It's rare in basketball odds to see a batch of new players enter the NBA to make an immediate and long-lasting impact, so the yearly draft is important to the league. We have watched these players impress and even disappoint from expected top picks and surprise late picks. But sometimes, an exceptional wave of players are together in one draft class to make the different NBA betting lines more exciting.
These five outstanding draft classes have presented it all: NBA Champions, bona fide superstars, perennial NBA All-Stars, and even players who are in the argument of being the greatest of all time.
1984 Class
Hakeem Olajuwon (first pick). Michael Jordan (third pick), Charles Barkley (fifth pick) and John Stockton (sixteenth pick) were all part of the 1984 draft class. This is one of the best draft classes as Hakeem became one of the best dominant big men in the game's history and helped Houston win back-to-back titles in 1994 and 1995. Michael Jordan is considered one of the best players to have ever played in the NBA as he won two three-peats in the process.