SAN FRANCISCO — Drafting is an inexact science. It often takes years to determine who the best players in any particular class are.
Consider the 2013 NBA draft class; Michael Carter-Williams topped Rookie of the Year voting, followed by Victor Oladipo and Trey Burke. Carter-Williams' rookie season was a flash in the pan, and he’s on his sixth team in nine seasons. Oladipo has played 88 games since the 2017-18 season due to injuries. And Burke, a former Michigan standout, has struggled to find playing time with the Dallas Mavericks' bench this season.
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Rudy Gobert, the two best players of the 2013 draft, had unspectacular rookie seasons and needed several years to emerge into the stars they are today.
