Editing 2003 NBA draft (section)

==Overview==
Four of the top five picks of the 2003 draft became NBA All-Stars and "[[Redeem Team]]" Olympic Gold Medalists: [[Carmelo Anthony]], [[Chris Bosh]], [[Dwyane Wade]], and [[LeBron James]]. Nine players have participated in an [[NBA All-Star Game|All-Star Game]]. [[Dwyane Wade]] was named [[National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Finals MVP]] in [[2006 NBA Finals|2006]] and won [[NBA championship]]s with the [[Miami Heat]] in 2006, 2012 and 2013, as well as the [[NBA All Star Game MVP]] in [[2009–10 NBA season|2010]]. [[Boris Diaw]] won the [[NBA Most Improved Player Award|Most Improved Player Award]] in [[2005–06 NBA season|2006]], [[Jason Kapono]] won the [[three point shootout]] in back-to-back years in 2007 and 2008, [[James Jones (basketball, born 1980)|James Jones]] won the [[three point shootout]] in 2011, [[Leandro Barbosa]] won the [[NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award|Sixth Man Award]] in [[2006–07 NBA season|2007]], [[Kyle Korver]] set the NBA record for three point shooting percentage in [[2009–10 NBA season|2010]] (53.6%), and in the [[2008–09 NBA season|2009]], [[2009–10 NBA season|2010]], [[2011–12 NBA season|2012]], and [[2012–13 NBA season|2013]] seasons, LeBron James won the [[NBA Most Valuable Player Award]], and the [[National Basketball Association Finals Most Valuable Player Award|NBA Finals MVP]] in [[2012 NBA Finals|2012]], [[2013 NBA Finals|2013]], [[2016 NBA Finals|2016]], and [[2020 NBA Finals|2020]]. [[Carmelo Anthony]] won the 2013 [[List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders|NBA scoring title]] and was the only player in NBA history to win at least three Olympic gold medals<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/carmelo-anthony-wins-third-gold-medal-says-hes-finished-with-team-usa/ |title=Carmelo Anthony wins third gold medal, says he's finished with Team USA |date=August 21, 2016 |access-date=September 2, 2016 |archive-date=August 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826160348/http://www.cbssports.com/olympics/news/carmelo-anthony-wins-third-gold-medal-says-hes-finished-with-team-usa/ |url-status=live }}</ref> until [[Kevin Durant]] won his third one in [[2020 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2021]]. [[Zaza Pachulia]] and [[David West (basketball)|David West]] won [[NBA championship]]s with the [[Golden State Warriors]] in 2017 and 2018. [[Matt Bonner]] won NBA championships with the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in 2007 and 2014. [[Dahntay Jones]] and [[Mo Williams]] won the NBA championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers. [[Luke Walton]] won three NBA championships, two as a player with the [[Los Angeles Lakers]] in 2009 and 2010 and one as an assistant coach with the Warriors in 2015. [[Chris Bosh]] left the [[Toronto Raptors]] in 2010 as its all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks, double doubles, free throws made and attempted, and minutes played; he went on to win championships with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013.

The 2003 draft class has drawn comparisons to the [[1984 NBA draft|1984]] and [[1996 NBA draft]] classes<ref name="bestever">{{cite web|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15403154/ |title=2003 draft eventually may be best in history |access-date=April 19, 2007 |work=MSNBC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070126002445/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15403154/ |archive-date=January 26, 2007 |df=mdy }}</ref> but is also known for the Detroit Pistons' selection of [[Darko Miličić]] with the second overall pick [[Draft (sports)#Draft bust|over other prospects who went on to have much more success in the league]].<ref name="bestever"/>
As of 2025, LeBron James is the only remaining active player from the 2003 draft class.

Eleven of the players selected in this draft never played in an NBA game throughout their professional basketball careers. Two of those players were the sole selection of the draft by their respective teams: [[Malick Badiane]] (Houston's only pick) and [[Paccelis Morlende]] (Philadelphia's only pick).