RealGM Analysis
The All-Star Game is a somewhat strange time to be thinking about the draft, but since I'll begin rolling out RealGM's 2010 NBA Draft coverage in the week after the Trade Deadline, I figured it would be an opportune time to merge the two times of year in a single column.
Even though there are several arbitrary factors that go into being named to an All-Star team, it is a fairly trustworthy barometer of value in the NBA. There are a few names scattered on the below list that made a flukish one-time appearance in the game, but it at least also covers most every legitimate impact player over the past two decades. The list of players who have been perennially snubbed for the All-Star Game is relatively short, though names like Marcus Camby and Mike Bibby come to mind.
There have been 96 All-Stars selected since the 1990 NBA Draft, all of them are listed below, along with the team that drafted them*.
Out of the 96 players, 62 were selected in the 90s while just 34 from the naughts have matriculated to an All-Star Game through the 2010 edition.
* Although several players listed below were technically drafted by another team and traded later on draft day, I defaulted to the team that was actually making the selection for all intents and purposes.
Golden State: 6
00-09: Gilbert Arenas
90-99: Antawn Jamison, Chris Webber, Latrell Sprewell, Chris Gatling, Tyrone Hill
The Warriors haven't had an All-Star in a uniform of their own since Sprewell in 1994.
New Orleans: 6
00-09: Chris Paul, David West, Jamaal Magloire
90-99: Baron Davis, Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson
All three of the Hornets' All-Stars drafted in the 90s left in the middle of their prime.
Boston: 5
00-09: Rajon Rondo, Joe Johnson
90-99: Paul Pierce, Chauncey Billups, Antoine Walker
Despite being the third overall pick, Chauncey Billups lasted just 51 games in a Boston uniform before they dealt him in the Kenny Anderson trade. He was out of Toronto less than a year later in another trade.
Dallas: 5
00-09: Devin Harris, Josh Howard
90-99: Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Jamal Mashburn
Harris and Nowitzki were both acquired via draft day trades.
Phoenix: 5
00-09: Amare Stoudemire
90-99: Shawn Marion, Steve Nash, Michael Finley, Cedric Ceballos
Bryan Colangelo was responsible for drafting every player on this list with the exception of Ceballos.
Cleveland: 4
00-09 LeBron James, Carlos Boozer
90-99 Zydrunas Ilgauaskas, Terrell Brandon
While the Jazz signed away Cleveland's second round gem, Boozer, they now have Mo Willias, who Utah selected 47th overall in 2003.
Detroit: 4
00-09: Mehmet Okur
90-99: Theo Ratliff, Grant Hill, Allan Houston
Okur and Ratliff were one-time All-Stars with different teams, while Houston made the team twice with New York. The Pistons were the beneficiary of drafting third in a three-player draft in 1994 when Hill, a player who put up LeBron-like numbers before injuries set in, fell to them.
Milwaukee: 4
00-09: Michael Redd
90-99: Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Vin Baker
Redd was a brilliant second round find, while Brandon Jennings and Andrew Bogut might be added to this list in the future.
Minnesota: 4
00-09: None
90-99: Wally Szczerbiak, Stephon Marbury, Kevin Garnett, Christian Laettner
Even though the KG, Cassell, Sprewell T-Wolves made it to the Western Conference Finals in 2004, their draft luck decidedly changed after the Joe Smith sanctions. The Randy Foye for Brandon Roy swap sticks in the craw of Minnesotans.
Orlando: 4
00-09: Dwight Howard, Jameer Nelson
90-99: Anfernee Hardaway, Shaquille O'Neal
Orlando has won the lottery in the two drafts of the past 20 years where a dominant center (who can stay healthy) was available.
Utah: 4
00-09: Deron Williams, Mo Williams
90-99: Andrei Kirilenko
The Jazz have rarely been in the lottery over the past few decades, but wisely moved up in 2005 to select one of the two franchise point guards.
Chicago: 3
00-09: Derrick Rose
90-99: Elton Brand, Ron Artest
In the tenth draft after they selected Brand first overall, the Bulls won the lottery again and picked Rose over Michael Beasley.
Denver: 3
00-09: Carmelo Anthony
90-99: Antonio McDyess, Dikembe Mutombo
The Nuggets benefitted by Detroit's Darko Millicic mistake when they selected Anthony, though they couldn't have gone wrong with Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh.
Houston: 3
00-09: Yao Ming
90-99: Steve Francis, Sam Cassell
The Rockets were the beneficiary of Francis forcing his way out of Vancouver, who made three All-Star Games in a Houston uniform before falling off the face of the NBA before the age of 30.
Indiana: 3
00-09: Danny Granger
90-99: Dale Davis, Antonio Davis
Granger fell all the way to number 17 in a thin 2005 Draft, which included the 11th overall Fran Vazquez who still hasn't (and probably never will) play in the NBA.
LA Lakers: 3
00-09: None
90-99: Kobe Bryant, Eddie Jones, Nick Van Exel
The Lakers won four titles during the last decade despite not drafting a single All-Star. Andrew Bynum is almost certain to make an All-Star Game in the near future, which was their one season in the lottery.
00-09: Dwyane Wade, Caron Butler
90-99: Steve Smith
Michael Beasley appears to be an All-Star in waiting to join Miami's list.
New Jersey: 3
00-09: Kenyon Martin
90-99: Kenny Anderson, Derrick Coleman
For as much potential as Anderson and Coleman displayed coming out of Georgia Tech and Syracuse, they didn't have the transcendent careers many expected.
Oklahoma City: 3
00-09: Kevin Durant
90-99: Rashard Lewis, Gary Payton
With Russell Westbrook, Jeff Green, James Harden and a couple of picks in 2010, Sam Presti may add a few more names to this list.
Philadelphia: 3
00-09: None
90-99: Allen Iverson, Jerry Stackhouse, Jayson Williams
The Sixers were unable to deliver any All-Stars to help Iverson via the draft.
Portland: 3
00-09: Brandon Roy, Zach Randolph
90-99: Jermaine O'Neal
The Blazers drafted four All-Stars in the 80s, five in the 70s, but just one in the nineties and could one day claim another two (Greg Oden, LaMarcus Aldridge) in the decade that just passed.
San Antonio: 3
00-09: Tony Parker
90-99: Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan
It may have seemed like the Spurs drafted more All-Stars than this, but the stability of this three, along with Sean Elliot and David Robinson in the 80s created a culture of winning.
Toronto: 3
00-09: Chris Bosh
90-99: Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady
While Toronto fans have to dream about what Andre Iguodala (who is also one of the better players to have never made an ASG) instead of Rafael Araujo would look like next to Chris Bosh, the Raptors have had several absolute superduperstars since they came into existence in 1995.
Washington 3
00-09: None
90-99: Rasheed Wallace, Juwan Howard, Tom Guggliotta
Washington hasn't drafted an All-Star since they went PC from the Bullets to the Wizards.
Memphis: 2
00-09: Pau Gasol
90-99: Shareef Abdur-Rahim
Gasol was the first All-Star to represent the Grizzlies when he made the Houston game in 2006.
Sacramento: 2
00-09: Gerald Wallace
90-99: Peja Stojakovic
The Kings lost Wallace to an untimely expansion draft in 2004 when they had the deepest team in the NBA.
Atlanta: 1
00-09: Al Horford
90-99: None
Josh Smith arguably deserved a nod more than Horford, who is in his third NBA season.
LA Clippers: 1
00-09: Chris Kaman
90-99: None
Chris Kaman was a controversial (being generous to him) injury replacement this season to end a drought that dated all the way back to Danny Manning, who an injury-plagued first overall pick in 1988.
New York: 1
00-09: David Lee
90-99: None
Like the Clippers, the Knicks had to look back to the George H.W. Bush administration to find its last drafted All-Star, Mark 'You're Better Than That/Grown Man Right There' Jackson, before Lee was a (deserving) injury replacement.
Charlotte: 0
00-09 None
Emeka Okafor and Raymond Felton aren't Dwight Howard or Chris Paul, but they've had nice careers. But the Adam Morrison and D.J. Augustin selections instead of Brandon Roy and Brook Lopez are clear blights on their short franchise record.
