As of Today, Parker or Wiggins?

[Stifle Tower]

lol @ anyone who thinks this draft isn't special

Name me one other draft where Jabari Parker could theoretically go 4th.

Doubt he goes 4th. But in any case, the preseason hype was that Wiggins/Parker were like Magic/Bird or Hakeem/Jordan. This was going to be a transcendent draft...one of the best EVER!

WE believe this will be a very good and deep draft. Maybe, maybe not. Parker could be the next Adam Morrison. Embiid could be the next Oden. Wiggins may be the next Michael Beasley. Or they could all become all-stars. The point is, other drafts have had similar great "prospects." This draft was over-hyped just because the past several have been so weak.

And to answer the question about Jabari, yes, he'd be in the mix for 1-4 in any of the drafts below - just depends on the draft boards of each team. And we're saying #4 based primarily on videos of Exum, not actual workouts.

2005: Bogut, Marvin, Deron, CP3. Marvin at the time was supposedly a player with great potential who would turn out to be an all-star.
2007: Oden, Durant, Horford
2009: Griffin, Thabeet (regarded like Embiid in this draft), Harden, Tyreke
2010: Wall, Turner, Favors, Johnson, Cousins.

Any of those drafts compare favorably at the top with the 2014 draft. Where 2014 differs (perhaps) is the perception of depth all the way to the end.

 

[kabenac]

Who said that? People are only saying he can't defend.

I came across a few posts where some claimed he was only good at scoring.

I think Parker is more aggressive than Wiggins. And Utah needs a star - someone who can take the ball - especially during clutch time - and execute.