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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...timate-2014-15-nba-re-draft-1st-round-results

If you're wondering how the re-draft worked, wonder no longer.

Once all 30 participants had selected which teams they would control, a random number generator determined the order of the draft.

The 13 rounds proceeded in a snake format. For those of you unfamiliar with fantasy lingo, that means the 30th team in the first round picked first in the second round. Essentially, the draft order snakes back and forth to allow for a more even playing field.

The 30 of us selected 13-man rosters (12 players and a coach), keeping a few things in mind:

We were only concerned with the 2014-15 season, so how these players develop in the future is completely and utterly irrelevant. A player is only as good as he'll be during the next campaign.
Team fit does matter, especially when thinking about the coach. The players selected should be able to work well together, and playing styles should not clash.
Injuries—like Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose's knees, as well as Paul George's leg*—are automatically healed for the start of the season. However, injury-prone players do remain injury-prone.
We can form whatever type of team we wanted. If someone wanted five centers in his starting lineup, well then, that was his prerogative.
Players are only eligible if they're going to play in the NBA next season. Foreign players, collegiate athletes and retired stars are not available to be selected.
These are the results of the first round, from pick No. 1 to pick No. 30.

Aldridge to the Nuggets at 14

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Lillard to the Blazers at 16

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they are drafting for this season only, the future is not considered whatsoever
 
Duncan is fine, but Love and especially Davis haven't shown they can play well in big games. I take Aldridge over Davis until Davis proves he can have back to back 40+ point games on the road in the playoffs.
 
Duncan is fine, but Love and especially Davis haven't shown they can play well in big games. I take Aldridge over Davis until Davis proves he can have back to back 40+ point games on the road in the playoffs.

Or prove he can even make the playoffs. Since this "draft" is for one season, and one season only, I'd go with the player who has a more mature offensive game and has proven he can carry his team in the post season.

BNM
 
Duncan is fine, but Love and especially Davis haven't shown they can play well in big games. I take Aldridge over Davis until Davis proves he can have back to back 40+ point games on the road in the playoffs.

So if he had back to back 30/15 games in wins, Davis would still be under LMA? Just making sure I understand this correctly.
 
So if he had back to back 30/15 games in wins, Davis would still be under LMA? Just making sure I understand this correctly.

It's all hypothetical at this point since:

Davis hasn't made the playoffs.

Davis has never had back-to-back 35 point games. In fact, he only has two 35 point games in his entire NBA career.

Davis has way more potential, but has yet to translate that potential into on-court results. His offensive game is not mature and he does not demand constant double teams, like Aldridge. The constant double teams hurt Aldridge's offensive efficiency, but create easy scoring opportunities for his teammates. Davis has been surrounded by shooters (Anderson, Holiday, Gordon, Anthony Morrow), but until he commands the same defensive attention as Aldridge, he does not make his teammates better.

BNM
 
It's all hypothetical at this point since:

Davis hasn't made the playoffs.

Davis has never had back-to-back 35 point games. In fact, he only has two 35 point games in his entire NBA career.

Davis has way more potential, but has yet to translate that potential into on-court results. His offensive game is not mature and he does not demand constant double teams, like Aldridge. The constant double teams hurt Aldridge's offensive efficiency, but create easy scoring opportunities for his teammates. Davis has been surrounded by shooters (Anderson, Holiday, Gordon, Anthony Morrow), but until he commands the same defensive attention as Aldridge, he does not make his teammates better.

BNM

Fair assessment. I still think there's a lot left to be decided. Repped!
 

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