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 lottery picks we’re tackling 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 number of 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 days ahead, we’ll be posting a series of reader polls that will ask you to vote on the player whom you believe should have been selected with each pick in the 2013 Draft lottery. We’ll continue onward with the Jazz, who acquired the No. 9 overall pick that season. Readers, you are now on the clock! Cast your vote for Utah’s pick and check back tomorrow night for the results, as well as for your chance to vote for whom the Trail Blazers should have taken at No. 10. 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.
Draft Results thus far:
- Cavaliers: Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Magic: Victor Oladipo
- Wizards: Nerlens Noel
- Hornets: Rudy Gobert
- Suns: Michael Carter-Williams
- 76ers: Ben McLemore
- Kings: Mason Plumlee
- Pistons: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
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Next draft should be the 2009 draft. Curry, Harden and Griffin at the top and Teague, Jennings, Tyreke, and Lawson as the second tier.
I’m going to include a poll when we do the No. 13 overall pick to see which draft you all want to do next (I’m only doing the lottery portion of these, not the full first round), so look for that and cast your vote. I’ll definitely include 2009 as a choice.
you shud just do the rest of the first round yourself wouldnbe interesting
First of all, KCP to the Pistons again? Wouldn’t have guessed that at the beginning of this. And for the Jazz, Schröder has been a strong contender the last several picks. No surprise to see him running away with this one.