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NBA Draft Day

by Chris Harvey on 06/25/09

Today is the 2009 NBA Draft in New York. The draft is a day of excitement for many reasons, but mainly because of the anticipation of change.

Players are hoping to fulfill their dreams of making it to the top level of basketball in the world. Teams are trying to draft the best available player for there roster. Fans are desiring that their teams pick the right players for a championship formula.

This year’s draft has been labeled as “soft.” It is hard to compete with former drafts that produced LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neil, or the crew in 1984.

Remember the 84 draft? #1 Hakeem Olajuwon to Houston. #2 Saw Bowie to Portland. #3 Michael Jordan to Chicago. #4 Sam Perkins to Dallas. #5 Charles Barkley to Philadelphia. #16 John Stockton to Utah. (4 players selected into the group of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History).

1984 is also notoriously known as the draft that Portland picked Bowie over Jordan. Portland had picked Clyde Drexler, a shooting guard, the year before, so they decided to pick a solid 7′1” All-American center from Kentucky.

For further insight on the 1984 draft, check out the book, Tip-Off: How the 1984 NBA Draft Changed Basketball Forever.

Below is some video footage of the many fashion statements in past NBA Draft’s. Charles Barkley and Karl Malone are classic!