LIST

2004 - Dwight Howard (1st pick)

2005 - Cp3 (4th pick)

2006 - Lamarcus Aldridge (2nd pick)

2007 - Kevin Durant (2nd pick)

2008 - Russell Westbrook (4th pick)

2009 - Steph Curry (7th pick)

2010 - Paul George (10th pick)

2011 - Kawhi Leonard (15th pick)

2012 - Anthony Davis (1st Pick)

2013 - Giannis Antetokounmpo (15th pick)

2014 - Nikola Jokic (41st pick)

2015 - Devin Booker (13th pick)

2016 - Jaylen Brown (3rd pick)

2017 - Jayson Tatum (3rd pick)

2018 - Luka Doncic (3rd pick)

2019 - Ja Morant (2nd pick)

2020 - Anthony Edwards (1st pick)

2021 - Scottie Barnes (4th pick)

2022 - Paolo Banchero (1st pick)

2023 - Victor Wembanyama (1st pick)

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Some draft years like 2021 have multiple best player candidates. But I went with the most consensus at least.

There are top 1-3 picks that turned out to be the best player in their respective draft.

But there are also developmental project players like Giannis and Joker that are transformed into superstars.