Look at the 2011 DRAFT.. Kawhi Leonard would be 2nd pick now

[Rekindled]

1) Irving
2) JV
3) Kemba
4) Faried
5) Vucevic
6) Kanter
7) Leonhard
8) Butler (maybe I'm biased as a Bulls fan, but looks great so far and he's a two-way player unlike....)
9) Klay
10) Shumpert (pre-injury Shump would be 6.. I assume he will get his "mojo" back, but until he does, he stays here)

Honorable mention: Tristan Thompson, Derrick Williams (never really given a shot in Minn), Knight, Harris, Montiejunas, Cole, Parsons

Irving is in a class by himself. Then 2-5 are lumped together. And lastly, 6-10 are all pretty much interchangeable as well. Obviously just one man's (somewhat uninformed) opinion.

parsons and norris cole are in the same group ?

parsons should no lower than no.5 on the list, dude is a beast and borderline allstar.

[chips93]

parsons should no lower than no.5 on the list, dude is a beast and borderline allstar.

[All Net]

God parsons was a steal

[Xiao Yao You]

You'd have to explain to me how neither Kanter nor Burks make the top 5.

Haven't gotten the minutes. They'll be moving up the list next year.

[KobeBaRyant]

Faried over Leonard

[SCdac]

Kawhi is definitely sick. Spurs are 8-1 when he scores 17 points or more this season. He's #2 in mpg for the Spurs both this season and last, and leads the team in steals. Probably leads the Spurs in fast break points too (if anybody, he's behind Parker). And he's for sure the best dunker on the team. He's going to be great as he continues to find his place in the league and the Spurs roster evolves.

[chips93]

maybe its because i love tristan thompson, but anybody else think faried is overrated? hes a good rebounder, but offensively hes pretty bad, and his defense is very uneven

[(e)]

Butler averages 15.5 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk as a starter..and shoots 90% from the free throw line.

He's turned out to be a huge steal at 30. Will likely be Chicago's starting 2 guard next season.

[chips93]

Butler averages 15.5 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl, 1 blk as a starter..and shoots 90% from the free throw line.

He's turned out to be a huge steal at 30. Will likely be Chicago's starting 2 guard next season.

hes only started 10 games

[(e)]

hes only started 10 games

Still turning out to be a great pickup. I'd rather have Butler than half the people that got drafted above him.

[chips93]

Still turning out to be a great pickup. I'd rather have Butler than half the people that got drafted above him.

definitely. If you can get even a rotational player at the 30th pick, you've done well.

[kurple]

maybe its because i love tristan thompson, but anybody else think faried is overrated? hes a good rebounder, but offensively hes pretty bad

what?

[Whoah10115]

Faried has been THE BEST player in the draft thru these two seasons.


THE BEST. Irving is, of course, the rightful #1 choice. But Faried, even in limited minutes, has had more impact than anyone in that draft. Denver's system leaves minimizes volume stats. Faried's already one of the best rebounders in basketball and his defense is actually very good. His tenacity more than makes up for the few fundamental mistakes he makes. Irving has been great, sure. But he hasn't been better, from beginning to end, than Faried has been. He's been better in spots because he's a greater player.


This was a great draft...Kemba Walker is more than a solid player. He's gone down in the 2nd half of the season, but he's on a historically bad team. He was great in the first half of the year. He can rebound, he's got real defensive potential, is dynamic, and can lead a team. And there are a bunch others. Great draft.

[Unstoppabull]

A seemingly weak draft apparently turned out fairly solid after all. Yeah, a couple hidden gems like Parsons, Shumpert, Leonard, Faried, Jimmy BUtler have been steals.
But how many Potential Superstars are there? 1? Far cry from the best draft.

[Xiao Yao You]

maybe its because i love tristan thompson, but anybody else think faried is overrated? hes a good rebounder, but offensively hes pretty bad, and his defense is very uneven

The question is will his game evolve or will he basically be the guy he is now?