To a large extent, the NBA draft is a crapshoot. But some managers are better at that crapshoot than others.
At present, Sam Prestifor example, he has an impressive record with three back-to-back MVPs. How do you compare to other famous managers when it comes to selecting star talent?
To find out, we looked at the draft record of every NBA official in history according to Basketball-Reference. Unsurprisingly, Auerbach red he leads the way with nine different All-NBA selections, a product of his basketball prowess but also of drafting players in 34 different seasons.
(In this exercise, we assigned players based on final draft eligibility instead of original selection. For example, Kobe Bryant it's a stain Jerry West(not that the Hornets technically selected him.)
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All NBA players: 9 (Bill Russell, Dave Cowens, Jo Jo White, John Havlicek, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird, Paul Westphal, Sam Jones, Tommy Heinsohn)
All NBA picks: 49
Draft: 34
All NBA players in each draft: 0.26
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All NBA players: 7 (Chris Webber, Dirk Nowitzki, Latrell Sprewell, Marques Johnson, Mitch Richmond, Sidney Moncrief, Tim Hardaway)
All NBA picks: 36
Draft: 25
All NBA players in each draft: 0.28
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All NBA players: 5 (Dick McGuire, Dolph Schayes, Harry Gallatin, Richie Guerin, Willis Reed)
All NBA picks: 23
Draft: 16
All NBA players in each draft: 0.31
All NBA players: 5 (Andy Phillip, Bob Cousy, Jim Pollard, Larry Foust, Ralph Beard)
All NBA picks: 22
Draft: 4
All NBA players in each draft: 1.25
All NBA players: 5 (Alex English, Brad Daugherty, Julius Erving, Kevin Johnson, Mark Price)
All NBA picks: 20
Draft: 18
All NBA players in each draft: 0.28
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All NBA players: 5 (Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, Joe Johnson, DeMar DeRozan, Ben Simmons)
All NBA picks: 18
Draft: 21
All NBA players in each draft: 0.24
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All NBA players: 5 (Gene Shue, Jack George. Larry Costello, Tom Gola, Wilt Chamberlain)
All NBA picks: 15
Draft: 11
All NBA players in each draft: 0.45
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All NBA players: 4 (Domantas Sabonis, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook)
All NBA picks: 29
Draft: 18
All NBA players in each draft: 0.22
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All NBA players: 4 (Anfernee Hardaway, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, World B. Free)
All NBA picks: 29
Draft: 23
All NBA players in each draft: 0.17
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All NBA players: 4 (Eddie Jones, James Worthy, Kobe Bryant, Kyle Lowry)
All NBA picks: 19
Draft: 24
All NBA players in each draft: 0.17
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All NBA players: 4 (Gary Payton, Jermaine O'Neal, Shawn Kemp, Zach Randolph)
All NBA picks: 16
Draft: 18
All NBA players in each draft: 0.22
All NBA players: 4 (Bob McAdoo, Randy Smith, Spencer Haywood, Walt Frazier)
All NBA picks: 13
Draft: 16
All NBA players in each draft: 0.25
All NBA players: 4 (Clyde Lovellette, Dick Garmaker, Slater Martin, Vern Mikkelsen)
All NBA picks: 11
Draft: 6
All NBA players in each draft: 0.67
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All NBA players: 4 (Elton Brand, Metta World Peace, Scottie Pippen, Tyson Chandler)
All NBA picks: 10
Draft: 19
All NBA players in each draft: 0.21
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All NBA players: 4 (Dale Ellis, Detlef Schrempf, Jamal Mashburn, Jason Kidd)
All NBA picks: 9
Draft: 17
All NBA players in each draft: 0.24
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All NBA players: 4 (Rajon Rondo, Al Jefferson, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown)
All NBA picks: 7
Draft: 21
All NBA players in each draft: 0.19
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All NBA players: 3 (Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker)
All NBA picks: 21
Draft: 9
All NBA players in each draft: 0.33
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All NBA players: 3 (Oscar Robertson, Bob Love, Jerry Lucas)
All NBA picks: 17
Draft: 12
All NBA players in each draft: 0.25
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All NBA players: 3 (Kevin Love, Kevin Garnett, Stephon Marbury)
All NBA picks: 13
Draft: 14
All NBA players in each draft: 0.21
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All NBA players: 3 (David Robinson, Baron Davis, Alvin Robertson)
All NBA picks: 12
Draft: 22
All NBA players in each draft: 0.14
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All NBA players: 3 (Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman)
All NBA picks: 10
Draft: 15
All NBA players in each draft: 0.20
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All NBA players: 3 (Ray Allen, Blake Griffin, Vin Baker)
All NBA picks: 9
Draft: 8
All NBA players in each draft: 0.38
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All NBA players: 3 (Brandon Roy, Sam Cassell, LaMarcus Aldridge)
All NBA picks: 8
Draft: 5
All NBA players in each draft: 0.60
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All NBA players: 3 (Tiny Archibald, Phil Ford, Otis Birdsong)
All NBA picks: 7
Draft: 16
All NBA players in each draft: 0.19
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All NBA players: 3 (DeMarcus Cousins, Isaiah Thomas, Predrag Stojakovic)
All NBA picks: 4
Draft: 20
All NBA players in each draft: 0.15
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All NBA players: 3 (Bradley Beal, John Wall, Michael Redd)
All NBA picks: 3
Draft: 27
All NBA players in each draft: 0.11
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