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Top NBA Player by Draft Class

For each draft year, name the NBA player with the most career VORP (Value Over Replacement Player).
According to basketball-reference.com
Through 2023–24. Will be updated every other year.
Recent years are likely to change frequently
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Year
Pick #
College
Top Player
2023
1
(France)
Victor Wembanyama
2022
12
Santa Clara
Jalen Williams
2021
4
Florida St
Scottie Barnes
2020
12
Iowa St
Tyrese Haliburton
2019
2
Murray St
Ja Morant
2018
3
(Slovenia)
Luka Dončić
2017
3
Duke
Jayson Tatum
2016
11
Gonzaga
Domantas Sabonis
2015
1
Kentucky
Karl-Anthony Towns
2014
41
(Serbia)
Nikola Jokić
2013
15
(Greece)
Giannis Antetokounmpo
2012
6
Weber St
Damian Lillard
2011
15
San Diego St
Kawhi Leonard
2010
10
Fresno St
Paul George
2009
3
Arizona St
James Harden
2008
4
UCLA
Russell Westbrook
2007
2
Texas
Kevin Durant
2006
24
Villanova
Kyle Lowry
2005
4
Wake Forest
Chris Paul
2004
9
Arizona
Andre Iguodala
2003
1
(High school)
LeBron James
2002
35
Duke
Carlos Boozer
2001
3
(Spain)
Pau Gasol
Year
Pick #
College
Top Player
2000
43
Ohio St
Michael Redd
1999
9
UNLV
Shawn Marion
1998
9
(Germany)
Dirk Nowitzki
1997
1
Wake Forest
Tim Duncan
1996
13
(High school)
Kobe Bryant
1995
5
(High school)
Kevin Garnett
1994
2
Cal
Jason Kidd
1993
1
Michigan
Chris Webber
1992
1
LSU
Shaquille O'Neal
1991
4
Georgetown
Dikembe Mutombo
1990
2
Oregon State
Gary Payton
1989
14
UTEP
Tim Hardaway
1988
19
DePaul
Rod Strickland
1987
1
Navy
David Robinson
1986
46
Iowa St
Jeff Hornacek
1985
13
Louisiana Tech
Karl Malone
1984
3
North Carolina
Michael Jordan
1983
14
Houston
Clyde Drexler
1982
3
Georgia
Dominique Wilkins
1981
20
Clemson
Larry Nance
1980
3
Minnesota
Kevin McHale
1979
1
Michigan St
Magic Johnson
1978
6
Indiana St
Larry Bird
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jun 4, 2014
The 2000 draft class was sad!
smartguy2
+2
Level 67
Oct 12, 2016
I know. I've only heard of Jamal Crawford. :(
tyleranwar
+1
Level 77
Apr 15, 2024
that might be the worst draft class in the history of any of the big 4 sports
Coyuznik
+1
Level 83
Jun 26, 2014
I got 10, and another 10 I've *heard* of (but obviously didn't guess). I hate basketball, and it shows.
Lebron23James
+4
Level 39
Jun 18, 2015
If you hate basketball why even bother taking the quiz???
tschutzer
+5
Level 91
Apr 20, 2016
Same reason I try taking soccer quizzes over and over again - it's all about the points.
DiscoBayGolfer
+6
Level 79
Jan 6, 2016
Probably want to go ahead and change 2009 from ASU ~ Harden to Davidson ~ Curry. Not even that close anymore..
VincentStapler
+1
Level 17
Jul 21, 2017
I PUT IN JOKIC!!! Did i really have to put in the accent
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 12, 2018
No. Accents never matter on JetPunk.
alfredivan
+6
Level 6
Aug 15, 2017
this only my opinion

i think the top player of the 2009 draft class is stephen curry not james harden...

curry had a better legacy than harden

BMillz
+1
Level 37
Jan 9, 2019
Does he though? Curry will be remembered but not in a good way.
benf415
+2
Level 64
Mar 25, 2019
Curry is definitely a better player than Harden. But this about win shares, and not opinions. Harden has played ~90 more games than Curry, and has been on playoff teams (OKC and Houston) every year of his entire career.
tsek
+2
Level 14
Nov 21, 2022
U can delete this now.
Vlaaij
+1
Level 77
Jun 22, 2018
got Hornacek, missed Kobe... smh
Yamaneko
+2
Level 73
Oct 20, 2018
I can't believe the 1981 one... I tried Isiah Thomas, Mark Aguirre and Tom Chambers but.. but.....
JudgeRudy
+1
Level 66
May 15, 2019
I suspected that Buck Williams having an edge on Isaiah Thomas was purely longevity, but nope. Buck grabbed a win share every 10.8 games played, and Isaiah only was every 12+. Some combination of rebounding and defense mattering more than ball-handling/playmaking/distributing, quality of teammates actually diluting win share even while increasing gross wins, and/or Buck Williams being underrated/Isaiah being overrated is at play here.
plattitude
+2
Level 91
Jan 17, 2020
Was so proud of myself for spelling Antetokounmpo correctly on my first try... that I mangled the spelling of Butler three times.
Ternande
+1
Level 45
Jun 7, 2021
Campazzo
tyleranwar
+1
Level 77
Apr 13, 2022
picking 3rd was better than picking 1st in the early 80s apparently
LEPCHEN
+1
Level 21
Jun 29, 2023
harden over curry is crazy
megabrain88
+1
Level 67
Apr 17, 2024
Marion is great, better than Ginobili? Not close
jayrod
+1
Level 92
Apr 24, 2024
It's based on an objective measurement called Value-Over Replacement Player. It is one of the advanced stats used to compare the quality of players, but certainly isn't perfect (none of them are).

Ginobili was higher ranked in winshares/48, Player Efficiency Rating & Box plus/minus.

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