>I dont' know what leverage the whole NBA gms suck thing gets
>ya. But I'd be willing to bet that NBA draft orders are more
>reflective of future player success than NFL, NHL, DEFINITELY
>MLB.

the number of players in the NBA is fewer. the percentage of people in the general population playing basketball, compared to the other big five, is probably the highest in the United States.

so by the time the NBA draft rolls around, it's a very finite pool of actual draftees to consider, with the years of Spartan competition doing most of the work for the selectors. the NBA takes 60 players a year -- and it's generally understood that only 4-5 will be stars, and 12-15 will ever start or even get off the bench.

additionally, the skills it takes to be a NBA player are much more self-evident and less reliant on teammates.

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