Recently, the dust of the 2023 NBA draw ceremony has settled, and the Spurs have drawn the top pick with a 14% probability, and the Rockets only get the No. 4 pick.
Previously, this year's rookie Wen Banyama attracted much attention, and even rushed to the national hot search, he is likely to be the champion of this year's draft. Let's take a look at the 5 most watched top picks in the NBA in the past 30 years, and James is only ranked second.
The fifth place, Venban Yama
Venbanyama is only 19 years old, 2.24 meters tall, with an arm span of 2.44 meters, he not only has the height and arm span of a center, but also the dribbling and breakthrough ability of outside players, in today's small-ball era, the upper limit of Ventanyama will be high. The only downside is that his body is too thin, but I believe that after entering the NBA, more professional training will quickly make him stronger, and Alphabet Brother is the best example.
Fourth place, Auden
Oden has the height and reach of a beast and can run quickly at both ends of the pitch as fast as a defender. He shocked the nation by winning the best high school student in the United States as a sophomore in high school. But his fragile knees couldn't support his weight and the intensity of his game after entering the NBA, and in the end, Auden was destroyed by injuries and became a well-known parallel player in the NBA.
In 2007, Auden was the top pick and Durant was the top pick, but Blazers management has publicly stated that even if they re-select 100 times, they will still use the top pick to get Auden.
The third place, Yao Ming
Yao Ming is the NBA's stepping stone to open the Chinese market, and in the era when the center wins the world, the 2.26 meter Yao Ming is naturally very popular. But what really gets him into the spotlight is his business value. In 2002, the Houston Rockets signed Yao Ming with the top pick, and although Yao Ming did not win a championship for the Rockets, the Houston Rockets, a team that had not been noticed before, became a presence comparable to popular teams such as the Lakers.
Second place, James
2003 is a big year for the draft, James, Anthony and a series of other players are very good, but James was undisputedly elected, after all, James's physical fitness and high school honors are too amazing. James has proven to live up to expectations, and now James has been in the league for more than 20 seasons, and at nearly 40 years old, he is still a strong contender for the championship this year. At present, James has won a total of four championships, many statistics are the first in the league, and he is recognized as the second person in NBA history.
First, Duncan
Duncan was already famous in college, and he could have participated in the 96 draft, but he chose to run in 97 after college, but no matter what year he ran, he was undoubtedly the champion.
In college, Duncan trained with stars such as O'Neal and Robinson, and none of them could limit Duncan's scoring. In the year of Duncan's draft, more than half of the league's teams went crazy to get him, and in the end, the Spurs got his wish, and Duncan also dedicated his entire career to the Spurs, and he won 5 championships for the Spurs with Popovich.
In general, the league's vision is still good, as for whether Wen Banyama can play in the NBA, it will take time to verify, let's pay attention to him together!