If you have concern about the NBA draft. If you're a basketball fan. I believe you will.A great deal is made of having the first overall selection in the NBA Draft. It can alter the fortunes of franchises in a much more meaningful way in professional basketball than it can in the other major sports; elite talent is hard to come by. So it shouldn’t be surprising that the most successful franchises in the NBA are usually the ones who don’t miss when they’ve hit a rough patch and end up with the top overall pick.
There is a lot we like team.The Los Angeles Lakers have had the number 1 pick in the NBA Draft three times. The Los Angeles Clippers have also held the top selection three times.
The Lakers took: Elgin Baylor (1958), Magic Johnson (1979), and James Worthy (1982). All three are Hall of Famers.
The Clippers took: Danny Manning (1988), Michael Olowokandi (1998) and Blake Griffin (2009). Griffin has the chance to become a Hall of Famer (potentially), Manning was a perennial All-Star but never developed into a superstar, and Michael Olowakandi was… well, Michael Olowokandi.
There is a lot we like team.The Los Angeles Lakers have had the number 1 pick in the NBA Draft three times. The Los Angeles Clippers have also held the top selection three times.
The Lakers took: Elgin Baylor (1958), Magic Johnson (1979), and James Worthy (1982). All three are Hall of Famers.
The Clippers took: Danny Manning (1988), Michael Olowokandi (1998) and Blake Griffin (2009). Griffin has the chance to become a Hall of Famer (potentially), Manning was a perennial All-Star but never developed into a superstar, and Michael Olowakandi was… well, Michael Olowokandi.
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