Best NBA lottery picks of all-time

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Average career Win Shares from No. 10 picks, 1985-2017: 37.2

Paul Pierce has the ring, the solid nickname, and is a lock for Springfield. No qualms with him taking the majority. Joe Johnson receiving a vote was surprising, however. Straight from the source, David Ramil:

“He’s perhaps remembered best for his contract but he was a significantly impactful player for a long time that never really had the quality of teammates that Pierce did (imagine if Pierce had stayed with Antoine Walker instead of Garnett and Allen…how would he be remembered then?) and George’s career has been really good but unspectacular, so far, and votes in his favor probably reflect a recency bias.”

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