Every year, talented players enter the League, but no other year's players are as dominant and high-quality as those in 1984.
The top picks, all historically significant players, are the true Golden Generation that supported the prosperity of the NBA in the 1990s.
By 1996, players like Kobe and Allen Iverson had more distinctive characteristics of the time, they were younger, often having played one or two years in college, or even entering the draft without attending college.
In the 1980s, players generally finished college and entered the NBA draft around the age of 21 or 22, with some older rookies at 23.
In photos and interviews, one can clearly see that the 1996 batch were a group of kids trying hard to act like adults, but their attire and behavior still revealed their naivety.
This generation of players is called the "Silver Generation," they are very talented but require enough polishing to truly shine.
