This year’s NBA Draft has no surefire stars poised to take the top spots, with many analysts believing this class may be the weakest since 2013. As the draft approaches, we analyzed the past performance of players selected in the top 30 to understand how often they have achieved star-level honors.
Check out our findings:
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MVP: 14.67 percent
Finals MVP: 10.67%
All-NBA 1st Team: 24.00 percent
All-NBA Team: 38.67 percent
All-Star: 65.33 percent
All-Defensive: 21.33%
Defensive Player of the Year: 4.00 percent
NBA Champions: 32.00 percent
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MVP: 6.67 percent
Finals MVP: 6.67%
All-NBA First Team: 18.67 percent
All-NBA Team: 28.00 percent
All-Star: 42.67 percent
All-Defensive: 13.33%
Defensive Player of the Year: 5.33%
NBA Champions: 25.33 percent
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MVP: 4.00 percent
Finals MVP: 2.67%
All-NBA First Team: 17.33 percent
All-NBA Team: 26.67 percent
All-Star: 45.33 percent
All-Defensive: 12.00 percent
Defensive Player of the Year: 1.33%
NBA Champions: 21.33 percent
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MVP: 3.95 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA 1st Team: 5.26%
All-NBA Team: 14.47 percent
All-Star: 34.21 percent
All-Defensive: 9.21%
Defensive Player of the Year: 2.63%
NBA Champions: 23.68 percent
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MVP: 2.63 percent
Final MVP: 1.32%
All-NBA First Team: 10.53 percent
All-NBA Team: 22.37 percent
All-Star: 35.53 percent
All-Defensive: 11.84%
Defensive Player of the Year: 2.63%
NBA Champions: 26.32 percent
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MVP: 1.30 percent
Finals MVP: 1.30 percent
All-NBA First Team: 3.90 percent
All-NBA Team: 6.49 percent
All-Star: 19.48 percent
All Defensive: 6.49%
Defensive Player of the Year: 1.30%
NBA Champions: 20.78 percent
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MVP: 1.41 percent
Finals MVP: 2.82%
All-NBA First Team: 5.63 percent
All-NBA Team: 9.86 percent
All-Star: 16.90 percent
All Defensive: 7.04%
Defensive Player of the Year: 1.41%
NBA Champions: 23.94 percent
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MVP: 1.35 percent
Final MVP: 1.35%
All-NBA First Team: 2.70 percent
All-NBA Team: 12.16 percent
All-Star: 20.27%
All Defensive: 5.41%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 14.86 percent
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MVP: 1.33 percent
Finals MVP: 4.00 percent
All-NBA First Team: 5.33 percent
All-NBA Team: 12.00 percent
All-Star: 24.00 percent
All Defensive: 5.33%
Defensive Player of the Year: 1.33%
NBA Champion: 14.67%
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 1.37%
All-NBA First Team: 2.74 percent
All-NBA Team: 12.33 percent
All-Star: 24.66%
All-Defensive: 12.33%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 28.77 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 1.49 percent
All-NBA Team: 8.96 percent
All-Star: 20.90 percent
All Defensive: 5.97%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 13.43 percent
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MVP: 1.43 percent
Final MVP: 1.43%
All-NBA First Team: 1.43 percent
All-NBA Team: 5.71 percent
All-Star: 12.86 percent
All Defensive: 2.86%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 17.14 percent
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MVP: 2.78 percent
Final MVP: 1.39%
All-NBA First Team: 4.17%
All-NBA Team: 6.94 percent
All-Star: 12.50 percent
All Defensive: 6.94%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 15.28 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 2.86 percent
All-NBA Team: 5.71 percent
All-Star: 10.00 percent
All Defensive: 5.71%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 17.14 percent
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MVP: 2.94 percent
Finals MVP: 2.94%
All-NBA First Team: 4.41 percent
All-NBA Team: 5.88 percent
All-Star: 7.35%
All Defensive: 2.94%
Defensive Player of the Year: 2.94%
NBA Champions: 16.18 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 2.86 percent
All-NBA Team: 4.29 percent
All-Star: 11.43 percent
All Defensive: 4.29%
Defensive Player of the Year: 1.43%
NBA Champion: 8.57%
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA 1st Team: 1.47%
All-NBA Team: 5.88 percent
All-Star: 10.29%
All Defensive: 5.88%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 20.59 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 1.47%
All-NBA 1st Team: 0.00%
All-NBA Team: 1.47%
All-Star: 10.29%
All Defensive: 4.41%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champion: 17.65%
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 1.49 percent
All-NBA Team: 4.48 percent
All-Star: 7.46%
All-Defensive: 1.49 percent
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 16.42 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 1.56 percent
All-NBA Team: 1.56%
All-Star: 6.25%
All Defensive: 6.25%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 17.19 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA 1st Team: 0.00%
All-NBA Team: 1.61 percent
All-Star: 9.68 percent
All Defensive: 1.61%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 12.90 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 4.92 percent
All-NBA Team: 4.92 percent
All-Star: 14.75%
All-Defensive: 0.00 percent
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 16.39 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA 1st Team: 0.00%
All-NBA Team: 3.39 percent
All-Star: 6.78 percent
All Defensive: 6.78%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 16.95 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 1.52 percent
All-NBA Team: 3.03 percent
All-Star: 10.61 percent
All Defensive: 4.55%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 19.70 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 1.61 percent
All-NBA Team: 1.61 percent
All-Star: 8.06%
All Defensive: 6.45%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 12.90 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA 1st Team: 0.00%
All-NBA Team: 0.00%
All-Star: 1.69%
All Defensive: 1.69%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champion: 3.39%
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA 1st Team: 0.00%
All-NBA Team: 6.56 percent
All-Star: 8.20 percent
All Defensive: 4.92%
Defensive Player of the Year: 3.28%
NBA Champions: 13.11 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 1.69%
All-NBA 1st Team: 0.00%
All-NBA Team: 3.39 percent
All-Star: 3.39%
All Defensive: 3.39%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champion: 13.56%
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 1.79%
All-NBA First Team: 1.79 percent
All-NBA Team: 3.57 percent
All-Star: 7.14 percent
All Defensive: 8.39%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 25.00 percent
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MVP: 0.00 percent
Finals MVP: 0.00%
All-NBA First Team: 1.72 percent
All-NBA Team: 6.90 percent
All-Star: 8.62%
All Defensive: 5.17%
Defensive Player of the Year: 0.00%
NBA Champions: 17.24 percent
