Interesting historical breakdown of the NBA draft

[cartman]

Somebody went through every first round draft, and came up with a list showing by slot, how many All-Star selections and MVP winners came from each position. Compared to baseball or football, it seems that picking a sure thing in basketball is much easier than the other sports. An interesting read, at least to me.

hxxp://www.armchairgm.com/mwiki/index.php?title=History_of_the_NBA_Draft:_Unlucky_No._7

(note: I tried to cut an paste, but the formatting didn't come out right)

[stevew]

Interesting read, most certainly. Although I would also be interested in seeing some statistical breakdowns of what players produced from certain slots. Just cause #7 hasn't produced many all stars, it doesnt mean that it hasn't produced some nice 15 ppg scorers, for instance.