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

[unbreakable]

1 CLE Kyrie Irving
2 MIN Derrick Williams
3 UTA Enes Kanter
4 CLE Tristan Thompson
5 TOR Jonas Valanciunas
6 WAS Jan Vesely
7 SAC Bismack Biyombo
8 DET Brandon Knight
9 CHA Kemba Walker
10 MIL Jimmer Fredette
11 GSW Klay Thompson
12 UTA Alec Burks
13 PHO Markieff Morris
14 HOU Marcus Morris
15 IND Kawhi Leonard
16 PHI Nikola Vucevic
17 NYK Iman Shumpert
18 WAS Chris Singleton 2.1 .044
19 CHA Tobias Harris 2.7 .089
20 MIN Donatas Motiejunas
21 POR Nolan Smith
22 DEN Kenneth Faried
23 Nicola
24 OKC Reggie Jackson
25 BOS MarShon Brooks
26 DAL Jordan Hamilton
27 NJN JaJuan Johnson
28 CHI Norris Cole
29 SAS Cory Joseph
30 CHI Jimmy Butler
31 MIA Bogan Bogdanovic
32 CLE Justin Harper
33 DET Kyle Singler
34 WAS Shelvin Mack
36 NJN Jordan Williams University of Maryland
37 LAC Trey Thompkins University of Georgia
38 HOU Chandler Parsons


1. kyrie
2. kawhi leonard
3. kenneth farried
4. chandler parsons
5. tristan thompson

[DMAVS41]

I'd take Klay in the top 5 probably

[roffie]

u could do this for every year.. there are always gems in later rounds that perform better than the top picks

[roffie]

I'd take Klay in the top 5 probably

yea i'll take klay over thompson

not many solid SGs now a days

[RedBlackAttack]

yea i'll take klay over thompson

not many solid SGs now a days

Much rather have Kyrie-Dion-Thompson than Kyrie-Klay-TRob(?). Thompson is quietly averaging 14/11 in the 45 games since Varejao went down and is essentially averaging a double-double for the season. And he's only 21. Savvy pick by Grant.

[InspiredLebowski]

Tobias Harris has been pretty great in Orlando. Skiles is a dumbass for playing Marquis Daniels over him.

[RedBlackAttack]

Said it in another thread earlier today, but this draft turned out to be pretty damn good, considering how maligned it was at the time.

Obviously, you have the one guy who is a potential superstar, which any good draft needs.

But, it is pretty rock solid all the way through. Tristan, Klay, Faried, Leonard, Morris, Shumpert, Parsons, Vucevic and Jimmy Butler have already shown they may be very solid pieces at worst. Then, you have Kanter and Val who have both shown flashes of being the real deal, but just haven't gotten the playing time/experience yet.

Then, you have guys like Williams, Kemba and Knight who may not be lighting it up yet, but they look like they'll be solid professionals for years to come.

Compare this draft to other recent years and it stacks up pretty well.


PS: No way I would take Leonard 2nd overall in this draft. He's a very nice player, but that's going a little too far.

[mrpibb]

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

[Dave3]

I still like Valanciunas. Remember this is his rookie year, so comparing him now to Kawhi's sophomore year is a bit unfair. For now though I like him as much as anyone not named Kyrie.

[noob cake]

15.1 pts/5.4 rebs/3.5 ast on 47.7% FG/38.1% 3FT

[InspiredLebowski]

Remember when Biyombo was the next big thing after that Hoop Summit game? I still think that dude's like 25 and just killed a bunch of high schoolers.

[DMV2]

Give some of them another year or two to see their full potential. A little too early to predict for a lot of them.

[MetsPackers]

Wasn't this the draft Isaiah Thomas was in too? He'd be top 10ish. And I think i'd take Thompson (klay) over Leonard but that's just me

[Sakkreth]

Only Kyrie over Valanciunas for me, so no.

[rmt]

I wish Pop would play Leonard over 36 mins (like most of his draft), but he's had tendonitis in his knees this year. He only playing about 30 mins/game - too little for someone so young - need the minutes to improve.