The draft is a seminal moment for many incoming players. Putting aside competitive stakes, each young athlete’s life is irreversibly altered by the fame and fortune that comes with being an NBA player. The exorbitant contract values ensures these players almost never have to worry about personal finances. Plus, these young guns get to play alongside some of their basketball idols for a living. With these high stakes, it’s easy to see why the draft is so revered.

Likewise, the fortunes of a city and franchise can be completely transformed by a draft pick. LeBron James, for instance, brought Cleveland its first sports championship in 52 years and was also reportedly worth hundreds of millions to the city’s downtown economy. It almost goes without saying that Michael Jordan built the Chicago Bulls from the ground up into a championship team whose dynamic would reverberate through the decades.

With that in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the best draft picks in Los Angeles Clippers history using data from Basketball-Reference.com. Players were ranked according to a formula that approximates their career achievements, career value, and play quality. The formula encompasses Basketball-Reference.com’s Hall of Fame probability, career win shares, and value over replacement player, aka VORP. For players drafted before data is available for VORP, half of the player’s win shares were used in its place to calculate their Stacker score. Basketball Hall of Fame inductees were given a minimum of 60% for their Hall of Fame probability, indicating a worthy résumé for their time but not up to par with some modern players. Scores were normalized to 100 based on the scoring leader. Keep reading to see where your favorite players fall on the list.

#49. John Hummer
– Stacker score: 1.4
– 15th overall pick in 1970
– Played three seasons with Buffalo Braves
– Career averages: 6.9 PTS, 5.3 REB, 1.7 AST
– Advanced statistics: 4.8 win shares

#48. Richard Anderson
– Stacker score: 1.5
– 32nd overall pick in 1982
– Played one season with San Diego Clippers
– Career averages: 5.6 PTS, 3.5 REB, 1.5 AST
– Advanced statistics: 7.6 win shares, -1.1 box plus/minus, 1.4 VORP

#47. Brian Skinner
– Stacker score: 1.5
– 22nd overall pick in 1998
– Played five seasons with Los Angeles Clippers
– Career averages: 4.7 PTS, 4.7 REB, 0.5 AST
– Advanced statistics: 15.8 win shares, -2.5 box plus/minus, -1.5 VORP

#46. Kim Hughes
– Stacker score: 1.5
– 45th overall pick in 1974
– Career averages: 3.8 PTS, 5.6 REB, 0.9 AST
– Advanced statistics: 7.1 win shares, -0.8 box plus/minus, 1.8 VORP
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The draft is a seminal moment for many incoming players. Putting aside competitive stakes, each young athlete’s life is irreversibly altered by the fame and fortune that comes with being an NBA player. The exorbitant contract values ensures these players almost never have to worry about personal finances. Plus, these young guns get to play alongside some of their basketball idols for a living. With these high stakes, it’s easy to see why the draft is so revered.

Likewise, the fortunes of a city and franchise can be completely transformed by a draft pick. LeBron James, for instance, brought Cleveland its first sports championship in 52 years and was also reportedly worth hundreds of millions to the city’s downtown economy. It almost goes without saying that Michael Jordan built the Chicago Bulls from the ground up into a championship team whose dynamic would reverberate through the decades.

With that in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the best draft picks in Los Angeles Lakers history using data from Basketball-Reference.com. Players were ranked according to a formula that approximates their career achievements, career value, and play quality. The formula encompasses Basketball-Reference.com’s Hall of Fame probability, career win shares, and value over replacement player, aka VORP. For players drafted before data is available for VORP, half of the player’s win shares were used in its place to calculate their Stacker score. Basketball Hall of Fame inductees were given a minimum of 60% for their Hall of Fame probability, indicating a worthy résumé for their time but not up to par with some modern players. Scores were normalized to 100 based on the scoring leader. Keep reading to see where your favorite players fall on the list.

#50. Bob Harrison
– Stacker score: 4.5
– 23rd overall pick in 1949
– Played four seasons with Minneapolis Lakers
– Career averages: 7.2 PTS, 2.5 REB, 2.7 AST
– Advanced statistics: 15.0 win shares
– Accolades
— 3x NBA Champ
— 1x All Star

#49. Lew Hitch
– Stacker score: 4.5
– 20th overall pick in 1951
– Played three seasons with Minneapolis Lakers
– Career averages: 5.0 PTS, 5.3 REB, 1.2 AST
– Advanced statistics: 15.1 win shares
– Accolades
— 2x NBA Champ

#48. Thomas Bryant
– Stacker score: 4.6
– 42nd overall pick in 2017
– Played one season with Los Angeles Lakers
– Career averages: 8.5 PTS, 4.9 REB, 0.9 AST
– Advanced statistics: 22.7 win shares, 0.9 box plus/minus, 4.9 VORP
– Accolades
— 2023 NBA Champ

#47. Jordan Clarkson
– Stacker score: 5.1
– 46th overall pick in 2014
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The draft is a seminal moment for many incoming players. Putting aside competitive stakes, each young athlete’s life is irreversibly altered by the fame and fortune that comes with being an NBA player. The exorbitant contract values ensures these players almost never have to worry about personal finances. Plus, these young guns get to play alongside some of their basketball idols for a living. With these high stakes, it’s easy to see why the draft is so revered.

Likewise, the fortunes of a city and franchise can be completely transformed by a draft pick. LeBron James, for instance, brought Cleveland its first sports championship in 52 years and was also reportedly worth hundreds of millions to the city’s downtown economy. It almost goes without saying that Michael Jordan built the Chicago Bulls from the ground up into a championship team whose dynamic would reverberate through the decades.

With that in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the best draft picks in Sacramento Kings history using data from Basketball-Reference.com. Players were ranked according to a formula that approximates their career achievements, career value, and play quality. The formula encompasses Basketball-Reference.com’s Hall of Fame probability, career win shares, and value over replacement player, aka VORP. For players drafted before data is available for VORP, half of the player’s win shares were used in its place to calculate their Stacker score. Basketball Hall of Fame inductees were given a minimum of 60% for their Hall of Fame probability, indicating a worthy résumé for their time but not up to par with some modern players. Scores were normalized to 100 based on the scoring leader. Keep reading to see where your favorite players fall on the list.

#50. Spencer Hawes
– Stacker score: 4.1
– 10th overall pick in 2007
– Played three seasons with Sacramento Kings
– Career averages: 8.7 PTS, 5.7 REB, 1.9 AST
– Advanced statistics: 22.6 win shares, -1.1 box plus/minus, 3.4 VORP

#49. Francisco García
– Stacker score: 4.3
– 23rd overall pick in 2005
– Played seven seasons with Sacramento Kings
– Career averages: 7.9 PTS, 2.6 REB, 1.4 AST
– Advanced statistics: 18.2 win shares, -0.1 box plus/minus, 5.7 VORP

#48. Pervis Ellison
– Stacker score: 4.3
– First overall pick in 1989
– Played one season with Sacramento Kings
– Career averages: 9.5 PTS, 6.7 REB, 1.5 AST
– Advanced statistics: 21.8 win shares, -0.5 box plus/minus, 4.4 VORP

#47. Phil Ford
– Stacker score: 4.4
– Second overall pick in 1978
– Played four seasons with Kansas City Kings
– Career averages: 11.6 PTS, 1.8 REB, 6.4 AST<

Stacker compiled the richest billionaires in California using data from Forbes. Net worth is as of June 18, 2026.

The first billionaire is generally considered to be John D. Rockefeller in 1916, though some argue it was Henry Ford in 1925. Fast-forward over 100 years and there are now around 3,000 billionaires around the world. Read on to see which billionaires live in your area and the richest across the country.

Richest billionaires in California

#20. Jan Koum
– Net worth: $16.8 billion
– Source: WhatsApp
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Atherton, California

#19. Adam Foroughi
– Net worth: $16.8 billion
– Source: advertising technology
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Truckee, California

#18. Patrick Collison
– Net worth: $17.5 billion
– Source: Payment software
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: San Francisco, California

#17. John Collison
– Net worth: $17.5 billion
– Source: Payment software
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: San Francisco, California

#16. Eric Smidt
– Net worth: $17.9 billion
– Source: Hardware stores
– Industry: Fashion & Retail
– Lives in: Beverly Hills, California

#15. Brett Adcock
– Net worth: $19.1 billion
– Source: Robots
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#14. Donald Bren
– Net worth: $19.2 billion
– Source: Real estate
– Industry: Real Estate
– Lives in: Newport Beach, California

#13. John Doerr
– Net worth: $22.9 billion
– Source: Venture capital
– Industry: Finance & Investments
– Lives in: Woodside, California

#12. Henry Nicholas III
– Net worth: $24.5 billion
– Source: Semiconductors
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Newport Coast, California

#11. Peter Thiel
– Net worth: $27.3 billion
– Source: Facebook, investments
– Industry: N/A
– Lives in: Los Angeles, California

#10. Robert Pera
– Net worth: $31.7 billion
– Source: Wireless networking
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: San Jose, California

#9. Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family
– Net worth: $34.6 billion
– Source: Google
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Palo Alto, California

#8. David Sun
– Net worth: $33.9 billion
– Source: Computer hardware
– Industry: Technology
– Lives in: Irvine, California

#7. John Tu
– Net worth: $34.0 billion
– Source: Computer hardware
– Industry: Technology
– Live

Ask anyone what summer tastes like, and you’ll get a different answer. A perfectly ripe peach. Sweet corn straight off the grill. Watermelon at a Fourth of July cookout. The list is different for everyone, but the euphoric feeling of biting into something at peak ripeness is the same. These are the flavors people wait all year for, and Instacart order data shows just how seriously Americans take them.

Instacart analyzed fresh produce orders from grocery retailers in California and across the country from 2023-2025 and commissioned The Harris Poll to survey over 2,000 Americans to map what’s actually happening in the summer produce aisle — including when different categories peak, where they peak hardest, and just how much people care about their summer fruits and veggies.

Key Takeaways

• Stone fruit is the main event of summer. The week of Aug. 12 is the single most dramatic week on the entire summer produce calendar — donut peaches (+378%), white peaches (+292%), white nectarines (+333%), pluots (+439%), and plums (+172%) all hit their 2025 highs in the same 48-hour window. No other week comes close.
• Americans have strong feelings about their stone fruit. The share of produce orders with hand-typed customer instructions swings 16 percentage points from its January low to its late-July peak. A May 2026 Instacart/Harris Poll survey found 35% of Americans say a perfectly ripe peach beats any other summer dessert, and 62% identify as Team Peach versus Team Nectarine (18%). Opinions about stone fruit are a seasonal phenomenon.
• The Fourth of July is a big moment for produce. Sweet corn (+263%), yellow corn (+327%), white corn (+292%), tri-color corn (+293%), watermelon (+170%), and cherries (+369%) all peaked within a four-day window around Independence Day.
• Every state has its thing. Vermont over-indexes on corn at +40%. Maine leads the country on heirloom tomatoes. Muscadine grapes spike almost entirely in Georgia and the Carolinas.

Summer’s Biggest Produce Categories

Here’s the starting lineup. These are the fruits and vegetables that captured the largest share of Instacart baskets at their summer peaks. Strawberries lead the fruit side and stone fruit makes a strong showing throughout, a preview of the August crescendo to come. Meanwhile, sweet corn, yellow corn, and everything you need for a great summer salad dominate the vegetables.

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