Best: Clyde Drexler (1983)
There have been some very good players taken at 14 throughout the years, but “The Glide” clearly stands out as the best. Although he didn’t win a championship until he was traded to Houston in 1995, his best individual seasons came with Portland. Drexler was a raw athlete when drafted, but quickly developed into one of the best all-around players in the league, and remained so for the better part of his 15 year career.
Other contenders: Hal Greer (1958) Maurice Lucas (1974) Dan Marjerle (1988) Tim Hardaway (1989) Peja Stojakovic (1996) Bam Adebayo (2017)
Worst: Scott Haskin (1993)
There have been many questionable picks at 14 over the years, and for some reason a lot seemed to occur between 1990-2000. It was a close call but I deemed Haskin to be the worst of the bunch. Haskin was an accomplished big in college with a decent skill set, but back issues derailed his NBA career before it ever got started. He lasted only 27 games. In retrospect, you also could definitely say Minnesota would like a redo on Shabazz Muhammad in 2013 (one pick before Giannis Antetekoumbo).
Other contenders: Shabazz Muhammad (2013) Mateen Cleaves (2000) William Avery (1999) Yinka Dare (1994) Rich King (1991) Alfrederick Hughes 1985)
dmo21 6 years, 2 months ago.
