A comprehensive inventory of the top scorers in the NBA for ten years!

The spotlight flashed on the night of the draft, and the first teenager who read the name raised his head and put on the team cap - at this moment, they seemed to hold the golden key to the legend. But what to watch again in ten years? Some have become Olympic champions, some have become the leader in trading, and some have even lost their foothold in the CBA. Today, let’s talk about the glory and struggle of these chosen sons, and see how fate draws a completely different watershed in them.

1. Top 1: Fireworks when talent hits opportunity

Anthony Edwards (2020 No. 1):

"Ant-Man" is no longer a rookie label! 24.6 points in the regular season were not warm-up, and 31.6 points in the playoffs directly reached the second place in the league's scoring list, and defeated the defending champion Nuggets. In addition, he won gold as the core of the US team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Timberwolves turned over from the bottom of the fish and rushed into the Western Conference Finals. He is Minnesota's new wolf king!

Victor Vinbanyama (2023 No. 1): When the Spurs drew him, Popovich's smile could not be hidden. The terrifying defensive deterrence of 3.6 blocks in the rookie season are awesome to aliens invade the NBA! The average of 21+10+3.9 per game is just the starting point, and the call for DPOY (Best Defensive Player) has swept the league. The sky of San Antonio, because he lit up the dawn of revival.

Paul Bankairo (No. 1 pick in 2022):

Bankairo has 107 games in the first three seasons of his career, surpassing James (98 games) during the same period, second only to Durant (110 games). He spent three years to tear off the label of the top pick and shouldering the banner of Magic Revival. He perfectly interpreted the ultimate combination of talent and hard work. If the efficiency and stability can be further improved in the future and lead the Magic to break through the second round of the playoffs, he will definitely be in the league's appearance!

Cad Cunningham (2021 No. 1):

was once ridiculed as a "data brush", and a tibial stress fracture almost ruined him. But in 2025, Phoenix Nirvana: 26.1 points + 9.1 assists, carrying the Pistons to end the five-year playoff drought. So, don’t rush to label young people. It’s too late to slap in the face!

2. In the dilemma: The life and death situation between injuries and self-discipline

Zion Williamson (2019 No. 1):

The peak of his debut? The violent aesthetic average of 26 points per game once made the Pelicans ecstatic. However, he lost control of weight + repeated injuries to the hamstring, and only played 192 games in five years! What’s even more heartbreaking is the off-site romantic storm: adult actresses are questioning publicly and illegitimate child disputes are frequently on the headlines. When the Pelicans sold him in 2025, they couldn't even get a second pick - their talent that was once comparable to King James, and they were about to fall into Hamburg and gossip.

Markle Fultz (2017 No. 1):

"Gone Shooting Pack" has become an unsolved mystery in the NBA. He was suffering from strange diseases, torn cruciate ligament, torched toe... He only fought 234 games in seven years. After 76ers, Magic and the King, the CBA has been facing no ball to play in 2025. Destiny, it’s too harsh to this youngest triple-double gentleman!

3. Faller: When the starlight falls into the mortal world

Ben Simmons (2016 No. 1):

was once known as the reincarnation of a magician, shining in Philadelphia at 15+8+8 in the year of rookie. But in the 2021 playoff free throw shooting rate reached 34.2%, it completely collapsed. Refusing to play, trade and earn a salary of 200 million yuan, but only played 90 games in three years. In early 2025, the Nets could not bear to buy it out, so he gave up his basic salary of 1.1 million and joined the Clippers, barely relied on defense - from super huge to basic salary, it only took a psychological collapse.

DeAndre Ayton (2018 No. 1 pick):

The nickname "clean-obsessed center" sounds heartbreaking! The playoffs shrank to 13.4 points, and after being DNP (the coach did not allow him to play), he ignored Paul's high-five and turned around and left. Even worse after leaving the Suns: he was laid off by the Trail Blazers in 2025, and signed 16.6 million yuan with the Lakers for two years - the same class, Doncic won a maximum salary of 248 million yuan in five years. The top scorer? Second place? The draft pick is worthless in the face of strength!

4. Seeking progress in stability: not a superstar, but a pillar

Carl Anthony Towns (2015 No. 1 pick):

After 9 years of empty-scoring group leader career at the Timberwolves, welcoming a second spring after turning to the Knicks: 25.4 points + 13.9 rebounds + 44.9% three-point shooting percentage in 2025, offense and defense efficiency are flying! New York fans shouted: It smells so good!

Andrew Wiggins (2014 No. 1):

From Brother Goji to the Warriors Championship Puzzle, Brother Mouth’s counterattack depends entirely on his mentality adjustment. Putting down the health cup, locking the opponent's arrow, blocking Tatum's performance in the 2022 Finals allows the entire league to see the background of his top 3D. Now there is a scandal with the Lakers again. It seems that the Heat are planning to trade Wiggins.

Conclusion: Looking back at the ten years, the fate map of the top scorers is so uneven: Edwards and Vanbanyama are heading towards the super giant, Cunningham and Bankairo are reborn in the ruins; while Zion and Simmons are still tug-of-war with the inner demons and injuries. The glory of that night's talent show was never a lifelong guarantee. Talent determines the starting point, self-discipline determines the pinnacle, and mentality determines - whether you are ultimately a legend or a warning record. Now, the new No. 1 pick in 2025 is about to make its debut. May he understand the story of his predecessors: There is no God’s choice in the NBA, only a journey of self-selecting!