I know this entire season has really sucked. Injury after injury and pretty much realizing that we still have a long ways to go before issues are solved. Well, I guess the whole point of this year will not go to waste if we can pick up a huge player in the draft. If everything goes smoothly during the offseason, we will without a doubt make the Playoffs. The biggest key of the offseason is the draft. Since we're picking the top 5 we have a chance to get that extra impact player we are dying for. As long as we don't screw up, the draft will be great. Here is what the top 5 of each draft has been for the past 10 years or so... 1991 1. Charlotte Larry Johnson Nevada-Las Vegas 2. New Jersey Kenny Anderson Georgia Tech 3. Sacramento Billy Owens Syracuse 4. Denver Dikembe Mutombo Georgetown 5. Miami Steve Smith Michigan State 1992 1. Orlando Shaquille O'Neal Louisiana State 2. Charlotte Alonzo Mourning Georgetown 3. Minnesota Christian Laettner Duke 4. Dallas Jimmy Jackson Ohio State 5. Denver LaPhonso Ellis Notre Dame 1993 1. Orlando (a) Chris Webber Michigan 2. Philadelphia Shawn Bradley Brigham Young 3. Golden State (a) Anfernee Hardaway Memphis State 4. Dallas Jamal Mashburn Kentucky 5. Minnesota Isaiah Rider Nevada-Las Vegas 1994 1. Milwaukee Glenn Robinson Purdue 2. Dallas Jason Kidd California 3. Detroit Grant Hill Duke 4. Minnesota Donyell Marshall Connecticut 5. Washington Juwan Howard Michigan 1995 1. Golden State Joe Smith Maryland 2. LA Clippers (a) Antonio McDyess Alabama 3. Philadelphia Jerry Stackhouse North Carolina 4. Washington Rasheed Wallace North Carolina 5. Minnesota Kevin Garnett Farragut Academy (Ill.) 1996 1. Philadelphia Allen Iverson Georgetown 2. Toronto Marcus Camby Massachusetts 3. Vancouver Shareef Abdur-Rahim California 4. Milwaukee (a) Stephon Marbury Georgia Tech 5. Minnesota (a) Ray Allen Connecticut 1997 1. San Antonio Tim Duncan Wake Forest 2. Philadelphia (a) Keith Van Horn Utah 3. Boston Chauncey Billups Colorado 4. Vancouver Antonio Daniels Bowling Green 5. Denver Tony Battie Texas Tech 1998 1. LA Clippers Michael Olowokandi Pacific 2. Vancouver Mike Bibby Arizona 3. Denver Raef LaFrentz Kansas 4. Toronto (a) Antawn Jamison North Carolina 5. Golden State (a) Vince Carter North Carolina 1999 1 Chicago Elton Brand Duke 2 Vancouver Steve Francis Maryland 3 Charlotte Baron Davis UCLA 4 LA Clippers Lamar Odom Rhode Island 5 Toronto Jonathan Bender Picayune HS (MS) 2000 1. New Jersey Kenyon Martin Cincinnati 2. Vancouver Stromile Swift 3. LA Clippers Darius Miles 4. Chicago Marcus Fizer 5. Orlando (from GS) Mike Miller
