1998 NBA Draft Lottery Remix
1998 Draft Lottery:
1. Michael Olowokandi
2. Mike Bibby
3. Raef Lafrentz
4. Antawn Jamison
5. Vince Carter
6. Robert Traylor
7. Jason Williams
8. Larry Hughes
9. Dirk Nowitzki
10. Paul Pierce
11. Bonzi Wells
12. Michael Doleac
13. Keon Clark
Remixed:
1. Dirk Nowitzki (9)
2. Paul Pierce (10)
3. Vince Carter (5)
4. Antawn Jamison (4)
5. Rashard Lewis (32)
6. Mike Bibby (2)
7. Cuttino Mobley (41)
8. Jason Williams (7)
9. Larry Hughes (8)
10. Ricky Davis (21)
11. Rafer Alson (39)
12. Matt Harpring (15)
13. Nazr Mohammed (29)
Right out of the gates, Vince Carter and "White Chocolate" Jason Williams looked to be the superstars of this draft. Vince Carter underachieved, but still had a good career. Jason Williams pretty much fell off the planet after a few seasons. The stupid trade of the night was the Bucks trading Dirk for Robert "Tractor" Traylor. Yeesh. It was pretty slim pickin's after about ten picks, so there were no worthy honorable mentions. I would say the top six picks remixed were pretty solid all things considered. Only one was not originally a lottery pick, so that's a pretty remarkable fact. The actual first six picked, is quite terrible. "The Kandi Man" may be the worst number pick ever. Top three worst case scenario.
Orlando had the number 12 and 13 pick, and whiffed on both. Ironically, Rashard Lewis and Rafer Alston were still available, and would eventually be on the Eastern Conference Champion Magic team in 2009.
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2. Mike Bibby
3. Raef Lafrentz
4. Antawn Jamison
5. Vince Carter
6. Robert Traylor
7. Jason Williams
8. Larry Hughes
9. Dirk Nowitzki
10. Paul Pierce
11. Bonzi Wells
12. Michael Doleac
13. Keon Clark
Remixed:
1. Dirk Nowitzki (9)
2. Paul Pierce (10)
3. Vince Carter (5)
4. Antawn Jamison (4)
5. Rashard Lewis (32)
6. Mike Bibby (2)
7. Cuttino Mobley (41)
8. Jason Williams (7)
9. Larry Hughes (8)
10. Ricky Davis (21)
11. Rafer Alson (39)
12. Matt Harpring (15)
13. Nazr Mohammed (29)
Right out of the gates, Vince Carter and "White Chocolate" Jason Williams looked to be the superstars of this draft. Vince Carter underachieved, but still had a good career. Jason Williams pretty much fell off the planet after a few seasons. The stupid trade of the night was the Bucks trading Dirk for Robert "Tractor" Traylor. Yeesh. It was pretty slim pickin's after about ten picks, so there were no worthy honorable mentions. I would say the top six picks remixed were pretty solid all things considered. Only one was not originally a lottery pick, so that's a pretty remarkable fact. The actual first six picked, is quite terrible. "The Kandi Man" may be the worst number pick ever. Top three worst case scenario.
Orlando had the number 12 and 13 pick, and whiffed on both. Ironically, Rashard Lewis and Rafer Alston were still available, and would eventually be on the Eastern Conference Champion Magic team in 2009.
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