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Who was the #1 pick that year... Anthony Bennett, right?
http://basketball-players.pointafter...-Kawhi-Leonard
It could be argued the Spurs were lucky getting two #1 picks in Robinson and Duncan, but this one was earned by great scouting and a smart trade.
Who was the #1 pick that year... Anthony Bennett, right?
Clicking through to the article will usually answer dumb questions like this. Redrafts always go selection by selection, and give both the original pick, and their new pick.
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Should've been Jimmer imo.
Kyrie Irving
Yeah, amazing. Leonard would easily go #1 in 2011. Ginobili would most likely go #1 in 1999. Parker probably goes #2 in 2001 (with Gasol #1).
Pretty good draft year.
Give Kyle Anderson a few more years, gents, and watch him shine.
No . JJ Watt would too
Kyrie, Bennett was in 2013. 2011 was supposed to be a weak draft but it has turned out to be pretty good. At least Kyrie was projected to go #1, Bennett was a reach (I could be wrong but I think most mocks had him in the 5-10 range).
Leon Smith in '99, IMO.
Biggest move belongs to Isaiah Thomas. Dude was the last pick of the draft and now a top 5 pick.
Surprisingly a lot of solid players out of the 2011 draft.
That's right. Cavs reasoning was he was the most "ready to play now" choice, and of course they were contenders and all... (Sarcasm).
hey, according to the article, Corey Joseph was a good pick and people thought he was a bust.
POTFO should still sign Vesley to replace Bonner, he can be an energy guy like Derrick Williams/Brandon Wright
Imagine, Kawhi at 15th (Spurs) and Jimmy at 29th (Spurs).
Wouldn't Boban and CoJo go higher than what this article says?
They can get a fridge to replace Bonner.POTFO should still sign Vesley to replace Bonner, he can be an energy guy like Derrick Williams/Brandon Wright
That draft was historically bad. Only a few All-Stars (and I'm talking about 1x or 2x All-Stars) and Manu the only future HoFer (and not based on his NBA credentials).
Derick Williams was in that draft? I have the feeling he already is around for 10 years the way Sean always speaks about that untapped potential he has/had
Leonard would be top ten but not number one. No other team has player development like San Antonio. No other team can afford to wait through a rebuild of a players shot. Not every coach can connect to a s shocked shy guy. Everyone, including the spurs thought leonard would be a defensive junk man and only that.
If you redraft with perfect information you still have to account for that issue. Leonard is very self motivated but not in a traditional way. It's taken him five or six years to be the star. As a number one pick that's a day one experience. People would call Leonard a bust for not developing fast enough.
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