA draft oddities).

The 2003 class is just entering their primes. What if they played the 1984 team in its prime? Who would win? I go with 1984...but 2003 still has plenty of time to change my mind.

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