The Perpetual NBA Thread

[ILuvDetailing]

Steals in previous NBA Drafts
John Stockton
Karl Malone
Nick Van Excell
Jeff Hornacek
Bill Lambier
Sam Cassell
John Starks
Manu Ginobili (52nd pick)
Toni Parker (29th pick)
Kobe Bryant? (13th pick)

[empy]

just to add to the list above, Gilbert Arenas (2nd round, 2001) was a huge steal for the Warriors, but they couldn't keep him. Rashard Lewis also went in the 2nd round (forgot the year but it was 98 or 99).

some players are steals even though they went in the first round. the aforementioned Kobe Bryant, Amare Stoudemire, Steve Nash, and Jermaine ONeal all went in the middle of the 1st round which is far later than they should have gone. imagine being the GM's that took Samaki Walker and Vitaly Potapenko over Steve Nash, or even the guy who took Sam Bowie over Jordan. maybe these GM's should stick to fantasy b-ball :bwahaha:

[ssaloon]

trade..... QRich for Kurt Thomas.

[pajerokid]

bilis ng action. trade agad.

[kimpOy]

well in the 84 Draft the portland already has a smooth gliding SG in clyde the Glide thats why the opted for Sam Bowie. during those times a Center was the cornestone every team wants to buildup on.

[empy]

since we're on the subject i decided to post an article i just read - CNN/SI's 20 biggest NBA draft busts:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mul...content.1.html

[ILuvDetailing]

Biggest Draft Bust for me -> Michael Olowakandi...

[kimpOy]

BUSTS

Pervis Ellison
Roy Tarpley
Chris Washburn
Len Bias
Trackor Traylor
J.R. Reid
Benoit Benjamin

Christian Lattnear
Michael Olowokandi
Kwame Brown
Ed o Bannon
Danny Ferry
Ron Seikaly
DeSagana Diop
Jonathan Bender
Shareef Abdul Talim
Shawn Bradley
Darko Millicic
Jerome Moiso
Mateen Cleaves
Trajan Langdon
Frederic Weis
Ron Mercer
Todd Fuller (picked ahead of kobe/nash/jermaine)
Joe Smith
Bryant "COUNTRY" Reeves
Glenn Robinson
Chris Jackson (Mahmoud-Abdul Rauf)

[theveed]

Kwame Brown

[BlackMagic]

Len Bias? Isnt this the guy who died before he even played in the NBA?