This one’s tough. Obviously I have the benefit of hindsight in for ’96. So with that:
It wasn’t until Nash and O’Neal’s 2nd team and 5th seasons that they become full time starters. And it took until their 6th season’s to become All-Stars.
It took Camby 8 seasons and 3 teams until he played over 70 games in a season.
Peja waited 2 more years until he played in the NBA. So overall it took 5 seasons since he was drafted to become a full time starter, and 6 to become an All-Star.
While a full time starter right away, it took Abdur-Rahim 10 seasons to even make the playoffs. It was 6 seasons and his 2nd team before he made his only All-Star appearance.
If I’m going for immediate results, I might have to consider:
Kobe
Antoine
(both All-Stars in year 2)
Iverson
Allen
Marbury
(full time starters right away with good stats).
And since I probably wouldn’t want to draft two guards, I might take Antoine and one of the guards (probably Kobe). **Shudder**
Even without hindsight, I was never big on Camby and loved Walker's versatility, but know Abdur-Rahim was rated higher as a versatile forward. So I probably would have gone with Iverson first and either Abdur-Rahim or Walker for the 2nd pick. Still shuddering.
Same thought with '14. Don't want to draft similar positions. So Wiggins, and maybe Smart or Exum.
Topic: 1996 draft class vs 2014 draft class. Who do you take with two top 10 picks? (Read 6092 times)