2013 draft revisited

[Celtics18]

I continue to have a feeling a lot of guys from that draft are going to redeem themselves.

Agreed.

[greece66]

How would you rank the top 10 players drafted in hindsight?
Where would you place KO?
Given the order, did Danny do well to grab KO at 13?

We should have got Giannis. Case closed.
His potential is not for a future all-star but for a future Hall of Famer. 2m11+huge hands+ ball control+high basketball IQ+age+ willingness to play D.
Of course he could always get injured or get arrested for using drugs at an orgy. But barring sthg really unexpected happening to him he has huge potential and given that he has a very down to earth character I see no reason for him not to reach his peak.
Btw, because I hear the 'bad-shot' argument quite often. He is 19 and he shoots 35% at the 3P. Give the kid a break.

[kiwiceltic]

I agree with everything you've said. Personally I think Stephen Adams has the potential to be an All Star and I wanted him as our pick- mainly because I know how athletic and insanely strong the Maori native New Zealanders are. (I'm Australian and was slightly biased towards the New Zealander). His defense looks like it could be game changing for the Thunder- him and Ibaka could be a nightmare.

What strikes me about him is he is so frikkin huge (he looks like 275 lbs to me) and has good hands. He is like 80% accuracy around the rim (take a look at the putback highlight from last night) and he is actually averaging 2.5 steals in the pre-season.

People get caught up in length (which is important in basketball.. don't get me wrong). The greatest rebounders and defenders however use strength and skill .

www.youtube.com/embed/snfiwXWrWYo

I would have loved to have taken Adams instead of KO ..... Imagine Rondo, AB, Smart, or Green coming off this pick!