Who Was In LeBron James Draft Class?

When you talk about LeBron James’ 2003 NBA draft it’s easy to put them at the top of the list as far as best draft classes go. Up until 2003 there were no questions being asked about which draft class was the best. Now we have reason to question. When you have a draft that features Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, John Stockton and others, like the 1984 class did, it’s definitely hard to match.

However, in 2003 after LeBron was taken there were many more all stars selected. At the time of this article, eight all stars to be exact, and four players to make an all-NBA team. This group of athletes will go down in the record books as some of the most talented men to ever play in the NBA collectively. Let’s take a look at the 2003 NBA draft class.

Lebron James’ Draft Class

Key

* Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team

+ Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game

x Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-NBA Team

# Denotes player who never played in the NBA regular season and playoffs

Positions: PG – point guard, SG – shooting guard, SF – small forward, PF – power forward, C – center

2003 NBA Draft Picks

Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team
1	LeBron James*	SF	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers
2	Darko Milicic	C	Serbia and Montenegro	Detroit Pistons (from Memphis)
3	Carmelo Anthony*	SF	United States	Denver Nuggets
4	Chris Bosh*	F/C	United States	Toronto Raptors
5	Dwyane Wade*	SG	United States	Miami Heat
6	Chris Kaman+	C	United States, Germany	Los Angeles Clippers
7	Kirk Hinrich	PG	United States	Chicago Bulls
8	T. J. Ford	PG	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (from Atlanta)
9	Michael Sweetney	PF	United States	New York Knicks
10	Jarvis Hayes	F/G	United States	Washington Wizards
11	Mickal Pitrus	G/F	France	Golden State Warriors
12	Nick Collison	PF	United States	Seattle SuperSonics
13	Marcus Banks	PG	United States	Memphis Grizzlies (from Houston, traded to Boston)[8]
14	Luke Ridnour	PG	United States	Seattle SuperSonics (from Milwaukee)
15	Reece Gaines	F/G	United States	Orlando Magic
16	Troy Bell	PG	United States	Boston Celtics (traded to Memphis)
17	Zarko Cabarkapa	SF	Serbia and Montenegro	Phoenix Suns
18	David West+	PF	United States	New Orleans Hornets
19	Sasha Pavlovic	F/G	Serbia and Montenegro	Utah Jazz
20	Dahntay Jones	SG	United States	Boston Celtics (from Philadelphia, traded to Memphis)
21	Boris Diaw	PF	France	Atlanta Hawks (from Indiana)
22	Zoran Planinic	G/F	Croatia	New Jersey Nets
23	Travis Outlaw	SF	United States	Portland Trail Blazers
24	Brian Cook	PF	United States	Los Angeles Lakers
25	Carlos Delfino	SG	Argentina	Detroit Pistons
26	Ndudi Ebi	SF	United Kingdom, Nigeria	Minnesota Timberwolves
27	Kendrick Perkins	C	United States	Memphis Grizzlies (from Sacramento via Orlando, traded to Boston)[8]
28	Leandro Barbosa	SG	Brazil	San Antonio Spurs (traded to Phoenix)[13]
29	Josh Howard+	F/G	United States	Dallas Mavericks
30	Maciej Lampe	PF	Poland	New York Knicks (from Denver)
31	Jason Kapono	F/G	United States	Cleveland Cavaliers
32	Luke Walton	SF	United States	Los Angeles Lakers (from Toronto)
33	Jerome Beasley	PF	United States	Miami Heat
34	Sofoklis Schortsanitis#	C	Greece	Los Angeles Clippers
35	Szymon Szewczyk#	PF	Poland	Milwaukee Bucks (from Memphis)
36	Mario Austin#	PF	United States	Chicago Bulls
37	Travis Hansen	SG	United States	Atlanta Hawks
38	Steve Blake	PG	United States	Washington Wizards
39	Slavko Vranes	C	Serbia and Montenegro	New York Knicks
40	Derrick Zimmerman	PG	United States	Golden State Warriors
41	Willie Green	SG	United States	Seattle SuperSonics (traded to Philadelphia)[17]
42	Zaza Pachulia	PF	Georgia	Orlando Magic
43	Keith Bogans	SG	United States	Milwaukee Bucks (traded to Orlando)[18]
44	Malick Badiane#	PF	Senegal	Houston Rockets
45	Matt Bonner	F	United States	Chicago Bulls (from Phoenix, traded to Toronto)
46	Sani Becirovic#	SG	Slovenia	Denver Nuggets (from Boston)
47	Mo Williams+	PG	United States	Utah Jazz
48	James Lang	C	United States	New Orleans Hornets
49	James Jones	SF	United States	Indiana Pacers
50	Paccelis Morlende#	PG	France	Philadelphia 76ers (traded to Seattle)[17]
51	Kyle Korver	SF	United States	New Jersey Nets (traded to Philadelphia)[22]
52	Remon van de Hare	C	Netherlands	Toronto Raptors (from Los Angeles Lakers)
53	Tommy Smith#	PF	United States	Chicago Bulls (from Detroit via Miami)
54	Nedzad Sinanovic#	C	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Portland Trail Blazers
55	Rick Rickert#	PF	United States	Minnesota Timberwolves
56	Brandon Hunter	PF	United States	Boston Celtics (from Sacramento)
57	Xue Yuyang#	C	People's Republic of China	Dallas Mavericks (traded to Denver)
58	Andreas Glyniadakis	C	Greece	Detroit Pistons (from San Antonio)

NBA History?

A draft class with eight NBA allstars and many more key contributors to past, present and future seasons in the league, the 2003 NBA draft class makes a valid argument of being the #1 draft class in NBA history.