The Career
Performance of the Number One Choices in the NBA Draft (1991-2006)
Players are Ranked
in Terms of Career WP48
WP48 – Wins Produced per 48 minutes
|
Rank in Draft Class |
Player |
Draft |
Years in the NBA |
Career Games |
Career Minutes |
Career WP48 |
Career Wins Produced |
|
1 |
Tim Duncan |
1997 |
10 |
746 |
27,959 |
0.333 |
193.8 |
|
1 |
Shaquille
O'Neal |
1992 |
15 |
981 |
35,925 |
0.331 |
247.7 |
|
1 |
Dwight Howard |
2004 |
3 |
246 |
8,718 |
0.282 |
51.2 |
|
1 |
LeBron
James |
2003 |
4 |
316 |
13,061 |
0.242 |
65.9 |
|
2 |
Yao Ming |
2002 |
5 |
349 |
11,091 |
0.233 |
53.8 |
|
2 |
Elton Brand |
1999 |
8 |
606 |
23,223 |
0.221 |
106.9 |
|
1 |
Chris Webber |
1993 |
14 |
822 |
30,721 |
0.175 |
112.2 |
|
3 |
Andrew Bogut |
2005 |
2 |
148 |
4,606 |
0.143 |
13.7 |
|
5 |
Larry Johnson |
1991 |
10 |
707 |
25,677 |
0.118 |
63.2 |
|
10 |
Allen Iverson |
1996 |
11 |
747 |
31,202 |
0.085 |
55.3 |
|
7 |
Kenyon Martin |
2000 |
7 |
411 |
13,538 |
0.081 |
22.8 |
|
10 |
Glenn Robinson |
1994 |
11 |
688 |
25,346 |
0.077 |
40.7 |
|
13 |
Joe Smith |
1995 |
12 |
816 |
23,532 |
0.065 |
31.9 |
|
19 |
Kwame
Brown |
2001 |
6 |
366 |
8,848 |
0.065 |
11.9 |
|
53 |
Michael Olowokandi |
1998 |
9 |
500 |
13,129 |
-0.018 |
-4.9 |
|
44 |
Andrea Bargnani |
2006 |
1 |
65 |
1,629 |
-0.037 |
-1.2 |