Yesterday I detailed the 10 Worst NBA Draft Picks of the Last 10 Years, giving the nod to Nikoloz Tskitishvili. Today it's the 10 Best Draft Selections.

Here are the parameters:

1. Not the obvious/unanimous choice. (see: Tim Duncan, Lebron James)
2. Total value of the player to selecting team (wins, championships, marketability/attendance) Key words 'selecting team,' hence no Gilbert Arenas.
3. Far exceeding expectations
4. Accounted for some projecting on recent picks

Begrudgingly, I have to start this list with a certain French Bastard.
1. 2001 - Spurs selected Tony Parker 28th
Why? Procuring the starting point guard for 3 NBA Title rusn with the last pick in the 1st round is as good an ROI as it gets. Not to mention Tony being quite the pick-up artist himself. Parker still remains criminally underrated due to lacking the flash of an Allen Iverson, and of course that whole being from France factor. The truth is that Tony Parker has more titles than any other point guard in the game, and after Steve Nash he deserves consideration for the 2nd best in the game.

2. 2002 - Pistons selected Tayshaun Prince 23rd
Too skinny to play at the elite level? Hardly. As noted in this post, Prince does everything asked. Guard the best wing, ask for ball in key situations, keep teammates level-headed and most importantly he wins. In his rookie year Prince only played half the season, however in the four years he's started the Pistons have 1 NBA Title, 2 Eastern Conference Titles, and a 69% winning percentage. For the last three seasons Prince has started in all 82 games. Also in the last three years, Prince has been honored with 2nd Team All-NBA Defense. Unfortunately, he doesn't have all the flash required for All-Star consideration but if value to team were a factor Prince would arguably be All NBA 1st Team.

3. 1999 - Suns selected Shawn Marion 9th
You could argue that this pick fell right into Phoenix's hands and you'd have a point, but the Suns could have gone with Corey Maggette or Ron Artest. Thus credit is due for not passing on a 4-time NBA All-Star, a key player in the most exciting team in basketball.

4. 2000 - Bucks selected Michael Redd 43rd
Here's just a smattering of the losers (wings) taken before this 1st team All-Big Ten performer: Darius Miles (3), Keyon Dooling (10), Courtney Alexander (13), A.J. Guyton (32), and Lavor Postell (39). Again that was just some of the duds selected prior to the face of the Milwaukee Bucks franchise. Michael Redd isn't superstar status capable of carrying his team, but rarely do you acquire one of the top scorers in the league with a 2nd round pick. Cheers to the Bucks for not complete sleeping on Redd (took Jason Collier in the 1st round).

5. 2003 - Heat selected Dwyane Wade 5th
Why isn't picking on the NBA's superstars higher? This was a fairly consensus selection at #5. The 2003 Draft was loaded with James, Anthony and Bosh all going before Wade. Aside from the Pistons taking Milicic you could argue the other would do it the same. We'll see how Wade performs with the likes of Shaquille O'Neal in the post, but either way the Heat acquired not only one of the best players in the NBA, but also one of the best role models in the league.

6. 2005 - Jazz selected Deron Williams 3rd
Utah knew exactly who they want, acquiring the 3rd pick from Portland in exchange for the 6th and 27th. The choice was down to Chris Paul, Raymond Felton and Williams. As this postseason has shown us, Utah has themselves an elite point guard for the next decade. Granted, they could have chosen Paul and been equally accurate, but I'm giving the Jazz credit for taking the unpopular choice at the time and going out of their way to do so.

7. 2003 - Mavs selected Josh Howard 29th
Prediction: Howard joins Nowitzki as an All-NBA next season. And the year after. And the year after (not 1st team). Once again, there is something to be said for this being an clear-cut choice when one of the college basketball's best falls this far. This has the potential to climb up the list, Howard is just scratching the surface. If you gave me a choice between Shawn Marion and Josh Howard for the next three years, I'm going Howard.

8. 1998 - Supersonics selected Rashard Lewis 32nd
A high school risk that turned out. An understatement. I feel old telling you that Lewis has no played 9 seasons with Seattle, averaging over 20 ppg over the last three. Not bad for a second round pick. Of course, Lewis hasn't contributed to a great deal of winning in the Northwest but you can't put the onus on him. If not for Michael Redd, this would be the best return for such a low pick in the last decade.

9. 2004 - Magic selected Dwight Howard 1st
Despite the pressure of the 1st pick, in most years it's a unanimous agreement on who should be announced first from David Stern. In '04 there was still some doubt between Howard and Omeka Okafor. Many experts believed the National Champion Center from UConn was not only the better pick, but likely pick. Okafor is no slouch, but it's safe to say the Magic got it right. Howard is on a path to join Lebron James as an NBA icon.

10. 2002 - Suns selected Amare Stoudemire 9th
You have to be willing to take risks. If you fail 3 times out of 4, but Amare Stoudemire is your 4th, all can be forgotten. Fortunately for the Suns, they've rarely missed during the last 10 years. Stoudemire came with a great deal of risk as a troubled teenager, but his size and athleticism was too much for Phoenix to pass. The 2002 draft can lay claim to only one 1st Team All-NBA player, and because of that the Suns deserve a second mention on this list.

Honorable Mention:
2002 - Heat selected Caron Butler 10th
2003 - Suns selected Leandrinho Barbosa 28th
2005 - Warriors selected Monta Ellis 40th
2006 - Cavs selected Daniel Gibson 42nd

Your turn. Who's the best draft pick of the last decade?

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10 Worst NBA Draft Picks of the Last 10 Years