6th overall picks 1993-2013

[Boris Badenov]

I was planning on starting this feel-good topic on all the stars and studs that have been selected sixth overall in past NBA drafts. I must say the list doesn't really blow me away, since I think the jury is still out on Lillard.

Thoughts?

Per basketball-reference.com:

Sixth overall selections, year-by-year:   

2013   Nerlens Noel
2012   Damian Lillard
2011   Jan Vesely
2010   Ekpe Udoh
2009   Jonny Flynn
2008   Danilo Gallinari
2007   Yi Jianlian (...)
2006   Brandon Roy
2005   Martell Webster
2004   Josh Childress
2003   Chris Kaman
2002   Dajuan Wagner
2001   Shane Battier
2000   DerMarr Johnson
1999   Wally Szczerbiak
1998   Robert Traylor
1997   Ron Mercer (...)
1996   Antoine Walker
1995   Bryant Reeves
1994   Sharone Wright
1993   Calbert Cheaney

Nice perspective, both on what we might get and what we'd be surrendering in a trade.

[BballTim]

If you want to take a historical look, I wouldn't focus only on who was picked exactly at #6, but instead look at who was picked in that range, say maybe 6-10, as a few different players could have been drafted at #6 in any year based on the team drafting.

Sure Robert Traylor was drafted at #6 in '98, but let's hope the C's would have drafted Dirk (#9) or Pierce (#10) if they had the #6 pick that year.

Plenty of All-Star caliber players in the 6-10 range:

2012: Andre Drummond, #9
2010: Paul George, #10
2010: Gordon Hayward, #9
2010: Greg Monroe, #7
2009: Demar DeRozan, #9
2009: Steph Curry, #7
2008: Brook Lopez, #10
2007: Joakim Noah, #9
2006: Rudy Gay, #8
2005: Andrew Bynum, #10
2004: Andre Iguadala, #9
2004: Luol Deng, #7
2002: Caron Butler, #10
2002: Amare Stoudemire, #9
2001: Joe Johnson, #10
1999: Shawn Marion, #9
1999: Richard Hamilton, #7
1998: Paul Pierce, #10
1998: Dirk Nowitzki, #9
1997: Tracy McGrady, #9
1995: Damon Stoudamire, #7
1994: Eddie Jones, #10
1993: Vin Baker, #8

  6-10 is a 5 pick range. So if there's on average 1 player at that level a year in that range there's roughly a 1 in 5 chance you'll get one. I think we had a better shot at getting a top 2 pick in the draft.

[Eja117]

I was planning on starting this feel-good topic on all the stars and studs that have been selected sixth overall in past NBA drafts. I must say the list doesn't really blow me away, since I think the jury is still out on Lillard.

Thoughts?

Per basketball-reference.com:

Sixth overall selections, year-by-year:   

2013   Nerlens Noel
2012   Damian Lillard
2011   Jan Vesely
2010   Ekpe Udoh
2009   Jonny Flynn
2008   Danilo Gallinari
2007   Yi Jianlian (...)
2006   Brandon Roy
2005   Martell Webster
2004   Josh Childress
2003   Chris Kaman
2002   Dajuan Wagner
2001   Shane Battier
2000   DerMarr Johnson
1999   Wally Szczerbiak
1998   Robert Traylor
1997   Ron Mercer (...)
1996   Antoine Walker
1995   Bryant Reeves
1994   Sharone Wright
1993   Calbert Cheaney

wow that list is horrible

[gar]

Thanks TP

Finally some hope based on realistic prospects. Am feeling good about Smart or Gordon @ #6 and based on that either a PG or Wing at #17 (lots of good options there). We may need to move up from #17 to get a quality PG like Napier or Ennis or LaVine; but would be worth a future first to move up in my view.

Of course the other option is to make a move for Embid. Don't like Randle for the C's. He is just a more athletic, less methodical Sullinger or an inexperienced Humphries or Bass. His ceiling is not as high as Gordon's or Smart's.

[libermaniac]

If you want to take a historical look, I wouldn't focus only on who was picked exactly at #6, but instead look at who was picked in that range, say maybe 6-10, as a few different players could have been drafted at #6 in any year based on the team drafting.

Sure Robert Traylor was drafted at #6 in '98, but let's hope the C's would have drafted Dirk (#9) or Pierce (#10) if they had the #6 pick that year.

Plenty of All-Star caliber players in the 6-10 range:

2012: Andre Drummond, #9
2010: Paul George, #10
2010: Gordon Hayward, #9
2010: Greg Monroe, #7
2009: Demar DeRozan, #9
2009: Steph Curry, #7
2008: Brook Lopez, #10
2007: Joakim Noah, #9
2006: Rudy Gay, #8
2005: Andrew Bynum, #10
2004: Andre Iguadala, #9
2004: Luol Deng, #7
2002: Caron Butler, #10
2002: Amare Stoudemire, #9
2001: Joe Johnson, #10
1999: Shawn Marion, #9
1999: Richard Hamilton, #7
1998: Paul Pierce, #10
1998: Dirk Nowitzki, #9
1997: Tracy McGrady, #9
1995: Damon Stoudamire, #7
1994: Eddie Jones, #10
1993: Vin Baker, #8

What, no Antoine on your list?  If we could get a player of his talent, I'd be thrilled.  He had a pretty good career with the C's, and was the glue that held them together, before the trade and the lack of conditioning derailed his career.