Looking back over three decades at the best players taken in the NBA Draft at the selections where the Nuggets will be choosing this June.
Five years ago, I took a deep dive into the Denver Nuggets history of drafting late in the NBA Draft's first round which, until very recently, was comprised of mostly dubious selections. But as the Nuggets themselves have proven since then with the selections of Kenneth Faried 22nd overall in 2011, Evan Fournier 20th overall in 2012 and the Jusuf Nurkic / Gary Harris combo at 16th and 19th overall, respectively, in 2014, gold can be mined "post-lottery" in the NBA Draft with the right combination of in-depth scouting, team fit and luck.