Meet The 1998 NBA Draft Class: A Weird Mix Of Busts & Stars

In this video, we take a look at the 1998 NBA draft class. A class that included Dirk Nowitzki, Paul Pierce, and Vince Carter...but also a ton of busts in the lottery. How did this draft turn out?

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[Nitringo_NBA]

Andy & Draft Classes are an underrated duo

[AR]

Who would’ve thought that the tall lanky kid from Germany would’ve ended being one of the greatest players of all time

[Indieevar]

In what world did you got a Japanese knife sponsorship on an nba focused channel? I'm both impressed and in awe lmao

[utubebroadcaster]

Vinsanity, esp when he rocked the Top 10 plays night in night out. NBA Action even gave him his own Top 10 plays of the season - a first for any NBA player over 20 years ago.

[bryladam]

Brad Miller and Antawn Jamison would've flourished in this 3 point era.

[jerometrio]

Lafrentz played like an all-rookie team player before the acl injury.

On Jason Williams, his coaches didn't hate him. His teammates didn't think that his style was ridiculous.

[Zadlo]

Fun fact

Jamison is NBA all-time career points leader among players who never played in conference finals.

[nickbrooks]

I'd say '92-98 draft class defined the modern NBA. '92 had Shaq and Mourning. '94 had Kidd and Grant Hill. Kidd kinda redefined NBA point guards. Grant Hill really started the point forward era which you see what LeBron is. And in '93 Chris Webber defined the true power forward with guard abilities.

[slanderman]

Yeah, I'll second that statement. Without Carter, Raptors might not even be there. He broke barriers. Absolutely iconic when I was growing up.

[saadatkazi]

As a Mavs fan the 1998 draft was awesome, we really snagged Dirk & Nash in one trade lol

[patricklord]

This whole draft class was on the Kings at one point or another... Started with JWill and ended with Vince Carter, imagine that.

[chicagoakland]

This class means so much for the people who grew up with the early '00s Warriors. I truly thought Larry Hughes (who they traded for a year later) was the truth, and it was bittersweet to watch Jamison knowing it could have been VC in the lightning bolts.

[timometsanoja]

I don't know how unique this class is. There's always like a handful of guys that become household names and about dozen solid players and some big busts, especially when you look at them a few years down the line. This was a decent draft class...

[romsanity]

I think Raef LaFrentz would have thrived in the modern NBA

[Gnoxet]

The 1998 NBA draft is actually a lot better than I remember it being. Outside the big 3 [Carter, Dirk & Pierce] there were a lot of role players. I'm not calling it a great class but it really doesn't deserve the heat I gets.

[brucelau]

Dirk Nowitzki man what a legendary Dallas Mavericks player he was, but he didn’t start out that way, absolutely he struggled with the NBA feel in his first few seasons in the league before he became the Mavericks legend we know today

[goldensteeltv]

Michael Olowokandi is the JaMarcus Russell of the NBA. Both had talent, but were lazy and unwilling to put in their work. Both were taken ahead of multiple HOF caliber players that their teams regret missing out on.

[ted_shelton]

After watching this I’m realizing this draft was actually pretty good.

[NoBullSportss]

Imagine telling an icon like Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who has forgot more about basketball than most people will ever know, to not criticize you. No wonder Olawakandi flopped miserably.

[AustinHansen]

Bonzi Wells hit one of the first 3/4 court buzzer beaters I ever saw. I liked him as a kid for that one shot lol