How good a pick was Avery Bradley??

[EDWARDO]

Really really good. Look at the list of guys taken after him. Dreadful. Is there a decent NBA starter on that list? Don't think so. A couple marginal contributors, but mostly dreck.


1   19   Avery Bradley   PG    United States   Boston Celtics   Texas (Fr.)
1   20   James Anderson   SG    United States   San Antonio Spurs   Oklahoma State (Jr.)
1   21   Craig Brackins   PF    United States   Oklahoma City Thunder Iowa State (Jr.)
1   22   Elliot Williams   SG    United States   Portland Trail Blazers   Memphis (So.)
1   23   Trevor Booker   PF    United States   Minnesota Timberwolves Washington)[E]
1   24   Damion James   SF    United States   Atlanta Hawks Texas (Sr.)
1   25   Dominique Jones   SG    United States   Memphis Dallas)[G]   USF (Jr.)
1   26   Quincy Pondexter   SF    United States   Oklahoma City Thunder. Washington (Sr.)
1   27   Jordan Crawford   SG    United States   New Jersey Nets    Xavier (So.)
1   28   Greivis Vásquez   PG/SG    Venezuela   Memphis Grizzlies Maryland (Sr.)
1   29   Daniel Orton   C    United States   Orlando Magic   Kentucky (Fr.)
1   30   Lazar Hayward   SF    United States   Washington Wizards to Marquette (Sr.)
2   31   Tibor Pleiß[15]#   C    Germany   New Jersey Nets  Baskets (Germany) 1989
2   32   Dexter Pittman   C    United States   Miami Texas (Sr.)
2   33   Hassan Whiteside   PF/C    United States   Sacramento Kings   Marshall (Fr.)
2   34   Armon Johnson   PG    United States   Portland Trail Blazers Nevada (Jr.)
2   35   Nemanja Bjelica[16]#   SF    Serbia   Washington Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1988
2   36   Terrico White[17]#   PG/SG    United States   Detroit Pistons   Ole Miss (So.)
2   37   Darington Hobson   SF    United States   Milwaukee Bucks (from Philadelphia)[l]
2   38   Andy Rautins   PG/SG    Canadaa[›]   New York Knicks   Syracuse (Sr.)
2   39   Landry Fields   SF    United States   New York Stanford (Sr.)
2   40   Lance Stephenson   SG    United States   Indiana Pacers   Cincinnati (Fr.)
2   41   Jarvis Varnado[18]#   PF    United States   Miami Heat Mississippi State (Sr.)
2   42   Da'Sean Butler[19]#   SF    United States   Miami Heat (from Toronto)

2   43   Devin Ebanks   SF    United States   Los Angeles Lakers (from Memphis)
2   44   Jerome Jordan   C    Jamaica   Milwaukee Bucks
2   45   Paulão Prestes[20]#   PF/C    Brazil   Minnesota Timberwolves
2   46   Gani Lawal   PF    United States   Phoenix Suns Georgia Tech
2   47   Tiny Gallon[21]#   PF/C    United States   Milwaukee Bucks   Oklahoma (Fr.)
2   48   Latavious Williams[22]#   SF/PF    United States   Miami Heat

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

Really really good. Look at the list of guys taken after him. Dreadful. Is there a decent NBA starter on that list? Don't think so. A couple marginal contributors, but mostly dreck.


1   19   Avery Bradley   PG    United States   Boston Celtics   Texas (Fr.)
1   20   James Anderson   SG    United States   San Antonio Spurs   Oklahoma State (Jr.)
1   21   Craig Brackins   PF    United States   Oklahoma City Thunder Iowa State (Jr.)
1   22   Elliot Williams   SG    United States   Portland Trail Blazers   Memphis (So.)
1   23   Trevor Booker   PF    United States   Minnesota Timberwolves Washington)[E]
1   24   Damion James   SF    United States   Atlanta Hawks Texas (Sr.)
1   25   Dominique Jones   SG    United States   Memphis Dallas)[G]   USF (Jr.)
1   26   Quincy Pondexter   SF    United States   Oklahoma City Thunder. Washington (Sr.)
1   27   Jordan Crawford   SG    United States   New Jersey Nets    Xavier (So.)
1   28   Greivis Vásquez   PG/SG    Venezuela   Memphis Grizzlies Maryland (Sr.)
1   29   Daniel Orton   C    United States   Orlando Magic   Kentucky (Fr.)
1   30   Lazar Hayward   SF    United States   Washington Wizards to Marquette (Sr.)
2   31   Tibor Pleiß[15]#   C    Germany   New Jersey Nets  Baskets (Germany) 1989
2   32   Dexter Pittman   C    United States   Miami Texas (Sr.)
2   33   Hassan Whiteside   PF/C    United States   Sacramento Kings   Marshall (Fr.)
2   34   Armon Johnson   PG    United States   Portland Trail Blazers Nevada (Jr.)
2   35   Nemanja Bjelica[16]#   SF    Serbia   Washington Red Star Belgrade (Serbia) 1988
2   36   Terrico White[17]#   PG/SG    United States   Detroit Pistons   Ole Miss (So.)
2   37   Darington Hobson   SF    United States   Milwaukee Bucks (from Philadelphia)[l]
2   38   Andy Rautins   PG/SG    Canadaa[›]   New York Knicks   Syracuse (Sr.)
2   39   Landry Fields   SF    United States   New York Stanford (Sr.)
2   40   Lance Stephenson   SG    United States   Indiana Pacers   Cincinnati (Fr.)
2   41   Jarvis Varnado[18]#   PF    United States   Miami Heat Mississippi State (Sr.)
2   42   Da'Sean Butler[19]#   SF    United States   Miami Heat (from Toronto)

2   43   Devin Ebanks   SF    United States   Los Angeles Lakers (from Memphis)
2   44   Jerome Jordan   C    Jamaica   Milwaukee Bucks
2   45   Paulão Prestes[20]#   PF/C    Brazil   Minnesota Timberwolves
2   46   Gani Lawal   PF    United States   Phoenix Suns Georgia Tech
2   47   Tiny Gallon[21]#   PF/C    United States   Milwaukee Bucks   Oklahoma (Fr.)
2   48   Latavious Williams[22]#   SF/PF    United States   Miami Heat

Wow! Who are the ones picked before him, please? ABeast is tha MAN!!

[letsgoblue86]

Crawford's not terrible.  Vasquez and Fields are there too.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

Crawford's not terrible.  Vasquez and Fields are there too.

He did say "A couple marginal contributors"....

[pearljammer10]

I love bradley and what he did last year...But lets wait and see if he can start a for us for a full season and play well for longer than an 18 game stretch.

[CoachBo]

I love bradley and what he did last year...But lets wait and see if he can start a for us for a full season and play well for longer than an 18 game stretch.

Agreed.

It's 20 games, albeit a good 20 games. Let's hold off on dusting him off a spot in Springfield, shall we?

[blink]

Let's also see him after a full training camp, not injured and playing with the starters from day 1.  I think he is going to be fine.  

If our guards included these I would be happy:
RRondo
ABradley
OJ Mayo
K Dooling
Moore

I think that would be a great group.  Pretty athletic, good defenders...I don't see RA coming back, but if we can snag Mayo as a replacement I will be happy.

I love bradley and what he did last year...But lets wait and see if he can start a for us for a full season and play well for longer than an 18 game stretch.

[theswitch]

Let's also see him after a full training camp, not injured and playing with the starters from day 1.  I think he is going to be fine.  

If our guards included these I would be happy:
RRondo
ABradley
OJ Mayo
K Dooling
Moore

I think that would be a great group.  Pretty athletic, good defenders...I don't see RA coming back, but if we can snag Mayo as a replacement I will be happy.

I love bradley and what he did last year...But lets wait and see if he can start a for us for a full season and play well for longer than an 18 game stretch.

Yes and no, for me. That's a great group as long as you have at least a guy like Pietrus who can guard the bigger 2s and can play the 3 as well. There's nobody in the group you listed over 6'3-4, and that's a problem.

[blink]

Well I consider MP a 3, not a guard.  And yes I hope we get him back at a good price next year.  If we could swing both MP and Jeff Green I would be excited.

Let's also see him after a full training camp, not injured and playing with the starters from day 1.  I think he is going to be fine.  

If our guards included these I would be happy:
RRondo
ABradley
OJ Mayo
K Dooling
Moore

I think that would be a great group.  Pretty athletic, good defenders...I don't see RA coming back, but if we can snag Mayo as a replacement I will be happy.

I love bradley and what he did last year...But lets wait and see if he can start a for us for a full season and play well for longer than an 18 game stretch.

Yes and no, for me. That's a great group as long as you have at least a guy like Pietrus who can guard the bigger 2s and can play the 3 as well. There's nobody in the group you listed over 6'3-4, and that's a problem.

[ctrey]

I have said this since he got picked after watching a ton of his games at the University of Texas: (I Live in Houston) He is the second coming of Joe Dumars.

[Tr1boy]

There is no doubt he is a nba calibre sg starter. What else does he have to do? Without Ray Allen, not only did he play well, but he helped the Celtics propel out of a funk.

It doesn't matter if he doesn't score 1 pt , his defence is amazing. But he proved that he can score. His cutting is a headache to deal with, also can finish athletically on the fast break or by penetration and can shoot threes.

[hwangjini_1]

another way to look at this is to ask where would he have been drafted if we could redo the draf today?

i tried to copy and paste the first 18 picks from 2010, but could not do it. 

if someone could paste the first 18 picks i think you could see that a redo of the draft would make bradley a top 10 pick.

[AshyLarry]

It's observations like these that just renew my faith in Danny. Put into perspective, I think he was the best pick in the draft, relative to position, maybe not even relative to position! Wow.

[Roy H.]

if someone could paste the first 18 picks i think you could see that a redo of the draft would make bradley a top 10 pick.

1. John Wall
2. Evan Turner
3. Derrick Favors
4. Wesley Johnson
5. DeMarcus Cousins
6. Ekpe Udoh
7. Greg Monroe
8. Al-Farouq Aminu
9. Gordon Hayward
10. Paul George
11. Cole Aldrich
12. Xavier Henry
13. Ed Davis
14. Patrick Patterson
15. Larry Sanders
16. Luke Babbitt
17. Kevin Seraphin
18. Eric Bledsoe
19. Avery Bradley

Top ten is probable. 

[hwangjini_1]

if someone could paste the first 18 picks i think you could see that a redo of the draft would make bradley a top 10 pick.

1. John Wall
2. Evan Turner
3. Derrick Favors
4. Wesley Johnson
5. DeMarcus Cousins
6. Ekpe Udoh
7. Greg Monroe
8. Al-Farouq Aminu
9. Gordon Hayward
10. Paul George
11. Cole Aldrich
12. Xavier Henry
13. Ed Davis
14. Patrick Patterson
15. Larry Sanders
16. Luke Babbitt
17. Kevin Seraphin
18. Eric Bledsoe
19. Avery Bradley

Top ten is probable. 

thanks roy. tp.