Who was the best non-lottery pick ever?

[Donkeybong]

??

[TampaDude]

Tom Brady :lol

[lefty]

Manu Ginobili

[Man In Black]

Assuming you mean the NBA Lottery, then it starts in 1985 with Patrick Ewing's draft class.
Pretty much any pick after Pick 15.

Ginobili was the 2nd to last pick in 1999. That's pretty good.

[LakerHater]

Assuming you mean the NBA Lottery, then it starts in 1985 with Patrick Ewing's draft class.
Pretty much any pick after Pick 15.

Ginobili was the 2nd to last pick in 1999. That's pretty good.
Dumars & Sabonis were taken that year.

[LakerHater]

Manu Ginobili
& Dražen Petrović

[benefactor]

If we are looking at all picks past 15, I gotta go with John Stockton.

[benefactor]

I guess I didn't realize Terry Porter was the last pick in the first round. Good choice too.

[I. Hustle]

Manu Ginobili

[JamStone]

The non-lottery pick who has two league MVP trophies and lets his teammates impregnate his wife

[baseline bum]

Karl Malone @ 13 in 1985 is easily the best player drafted outside of the lottery since it was instituted.

[DMC]

Since most of those mentioned never rang, I would have to go with Ginobili.

[Killakobe81]

The non-lottery pick who has two league MVP trophies and lets his teammates impregnate his wife

Is that real?

[baseline bum]

I still think it was the non-lottery pick who has two league MVP trophies and impregnated a 13 year-old.

[JamStone]

Is that real?

Doubtful but it would be absolutely wonderful if it were true.

[Killakobe81]

Doubtful but it would be absolutely wonderful if it were true.

ROFL ...

I know this is not deadspin but man there are so many crazy NBA scandals still unconfirmed. Shaq is in at least half a dozen, you have Lebron's mom, the Tony Brent stuff ...

I'll say it again unless Im in Europe and a "footballer" ...i choose NBA star over MLB or even NFL ...