Draft class 1996 or 2003?
 

Draft is nearing, so I was thinking, which one was better draft year 1996 or 2003 and where would you rank this years draft class??

1996 has already proven them selves and class of 2003 has also shown that they are and going to be great!

Just for reminder, here's both draft lists:

1996 1st round, some really great players, and some who have played a nice career in the NBA. Noteworthy in 2nd round: Othella Harringhton, Malik Rose, Shandon Anderson, Jeff McInnis

1. Allen Iverson
2. Marcus Camby
3. Shareef Abdur-Rahim
4. Stephon Marbury
5. Ray Allen
6. Antoine Walker
7. Lorenzen Wright
8. Kerry Kittles
9. Samaki Walker
10. Erick Dampier
11. Todd Fuller
12. Vitaly Potapenko
13. Kobe Bryant
14. Predrag Stojakovic
15. Steve Nash
16. Tony Delk
17. Jermaine O'Neal
18. John Wallace
19. Walter McCarty
20. Zydrunas Ilgauskas
21. Dontae' Jones
22. Roy Rogers
23. Efthimis Rentzias
24. Derek Fisher
25. Martin Muursepp
26. Jerome Williams
27. Brian Evans
28. Priest Lauderdale
29. Travis Knight


2003 1st round (Could bold almoust everyone). Noteworthy in 2nd round: Luke Walton, Jason Kapono, Steve Blake, Willie Green, Maurice Williams.

1. LeBron James
2. Darko Milicic
3. Carmelo Anthony
4. Chris Bosh
5. Dwyane Wade
6. Chris Kaman
7. Kirk Hinrich
8. T.J. Ford
9. Michael Sweetney
10.Jarvis Hayes
11. Michael Pietrus
12. Nick Collison
13. Marcus Banks
14. Luke Ridnour
15. Reece Gaines
16. Troy Bell
17. Zarko Cabarkapa
18. David West
19. Aleksander Pavlovic
20. Dahntay Jones
21. Boris Diaw
22. Zoran Planinic
23. Travis Outlaw
24. Brian Cook
25. Carlos Delfino
26. Ndudi Ebi
27. Kendrick Perkins
28. Leandrinho Barbosa
29. Josh Howard

Re: Draft class 1996 or 2003?
 

Collison is a solid player now, and Pavlovic just started getting playing time this year, and the other guys have had some nice games this past year, they will contribuate well especially being late 1st round picks.

I'd go with 2003 over 96.

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I'll think I have to say that '96 draft is better, atleast now at this point.
Hard to say how good this year's draft will be... :/

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the 99 draft didn't do so bad either:



1999 NBA Draft
2000 1999 1998

Round 1
# Team Name College/HS/Country
1 CHI Elton Brand Duke[/b]
2 VAN Steve Francis Maryland
3 CHA Baron Davis UCLA
4 LAC Lamar Odom Rhode Island
5 TOR Jonathan Bender Picayune (MS) HS
6 MIN Wally Szczerbiak Miami(OH)
7 WAS Richard Hamilton Connecticut
8 CLE Andre Miller Utah
9 PHO Shawn Marion Nevada-Las Vegas
10 ATL Jason Terry Arizona
11 CLE Trajan Langdon Duke
12 TOR Alek Radojevic Barton County CC
13 SEA Corey Maggette Duke
14 MIN William Avery Duke
15 NYK Frederic Weis France
16 CHI Ron Artest St. John's
17 ATL Cal Bowdler Old Dominion
18 DEN James Posey Xavier
19 UTA Quincy Lewis Minnesota
20 ATL Dion Glover Georgia Tech
21 GSW Jeff Foster Southwest Texas State
22 HOU Kenny Thomas New Mexico
23 LAL Devean George Augsburg (MN)
24 UTA Andrei Kirilenko Russia
25 MIA Tim James Miami (FL)
26 IND Vonteego Cummings Pittsburgh
27 ATL Jumaine Jones Georgia
28 UTA Scott Padgett Kentucky
29 DAL Leon Smith Martin Luther King (IL) HS
Round 2
# Team Name College/HS/Country


28 SAS Emmanuel Ginobili Italy

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1996>1999>2003

no depth in 2003 draft sorry

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Com'on no depht in 03... 96 > 03> 99

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I honestly think 03 was better than 96...Although, right now, 96 has more bonafide superstars than 03, 03 has already better all round players, and far more depth IMO

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sorry... but 1984 is THE BEST!!!

1 Hous Hakeem Olajuwon Houston
2 Port Sam Bowie Kentucky
3 Chi Michael Jordan North Carolina
4 Dall Sam Perkins North Carolina
5 Phil Charles Barkley Auburn
6 Wash Mel Turpin Kentucky
7 SA Alvin Robertson Arkansas
8 LAC Lancaster Gordon Louisville
9 KC Otis Thorpe Providence
10 Phil Leon Wood Cal State-Fullerton
11 Atl Kevin Willis Michigan State
12*Clev Tim McCormick Michigan
13 Phoe Jay Humphries Colorado
14 LAC Michael Cage San Diego State
15 Dall Terence Stansbury Temple
16 Utah John Stockton Gonzaga
17 NJ Jeff Turner Vanderbilt
18 Ind Vern Fleming Georgia
19 Port Bernard Thompson Fresno State
20 Det Tony Campbell Ohio State
21 Mil Kenny Fields UCLA
22 Phil Tom Sewell Lamar
23 LAL Earl Jones District of Columbia
24 Bos Michael Young Houston

4 Hall of Famers
3 MVPs
2 Best Defenders of all-time (perimeter and inside)
1 GOAT

sorry AI and Bron Bron

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why is Brian Cook bolded in the 2003 draft?.........

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anyone looking at 1984's draft??? easily the best!

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i cant believe that Todd Fuller and Vitaly Potapenko got picked b4 kobe.:wtf: lol

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hi school was literally useless back in those days... nobody trusted those kids rm high school back then...

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At least at that time not many guys were serious in selecting a high school kid in the lottery.

Anyway, I still can't stop lol over a decision by the Knicks that brought in Frederic Weis when Ron Artest was still on the board.

Re: Draft class 1996 or 2003?
 

Draft Class 2003 > Draft Class 96