Re-ranking the past five NBA drafts

Posted February 16, 2018 12:00 am

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

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