As we all know, on the stage of the NBA's modern history, the 96th and 03rd are the most shining, the 1996 golden generation gave birth to 11 all-star players, including Kobe, Iverson, Ray Allen and other top stars, the class of 2003 did not let go, a total of 9 all-star players were born, James and Wade are the best of them, perhaps the light of the 96th and 03rd class is too dazzling to make people forget many drafts that are not low in the success rate, and in this, The most overlooked are the rookies of the class of 2001, which are rarely mentioned, but they actually have as many as 8 All-Star players!
A parallel cargo with a crooked group of kings, this sentence is most appropriate to describe the 2001 draft, because Kwame Brown's reasons make people not have a good impression of the 2001 draft, but Tyson. Chandler, Paul. Gasol, Joe. Johnson, Zach. Randolph, Gerald. Wallace, Tony. Parker, Arenas, Memit. Okokus are all thunderous names! Interestingly, the most touted before the 2001 draft was the so-called big four centers: Brown, Eddie. Curry, Chandler, Diop! If it weren't for Chandler, who was still over-the-top, it would be embarrassing.
In addition to the above 8 All-Star players, the 2001 rookie class also emerged a group of players who are not All-Stars but are infinitely close to all-Stars, such as Slam Dunk King Richardson and Sean. Battier, Richard. Jefferson, whose peak strength was quasi-All-Star level, plus Bobby Simmons and Troy, who won the Most Improved Player Award, were also at their peak. Murphy, Delmport, Jamal. Tinsley and others also have good skills.
One thing to say, the biggest problem of the 2001 rookie is that there are no superstars in the absolute sense, at best Gasol, Arenas, Tony Parker and others are the top 10 players in the league at their peak, but there is no absolute superstar is the core reason why this class of players failed to get higher fame, for a simple example, you will have the illusion that the 2009 class players are also very strong, because there is Stephen. Curry and James Harden are two absolute superstars, but in fact, the class of 2009 has only produced 6 all-star players, and the overall quality is simply incomparable with the class of 2001.
Here we make a bold assumption, if we put the 2001 class of players into a team, then the team's combat strength is really terrible, nothing else, there is no short board inside and outside, there is a scoring point in the backcourt, the front line can attack and defend, the first five tigers can line up such a set of lineups, Tony. Parker, Joe. Johnson, Gerald. Wallace, Zach. Randolph, Paul. Gasol; and the bench can be arranged for Arenas, Chandler, Oku, Richard. Jefferson, Battier, Troy. Murphy, Tinsley and seven others, this lineup is simply impeccable!
Class of 2001: Tony. Parker, Joe. Johnson, Gerald. Wallace, Zach. Randolph, Paul. Gasol (Substitutes: Arenas, Chandler, Oku, Richard. Jefferson, Battier, Troy. Murphy, Tinsley)
Class of 1996: Iverson, Nash, Kobe Bryant, O'Neal Jr., Big Z (Substitutes: Marbury, Ray Allen, Antoine. Walker, Peja, Fisher, Markuscambi, Raheem)
Class of 2003: James, Wade, Anthony, Bosh, Carman (Substitutes: West, Josh. Howard, Mo. Williams, Korver, Sinrich, Dior, Barbosa, Perkins)
As a comparison between our starting five tigers and seven benches who are also in the 96th and 03rd classes, then who do you think is stronger if these three teams play a game? In my personal opinion, the overall strength of the 2003 class is weaker than that of the 2001 class, and the ball distribution is very problematic, while the 96 class as a whole is more balanced, and there is a real score burst, what do you think?