US media commented on the worst draft in NBA history: No. 1 pick has no ball to play, only one person becomes a fig leaf

Following the long history of the NBA, many draft years have emerged, such as the 84 Diamond Generation led by Olajuwon, Jordan and others; the 96 Platinum Generation led by Iverson, Kobe and others; and the 03 Golden Generation led by James, Anthony and others. But in addition to these draft year, the NBA has also produced some draft year with extremely low success rates. Recently, NBA Memes selected the worst draft in history. The top ten picks have an outrageous success rate. Only one player has become a fig leaf in the first round, and the No. 1 pick cannot even play in the CBA. That's right, this is the 2013 NBA Draft.

Looking back at the 2013 NBA Draft, this rookie was originally some talented prides of heaven, but in the end they all fell due to injuries and other off-court factors. The most typical one is the top scorer Bennett. In the post-James era, the Cavaliers were lucky enough to win the No. 1 pick in 4 years, but Bennet, who was selected in 2013, was unable to realize his talent due to health and mentality. The rookie played in 52 games in the season and scored only 4 points per game. Finally, he was traded by the Cavaliers and moved to several teams in the league and withdrew from the NBA in 2019. Although he has also been entrusted to the CBA and the local Taiwan League after leaving the NBA, he has never achieved great development. Oladipo, who was second in the second place, has a ill-fated career. He was not dazzling when he first entered the league, but he worked hard every summer and his progress was visible to the naked eye. He even won the title of Kumaba. The performance of the field also started from the team's core rotation to play the Pacers' star, won the Fastest Progressive Player Award and was selected as the All-Star. However, Oladipo, who had just made a name for himself, suffered injuries again and again in the Pacers, and was completely gone for no ball to play for everyone. Now he is only one step away from being forced to retire. Ottoport, the third pick, played for the Wizards at the beginning of his career, but was not reused and averaged only 10 points per game. Although he joined the Bulls, Warriors, and Raptors later, he got a lot of opportunities and successfully followed the Warriors to win the 2021-22 season championship. But the continuous wandering made him tired, and he finally officially announced his retirement after being cut by the Jazz in early 2024. This 3D forward who looks like Chamberlain officially ended his career of opening high and closing low at the age of 30. In addition to the top three picks in this draft, Cody Zeller, the fourth pick, was traded to the Rockets at the beginning of this year, becoming the team's "mascot" career peak season, and only averaged 11 points and 7 rebounds per game. Ryan, the fifth pick, joined the Lakers in the middle of this season. He thought he could usher in the second spring of his career, but he never expected that he could not even be the most basic cake next to the two passers-by masters James and Doncic. Now he has been completely abandoned by the Lakers and is facing the risk of being sacked at any time.

The sixth to tenth picks are Noel, McLemore, Pope, Trey Burke and McCollum. Apart from Pope, who is the top 3D, wins the championship with the Lakers and the Nuggets, only the active Pelicans core McCollum has the best. With a data average of 20+3+4 per game, he is the only player close to the All-Star among the top ten picks.

It is worth mentioning that although the 2013 NBA Draft was recognized as the worst draft year in history, a historical super giant like Antetokounmpo was born. As the No. 15th pick in the first round of this year, when Antetokounmpo was selected by the Bucks, the entire league did not think he could achieve what he is today. But the disapproval of that year gave Antetokounmpo the motivation to move forward. Ten years have passed, his body and technology have been almost developed to the extreme. Not only have he led the team to win the championship, but he also won the MVP trophy in person. The honors of all sizes are more than the other 59 players of this class combined.

Finally, if this draft is rearranged, the top three picks in Jiuqi's mind should be No. 1 Antetokounmpo, second-place McCollum, and Tanhua Schroeder. What is the ranking in everyone's mind?