#6 picks are cursed

Well how about the number 2 picks since Durant was taken as the 2nd pick in 07?

Michael Beasley 08, Hasheem Thabeet 09, Evan Turner 10, Derrick Williams 11, Kidd-Gilchrist 12.

These teams had a chance of getting Love, Westbrook, Hibbert, B.Lopez, Ibaka, P.George, Curry, Harden, Cousins, Klay Thompson, Kawhi, G.Hayward, Bledsoe, Kemba, H.Barnes, Lillard, Beal and the list goes on.

At number 6 it can be more risky and you have to be lucky to get a superstar, but picking those guys above at no.2 is a real travesty.

And dumbest draft pick ever was a number 2 pick as well! Sam Bowie at 2 over Michael Jordan at 3. :whistle:
 
BigAl83 said:
Well how about the number 2 picks since Durant was taken as the 2nd pick in 07?

Michael Beasley 08, Hasheem Thabeet 09, Evan Turner 10, Derrick Williams 11, Kidd-Gilchrist 12.

These teams had a chance of getting Love, Westbrook, Hibbert, B.Lopez, Ibaka, P.George, Curry, Harden, Cousins, Klay Thompson, Kawhi, G.Hayward, Bledsoe, Kemba, H.Barnes, Lillard, Beal and the list goes on.

At number 6 it can be more risky and you have to be lucky to get a superstar, but picking those guys above at no.2 is a real travesty.

And dumbest draft pick ever was a number 2 pick as well! Sam Bowie at 2 over Michael Jordan at 3. :whistle:
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Saying a team had a chance to get a player means nothing if it is a position the team doesn't need.
 
Jaames said:
Saying a team had a chance to get a player means nothing if it is a position the team doesn't need.
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Thats exactly the mistake most teams make, they should select the best talent available even if the player doesnt play the position your looking for. You can always trade a star potential talent.

The Pacers already had a star SF in Granger but still decided to take Paul George, which is probably the best example of that.
 
BigAl83 said:
Thats exactly the mistake most teams make, they should select the best talent available even if the player doesnt play the position your looking for. You can always trade a star potential talent.

The Pacers already had a star SF in Granger but still decided to take Paul George, which is probably the best example of that.
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Problem is keeping everyone happy...lucky for George that Granger has been injured...
Nuggets a great example... Lawson, Nate Robinson, Andre Miller and only 1 ball...
 
1989 NBA Draft.. Stacey King picked at #6... who came 17th that year??

Only the greatest #17 pick ever... Shawn Kemp. :kick:

haha, Imagine if he had of gone to the Bulls way back then... WOW. :rolleyes:

*edit year typo . *facepalm*
 
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M4YH3M1 said:
1979.. Stacey King picked at #6... who came 17th that year??

Only the greatest #17 pick ever... Shawn Kemp. :kick:

haha, Imagine if he had of gone to the Bulls way back then... WOW. :rolleyes:
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You nearly threw me off there with that typo! Had me believing that Kemp was 10 years older haha.
 
So thought it was time for a bit of an update -


Full list of #6 picks
Kenny Smith
Hersey Hawkins
Antoine Walker
Wally Szczerbiak
Shane Battier
Chris Kaman
Tom Gugliotta
Bryant Reeves
Stacey King
Joe Kleine
DeMarr Johnson
Ron Mercer
Calbert Chaney
Felton Spencer
William Bedford
Mel Tupin
Doug Smith
Sharone Wright
Robert Traylor
Dajuan Wagner
Chris Kaman
Josh Childress
Martell Webster
Brandon Roy
Yi Jianlin
Danilo Gallinari
Jonny Flynn
Ekpe Udoh
2011 - Jan Vesely
2012 - Damian Lillard
2013 - Nerlens Noel (already traded and spent entire rookie season injured - apparently coming back for summer league)
2014 - TBC


Still a pretty ugly list - hopefully Lillard changes it, although looking at Noel doesn't look pretty.
 
Noel should have a good career ahead of him, just because he spent his first season injured, it shouldn't affect him too much if he's rehabbed the correct way. Let's not forget Blake griffins first and second seasons
 
Noel reportedly has increased his vertical by 2 inches and improved his shooting since being injured this season, I think he will surprise alot of people next season.
 
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