History of the NBA Draft: Unlucky No. 7
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by user Roblefko
I've broken down all the NBA Drafts since the very first one in 1947 to see which overall pick has produced the most All-Stars and MVPs (see chart below). For the most part, the results were what was expected. The higher the pick No., the more All-Stars and MVP's produced. For example, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 19 All-Stars and 6 MVP's, the 59 No. 1 Picks have produced 199 All-Star appearances and 17 MVP awards. The numbers decrease proportionally as we move down the list, with the 30th pick overall producing 5 All-Star appearances and 0 MVP's. However, along the way there are a few oddities.
Unlucky No. 7
As we move down the picks, we see the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th picks have produced 80, 94, 73, and 55 All-Star appearances respectively, with a total of 7 MVP awards. And the 7th pick...24 All-Star appearances. 0 MVPS. Out of the 59 players selected with the 7th overall pick, only 8 players have been invited to at least one All-Star game for a total of 24 All-Star appearances. And the losers of this year's draft lottery with the 7th overall pick we have...the Boston Celtics.
26th Pick
While you wouldn't expect a lot of All-Stars to come out of the 26th pick, the results are still surprising. In 59 NBA Drafts, the 26th overall pick has produced 1 All-Star appearance: Vlade Divac. Bad news for the Los Angeles Lakers who have that pick this year (although Divac was an ex-Laker, so who knows, it may be good luck for them).
Draft Picks by All Star Appearances and MVP Awards
- Notes:
- To see the breakdown by players, click on the appropriate pick No. below.
- ABA All-Star appearances and MVP's were not included.
| All Star Game | MVP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pick No. | # Players Selected | Total Selections | # Players that Won | Total MVP's |
| 1 | 36 | 199 | 9 | 17 |
| 2 | 26 | 130 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 25 | 112 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | 17 | 80 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 24 | 94 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | 73 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 47 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | 5 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Date
Thu 06/08/06, 4:54 am EST
