Ten years ago today vol. The NBA draft class of 2003 (Time really does fly)

[pr0phecy718]

the top 5 draft picks and one of them doesn't have the chip lol who would've thought

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1 1 LeBron James* SF United States Cleveland Cavaliers St. Vincent–St. Mary High School (Akron, OH)
1 2 Darko Miličić C Serbia and Montenegro Detroit Pistons (from Memphis)[5] Hemofarm Vrsac
1 3 Carmelo Anthony* SF United States Denver Nuggets Syracuse (Fr)
1 4 Chris Bosh* F/C United States Toronto Raptors Georgia Tech (Fr)
1 5 Dwyane Wade* SG United States Miami Heat Marquette (Jr)
1 6 Chris Kaman+ C United States
Germanya[›] Los Angeles Clippers Central Michigan (Jr)
1 7 Kirk Hinrich PG United States Chicago Bulls Kansas (Sr)
1 8 T. J. Ford PG United States Milwaukee Bucks (from Atlanta)[6] Texas (So)
1 9 Michael Sweetney PF United States New York Knicks Georgetown (Jr)
1 10 Jarvis Hayes F/G United States Washington Wizards Georgia (Jr)
1 11 Mickaël Piétrus G/F France Golden State Warriors Pau-Orthez (France)
1 12 Nick Collison PF United States Seattle SuperSonics Kansas (Sr)
1 13 Marcus Banks PG United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Houston,[7] traded to Boston)[8] UNLV (Sr)
1 14 Luke Ridnour PG United States Seattle SuperSonics (from Milwaukee)[9] Oregon (Jr)
1 15 Reece Gaines F/G United States Orlando Magic Louisville (Sr)
1 16 Troy Bell PG United States Boston Celtics (traded to Memphis)[8] Boston College (Sr)
1 17 Žarko Čabarkapa SF Serbia and Montenegro Phoenix Suns Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
1 18 David West+ PF United States New Orleans Hornets Xavier (Sr)
1 19 Sasha Pavlović F/G Serbia and Montenegro Utah Jazz Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
1 20 Dahntay Jones SG United States Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia,[1 traded to Memphis)[8] Duke (Sr)
1 21 Boris Diaw PF France Atlanta Hawks (from Indiana)[11] Pau-Orthez (France)
1 22 Zoran Planinić G/F Croatia New Jersey Nets Cibona Zagreb (Croatia and Adriatic League)
1 23 Travis Outlaw SF United States Portland Trail Blazers Starkville HS (Starkville, MS)
1 24 Brian Cook PF United States Los Angeles Lakers Illinois (Sr)
1 25 Carlos Delfino SG Argentina Detroit Pistons Unión de Santa Fe (Argentina)
1 26 Ndudi Ebi SF United Kingdom
Nigeria Minnesota Timberwolves Westbury Christian HS (Houston, TX)
1 27 Kendrick Perkins C United States Memphis Grizzlies (from Sacramento via Orlando,[12] traded to Boston)[8] Ozen HS (Beaumont, TX)
1 28 Leandro Barbosa SG Brazil San Antonio Spurs (traded to Phoenix)[13] Bauru Tilibra (Brazil)
1 29 Josh Howard+ F/G United States Dallas Mavericks Wake Forest (Sr)

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2 30 Maciej Lampe PF Poland New York Knicks (from Denver)[14] Complutense University of Madrid (Spain)
2 31 Jason Kapono F/G United States Cleveland Cavaliers UCLA (Sr)
2 32 Luke Walton SF United States Los Angeles Lakers (from Toronto)[15] Arizona (Sr)
2 33 Jerome Beasley PF United States Miami Heat North Dakota (Sr)
2 34 Sofoklis Schortsanitis# C Greece Los Angeles Clippers Iraklis BC (Greece)
2 35 Szymon Szewczyk# PF Poland Milwaukee Bucks (from Memphis)[16] Braunschweig (Germany)
2 36 Mario Austin# PF United States Chicago Bulls Mississippi State (Jr)
2 37 Travis Hansen SG United States Atlanta Hawks BYU (Sr)
2 38 Steve Blake PG United States Washington Wizards Maryland (Sr)
2 39 Slavko Vraneš C Serbia and Montenegro New York Knicks Budućnost Podgorica (Serbia and Montenegro and Adriatic League)
2 40 Derrick Zimmerman PG United States Golden State Warriors Mississippi State (Sr)
2 41 Willie Green SG United States Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Philadelphia)[17] Detroit (Sr)
2 42 Zaza Pachulia PF Georgia Orlando Magic Ülkerspor (Turkey)
2 43 Keith Bogans SG United States Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Orlando)[18] Kentucky (Sr)
2 44 Malick Badiane# PF Senegal Houston Rockets Langen (Germany)
2 45 Matt Bonner F United States Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix,[19] traded to Toronto)[2 Florida (Sr)
2 46 Sani Bečirović# SG Slovenia Denver Nuggets (from Boston)[21] Virtus Bologna (Italy)
2 47 Mo Williams+ PG United States Utah Jazz Alabama (So)
2 48 James Lang C United States New Orleans Hornets Central Park Christian HS (Birmingham, AL)
2 49 James Jones SF United States Indiana Pacers Miami (Florida) (Sr)
2 50 Paccelis Morlende# PG France Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle)[17] Dijon (France)
2 51 Kyle Korver SF United States New Jersey Nets (traded to Philadelphia)[22] Creighton (Sr)
2 52 Remon van de Hare C Netherlands Toronto Raptors (from Los Angeles Lakers)[15] FC Barcelona (Spain)
2 53 Tommy Smith# PF United States Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Miami)[23] Arizona State (Sr)
2 54 Nedžad Sinanović# C Bosnia and Herzegovina Portland Trail Blazers Brotnjo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
2 55 Rick Rickert# PF United States Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota (So)
2 56 Brandon Hunter PF United States Boston Celtics (from Sacramento)[24] Ohio (Sr)
2 57 Xue Yuyang# C People's Republic of China Dallas Mavericks (traded to Denver)[25] Hong Kong Flying Dragons (China)
2 58 Andreas Glyniadakis C Greece Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)[26] AEK (Greece)

 

[flasheightzero]

lol Wade's jawline

 

[peter80warrick]

all of them has a ring except for ball hog Melo

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Melo should have hopped on the Heat bandwagon too.

 

[harlemtothebronx]

@ The Knicks.

Mike Sweetney, Maciej Lampe an Slavko Vranes.:x

 

[elpablo21]

Ndudi Edi

Aint seen that name in a minute

 

[pr0phecy718]

Melo should have hopped on the Heat bandwagon too.

If I changed the poll in the knicks thread based on this comment, you'd win by a landslide. I hate you man

 

[worldbeefreeg]

I'm disappointed in you guys, I expected Melo is still ringless in the first post

 

[7thave btn 31stn33rd st]

Sucks what happened to TJ Ford.

 

[jumpmanfromdabay]

all of them has a ring except for ball hog Melo

Well 3 of them joined forces to get that ring

 

[fraij da 5 11]

Melo got more buttons on that jacket than hes had playoff series.

 

[pepperjackchees]

Lol at Michael Sweetney being a lottery pick.

 

[mjshoefanatic]

Melo sticking out like a sore thumb (as far as rings go)

 

[dman14]

Lol at Michael Sweetney being a lottery pick.

how is that funny? dude was a very skilled big man in college and had a great collegiate career. of all those guys in the draft, he was a late lottery. it was all about weight, unfortunately, he couldnt control it.

 

[kevlar shrimp]

all of them has a ring except for ball hog Melo

Well 3 of them joined forces to get that ring

Wade got his in 06

 

[HIM]

Ten years? sheesh.

I remember reading a bunch of mock drafts that had us taking Wade

Ended up witht he caveman instead

 

[pepperjackchees]

Lol at Michael Sweetney being a lottery pick.

how is that funny? dude was a very skilled big man in college and had a great collegiate career. of all those guys in the draft, he was a late lottery. it was all about weight, unfortunately, he couldnt control it.

I meant it's funny in hindsight.

 

[Animal Thug]

Chopper suits galore in 2003....

I was 16 years old man; crazy. I remember going nuts when they announced Grizzlies getting that 2nd pick lol...nothing was the same..

 

[mjshoefanatic]

Ended up with the caveman instead

:x

 

[pepperjackchees]

Ended up with the caveman instead

He had some good seasons early in his career before he went full chewbacca status.

 

[la kb24]

Heck all those 5 should join forces together.

Wade worked hard in 06. 12/13 not so much

 

[datznasty]

Heck all those 5 should join forces together.

Wade worked hard in 06. 12/13 not so much

If by worked hard you mean just shot a million free throws

 

[miamib30514]

It started as arrogance, jokes, laughter at videos.

Not its just sorrow and self pity about "joined forces."

Feelsgoodman

Anyways going into the draft I remember all the intel was that the HEAT wanted Bosh badly.

Wade pick, a 2 guard, was a surprise.

 

[lazyj10]

1 11 Mickaël Piétrus G/F France Golden State Warriors Pau-Orthez (France) :x

2 40 Derrick Zimmerman PG United States Golden State Warriors Mississippi State (Sr) :x :x

This is of course the year after Dunleavy and Logan...then followed by Biedrins (2004), Ike Diogu, Monta and Chris Taft (2005) and before I off myself, Patrick O'Bryant and Kosta Perovic (2006). Heavens.

1 good pick out of 10 (Monta).

 

[harlemtothebronx]

Melo should have hopped on the Heat bandwagon too.

If I changed the poll in the knicks thread based on this comment, you'd win by a landslide. I hate you man

I'm proud and offended all at once.

all of them has a ring except for ball hog Melo

Well 3 of them joined forces to get that ring

This is what I meant to point out with that comment.