Build Your Best Starting 5, Choosing One Player From Each Of 5 Consecutive Drafts

[StephHamann]

Magic 79
Blackman 81
Bird 78
McHale 80
Eaton 82

Isiah Thomas (81)
Magic Johnson (79)
Larry Bird (78)
James Worthy (82)
Kevin McHale (80)

Interesting

[Smook A.]

1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986

PG - Isiah Thomas (1981)
SG - Clyde Drexler (1983)
SF - Dominique Wilkins (1982)
PF - Karl Malone (1985)
C - Arvydas Sabonis (1986)

[Milbuck]

1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986

PG - Isiah Thomas (1981)
SG - Clyde Drexler (1983)
SF - Dominique Wilkins (1982)
PF - Karl Malone (1985)
C - Arvydas Sabonis (1986)

Very nice. Most here are gonna ignore the "healthy and at their peak" part when it comes to Sabonis but he was a monster at his peak before the NBA..

[Smook A.]

Very nice. Most here are gonna ignore the "healthy and at their peak" part when it comes to Sabonis but he was a monster at his peak before the NBA..

Definitely. Sabonis was one of a kind. He was just a very elite all-around center. There was nothing he couldn't do during his peak.

[DatAsh]

56,57,58,59,60

Bill Russell
Sam Jones
Elgin Baylor
Wilt Chamberlain
Oscar Robertson