Greatest 1,2,3 Draft Class

[slamtheking]

I definitely remember Jaylen being considered the third guy in a two-man draft.  But I thought Tatum's draft was thought of as pretty equal across the top four.  My recollection is that Fultz was the consensus #1 but not by much, Ball was #2 just because of the connection to LA at that pick, but Tatum and Jackson were right up there with them.

I preferred Jackson at the time.  Whoops.

I definitely remember here that it was not a JB is #3 consensus.  I think the majority of people were split between Dunn and Bender.  Having difficulty recalling that there more than maybe a few people in the JB camp before the pick and afterwards, a whole lot of "Danny's an idiot".

Agreed. It was a crapshoot after #2 and hotly debated on here. People were in different camps.  Dunn was probably the most vocal being the local guy.  Bender was the polarizing guy who people either loved or hated. There wasn't much in between there.  Some people were in the Hield or Murray camps.  Then you had people banking on the potential of Chriss.  The board was all over the place.  Brown had supporters but it wasn't like he was a slam dunk or anything.  Lot of question marks there.  If I recall, around his shooting. 

'17 seemed to be more Tatum or Jackson.  I think a few were on Fox but this pick wasn't as divisive as '16.

wasn't the issue with Jackson that he refused to work out or meet the C's front office?  I thought that was a principle factor in them picking Tatum

[BitterJim]

I definitely remember Jaylen being considered the third guy in a two-man draft.  But I thought Tatum's draft was thought of as pretty equal across the top four.  My recollection is that Fultz was the consensus #1 but not by much, Ball was #2 just because of the connection to LA at that pick, but Tatum and Jackson were right up there with them.

I preferred Jackson at the time.  Whoops.

I definitely remember here that it was not a JB is #3 consensus.  I think the majority of people were split between Dunn and Bender.  Having difficulty recalling that there more than maybe a few people in the JB camp before the pick and afterwards, a whole lot of "Danny's an idiot".

Agreed. It was a crapshoot after #2 and hotly debated on here. People were in different camps.  Dunn was probably the most vocal being the local guy.  Bender was the polarizing guy who people either loved or hated. There wasn't much in between there.  Some people were in the Hield or Murray camps.  Then you had people banking on the potential of Chriss.  The board was all over the place.  Brown had supporters but it wasn't like he was a slam dunk or anything.  Lot of question marks there.  If I recall, around his shooting. 

'17 seemed to be more Tatum or Jackson.  I think a few were on Fox but this pick wasn't as divisive as '16.

Dunn was especially popular because of the rumors that Chicago really wanted him and would trade Butler for a package built around Dunn

I definitely remember seeing a lot of "Celtics Dunn [messed] up" among NBA fans after we took Brown

[Moranis]

I definitely remember Jaylen being considered the third guy in a two-man draft.  But I thought Tatum's draft was thought of as pretty equal across the top four.  My recollection is that Fultz was the consensus #1 but not by much, Ball was #2 just because of the connection to LA at that pick, but Tatum and Jackson were right up there with them.

I preferred Jackson at the time.  Whoops.

I definitely remember here that it was not a JB is #3 consensus.  I think the majority of people were split between Dunn and Bender.  Having difficulty recalling that there more than maybe a few people in the JB camp before the pick and afterwards, a whole lot of "Danny's an idiot".

Agreed. It was a crapshoot after #2 and hotly debated on here. People were in different camps.  Dunn was probably the most vocal being the local guy.  Bender was the polarizing guy who people either loved or hated. There wasn't much in between there.  Some people were in the Hield or Murray camps.  Then you had people banking on the potential of Chriss.  The board was all over the place.  Brown had supporters but it wasn't like he was a slam dunk or anything.  Lot of question marks there.  If I recall, around his shooting. 

'17 seemed to be more Tatum or Jackson.  I think a few were on Fox but this pick wasn't as divisive as '16.

Dunn was especially popular because of the rumors that Chicago really wanted him and would trade Butler for a package built around Dunn

I definitely remember seeing a lot of "Celtics Dunn [messed] up" among NBA fans after we took Brown

Philly also wanted Dunn.  I forget the exact trade rumored to be in the table but I think it was something like Noel, Covington, and a pick in the 20's for 3.  The Sixers wanted to add Dunn to Simmons, Embiid, and Okafor while removing 1 of their 3 centers. 

[boscel33]

I definitely remember Jaylen being considered the third guy in a two-man draft.  But I thought Tatum's draft was thought of as pretty equal across the top four.  My recollection is that Fultz was the consensus #1 but not by much, Ball was #2 just because of the connection to LA at that pick, but Tatum and Jackson were right up there with them.

I preferred Jackson at the time.  Whoops.

I'm glad for this too!  I was team JB from the get-go.  Still can't believe people boo'd that pick!

[Celtics4ever]

1984 as Roy said you can win that one with just these two

Akeem Olajuwon 1
Michael Jordon 3

Even with Sam Bowie 2

[Moranis]

Thinking about draft history, if you could take one draft to build the best and most cohesive team what draft you taking?

Some top contenders - 15 deep - starters listed first, then bench by position

2003 - Mo Williams, Wade, Lebron, Melo, Bosh - Hinrich, Barbosa, Josh Howard, Korver, David West, Diaw, Collinson, Perk, Zaza, Kaman

1996 - Nash, Ray, Kobe, Peja, Camby - Iverson, Marbury, Fisher, Kittles, McCarty, JO, Toine, Abdur Rahim, Big Z, Dampier

1985 - Porter, Dumars, Mullin, Mailman, Ewing - Michael Adams, Elie, McDaniel, Corbin, Detlef, AC Green, Oakley, Sabonis, Hot Rod, Wennington

1984 - Stockton, Jordan, Kersey, Barkley, Hakeem - Fleming, Humphries, A. Robertson, Tony Campbell, Ron Anderson, S. Perkins, Thorpe, Willis, Cage, Bowie

1970 - Tiny, Maravich, Rudy T, Cowens, Lanier - Calvin Murphy, Charlie Scott, Petrie, Randy Smith, John Johnson, Jim McMillian, Heard, Issel, Lacey, George Johnson

Really can't beat the 84 starting unit, but that bench is the weakest of these teams. 70 lacks the top 10 all timer, but their size would be tough for other teams to handle with MVP big men in Cowens and Lanier, along with Issel and Lacey on the bench, plus Tiny and Pistol Pete is massive offensive firepower from the starting guards.  And 70 had 12 all stars, the most of any year (well 74 also had 12 all stars, but I don't think the team measures up led by Walton and Gervin so I didn't include it). 96 would be the most interesting test of a team concept given you have Nash, AI, Ray, Kobe and then Marbury.  Cohesiveness may be an issue with that group of guards (plus not exactly efficient players like Toine down low).  03 many of those guys actually played together so that team might work the best, especially since Lebron, played with almost everyone on that team at one point.  85 I think may be the best put together team both in the starting unit and the bench, but Mailman doesn't exactly excite as the lead player. 

So who you got, and did I miss a year?

[Celtics2021]

Wrong thread.

[Donoghus]

Not necessarily the same caliber of those of those other drafts but you could put together a decent squad from the '07 draft.

Durant, Horford, M. Gasol, Conley, Wilson Chandler, Noah, Jeff Green, Thaddeus Young,  Jared Dudley, Arron Affalo, Tiago Splitter, Ramon Sessions, Marco Bellinelli, Corey Brewer, Spencer Hawes