#6 picks are cursed

[Billyhoyle]

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.

Yeah I read the same thing. Apparently was healthy enough to come back before end of season too. Still not easy to recover from major injury

 

[Mr Paparazzi]

Yeah I read the same thing. Apparently was healthy enough to come back before end of season too. Still not easy to recover from major injury

Yeah only time will tell, was a beast at UK so hopefully can overcome and be the player he showed signs of. Have bought a couple of his RC autos just in case.

 

[spanishsahara]

When you consider how the sixers have a great chance of getting the number one or at least a very very high pick in this loaded draft, they could quickly become a scary good team

 

[KB.]

I loaded up on Noel prizms just in case.

 

[Greg_B]

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

And dumbest draft pick ever was a number 2 pick as well! Sam Bowie at 2 over Michael Jordan at 3.

I love thinking about 'What If?" scenarios like this - can you imagine what the 80's/90's would have been like with a Jordan/Drexler Portland dominating the Northwest? Especially if Chicago didn't make the trade for Olden Polynice and Seattle ended up with a Pippen/Kemp combo....

 

[West Oz Cards]

My ultimate what-if: Chicago took Kemp at pick#6 instead of Stacey King and he developed into the monster he did alongside Jordan and Pippen... WOW

 

[mat2323]

Am I the only one who thinks that noel and Embiid will have trouble in the nba with the very small body's they have, Davis had abit of trouble till he bulked up Lot this year and is now destroying the nba, and he even has a way better outside game than them both, noel will be ok but embiid has bust all over him for me, Thabeet anyone???

 

[Billyhoyle]

So thought it was time for a bit of an update again-


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 - Marcus Smart
2015 - Willie Cauley-Stein
2016 - Buddy Hield
2017 - Jonathan Isaac

Myabe Lillard has broken it now - still not sure if you'd consider him a superstar?

 

[West Oz Cards]

Definitely broken with Damian Lillard. Kid is a bonfide star.

But yeah, it's not a good pick be drafting.. lol

 

[Billyhoyle]

Good luck to Orlando in the 2018 draft!

Interestingly they also had the 2017 #6 - not a bust at the moment - but only played 27 games in his rookie season after a bad ankle/foot injury.

probably not in the top 20 picks from last year

 

[Billyhoyle]

Good luck to Orlando in the 2018 draft!

Interestingly they also had the 2017 #6 - not a bust at the moment - but only played 27 games in his rookie season after a bad ankle/foot injury.

probably not in the top 20 picks from last year

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huExMpw1Y3Y

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Jz5lH8j8II

 

[Card Fanatic]

Don't tell this guy that Antoine Walker is a bust: http://www.ozceltics.com/antoinewalker/home.htm

 

[Billyhoyle]

Don't tell this guy that Antoine Walker is a bust: http://www.ozceltics.com/antoinewalker/home.htm

an allstar but definitely not a superstar

 

[Billyhoyle]

Guess it still continues with Mo Bamba breaking his leg last season!!!

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 - Marcus Smart
2015 - Willie Cauley-Stein
2016 - Buddy Hield
2017 - Jonathan Isaac
2018 - Mo Bamba (Broken leg in rookie season)
2019 - Jarrett Culver (and being dicussed to be traded)

 

[Billyhoyle]

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 - Marcus Smart
2015 - Willie Cauley-Stein
2016 - Buddy Hield
2017 - Jonathan Isaac (major injury in 2020)
2018 - Mo Bamba (Broken leg in rookie season)
2019 - Jarrett Culver (and being dicussed to be traded)
2020 - Onyeka Okongwu (already missing games and minor injuries)

 

[Billyhoyle]

Let's hope the 2021 #6 pick can break the curse

 

[TheCardExperience]

Oh boy, it's bound to produce a GOAT after the history it's had!!

 

[DGCollectables]

2012 - Damian Lillard - quality clutch player and broke the "curse" that year!