15 Years of #8 and #30 Picks

[Voodoo Child]

I saw this type of thread in the Raptors forum and thought it was an interesting thing to think about. Here are the #8 and #30 picks from the last 20 years -

<u>#8's</u>
2004 - Rafael Araujo
2003 - T.J. Ford
2002 - Chris Wilcox
2001 - Sagana Diop
<font color="Blue">2000 - Jamal Crawford</font>
<font color="Blue">1999 - Andre Miller</font>
<font color="Blue">1998 - Larry Hughes</font>
1997 - Adonal Foyle
1996 - Kerry Kittles
1995 - Shawn Respert
1994 - Brian Grant
<font color="Blue">1993 - Vin Baker</font>
1992 - Toddy Day
1991 - Mark Macon
1990 - Bo Kimble

<u>#30's</u>
2004 - David Harrison
2003 - Maciej Lampe
2002 - Roger Mason, Jr.
<font color="Blue">2001 - Gilbert Arenas</font>
<font color="Blue">2000 - Marco Jaric</font>
1999 - John Celestand
1998 - Ansu Sesay
1997 - Mark Sanford
1996 - Othella Harrington
1995 - Lou Roe
<font color="Blue">1994 - Howard Eisley</font>
1993 - Gheorghe Muresan
1992 - Sean Rooks
1991 - Rodney Monroe
1990 - Carl Herrera

 

[P.A.P.]

Some good players there. This year's class is very talented so you'll probably see one of these lists with 2005 in blue/bold as well. Unless they make a dumb decision like taking Taft or Frye at 8 (which I wouldn't mind). The 01-03 Players for the 8th spot, have not lived up to what they were expected to be when they were drafted (various different reasons). Same could be said for Hoffa, but he had different expectations which he did not fulfill.

Just to note, the 30th pick is a first round pick, unlike prior to '04 where they were 2nd rounders with non-guranteed contracts. Now, the player taken 30th overall gets a guranteed 3 year contract.

 

[Mr. J]

Of that list of 8th picks, there hasn?t been a real superstar, but there have been some very solid players. Crawford is alright, he just needs to find a way to unleash his full potential, Andre Miller is/was a good player and even led the league in assists one season. Hughes, Grant, and Kittles are all very solid and Baker was once a star and an Olympian. There are some ?potential? players like Wilcox, Ford and I guess Diop, but overall, I?m not too impressed by the list of 8th picks over the past 14 years. Hopefully Isiah can at least draft a player on the level of Miller or Baker.

The 30th pick selection is obviously worse, but there?s always a chance you can draft an Arenas; but the chance of drafting an Othella Harrington is even worse. Hopefully Isiah can continue adding positives to his draft r?sum?.