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<title>Pick the Best NBA Draft Class</title>
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<title>Who&apos;s the Head of the Class?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The sports staff at washingtonpost.com decided to hold a vote to determine the best NBA draft class of all time. Three of us felt particularly strong about our choices and have detailed our arguments for 1984, 1996 and 2003. Look at our opinions below, comment on our arguments, vote on what you think was the best year and tell us what year you would have picked. We look forward to hearing your voice. _____&nbsp;NBA Draft Class Poll&nbsp;_____ Take a look at our arguments below and then you decide. What is the best NBA draft class of all time? 1984 1996 2003 Other (Make your case) &nbsp;&nbsp; View results Note: This is an unscientific survey of washingtonpost.com readers.]]></description>
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<title>The Case for 1996</title>
<description><![CDATA[The 1996 draft class is the best of all time. There is no need to cite statistics or recap these players' careers, because you already know how good they are by just hearing their names. These are not names you sort of remember. They are the guys on your fantasy team that you know by one name. Starting with the No. 1 pick, Allen Iverson was the Rookie of the Year. The Georgetown guard started with a bang, scoring 40 or more points in five consecutive games his rookie season, and he is still making an impact. He has been the league MVP, he is an all star and he carried the Philadelphia 76ers to the NBA Finals in 2001. Always among the league leaders in points, steals and minutes played, Iverson is all heart and one of the greatest players in NBA history. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Kobe Bryant scored]]></description>
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<title>The Case for 2003</title>
<description><![CDATA["We are all witnesses." &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; LeBron James hit two game-winning shots in the Cavaliers' first-round victory over the Wizards. (Gregory Shamus -- Getty Images) &nbsp; This is the slogan that has been beat about the heads of NBA fans this postseason as Nike extols the virtues of LeBron James. Though "King James" is the most high-profile member of the 2003 draft class he certainly is not the only star. For all the hype (much of it deserved: 2006 All-Star MVP, 2006 league MVP runner-up) that has surrounded James's first postseason appearance, more needs to be said of his classmates. No. 3 pick Carmelo Anthony has been a key part of the renaissance his team has enjoyed as he has led the Nuggets to three straight playoff berths. No. 5 pick Dwyane Wade was just named Finals MVP and lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA championship. Speaking]]></description>
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<title>The Case for 1984</title>
<description><![CDATA[Quite simply, the 1984 NBA draft class was the best of the last 25 years, bar none. It contained the player widely considered to be the best of his generation, if not of all time, Michael Jordan - and he was not even the first overall pick! That distinction went to one of the best centers in the history of the game, Hakeem Olajuwon. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Michael Jordan denied fellow 1984 draftee John Stockton twice in the NBA Finals. (Morry Gash -- AP) &nbsp; Those two players won a combined eight championships (Jordan 6, Olajuwon 2) and were both named to the NBA's list of the 50 greatest players. Jordan took a traditionally inept Bulls team to a dynasty and Olajuwon led the Rockets to their only two titles. While often belittled, because he was selected before Jordan, even No. 2 pick Sam Bowie carved out a solid career,]]></description>
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