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Who is the most popular No. 1 pick in the NBA?

The statistics of the following NBA draft picks are very good:

Kwame Brown (2001 No. 1 pick, Washington Wizards)

This is His Majesty Jordan's "Problems left over from history", God knows why the Flyers selected Kwame Brown at that moment. In the six years of Brown's career, apart from the title of No. 1 pick, he has not received any other honors, and has not even been selected to the All-Rookie Team. Brown only averaged double digits in scoring (10.9 points) in the 2003-04 season, but after a short-lived flash in the pan, he fell into silence again. If Jordan chose Brown not to clear the way for his comeback, but deliberately picked someone who could not take on the responsibility. If the leader has the No. 1 pick, then there is a possibility of an anecdotal version. Regardless of cause and effect, the relevant clues are as follows: Brown and Jordan look very similar; Jordan selected Brown with the No. 1 pick; Phil Jackson and Jordan were both teachers and friends. The subtle relationship; the Lakers' swap of Butler for Brown was an obviously loss-making deal; Jackson was able to coach Brown...

Joe Smith (1995 No. 1 pick, Golden State Warriors)

About Whether Smith should be considered a parallel import No. 1 pick is actually still an unfinished debate. Compared to Garnett, who was ranked No. 5 in the same year but has become the representative of new forwards in the past 12 years, Smith, who was ranked first in the first round of the draft, does seem a bit out of the ordinary. But the trajectory of Smith's career did affect his personal performance. Smith was selected by the Warriors, but at that time the Warriors had a lot of great players but constant internal friction. Conflicts between players, conflicts between players and coaches, and conflicts between players, coaches and management all made it impossible for the team to focus on On the court, by the time he switched to the Timberwolves in 1998, Garnett was already in charge, and their positions were obviously overlapping. Smith spent almost all of his prime time amid various conflicts. As of the 2006-07 season, Smith averaged 12.1 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

Peevis Elson (No. 1 pick in 1989, Sacramento Kings)

This No. 1 pick is interesting and brilliant, but he goes as quickly as he came. His rookie year (1989-90) was spent with the Kings, averaging 8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. After the season, he was traded by the Kings to the Washington Bullets. In his first year with the Bullets, he scored 10.4 points per game. However, in the following year, his data nearly doubled, averaging 20.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and he was elected to the 1991 NBA Draft. -Most improved player in the 1992 season. In the 1992-93 season, although there was a decline (17.4 points and 8.8 rebounds), let's regard it as maintenance. However, in the next seven seasons, he began to decline at an accelerated rate, averaging 7.3 points per game from the 1993-94 season. He dropped all the way to an average of 0.7 points per game in the 2000-01 season, and eventually retired from the SuperSonics.

Danny Manning (No. 1 pick in 1988, Los Angeles Clippers)

Another No. 1 pick who was devastated by injuries. He may have been injured more times than any of his players. Statistics, but if this person is healthy, he is very likely to grow into an all-around player averaging 25+5 per game.

Kent Benson (No. 1 pick in 1977, Milwaukee Bucks)

If he didn’t enter the NBA with the halo of being the No. 1 pick, he would still be pretty good as a role player. . His career spanned 11 years, including three and a half years with the Bucks, five and a half years with the Pistons, one year each with the Jazz and Cavaliers, and then he retired. During the rising period of your career, you can be adopted by a team that is willing to provide stable food. At the end of your career, you can sign a short-term contract to use your remaining energy as a veteran. This is a path that most ordinary players have taken. It's a pity that he happened to be the number one pick. Benson averaged 9.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in his career. He reached his career peak with the Pistons in the 1980-81 season, averaging 15.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. Since then, he has declined year by year. His average scoring average has not reached the same level since the 1982-83 season. Double digits, played two games for the Cavaliers in the 1987-88 season, scored only 5 points in total, and retired.

Lauru Martin (No. 1 pick in 1972, Portland Trail Blazers)

This player is a veritable parallel import, and even the best of parallel imports. He has never Brilliant, even if it was just a moment of brilliance. Martin only played four years in the NBA. After his rookie contract with the Trail Blazers ended in the summer of 1976, Martin, who was only 26 months old, was no longer interested in the league. In his four years with the Trail Blazers, he averaged only 14 minutes per game, 5.3 points and 4.6 rebounds, thanks to his very affordable 16.9 minutes per game in the 1974-75 season. He made an "outstanding contribution" to improving the overall statistics.

Fred Hurts (No. 1 pick in 1965, San Francisco Warriors)

Although his rookie season (1965-66) had limited playing time (averaging 12.9 minutes per game) and a limited number of games, (56 games), but he was still selected to the All-Rookie Team (does this indirectly prove the collective poorness of the rookies that year?).

In the following two years, Hurtez gradually showed his worth. By his last year with the Warriors, he was averaging 19 points per game. However, this was also his last glory. He was traded twice in the 1968-69 season, playing 84 games in a single season, the third-highest number in the league. In the summer of 1970, he switched to the Lakers and was completely reduced to a marginalized role. However, he retired with a championship ring because he was able to play alongside Chamberlain.

Jim Barnes (No. 1 pick in 1964, New York Knicks)

This "No. 1 pick" only shined for one year, that is, his rookie year (1964-65 season) ), was selected to the Rookie First Team, but this year he also did something even more powerful - ranking sixth in the league with 312 fouls. Shortly after the start of the 1965-66 season, he was traded to the Baltimore Bullets by the Knicks after 7 games. From then on, he began a career with no limit to the decline, moving between Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston, and finally returned to Go to Baltimore and retire. Throughout his career, Barnes averaged 8.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.