apt ors ▁and ▁V ancouver ▁G ri zz lies . ▁ ▁Kevin ▁Gar nett , ▁who ▁was ▁taken ▁fifth ▁in ▁this ▁draft , ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁player ▁in ▁two ▁dec ades ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁straight ▁out ▁of ▁high ▁school . ▁Gar nett ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁gather ▁fifteen ▁All ▁Star ▁se lections , ▁eight ▁All - N BA ▁se lections ▁( four ▁of ▁those ▁being ▁First - Te ams ), ▁one ▁NBA ▁M VP ▁award , ▁and ▁multiple ▁other ▁acc ol ades . ▁Ras he ed ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Stack house ▁also ▁had ▁successful ▁care ers , ▁being ▁four - time ▁and ▁two - time ▁All - St ars ▁respectively . ▁Wal lace ▁won ▁an ▁NBA ▁championship ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁the ▁Detroit ▁P ist ons , ▁while ▁Stack house ▁scored ▁the ▁most ▁total ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁also ▁with ▁the ▁P ist ons . ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁remaining ▁top ▁se lections ▁had ▁relatively ▁product ive ▁care ers , ▁but ▁were ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁never ▁reached ▁their ▁full ▁potential . ▁Joe ▁Smith ▁put ▁up ▁solid , ▁but ▁uns pect ac ular ▁numbers ▁throughout ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁is ▁generally ▁considered ▁a ▁disappoint ment ▁for ▁a ▁first ▁overall ▁selection . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁sal ary ▁cap ▁sc andal ▁with ▁the ▁Minnesota ▁Tim ber wol ves . ▁Antonio ▁Mc D y ess ▁was ▁a ▁one - time ▁All - Star , ▁but ▁serious ▁and ▁continu ing ▁kne e ▁inj