Reviewing the Draft - 1994

Let's all just admit it: the 1994 Draft was one of the least talented drafts in recent history. At the time it was considered extremely top heavy but injuries and the typical disappointments really crippled the impact of even the top picks. The stats are very telling.

All Stars: 5 (Kidd, Robinson, Howard, Jones, Hill)
Perennial All Stars: 2 (Kidd, Hill)

MVPs: None

Future Hall of Famers: 1 (Kidd)

1. Milwaukee Bucks - Jason Kidd (Originally selected 2): Without question the best player in this draft. Won co-Rookie of the Year along with Grant Hill and will go down as one of the 5 or 10 best point guards to ever play the game. His stats have dropped but at 37 years old, he is still dominating games and is perhaps the smartest player in the game. (Original pick: Glenn Robinson)

2. Dallas Mavericks - Jalen Rose (13): Rose carved out a very nice career for himself and contributed on good teams for a long time. He struggled early but found his groove in Indiana where he was a perennial 20 point per game scorer for several years. Rose had a well rounded game and was almost always a bit underrated. (Kidd)

3. Detroit Pistons - Glenn Robinson (1): The typical "talented-but-apathetic" type of player that has plagued the NBA for so long. Robinson had all the tools to be a Hall of Famer but never seemed to care enough to do much more than score. He was a two time All Star and somehow made the 1996 Olympic Team, but never won anything in his career until the very end (as a bench player for the 05 Spurs). (Grant Hill)

4. Minnesota Timberwolves - Juwan Howard (5): Tough call between Robinson and Howard. Howard was also a bit disappointing, making one All Star team in 1995 and never getting anywhere near that level again. He is, however, still playing (and contributing) in the league and has proven a valuable player to a lot of teams over the years. (Donyell Marshall)

5. Washington Bullets - Eddie Jones (10): Never flashy nor fully appreciated, Jones had a long, successful career. Not great at anything, he did a little of everything and was capable of filling up a stat sheet. Made a couple of All Star appearances and was one of the best on the ball defenders in the league for several years. (Howard)

6. Philadelphia 76ers - Grant Hill (3): Were it not for injuries, Grant Hill would have taken the NBA by storm. An absolute beast in every single facet of the game, there's a very real chance that Hill would have been the small forward that changed the face of the game the way Lebron James has over the last few years. Dominant early in his career, he's now recovered from nearly losing his leg to become a prime role player for the Suns at age 38. (Sharone Wright)

7. LA Clippers - Brian Grant (8): Grant was incredibly athletic and mobile early in his career and transitioned to a bulky banger for some really good Portland and Miami teams later on. His Parkinson's diagnosis probably cut his career short. (Lamond Murray)

8. Sacramento - Aaron McKie (17): McKie looked like a bust early on but turned himself into a very solid if unspectacular point guard who controlled the game and used his size to attack more athletic opponents. Played a major role on Allen Iverson's 76er teams. (Grant)

9. Boston Celtics - Donyell Marshall (4): An incredible scorer in college, Marshall didn't really carry that over to the NBA. He scored a bit but usually on bad teams. He did, however, rebound well and later in his career he added a consistent 3 point shot that kept him on rosters a long time after his career should have ended. (Eric Montross)

10. LA Lakers - Lamond Murray (7): A sign of how bad this draft really was. Murray wouldn't crack the top 20 in a lot of drafts but here he'd still be a lottery pick. Murray could do one thing: shoot in volume. He filled that third scoring role for some terrible Clipper teams and managed to dip out a very long International career for himself after his NBA years were over. (Jones)

11. Golden State Warriors - Charlie Ward (26)/Howard Eisley (30): Ward and Eisley were essentially the same player. Both were less talented than those around them but worked hard enough to carve out long NBA careers. Both were very smart, competent point guards who couldn't shoot worth a lick but figured out ways to stay on the court. (Carlos Rogers)

Biggest bust: A lot of people would say Grant Hill, but Hill's issues weren't his fault. Eric Montross is another popular choice but I would contend that everyone should have known Montross was going to spare himself out of the league early on. So I'm going with Robinson. There was legitimate talk about Robinson dominating the league when he came in. He had incredible size, good athleticism, and a shooting touch that big guys weren't supposed to have at this time. Yet he spent his entire career on bad teams and seemed entirely content to take his paycheck and go home. Sure, his career numbers look great but a guy of his ability should have been in the Hall of Fame.