2008 NBA Draft - A Look Back

[nickagneta]

Only real bust is Joel Alexander

what a joke the Bucks are. They should have picked Lopez a front line of Bogut, Jefferson and Lopez would be fantastic in the East

I'm not ready to label Joe Alexander a bust yet. I'm living in Milwaukee right now, and I've watched Skiles give him VIRTUALLY no playing time. It would be understandable if he played and sucked, but he just doesn't play. So I'd argue that Alexander's really more of an unknown quantity at this point.

I would counter that playing in 50 games at nearly an 11 MPG clip makes him a heck of a lot more known quantity than you might think. I think J R Giddens and Serge Ibaka and Danilo Gallinari given their lack of games played in and minutes played in are unknown quantities. Alexander has played in over 500 NBA minutes and was a rumor in a trade that included him and another player for Mike Conley.  Memphis rejected that trade. That doesn't bode well for what Milwaukee and Memphis, two of the less talented teams in the league, thinks of his skills, nevermind what the better teams in the league might think.

[perks-a-beast]

I think in the future when looking back at this draft it will be the 2nd best one of the decade next to the 2003 draft. Mayo, Beasley, Rose, Love, Wetbrook and Lopez all have HALL OF FAME potential.