Drafting players is far from an exact science, and many a GM has been second-guessed for his draft night decisions. I’m willing to bet that every team executive has at least one pick that he would like a mulligan for. While life, and the NBA, doesn’t allow for such opportunities, we at Hoops Rumors decided it would be fun to give our readers a second take at picking players, complete with the benefit of hindsight.
The first NBA Draft lottery picks we’re tackling is 2013’s, the year that the Cavaliers surprised quite a few people when they nabbed UNLV forward Anthony Bennett with the No. 1 overall pick. Quite a number of talented players were in that year’s player pool, including Victor Oladipo, Nerlens Noel, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Rudy Gobert, just to rattle off a few.
We wrap up our run through the lottery picks tonight with the Timberwolves, who acquired the No. 14 overall selection from the Jazz that year. Readers, you are now on the clock! Cast your vote for Minnesota’s pick and check back Friday night for the results. But don’t limit yourself to a simple button click. Take to the comments section below and share your thoughts on the pick and why you voted the way that you did.
Thanks to all the positive reader responses we’ve received regarding this series of posts, we’re going to take a crack at redoing another draft. In last night’s poll we asked readers to vote on what year we should tackle next, and in a very close count, the 2003 NBA Draft was victorious. So join us Friday night for your chance to rewrite history and vote for whom the Cavaliers should have taken with the No. 1 overall pick that year.
2013 Draft Results thus far:
- Cavaliers: Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Magic: Victor Oladipo
- Wizards: Nerlens Noel
- Hornets: Rudy Gobert
- Suns: Michael Carter-Williams
- 76ers: Ben McLemore
- Kings: Mason Plumlee
- Pistons: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
- Jazz: Dennis Schröder
- Trail Blazers: Allen Crabbe
- 76ers: Shabazz Muhammad
- Thunder: Gorgui Dieng
- Celtics: Kelly Olynyk
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Still surprised Allen Crabbe and Shabazz muhammad are off the board with Alex len and Steven adams still on the board.
Are people drafting bpa or best fit for the team picking?
Back on planet reality Otto Porter would be a top 5 pick
Alex Len should’ve been taken already… Esp over Olynyk, KCP Crabbe
Mavs might get Len! Just a few more picks, this will totally make up for losing DeAndre
My opinion let me know what ya think ? 14 CJ mccolumn 15 Alex Len 16 Otto Porter 17 Steven Adams 18 Tony Snell 19 Tim Hardaway 20 Anthony Bennett 21 Cody Zellar 22 Robert Corvington 23 Matt Delladova 24 James Ennis 25 Archie Goodwin 26 Soloman Hill 27 Lucas Noguirea 28 Andre Robertson 29 Ryan Kelly 30 Ray Maccalumn Jr
Unlucky/in the mix- Shane Larkin, Isaiah Cannan, troy daniels, Phil Pressey, Livio Jean Charles
I’m a trail blazers fan, but why would we take allen Crabbe at 10? I would rather stick with our actual pick of C.J.