The top three of the same drafts became parallel! No one in the top three was selected as All-Stars, and the No. 9 and No. 10 show became super big

As the saying goes, there must be one of the top three picks in the NBA draft, such as Sam Bowie, the second pick in 1984, Milicic, the second pick in 2003, etc. It is rare for draft picks like 1996, where both No. 1 picks, No. 2 picks, and Tanhua can make a name for themselves in the NBA. So, on the other hand, are there any cases in NBA history where the top three picks in the same draft have become parallel? Although this seems unlikely to happen, in fact, there are really such drafts in the NBA!

That was in 1998. The players who were selected through the top three picks, their performance after entering the league was far lower than expected. None of these three averaged scores in their careers and even averaged 15 points per game, and they have never been selected as the All-Star. Therefore, it has to be said that when the teams selected these three were selected, their draft vision was really "unique". However, although the three most optimistic players in this class were not able to play, the overall success rate of this class was not particularly disappointing. Among them, the two players selected in the ninth and tenth picks became top stars in the NBA. So let’s take a look at what’s going on!

The top three of the draft are all parallels

First, let's first introduce who are the top three picks in the 1998 draft. This time, Michael Olovo Kandy, the No. 1 pick in this session. He had a standard inside size when he was selected by the Clippers, and being selected in the first round naturally means that he has good talent in other aspects. However, after Olovo Candy entered the league, he obviously failed to realize his talent. He failed to score double points per game for most of the nine seasons of his career, and he never broke through 10+ rebounds per game. During this period, his best performance averaged only 12.3 points, 9.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 2.2 blocks per game.

Looking at the entire NBA career, Olovo Kandi averaged 8.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was only 43.5%. In this case, Olovo Candy, let alone any personal honors he can win. The award he can win in his NBA career is that he was selected for the second team of the best rookie in the rookie season, but for him, it is definitely disappointing that he cannot even be selected for the first team of the best rookie.

Then there was the second place Bibi. Many fans realized that he was because the Kings he played for had created a lot of trouble for the peak Lakers. In 2002, the Kings once forced the Lakers into a tiebreak. Bibi also performed very well in the last game. He scored the highest 29 points in the series, but unfortunately the team still lost that game, and since then the team has gradually reached a trough.

Later, when Bibi was at the top of the Kings, he averaged 21.1 points, 2.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. However, although he had many highlights in the NBA, this still couldn't change the fact that he had never been selected as the All-Star and had a very high-span performance. Because of this, he still averaged only 14.7 points, 5.5 assists in his entire career, and he did not get any decent personal honors. However, compared to No. 1 Olovo Kandi, he was at least selected as the Best Rookie Team.

Finally, it was the show of Rayvlávrenz in Tanhua. He was the most awesome among the three. With good talent, he was selected in the third pick in the first round with the dividends of the times. As a result, he was completely unable to perform after entering the NBA. In his 10-season NBA career, Lafrenz averaged only 10.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. As an inside, his shooting percentage was only 46.6%. In addition, he is the only player among the three who has not even been selected for the All-Rookie Team. What is the yield rate of other rankings?

After talking about the No. 1 pick, No. 2, and Tanhua, many fans may think that the quality of this rookie is too poor, but in fact, in addition to the top three picks, there are still many other rookies who have performed well in the NBA. For example, Jamison, who was selected in the fourth pick, not only was he selected for the All-Star career, but his total regular season score also exceeded 20,000 mark. The fifth pick was selected was the famous Vince Carter. He was one of the most popular young players in the league at his peak, so he was even elected as the All-Star vote leader. In the end, he played in the NBA for 22 seasons before retiring.

However, the two strongest players in this class are now from Nowitzki and Pierce who were selected in the ninth and tenth picks. The former was selected by the Bucks at the time, but then he was traded by the Mavericks, who had long been coveting him. After joining the Mavericks, Nowitzki immediately became the core of the team's training. Although he averaged only 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game in the rookie season, this did not affect his ability to realize his talent later. In the second season of his career, Nowitzki's average data increased to 17.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists. Later, he was still improving and was selected into the All-Star and the Best Team. At Nowitzki's peak, he was selected for the First Team of the Year 4, and during the 2006-2007 season, he even won the regular season MVP. Later in his career, 32-year-old Nowitzki once again proved his ability to lead the team and his ability to attack in high-end games. That year, he led the team to eliminate historical superstars such as Kobe, Durant, James, and Wade, and finally successfully won the championship trophy and was elected as FMVP.

Later, Nowitzki retired successfully in 2019. When he left the NBA, he was not only the champion and MVP, but also the seventh 30,000-pointer gentleman in NBA history. After that, the Mavericks not only retired his jersey, but also created a personal statue for him, which is enough to show how his status in this team is.

Then there is Pierce the No. 10 pick. After being selected by the Celtics, he is also deeply trusted by the team.. Immediately afterwards, Pierce quickly became the top scorer in the league. In his third season of his career, he averaged 25.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game. Later, the Celtics have been building a team around him. In 2008, under the leadership of Pierce, the Celtics were able to return to their peak, and eventually they successfully won the 17th championship trophy in team history, and Pierce was elected as the FMVP in his personal opinion.

In the end, Pierce played in the NBA for a total of 19 seasons. In addition to the championship and FMVP, he was also selected as the All-Star and the Best Team. His "big heart" performance at critical moments at his peak also left a lot of deep impression on fans. Therefore, after Pierce retired, he was selected as the All-Star as he wished.