Rastapopoulos
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With Armon being waived, I wanted to check to see if there was an obviously better player we should've taken instead. And while a couple of names suggest themselves (Jeremy Evans, for example) it just became obvious that that whole draft was really sucky. Here it is:
Seriously, there might not be an all-star in the entire draft (I don't think much of John Wall). Greg Monroe might end up being the best player! I guess Monroe, Wall, Cousins, Paul George and Gordon Hayward are half-decent, although each is seriously flawed.
I struggle to find a better draft we could have had. Here's my best shot:
Instead of Babbitt: Seraphin (not exactly lighting it up for the Wiz, but at least has size, and could chat with Batum)
Instead of Williams: maybe nobody. Jordan Crawford?
Instead of Armon: Landry Fields (not a PG, but then neither is Armon)
Code:
1 Washington Wizards John Wall PG, 6-4, 195 Kentucky
2 Philadelphia 76ers Evan Turner SG, 6-7, 214 Ohio State
3 New Jersey Nets Derrick Favors F, 6-10, 246 Georgia Tech
4 Minnesota Timberwolves Wesley Johnson F, 6-7, 195 Syracuse
5 Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins C, 6-11, 290 Kentucky
6 Golden State Warriors Ekpe Udoh F, 6-10, 240 Baylor
7 Detroit Pistons Greg Monroe F, 6-11, 240 Georgetown
8 Los Angeles Clippers Al-Farouq Aminu F, 6-8, 210 Wake Forest
9 Utah Jazz Gordon Hayward F, 6-8, 200 Butler
10 Indiana Pacers Paul George F, 6-9, 185 Fresno State
11 New Orleans Hornets Cole Aldrich C, 6-11, 245 Kansas
12 Memphis Grizzlies Xavier Henry G, 6-6, 210 Kansas
13 Toronto Raptors Ed Davis F, 6-9, 215 North Carolina
14 Houston Rockets Patrick Patterson F, 6-8, 223 Kentucky
15 Milwaukee Bucks Larry Sanders F, 6-9, 205 Virginia Commonwealth
16 Minnesota Timberwolves [B]Luke Babbitt[/B] (traded to Portland) F, 6-7, 215 Nevada
17 Chicago Bulls Kevin Seraphin F, 6-9, 265 France
18 Oklahoma City Thunder Eric Bledsoe G, 6-1, 190 Kentucky
19 Boston Celtics Avery Bradley G, 6-3, 180 Texas
20 San Antonio Spurs James Anderson G, 6-6, 195 Oklahoma State
21 Oklahoma City Thunder Craig Brackens F, 6-10, 230 Iowa State
22 Portland Trail Blazers [B]Elliot Williams[/B] G, 6-5, 180 Memphis
23 Minnesota Timberwolves Trevor Booker F, 6-7, 240 Clemson
24 Atlanta Hawks Damion James (traded to New Jersey) F, 6-7, 225 Texas
25 Memphis Grizzlies Dominique Jones (Traded to Dallas) G, 6-4, 215 South Florida
26 Oklahoma City Thunder Quincy Pondexter F, 6-6, 225 Washington
27 New Jersey Nets Jordan Crawford (Traded to Atlanta) G, 6-4, 195 Xavier
28 Memphis Grizzlies Greivis Vasquez G, 6-6, 210 Maryland
29 Orlando Magic Daniel Orton C, 6-10, 260 Kentucky
30 Washington Wizards Lazar Hayward F, 6-5, 225 Marquette
31 New Jersey Nets Tibor Pleiss (Traded to Atlanta, then Oklahoma City) C, 7-1, 220 Germany
32 Oklahoma City Thunder Dexter Pittman C, 6-11, 303 Texas
33 Sacramento Kings Hassan Whiteside C, 7-0, 235 Marshall
34 Portland Trail Blazers [B]Armon Johnson[/B] G, 6-3, 195 Nevada
35 Washington Wizards Nemanja Bjelica F, 6-10, 223 Serbia (Red Star Serbia)
36 Detroit Pistons Terrico White G, 6-5, 200 Mississippi
37 Milwaukee Bucks Darington Hobson F, 6-6, 205 New Mexico
38 New York Knicks Andy Rautins G, 6-5, 190 Syracuse
39 New York Knicks Landry Fields F, 6-7, 210 Stanford
40 Indiana Pacers Lance Stephenson G, 6-5, 225 Cincinnati
41 Miami Heat Jarvis Varnado F, 6-10, 210 Mississippi State
42 Miami Heat Butler F, 6-7, 225 West Virginia
43 Los Angeles Lakers Devin Ebanks F, 6-8, 210 West Virginia
44 Milwaukee Bucks Jerome Jordan C, 7-0, 235 Tulsa
45 Minnesota Timberwolves Paulao Prestes C, 6-10, 275 Brazil
46 Phoenix Suns Gani Lawal F, 6-9, 230 Georgia Tech
47 Milwaukee Bucks Tiny Gallon F, 6-10, 302 Oklahoma
48 Miami Heat Latavious Williams F, 6-8, 205 Tulsa 66ers (NBDL)
49 San Antonio Spurs Ryan Richards F, 6-11, 230 England
50 Dallas Mavericks Solomon Alabi (traded to Toronto) C, 7-1, 240 Florida State
51 Oklahoma City Thunder Magnum Rolle C, 6-11, 225 Louisiana Tech
52 Boston Celtics Luke Harangody F, 6-7, 240 Notre Dame
53 Atlanta Hawks Pape Sy F, 6-7, 225 Senegal
54 Los Angeles Clippers Willie Warren G, 6-4, 200 Oklahoma
55 Utah Jazz Jeremy Evans F, 6-9, 190 Western Kentucky
56 Minnesota Timberwolves Hamady Ndiaye C, 6-11, 235 Rutgers
57 Dallas Mavericks Ryan Reid F, 6-8, 235 Florida State
58 Los Angeles Lakers Derrick Caracter F, 6-9, 280 Texas-El Paso
59 Orlando Magic Stanley Robinson F, 6-7, 210 Connecticut
60 Phoenix Suns Dwayne Collins F, 6-8, 238 Miami (Fla.)Seriously, there might not be an all-star in the entire draft (I don't think much of John Wall). Greg Monroe might end up being the best player! I guess Monroe, Wall, Cousins, Paul George and Gordon Hayward are half-decent, although each is seriously flawed.
I struggle to find a better draft we could have had. Here's my best shot:
Instead of Babbitt: Seraphin (not exactly lighting it up for the Wiz, but at least has size, and could chat with Batum)
Instead of Williams: maybe nobody. Jordan Crawford?
Instead of Armon: Landry Fields (not a PG, but then neither is Armon)
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