Before the official draft, 2014 was known as the most talented rookie since the Platinum generation in 2003.
Wiggins and Jabari Parker, claiming to be the younger versions of James and Anthony.
Embiid, a late-blooming talented center, has been in the league for less than five years since he was exposed to basketball, and he has secured the position of the nation's first center.
The rest of the Smart, known as Wade Jr., and Randall, known as Buckley Jr., were also pinned on high hopes before the draft.
Now that eight years have passed, who will be in the top five picks based on performance and honors? Here's Thera' answer.
No.5: Zach Lavin.
Original pick: 13 in the first round.
Rearrangement, 4th.
Main honors: Scored 20+ for four consecutive years and was an All-Star twice.
Lavin is indeed not a qualified boss, but his technical characteristics are perfectly qualified for the role of second boss.
From the original Timberwolves' replacement to the current Chicago guard, behind the success is Lavine's efforts.
Had it not been for injuries, LaVine would have shined just as well as DeRozan in this year's playoffs.
No.4: Julius Randall.
Original pick: 7th in the first round.
Rearrangement: 5th.
Main honors: Best second team, All-Star once.
Randall's ability is no problem, the biggest problem is character.
If his personality can be effectively controlled, he will be a good tackler, and last season's selection for the second team is a masterpiece.
But unfortunately, after getting the maximum salary, Randall returned to his previous appearance.
No one in sight, high self-esteem, and a preference for individuals rather than team contracts, resulting in the Knicks, which have not improved well, and the record has fallen out of the playoffs, which is a pity.
No.3: Wiggins.
Original order: Champion.
Rearrangement Order: Tanhua.
Major honors: 1 All-Star, 1 championship.
Wiggins has a talent that has been called a number in history, and his aggressiveness is too low.
He belongs to the kind of player who needs someone to spur him on, and staying in a comfortable environment will only sit still and not think of making progress.
The Warriors' deal with the Timberwolves saved Wiggins in some way.
Otherwise, if he still does not work as hard as ever, the evaluation of him by the outside world after a few years will only associate wasted talent.
No.2: Embiid.
Original order: Tanhua.
Rearrangement: List eye.
Major honors: 1 scoring champion, 4 best seconds, 5 All-Stars.
Embiid is the most dominant in the penalty area and one of the most offensive centre-forwards of this era.
His talent, in my opinion, is actually higher than thick eyebrows.
Seven feet tall, able to make the technical movements of a defender, and almost every year to improve, keep the offense while not forgetting the defense.
But van Simmons had Embiid's training attitude, and Philadelphia wouldn't be able to touch the floor of the division finals.
Harden cut salary in the new season, and with tucker and other new helpers around him, to maintain the record in the first place in the East, Embiid has a good chance to win the MVP trophy.
No.1: Jokic.
Original pick: Second round 41.
Reorder order: Champion.
Major honors: 2 consecutive MVP, 3 best squads, 4 All-Stars.
No one could have imagined that the European fat man, who once had a number of physical test data that did not meet the standards, has now become a superstar in the NBA League.
MVP is the hardest individual honor, Jokic took two, and the playoffs also led the team to the West Finals.
Whether it is strength, honor, or record, he is a well-deserved first person in the class of 2014.
And Jokic still has a lot of opportunities to continue to widen the gap with the other players.
After all, Murray and Porter are about to return, and the nuggets, who are all healthy, have the strength to attack the championship.
But then again, although the class of 2014 produced a number of All-Star players, it also gave birth to several parallel goods.
For example, Jabari Parker, because of injuries, has only played 310 games in eight years.
For example, The lottery shows such as Exam, Stauskas, Vonle and so on failed to play the expected performance.
Exam, in particular, left the NBA league at the end of last season and was completely sorry for the title of Australian Kobe Bryant.
It can only be said that the premise of fulfilling physical talent is to maintain health and health, which is the strongest talent in competitive sports.