One year on... Who do you think was the steal of the 2013 Draft?

[bopna]

For whatever its worth...Bennett was sucha waste of a number 1 pick so much so anyone drafted behind him is considered a steal....

[JJ2525]

Unsure of who the biggest steal of the 2013 NBA draft is, but the biggest thief is unequivocally Anthony Bennett.

[fairweatherfan]

Dieng-Plumlee-Hardaway is a pretty good stretch of quality for the 21-24 spots.  Jury's still out on Solomon Hill though, of course.

[Randy]

Aside from KO, I'd have to go with Steve Adams. I think he's going to be a important part of the Thunders future, once Perks contract is up Adams will most likely replace him completely and that will give them important cap room while he's on the rookie scale.

[slamtheking]

went with MCW.  ROY picked that late in the draft has to get serious consideration.  I don't think he'll have the best career of everyone picked last year but he definitely surpassed expectations.

[clover]

I'd say KO, but it's painful to be reading his daily blog from Vietnam without so much as a mention of his working out:

http://www.nba.com/celtics/news/sidebar/kelly-olynyks-vietnam-travel-journal/

[Kevin OConnor]

I voted for Giannis by accident but meant to click Gorgui.

[CelticD]

i said kelly olynyk. maybe its the bias talking, but i think he's shown more tools than any of the other rookie options besides maybe mcw. the reason y i dont have mcw bein the steal is because despite a great overall package, his efficiency is poor. (granted its his rookie year and played a larger role in the sixers' offense than kelly did in the celtics offense), but im a huge sucker for efficiency.

i was never thrilled with raw ppg or raw assist numbers. im more interested in how efficiently u score those points, and how well u get assists without the turnovers.

its also interesting how mason plumlee was left off this list. i believe he was ranked 3rd in the roty voting, and was drafted like 23rd or 24th.

[Nef-Oracle]

MCW

[kiwiceltic]

Of all this years rookie class Steven Adams got the most playoff minutes. All those minutes were against front lines of Gasol & Z-Bo, Griffin & Jordan, and Duncan/Spiltter/Diaw...

He held his own against all those guys (and got schooled by all of them at times too).

Adams wins hands down in terms of experience gained.

[Celtics18]

Klynyk.

[CM0]

Greek Freak (15th pick): 24. 6 MPG; 6.8 PPG; 1.9 APG; 4.4 RPG; 10.82 PER
KO (13th pick): 20.0 MPG; 8.7 PPG; 1.6 APG; 5.2 RPG; 15.27 PER

Olynyk's rookie year > Greek Freak's rookie year. They are close enough in the draft order that the edge here goes to KO.

Overall, Plumlee might be the biggest "steal" so far, but the picture is likely to look very different in 3-4 years.

[Celtics4ever]

Give it a few years I bet you will be howling for the Greek.

[RLewis35]

Plumlee and Hardaway should be here...Plumlee actually outplayed Garnett at the end of the season for Brooklyn.  He is going to be a solid starter in the league, and with a weak draft class, I think that means he should have been picked late lottery at the latest.

[Tr1boy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_BOkyq_H3E

Giannis at time looking like Durant out there.  He is going to be dangerous once he can refine his jump shot and add 15 pounds of muscle