Danny Ainge has been drafting for us since 2003. He has picked about 31 players now. Not a single one has become an all star.
Tired of missing them. Not Chandler Parsons. Jimmy Butler. Not this guy. Not Isaiah Thomas. Jordan Clarkson. Coulda drafted them. Didn't.
because Danny was the only GM that didn't pick them when those players were still on the board.
If it reaches a point where the bulk of Danny's picks would not have been picked earlier in a redraft than they originally were in the draft, then you may begin to have something to whine about.
Look back ten years. Almost none of his picks would get drafted higher. Maybe Avery, Sully, Rj H, Jordan Mickey and that's it.
Gomes doesn't make you a good drafter.
ok, let's go back 10 years, heck let's go back to 2004 just for fun. We'll use the DraftSite.com draft redo's as reference since they're the one I can find annual redrafts for
2004: Al Jefferson 15 to 2, Tony Allen 25 to 10, Delonte West 24 to 24 ==> Danny 2 big wins on that one and if Delonte hadn't flamed out, he'd be higher.
2005: Gerald Green 18 to 22 , Ryan Gomes 50, Orien Greene 53 ==> Green slid but was an upside pick at the time and is back in the NBA. we'll see where he ends up at the end of his career. Gomes was a key piece to the KG trade. Greene -- got some time even as the #53 player picked.
2006: Randy Foye --> traded, Leon Powe - #46 from Nuggets. a key bench player for the championship
2007: Jeff Green --> traded, Gabe Pruitt - 32, Glen Davis (part of the Ray Allen trade) 35 to 9 and a key bench player for the championship.
2008: JR Giddens 30 --> complete bust., Semih Erden - 60 --> decent looking prospect until he was injured then traded.
2009: Lester Hudson 58 -->hung around for awhile and has recently resurfaced in the league again.
2010: Avery Bradley 19 to 11 , Luke Harangody 52 --> what do you expect from #52?
2011: JuJaun Johnson 27 (in trade for Marshon Brooks) --> busted , E'Tuan Moore 55 --> still playing for the Bulls.
2012: Jared Sullinger 21 to 8, Fab Melo 22 --> complete bust, Kris Joseph 51 --> bounced around from D-League to NBA on call-ups
2013: Kelly Olynyk (draft day trade) 13 to 16. How this site rates him behind the likes of Otto Porter, Ben Mclemore, Mason Plumlee and Cody Zeller is beyond me. Only site I've seen drop KO in position but that's me being honest with what I'm posting
2014: Marcus Smart 6 to 11, James Young 9 to 29. Smart behind Randle, Exum, Hood, Capela, Payton, Lavine and Clarkson. not buying it. evidently putting a high emphasis on offense without regard to D. Can't believe Young is even rated.
2015: Terry Rozier 16 to 19 --> hard to argue with the lack of playing time, RJ Hunter 28 to 29 -->some of the names ahead of him I've never heard of but again--lack of playing time would justify a lower position, Jordan Mickey 33 --> looking like a solid prospect , Marcus Thornton 45 --> no expectations with this pick at all.
bottom line, danny's record is pretty respectable overall. has he hit a Big Al type of home run recently, no. Has he botched the draft completely where there were obvious better players still on the board? sure, Giddens and Fab but a case can be made for everyone else he picked that they were a solid pick at that time.
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