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The Top 10 NBA Draft Classes of All Time

Published by
Brad Sullivan

6. 1987

The San Antonio Spurs were willing to wait a few years for the top pick in the draft — Navy center David Robinson. This patience proved to be worth the wait as the Spurs were rewarded with a pair of NBA titles. Other players that made their mark included Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant, who were chosen by the Bulls, Reggie Miller by the Indiana Pacers, Mark Jackson by the New York Knicks and tiny 5-3 Muggsy Bogues, who was selected by the Washington Bullets (now Wizards) and went on to play 14 seasons. Tragically, the Celtics’ Reggie Lewis was working his way toward a potential Hall of Fame career when he died suddenly in 1993. The Cavaliers selected point guard Kevin Johnson, who spent one year with the team until being dealt to the Phoenix Suns in a deal to obtain Larry Nance.

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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.

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