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  • Which basketball Hall of Fame classes were the deepest of all time?

    In my opinion these are the top 5 for me:

    1. 2019/2020 class – Kobe Bryant (top 2 SG), Tim Duncan (greatest PF), Kevin Garnett (top 5 PF)
    2. 2009 class – Michael Jordan (GOAT), David Robinson (top 7 C), John Stockton (top 5 PG)
    3. 1980 class – Jerry West (top 5 SG), Oscar Robertson (top 5 PG), Jerry Lucas (top 15 PF)
    4. 2010 class – Scottie Pippen (top 7 SF), Karl Malone (top 3 PF), Dennis Johnson (top 15 PG)
    5. 2008 class – Hakeem Olajuwon (top 5 C), Patrick Ewing (top 10 C), Adrian Dantley (top 20 SF)

  • What are some of the deepest NBA drafts (by year) in history?

    In my opinion these are the top 6 for me:

    1. 1984 draft – Michael Jordan (GOAT), Hakeem Olajuwon (top 5 C), John Stockton (top 5 PG), Charles Barkley (top 5 PF)
    2. 1996 draft – Kobe Bryant (top 2 SG), Allen Iverson (top 6 SG), Steve Nash (top 10 PG), Ray Allen (top 10 SG), Ben Wallace (top 25 C)
    3. 2003 draft – Lebron James (greatest SF), Dwayne Wade (top 5 SG), Carmelo Anthony (top 20 SF), Chris Bosh (top 25 PF)
    4. 1970 draft – Bob Lanier (top 25 C), Pete Maravich (top 20 SG), Dave Cowens (top 15 C), Tiny Archibald (top 20 PG), Dan Issel (top 15 PF)
    5. 1987 draft – David Robinson (top 7 C), Scottie Pippen (top 7 SF), Kevin Johnson (top 25 PG), Reggie Miller (top 20 SG)
    6. 1962 draft – John Havlicek (top 7 SF), Jerry Lucas (top 15 PF), Dave Debusschere (top 20 PF), Zelmo Beaty (top 25 C), Chet Walker (top 30 SF)

    Edit: I’m going to add the 1985 draft here as well cause its soooo close with 1962 – Patrick Ewing (top 10 C), Chris Mullin (top 30 SF), Karl Malone (top 3 PF), Joe Dumars (top 25 SG)