People have to give David Stern a lot of credit. His vision for expanding the league globally has paid off. And he really did help save the league in the 80s.

Up until Derrick Rose onwards, nba teams had almost always drafted big men. AI getting drafted number 1 in 96 was something special.

Seeing the Greg Oden pick is so sad. Dude was the most hyped bigman since Shaq, had an unbelievable skill set. Shame he had that leg length surgery and it ruined his career

It's ironic that, David Stern's 1st selection as a chairman in 1984 was Hakeem (an all time great) while the last selection in 2013 was Bannett (an all time bust)

This goes to show how rare generational talents are that even most 1st round picks don't become elite

Posting this kind of video every year has been a tradition

that ROAR from the crowd in 1993 always gives me chills

Huge camera upgrade from 96 to 97 💯😂

1984 1996 2003 draft classes were stacked with talent and hall of famers

Yao Ming Top Reaction😂

Patrick Ewing looking 35 on draft day 😂 Knicks were never a team I rooted for, but Ewing was great and man, that guy would drop sweat at the free throw line 😂

Out of these first pick, only Tim Duncan won more rings.

It’s amazing how so many of the number 1 picks turned to be busts

Still insane to me that Kobe was the 13th pick of his draft

People talk about My Magic Getting back to back picks in 92/93, But Cleveland Got like seven number ones Including a do over in 14 when they picked Bennett 1st in 13

LeBron James is the greatest #1 draft pick of all time, hands down.

Yao Ming’s Draft Celebration Gave Me A Headache 😂😂

Yao Ming with relatives missing high fives 😅

Anthony Bennett the GOAT of 1st round picks.

Philly fans cheering when Ben Simmons is selected is so fun to watch now 😂

For me these were the best first picks in the draft, but unfortunately some of this list did not remain at the top because of injuries such as: Derrick rose, blake griffin, Anthony Davis And ziom willianson. 84 - Hakeem Olajuwon 85 - Patrick Ewing 87 - David Robinson 92 - Shaquille O'neal 96 - Allen Iverson 97 - Tim Duncan 2002 - Yao Ming 2003 - Lebron James 2004 - Dwight Howard 2008 - Derrick Rose 2009 - Blake Griffin 2010 - John wall 2011 - Kyrie Irving 2012 - Anthony Davis 2015 - Karl Anthony Towns 2019 - Zion Williamson 2020 - Anthony Edwards 2022 - Paolo Banchero

Patrick Ewing looks like at least 35 years old when he was 23😮

Earlier 1st picks were really great players

Lebron still on top since 2003. Drafted 1 year after from Yao Ming, 6 years before Blake Griffin

Banchero is the biggest talent Orlando has had since Tracy McGrady

2:30 I saw that flash frame of unlinked media

The number of #1 pick busts or underwhelming players is astounding, it really is a total crapshoot.

I always wait for this annual video by the NBA lol

4:37 bro why does blake griffin look like a video game character 💀

The sixers fans cheering Ben Simmons 😂😂😂

That Ben Simmons is gonna go far.

Paolo Banchero is hell of a pick

I really admire you

Zion up there in terms of disappointment. He's most hype player since Oden, imo.

Lebron and shaq are best no. 1 picks of all time

Wembys walk 🔥

Michael Olowakandi, Kwame Brown and Anthony Bannett they are my favorite first picks

Andrea Bargnani would be a beast if he got drafted in this generation

Imagine how many Number 1 pics the Cavs have.

man time flies by

We already knew he was gonna be the pick I said it before it happened me and my dad knew that was gonna be the pick

Man, the huge suits in this video 😂

So many players nowadays and every year hope they will make a new draft in just every 2 years. 🤔

The boos for Anthony Bennet, the crowd and fans already knew.

Kwame Brown got a point, cuz I don't even remember more than half of them guys and he came out of high school.

LeBron is the greatest # 1 pick of all time

funny how only 20-25% of this won a championship

how tf did the cavs get 3 first picks within 4 years from 2011-2014???

What kind of first track is playing?! Who is it?! Totally high!!!😮😍

3:51 when the 40k points guy was drafted…

Lol Yao Ming family's need a strategy meeting real quick

Great video

That LeBron James kid had potential. Wonder what happened.

Victor reminds me of Ali A the gamer lol. They even sound the same

Looks like about a 50% success rate

Poor Greg Oden, dude came in with the body of a 42 y/o vetaran.

40 years after Sampson selection. I hope Victor will be healthier player.

Took 15+ years for a guard to be selected

damn i didn’t realize how many busts there were selected at #1

Les Émotions 🎉.

Now this may be out of time and i am wrong but... after seeing most of the them stand up before their names are called, it makes me wonder if anybody stands up and starts celebrating but then they select someone else.

magic in 1979

Is that Time of year again

Hype is real

Anyone know how good the non HOFs were? I don’t want to assume they are busts just because they aren’t too 75

Pq os atletas antigos da Nba eram bem mais gigante os atuais?

poor anthony edwards, got drafted during the nba bubble, still a rising player tho

My Phoenix Suns one and only number 1 pick Deandre Ayton

Who tf is Anthony Bennett 🤣

Miss u sam

Interestingly, most of these players left no serious impact on NBA. There are even couple of names i am hearing for the first time

Why not start at 1979. Magic johnson class

“Anthony Bennett” 💀

0:24

Ben Simmons 💀

AKRONS FINEST LEBRON

80th years picked players were like they are 30 years old😂

1996 is like the second part of one piece

Shoutout to Andrew Bogut

0:17

Michael Olowokandi, Kwame Brown, Greg Oden, Andrea Bargnani and Anthony Bennett are busts.

Cleveland select 3 times 1st pick since 2011 to 2015.,

If it wasn’t for Lebron Tim Duncan would be the best first overall pick of all time

Hakeem with Tuxedo lol

dude adam silver is freakin tall

Yao had the npc celebration

Where is Victor 😢 do you show it in 2023

Greg Oden was destroy his career on injuries

Number 1 players in the world are coming less and less from one place, the US, and I love to see it grow! Imagine 300 yeas in the future... we have space pirates running from space cops type future... and the NBA get's it's first Martian to join the NBA... or take it another step further and have an NBA game on mars! Ahhhhh, I was born in the wrong time

0:01 who is that

And the rest was history for Zion…

The Guangdong Tigers select Ben Simmons

CADE CUNNINGHAM 🥰🥰🥰🥰

A very sad story on what happened to manning

Grande SHAQ

Brick Simmons didn’t live up to the hype of first overall pick

no2 pick gogo

Matthew 18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

Wiggins and Benett got drafted by the cavs and turns out to be a bust

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