Re-ranking the past five NBA drafts
By Mike McGraw
Mike McGraw projects how the past five NBA drafts would go if the players were chosen today. McGraw's top five players in each draft class are listed in order, along with their actual draft slot:
2017
13. Donovan Mitchell, Utah
27. Kyle Kuzma, LA Lakers
3. Jayson Tatum, Boston
7. Lauri Markkanen, Bulls
9. Dennis Smith Jr., Dallas
2016
1. Ben Simmons, Philadelphia
7. Jamal Murray, Denver
2. Brandon Ingram, LA Lakers
36. Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee
6. Buddy Hield, Sacramento
2015
1. Karl Anthony Towns, Minnesota
4. Kristaps Porzingis, New York
13. Devin Booker, Phoenix
2. D'Angelo Russell, Brooklyn
11. Myles Turner, Indiana
2014
3. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia
1. Andrew Wiggins, Minnesota
41. Nikola Jokic, Denver
13. Zach LaVine, Bulls
19. Gary Harris, Denver
2013
15. G. Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee
2. Victor Oladipo, Indiana
10. C.J. McCollum, Portland
27. Rudy Gobert, Utah
17. Dennis Schroder, Atlanta