Re-Drafting the 2009 NBA Draft, 10 years later

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Stephen Curry, James Harden and Blake Griffin have been in the league for 10 years now. But who is the best out of all of them?

The big picture: Celebrating its 10th anniversary, here is a re-draft of 2009 NBA Draft, featuring some of the most decorated players in recent history.

Top Five: The top of the 2009 NBA Draft is absolutely stacked, with numerous All-Stars, MVPs and All-NBA selections.

Here is the new top five:

From six to 14: Although the top five consisted of all-time great talents, the rest of the lottery is also filled with plenty of serviceable and role players as well.

The Best of the Rest: Furthermore, there were a number of impact players that were either picked late in the first round, in the second round or even went undrafted. Here are some of the best remaining names from the draft:

The bottom line: Taking a retrospective view on the 2009 NBA Draft, one can see that it was filled with incredible talents and even some generational players.

That is the beauty of the NBA: Being able to see players that may have been overlooked and seeing them blossom into truly special players through their hard work and dedication to their craft.

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