Drafting players is far from an exact science, and many a GM has been second-guessed for his draft night decisions. I’m willing to bet that every team executive has at least one pick that he would like a mulligan for. While life, and the NBA, doesn’t allow for such opportunities, we at Hoops Rumors decided it would be fun to give our readers a second take at picking players, complete with the benefit of hindsight.
The first NBA Draft we’ll tackle is 2013’s, the year that the Cavaliers surprised quite a few people when they nabbed UNLV forward Anthony Bennett with the No. 1 overall pick. Quite a few talented players were in that year’s player pool, including Victor Oladipo, Nerlens Noel, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Rudy Gobert, just to rattle off a few.
In the weeks ahead, we’ll provide a series of reader polls that ask you to vote on the player whom you believe should have been selected with each pick. We’ll kick this off with the Cavaliers, who owned the No. 1 pick that season. Readers, you are now on the clock! Cast your vote for Cleveland’s pick and check back tomorrow night for the results, as well as for your chance to vote for whom the Magic should have taken at No. 2. But don’t limit yourself to a simple button click. Take to the comments section below and share your thoughts on the pick and why you voted the way that you did. Also, if I fail to list a player who you think should be selected, feel free to post that in the comments section and I’ll be certain to tally those votes as well.
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I’d take Oladipo, he’s the furthest along of all of them with almost as much potential as the other ones close behind. Orlandipo aka Mr. 540 is a great two way player, who’s shown to be an obvious hard worker, his style of play reminds me of a young Wade, though I don’t think he will ever be as good as Wade was. Antetokounmpo, Gobert and Noel are all close seconds. And if we are talking more specifically on who the Cavs should have taken it’s clearly Oladipo. He would be a perfect fit on the Cavs, he’s pretty much a way better version of Shumpert. If he was dealt for Love he’d be the perfect fit on the Wolves too. Imagine the athleticism they’d have in a line up featuring LaVine, Oladipo, Wiggins and Towns.