Last 10 NBA 5th Pic Selections

[Archie Moses]

2003 - Dwyane Wade
2004 - Devin Harris
2005 - Raymond Felton
2006 - Shelden Williams
2007 - Jeff Green
2008 - Kevin Love
2009 - Ricky Rubio
2010 - DeMarcus Cousins
2011 - Jonas Valančiūnas
2012 - Thomas Robinson
2013 - Alex Len


To me, there have been 3 franchise players, 3 pretty terrible players (I guess Len doesn't really count yet) and 5 pretty decent players.


In other words, if the draft goes the way it has the past 10 years, Jazz have a 70% chance of going no where.


hehepeepeecaca

 

[Dr. Jones]

pretty epic analysis, tbh

 

[Archie Moses]

I actually posted 11. Sue me, I'm not Asian.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Ann agrees.

and *snickers*

(whatever that means)

 

[Archie Moses]

Any chance left that Jonas Valančiūnas could be a franchise player, PKM?

 

[Sneakers]

Last 10 (11) #2 draft picks

2003: Darko Milicic
2004: Emeka Okafor
2005: Marvin Williams
2006: LaMarcus Aldridge
2007: Kevin Durant
2008: Michael Beasley
2009: Hasheem Thabeet
2010: Evan Turner
2011: Derrick Williams
2012: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
2012: Oladipo

Look at the #2 pick. Even the "okay" players are complete busts for where they were drafted. This thing isn't as easy as lots of losses = high draft pick = great player. None of those connections are guaranteed

 

[Archie Moses]

Last 10 (11) #2 draft picks

2003: Darko Milicic
2004: Emeka Okafor
2005: Marvin Williams
2006: LaMarcus Aldridge
2007: Kevin Durant
2008: Michael Beasley
2009: Hasheem Thabeet
2010: Evan Turner
2011: Derrick Williams
2012: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
2012: Oladipo

Look at the #2 pick. Even the "okay" players are complete busts for where they were drafted. This thing isn't as easy as lots of losses = high draft pick = great player. None of those connections are guaranteed

Dat glass is half-full of cool aid, doe.

 

[Stifle Tower]

2003 - Dwyane Wade
2004 - Devin Harris
2005 - Raymond Felton
2006 - Shelden Williams
2007 - Jeff Green
2008 - Kevin Love
2009 - Ricky Rubio
2010 - DeMarcus Cousins
2011 - Jonas Valančiūnas
2012 - Thomas Robinson
2013 - Alex Len


To me, there have been 3 franchise players, 3 pretty terrible players (I guess Len doesn't really count yet) and 5 pretty decent players.


In other words, if the draft goes the way it has the past 10 years, Jazz have a 70% chance of going no where.


hehepeepeecaca

To be fair, you also have to look after #5 in all but the 2003, 2008 and 2010 drafts to see if better players were available. Some of the #5's you have listed were very questionable picks, even at the time they were made. Some were in very weak drafts. Still think this is a stronger draft than most, so a much better chance of getting a future all-star than a bust.

 

[Archie Moses]

To be fair, you also have to look after #5 in all but the 2003, 2008 and 2010 drafts to see if better players were available. Some of the #5's you have listed were very questionable picks, even at the time they were made. Some were in very weak drafts. Still think this is a stronger draft than most, so a much better chance of getting a future all-star than a bust.

Absolutely. It's just fun to see recent history of the 5th pic and how it has turned out.

 

[fishonjazz]

Heepeecacaca

 

[Archie Moses]

Heepeecacaca

By that do you mean, hehepeepeecaca? Smh.

 

[Stifle Tower]

By that do you mean, hehepeepeecaca? Smh.

He probably did. fishonjazz is like a cheap Chinese knockoff of a quality American product.