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| | USATODAY.com - Stars from 2003 NBA Draft looking like legendary 1984 class (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | For combined, almost-instantaneous wattage, no NBA draft class may equal the one that entered the league in 1984: Within three seasons, Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and John Stockton alone had begun establishing themselves as stars. |
 | | LeBron James is the most recognizable face in the yearbook, but 15 of the 29 players drafted in the first round in 2003 are on teams that reached this season's NBA playoffs, including eight of the top 10. |
 | | For example, of the 24 players on the 2006 All-Star roster, three were taken in the 2003 draft, three from the 1998 draft and five from the 1996 draft. |
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