2009 - Wesley Matthews (duh), and Jeff Adrien (even though he eventually got his chance, I thought he'd be picked somewhere between 55-60).
2010 - Jerome Dyson - despite his knee injury, the guy was a defensive standout and slasher while at Uconn, so I felt that that was a bit odd.
Samardo Samuels - wanted him on draft night. Good size and excellent post moves without any character problems (looking at you, Jared Sullinger). In fact, although Sully is the better rebounder and passer, many people were comparing him to Samuels on draft night. He played really well for the Cavs when given the chance, so I don't understand why he couldn't find a place on a team that needs low post scoring (read: almost every team). OKC comes to mind.
2011 - Scotty Hopson - I think that I'd been reading too much Slam
at that time, haha, but all the same, it's not like he was a bust at Tennessee. Maybe he wasn't aggressive enough, or consistently aggressive enough, I don't remember anymore. He has a nice shot and good size for a sg, though.
2012 - Henry Sims - I liked his skill set, and we needed someone who could have given KG even a bit of a breather. He's a good passer, post player and jump shooter, with pretty good size. It's nice to see guys like him playing well.
2013 - I don't think that I had anyone for that year, but that draft was so bad anyway, haha.
2014 - Roscoe Smith - I was so excited to see him come to Uconn when Calhoun said he reminded him of Reggie Lewis. Yeah, not so much. Still, a sf that lead the country in rebounding going undrafted is a bit bizarre, imo. I think he's play for the Lakers' summer league team, but he hasn't gotten much of, if any, minutes, by my last check. Good luck, Roscoe! Why not bring him in for a workout, or even to training camp? What do we have to lose?
Jabari Brown - the guy has definite skills. You don't average 19.9 ppg without doing something right, lol. Maybe it was that game against Kentucky, but he showed that he's a good ball handler, shooter, and slasher. He more than passed my eye test, but again, it was YouTube
I know that I mentioned him in a thread after the draft, but I just thought that I'd put him here as well.
Anyway, those are mine. Who are yours?
Topic: Players who surprised you by going undrafted (Read 1219 times)