Who are the NBA's 5 most talented first-rounders of the last 20 years?

The NBA's 5 most talented first-round picks in the last 20 years would be James in '03, Howard in '04, Rose in '08, Zion Williams in '19 and Oden in '07.

With James being the most talented of the five.

Since James' dominant position is small forward, but he can do anything on the court, even at the age of 37, he still turns in well-rounded numbers like 25 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game, and his strength is evident.

Of course, being physically strong is also James' talent. From the time he first entered the league to today, he has played basketball for 18 years and has also been at the top of his game in the NBA for 18 years. We can often see James hang into the dunk of the powerful performance, and about his injuries are rarely heard. Impression, in addition to this year James missed the competition due to injury, as if his entire professional life has never taken a vacation. All that can be said about James is that fear is as good as it gets.

The reason Howard in '04 makes this list is because he was really good enough. Even without that 2019-2020 championship season, he could still be 100 percent in the NBA Hall of Fame when he retires.

His individual accolades as a traditional center rival those of any center in history who has played under the rules of modern basketball.3-time Defensive Player of the Year, 5-time rebounder, and 2-time cap leader are examples of his dereliction of duty as a traditional center. And all of this was achieved with his strong physicality to be able to fight in the interior.

Rose was just as good in '08, and while his peak was short-lived, there's no denying the talent he brought to the league when he entered. In the 2010-2011 season before the injury, Rose got an average of 25 points, 4.7 rebounds, 7.7 assists efficient data, leading the team to secure the first seat in the East, the victory to beat the peak of the Heat period James won the regular season MVP. although later Rose was ruined by injuries, but his divine performance that year has long been recorded in the history of the NBA.

And, after the big injury after the Rose did not sink, strong physical talent is enough to support the return of the big injury to him, just this year, Rose in the Knicks as usual, as the team's main control, averaged 14.7 points and 2.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and the Knicks crowd together with the team to the fourth position in the East, can be seen if it is not injured, with such a strong physical strength, and the team will not be able to get the best out of it. If you're not injured, you'll be able to reach a terrible height with such a strong physical quality and basketball talent. It is certain that the Rose who is not injured is definitely a superstar of the historical level.

19 years of Zion Williams is also excellent, although he was drafted a year ago, Dong Qiqi and Trae Yang now performance is stronger than him, but single basketball talent, no one can really compare to Zion. After all, the height of only 2.01 meters of Zion's weight is 129 kilograms, strong as Howard in the center position in the mix for many years, but also only 120 kilograms of weight. Of course, the NBA is full of meat shield type of inside, but like Zion with such a heavy body can still be sensitive to run the position is really not much.

His draft template was supposed to be Barkley, one of the NBA's fifty all-time greats, and it's safe to say that from the moment he entered the league, he was expected to be recognized by the league for his quirky style of play. From the data of Zion this season, averaging 27 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game, he has quietly stood in the ranks of the league's superstars, although the team's record is not good, but the future can be expected!

As for Oden, although he eventually due to injury reasons in the NBA professional life hastily finished, there has been no achievement, but when you pick the draft he can pressure God of Death Durant to become a first-round pick is the key reason.

Than Durant, his biggest advantage is basketball talent. He was born for the basketball born of the dribbler, height 2.13 meters, weight 129 kilograms, are in the league above the level of uniform lineman. His arm span has 2.24 meters, can easily take the ball flying buckle. University period of youthful Oden even can single-handedly beat Hofod plus Noah de all-star interior combination, the strength is not to be underestimated.

Therefore, Oden's retirement is a permanent wound in the hearts of many fans, including the entire NBA alliance are very sorry, because they have lost the opportunity to cultivate yet another league history level passing lineman. Of course, Griffin, the first-round pick in '09, can be counted as one, but Griffin's talent is inferior to the five above.

So, the NBA's five best first-round picks in terms of talent in the last 20 years are not James, Howard, Ross, Zion and Oden.