Post by BRB on Aug 23, 2010 13:56:40 GMT -5
Every draft we have steals and busts of some kind. This is, obviously, my option on who were some of the busts/steals of the draft. Wouldn't shock me if I didn't include someone. I tried really looking through each draft. One thing I did not do is include every decent role player that was selected after the lotto. That would've been a waste of time. I tried to include some of the better/bigger steals and difference makers. I also decided not to go any further then the 2002 draft, mostly because guys are still developing. With that said...
BUSTS:
Lotto portion of the 1992 Draft
Honestly, that shit is awful. Let's go ahead and check out the lotto picks from this draft:
1 Portland - Alonzo Mourning C 6'10'' 240 22 B- C D B B- A
2 New Orleans - Terrell Brandon PG 5'11'' 180 22 B- C+ B C D+ A
3 Oklahoma City - Latrell Sprewell SG 6'5'' 190 22 C+ B- C B- C A
4 Phoenix - Larry Johnson PF 6'6'' 250 23 B C C- C B A
5 Orlando - Jimmy Jackson SF 6'6'' 220 22 C+ B C+ C C A
6 Chicago - Christian Laettner PF 6'11'' 235 23 B C C C+ C+ A
7 San Antonio Spurs - Isaiah Rider SG 6'5'' 215 21 C+ B C C C A
8 Minnesota - P.J. Brown PF 6'11'' 225 23 C+ C C- A- B- B
9 Milwaukee - Tom Gugliotta PF 6'10'' 240 22 B- C+ C- C+ C+ A
10 Miami Heat Doug Christie SF 6'6'' 200 22 C+ B- C B C B
11 Detroit Pistons Robert Horry SF 6'9'' 220 22 C B C- A- C B
12 Boston Celtics Clarence Weatherspoon PF 6'6'' 240 22 B- C C- C+ B B
13 Detroit Pistons LaPhonso Ellis PF 6'8'' 240 22 B C C- B- C+ B
8 all-star appearances between just 4 players. Pretty mediocre overall players. LJ was a stud for a bit. Spree had nice ratings but never played up to them. Zo never became that star player that was supposed to run the league with Shaq. Rider was a decent scorer but played no D. Everyone else either became decent role players (PJ Brown, Doug Christie, Robert Horry, Jimmy Jackson) or just sucked overall (Terrell Brandon, LaPhonso Ellis, Tom Gugliotta). No player from this lotto really became a franchise player. It's hard for me to consider LJ that type of player. Obviously, some of these players aren't actually busts but the whole lotto as a whole pretty much was.
Malcolm Mackey
Selected: 5th overall in 1993
Currently: Deleted
Last Ratings Available: Malcolm Mackey PF 26 6'9'' 248 C+ D+ C- B- C+ B (1996)
Career Averages: N/A
In the league in 1993. Out of the league in 1996. It usually isn't a good idea to draft a guy in the lotto who doesn't have a draft profile. Just saying.
Chris Webber
Selected: 3rd overall in 1994
Currently: Chris Webber C 32 6'10'' 245 A- C C C A- D (Blazers)
Career averages: 15.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg
I know. He's a pretty solid rotational player so maybe he shouldn't actually be here but when you get selected third, I'd expect you to be more then a solid at best rotational player. Has never improved his D and dispite his A- inside scoring, has sub par shooting averages.
Antonio McDyess
Selected: 4th overall in 1995
Currently: Antonio McDyess SF 31 6'9'' 230 B C C+ B+ C+ C (Bobcats)
Career averages: 9.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg
First of all, who decided that this man should be a SF? While he's had a decent career, it's been very up and down (mostly down). He's mostly a bench player and has been for a few years now. Never really improved his offense nor rebounding much, if at all. Shot over 44% from the field once in his career.
Michael Finley
Selected: 6th overall in 1995
Currently: Michael Finley SF 32 6'7'' 231 C A D- C+ D+ C (Pistons)
Career Averages; 8.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Finley came into the league and had a very nice rookie year. 14 ppg on solid shooting percentages, along with 5.1 rpg. It took him 4 seasons to repeat that. After leaving LA 2 yrs later, he became a role player at best. At this point, he's just a sharpshooter. Maybe his career would've been better if he was in an offense that used his strength better but considering his D never really improved, it's hard to just blame the teams he was on.
Jermaine O'Neal
Selected: 5th overall in 1996
Currently: Jermaine O'Neal PF 6'11'' 229 27 B- C- D- C B+ F (FA)
Career Averages: 10.9 ppg, 8 rpg.
I'll post his first TC:
From: Jermaine O'Neal PF 6'11'' 226 18 C+ C- C- B- B- A
To: Jermaine O'Neal PF 18 6'11'' 226 C+ C- C- C+ B- B
Obviously, he went on to have a half decent career but when your selected 5th overall, that's not good enough. Not to mention, at this point, he's best utilized as a 1 Mil filler in trades. At least he wasn't as worthless as the next guy.
Stephon Marbury
Selected: 8th overall in 1996
Currently: Deleted/Retired
Last Ratings Available: Stephon Marbury PG 25 6'2'' 188 C+ C+ C+ C+ D C (2002)
Career Averages: N/A
aar's first negative experience with the draft and as Spencer put it "one of the reasons for half his post count".
His notes were simple enough:
"Warriors could use a star type offensive player and Starbury might just be the answer. A big time scorer, Marbury can get to the rim, pull up for a midrange jumper or bomb it from distance. He can do everything offensively.. Defense is another story. He just doesn't show the desire to ever be good defensively."
Sounds good, at least on offense. Apparently, Marblehead can't do anything. He became completely worthless right after his first TC. He has since either retired of been deleted by the commish himself for being a waste of space.
Al Harrington
Selected: 8th overall in 1998
Currently: Deleted/Retired
Last Ratings Available: Al Harrington PF 22 6'9'' 230 C+ B C C C D (2002)
Career Averages: N/A
Apparently, he really does not get buckets. In 4 seasons, Harrington managed to improve his outside scoring one rating. Al Harrington was called a guy that can score but he never actually managed to do that.
(Writer's note: Thank you Spencer for making this fucking scrub a bust)
Kenyon Martin
Selected: 4th overall in 2000
Currently: Kenyon Martin PF 27 6'9'' 243 B C C- A- B- B (Rockets)
Career Averages: 7.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg 1 bpg
Stromile Swift
Selected: 5th overall in 2000
Currently: Stromile Swift PF 25 6'9'' 229 B- C C B B D (Nuggets)
Career Averages: 7.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg
2 big men. I'll post there rookie ratings:
PF 6'9'' 234 22 B- C C- B C+ A
PF 6'9'' 225 20 B- C C- B- C+ A
Almost exactly the same. You'd think one would turn into a stud and one would be bust. Not really. Both guys have become decent role players at best.
Kenyon Martin, while being a pretty solid shot blocker and rebounder, is pretty inconstant overall. He's also a mediocre at best scorer. He's definitely a solid rotational player but that's his max it appears. The other big of the draft, Stro Swift, hasn't gotten a chance to show if he can have a similar career path as KMart though his ratings would indicate that he should also be a decent role player. Role players are fine but for picks 4 and 5, you'd expect a stud, obviously.
Kwame Brown
Selected: 8th overall in 2001
Currently: Kwame Brown C 23 6'11'' 276 B- C- C- B B+ C
Career Averages: 7.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg
"He sucked in real life so he'll be good in this league lol"
Nope. Apparently, not even FBB can help Kwame Brown from being worthless and sucking overall. I can go on and on about Kwame but I'd like to take this time to bring in expert Stephen A Smith. Stephen, please give me your honest opinion on Kwame Brown:
Thank you SAS. That was excellently put.
Ok. That may have been harsh. Kwame isn't terrible really. He's a decent role playing big. He actually has slowly improved so who knows. Maybe he can start for a shitty team and put up numbers. Till then, he's a bust. Sorry. With that said, he's not alone when it comes to sim league mimicking real life...
Tim Thomas
Selected: 9th overall in 1997
Currently: Deleted
Last Ratings Available: Tim Thomas SF 23 6'10'' 230 C B+ C+ C+ C C (2000)
Career Averages: N/A
Speaking of guys that sucked in real life but could be good here, we have Tim Thomas. He really can't do a damn thing besides score and he's pretty shitty at that. FBB cut him out of the league after his rookie deal apparently. Good.
Michael Olowokandi
Selected: 5th overall in 1998
Currently: Deleted
Last Ratings Available: Michael Olowokandi C 26 7'0'' 275 C+ C- D+ C+ C+ D (2001)
Career Averages: N/A
I'll keep it simple. FBB deleted his ass. Apparently, drafting guys that sucked in real life isn't always a great idea.
Juan Dixon
Selected: 6th overall in 2002
Currently: Juan Dixon SG 26 6'3'' 164 C A C+ C+ C- C (Wolves)
Career Averages: 7.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
When the first few responses to the selection are:
"Did Skillz really draft Juan Dixon? "
"Heh. I didn't have Dixon anywhere near my top 13. "
"lmao at Skillz....I like the risk though. "
"Juan Dixon blows "
"wow what a pick by skillz, damn. "
"That's gotta be some kind of mixup. Doesn't it? "
"Juan Dixon?! "
It's not a good sign. Honestly, Dixon doesn't belong here. He wasn't selected 6th became he was the 6th best prospect. He was selected 6th because of a massive risk that didn't work out. With that said, he DID go 6th so, sorry Dixon, you go here. While it's still early in his career, Dixon looks like he'll be nothing more then a sharpshooter off the bench for teams then eventually become the "1 Mil filler" in trades.
(WRITERS NOTE: Since I started writing this, he has been traded to Minny. This might be his best chance to prove he isn't worthless)
STEALS:
Oliver Miller
Selected: 18th overall in 1992
Currently: Oliver Miller PF 35 6'9'' 290 C+ D+ D C+ B C (Pistons)
Career Averages: 13 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.7 bpg
Malik Sealy
Selected: 19th overall in 1992
Currently: Malik Sealy SF 35 6'8'' 196 B+ B C- C C- F (Grizzlies)
Career Averages: 16.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Anthony Peeler
Selected: 20th overall in 1992
Currently: Anthony Peeler PG 35 6'4'' 221 C A C+ B C- D (Blazers)
Career Averages: 16.4 ppg, 5.4 apg
Matt Geiger
Selected: 22th overall in 1992
Currently: Retired
Last Ratings Available: Matt Geiger C 34 7'0'' 246 B C D B B C
Career Averages: N/A
Hubert Davis
Selected: 24th overall in 1992
Currently: Hubert Davis SG 35 6'5'' 188 B- A C C D F (Raptors)
Career Averages: 8.7 ppg, 11 rpg, 3.3 bpg
Sucks when the busts go in the lotto of a draft and the studs go near the end but that's pretty much what happened in the 1992 draft. Oliver Miller and Matt Geiger had very respectable careers. Anthony Peeler, while overvalued for most of his career, was a great and overall reliable starting PG. Malik Sealy became a very capable scorer and solid rebounder for the teams he played for. Hubert Davis ended up the stud of the draft though. Entering his 5th year in the league, he seemed destined for a solid career. Then, he put up an amazing and out of no where 27 ppg on 49% shooting for NO. The rest is history. He's been a scoring stud since.
Eddie Elisma:
Selected: 28th overall in 1997
Currently: Eddie Elisma PF 30 6'9'' 216 B- D C- A A- B (Nuggets)
Career Averages: 8.7 ppg, 11 rpg, 3.3 bpg
Might be the biggest steal in BBS history. A former DPOY, 2 time All D first team and 3 time All D second team, he's an amazing defensive stud. Elisma was never able to improve his scoring into respectablilty but for 6 straight years, he's averaged over 3 bpg and 10 rpg. For the 28th pick in the draft, that's amazing.
Bobby Hurley
Selected: 16th overall in 1993
Currently: Bobby Hurley PG 34 6'0'' 171 C B- A- B D- F (Nets)
Career Averages: 11 ppg, 7.2 apg
I almost didn't put him here. He did have a nice 7 yr stretch and played a big part of a championship winning Jazz team so that's the main reason why he's here. While he's career averages aren't stunning, his prime averages of 13.4 ppg and 9.3 apg aren't bad at all for a player selected 16th.
Moochie Norris
Selected: 28th overall in 1996
Currently: Moochie Norris PG 32 6'1'' 178 C A- A A- C- C (Celtics)
Career Averages: 13.6 ppg, 9.5 apg
Vitaly Potapenko
Selected: 29th overall in 1996
Currently: Vitaly Potapenko PF 30 6'10'' 283 B C- F+ C B- F (Heat)
Career Averages: 16.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg
The last 2 guys selected in the first round of the 1996 draft. Both guys careers came up a bit differently but amazingly enough, ended up tying together, in Philly, in 2000. Potapenko played his rookie deal out and was considered borderline worthless. Played only 33 games during those 4 years (3 for Boston). Philly picked him up as an injury replacement in FA during the season and Potapenko went on to prove his doubters wrong. Potapenko was never a great defender but his scoring and rebounding made him a valueable player for Philly. He ended up resigning with the team that gave him his shot and made his only all-star appearance in 2001. A season in which he almost averaged a double double. Moochie had actually proven more while playing with NO and NY. Eventually, Norris was moved to Philly where his career blossomed. He made his first of 3 all-star appearances in 2001.
Felipe Lopez
Selected: 38th overall (9th in 2nd round) in 1998
Currently: Felipe Lopez SG 30 6'5'' 202 B+ B B- A D+ D (Jazz)
Career Averages: 16.2 ppg, 5.9 apg, 3.5 rpg
While there have been decent to solid 2nd rd guys, Lopez is easily the best. Selected by the Hornets, he really didn't do much in his first year. His career slowly took off during his 2nd season as a member of the Lakers. One of the only players in the league that averages a block per game at the 2. He can score, rebound and dish the rock. A very versatile player that would be a very nice cog in any winning team.
BUSTS:
Lotto portion of the 1992 Draft
Honestly, that shit is awful. Let's go ahead and check out the lotto picks from this draft:
1 Portland - Alonzo Mourning C 6'10'' 240 22 B- C D B B- A
2 New Orleans - Terrell Brandon PG 5'11'' 180 22 B- C+ B C D+ A
3 Oklahoma City - Latrell Sprewell SG 6'5'' 190 22 C+ B- C B- C A
4 Phoenix - Larry Johnson PF 6'6'' 250 23 B C C- C B A
5 Orlando - Jimmy Jackson SF 6'6'' 220 22 C+ B C+ C C A
6 Chicago - Christian Laettner PF 6'11'' 235 23 B C C C+ C+ A
7 San Antonio Spurs - Isaiah Rider SG 6'5'' 215 21 C+ B C C C A
8 Minnesota - P.J. Brown PF 6'11'' 225 23 C+ C C- A- B- B
9 Milwaukee - Tom Gugliotta PF 6'10'' 240 22 B- C+ C- C+ C+ A
10 Miami Heat Doug Christie SF 6'6'' 200 22 C+ B- C B C B
11 Detroit Pistons Robert Horry SF 6'9'' 220 22 C B C- A- C B
12 Boston Celtics Clarence Weatherspoon PF 6'6'' 240 22 B- C C- C+ B B
13 Detroit Pistons LaPhonso Ellis PF 6'8'' 240 22 B C C- B- C+ B
8 all-star appearances between just 4 players. Pretty mediocre overall players. LJ was a stud for a bit. Spree had nice ratings but never played up to them. Zo never became that star player that was supposed to run the league with Shaq. Rider was a decent scorer but played no D. Everyone else either became decent role players (PJ Brown, Doug Christie, Robert Horry, Jimmy Jackson) or just sucked overall (Terrell Brandon, LaPhonso Ellis, Tom Gugliotta). No player from this lotto really became a franchise player. It's hard for me to consider LJ that type of player. Obviously, some of these players aren't actually busts but the whole lotto as a whole pretty much was.
Malcolm Mackey
Selected: 5th overall in 1993
Currently: Deleted
Last Ratings Available: Malcolm Mackey PF 26 6'9'' 248 C+ D+ C- B- C+ B (1996)
Career Averages: N/A
In the league in 1993. Out of the league in 1996. It usually isn't a good idea to draft a guy in the lotto who doesn't have a draft profile. Just saying.
Chris Webber
Selected: 3rd overall in 1994
Currently: Chris Webber C 32 6'10'' 245 A- C C C A- D (Blazers)
Career averages: 15.6 ppg, 9.5 rpg
I know. He's a pretty solid rotational player so maybe he shouldn't actually be here but when you get selected third, I'd expect you to be more then a solid at best rotational player. Has never improved his D and dispite his A- inside scoring, has sub par shooting averages.
Antonio McDyess
Selected: 4th overall in 1995
Currently: Antonio McDyess SF 31 6'9'' 230 B C C+ B+ C+ C (Bobcats)
Career averages: 9.6 ppg, 6.9 rpg
First of all, who decided that this man should be a SF? While he's had a decent career, it's been very up and down (mostly down). He's mostly a bench player and has been for a few years now. Never really improved his offense nor rebounding much, if at all. Shot over 44% from the field once in his career.
Michael Finley
Selected: 6th overall in 1995
Currently: Michael Finley SF 32 6'7'' 231 C A D- C+ D+ C (Pistons)
Career Averages; 8.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Finley came into the league and had a very nice rookie year. 14 ppg on solid shooting percentages, along with 5.1 rpg. It took him 4 seasons to repeat that. After leaving LA 2 yrs later, he became a role player at best. At this point, he's just a sharpshooter. Maybe his career would've been better if he was in an offense that used his strength better but considering his D never really improved, it's hard to just blame the teams he was on.
Jermaine O'Neal
Selected: 5th overall in 1996
Currently: Jermaine O'Neal PF 6'11'' 229 27 B- C- D- C B+ F (FA)
Career Averages: 10.9 ppg, 8 rpg.
I'll post his first TC:
From: Jermaine O'Neal PF 6'11'' 226 18 C+ C- C- B- B- A
To: Jermaine O'Neal PF 18 6'11'' 226 C+ C- C- C+ B- B
Obviously, he went on to have a half decent career but when your selected 5th overall, that's not good enough. Not to mention, at this point, he's best utilized as a 1 Mil filler in trades. At least he wasn't as worthless as the next guy.
Stephon Marbury
Selected: 8th overall in 1996
Currently: Deleted/Retired
Last Ratings Available: Stephon Marbury PG 25 6'2'' 188 C+ C+ C+ C+ D C (2002)
Career Averages: N/A
aar's first negative experience with the draft and as Spencer put it "one of the reasons for half his post count".
His notes were simple enough:
"Warriors could use a star type offensive player and Starbury might just be the answer. A big time scorer, Marbury can get to the rim, pull up for a midrange jumper or bomb it from distance. He can do everything offensively.. Defense is another story. He just doesn't show the desire to ever be good defensively."
Sounds good, at least on offense. Apparently, Marblehead can't do anything. He became completely worthless right after his first TC. He has since either retired of been deleted by the commish himself for being a waste of space.
Al Harrington
Selected: 8th overall in 1998
Currently: Deleted/Retired
Last Ratings Available: Al Harrington PF 22 6'9'' 230 C+ B C C C D (2002)
Career Averages: N/A
Apparently, he really does not get buckets. In 4 seasons, Harrington managed to improve his outside scoring one rating. Al Harrington was called a guy that can score but he never actually managed to do that.
(Writer's note: Thank you Spencer for making this fucking scrub a bust)
Kenyon Martin
Selected: 4th overall in 2000
Currently: Kenyon Martin PF 27 6'9'' 243 B C C- A- B- B (Rockets)
Career Averages: 7.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg 1 bpg
Stromile Swift
Selected: 5th overall in 2000
Currently: Stromile Swift PF 25 6'9'' 229 B- C C B B D (Nuggets)
Career Averages: 7.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg
2 big men. I'll post there rookie ratings:
PF 6'9'' 234 22 B- C C- B C+ A
PF 6'9'' 225 20 B- C C- B- C+ A
Almost exactly the same. You'd think one would turn into a stud and one would be bust. Not really. Both guys have become decent role players at best.
Kenyon Martin, while being a pretty solid shot blocker and rebounder, is pretty inconstant overall. He's also a mediocre at best scorer. He's definitely a solid rotational player but that's his max it appears. The other big of the draft, Stro Swift, hasn't gotten a chance to show if he can have a similar career path as KMart though his ratings would indicate that he should also be a decent role player. Role players are fine but for picks 4 and 5, you'd expect a stud, obviously.
Kwame Brown
Selected: 8th overall in 2001
Currently: Kwame Brown C 23 6'11'' 276 B- C- C- B B+ C
Career Averages: 7.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg
"He sucked in real life so he'll be good in this league lol"
Nope. Apparently, not even FBB can help Kwame Brown from being worthless and sucking overall. I can go on and on about Kwame but I'd like to take this time to bring in expert Stephen A Smith. Stephen, please give me your honest opinion on Kwame Brown:
Thank you SAS. That was excellently put.
Ok. That may have been harsh. Kwame isn't terrible really. He's a decent role playing big. He actually has slowly improved so who knows. Maybe he can start for a shitty team and put up numbers. Till then, he's a bust. Sorry. With that said, he's not alone when it comes to sim league mimicking real life...
Tim Thomas
Selected: 9th overall in 1997
Currently: Deleted
Last Ratings Available: Tim Thomas SF 23 6'10'' 230 C B+ C+ C+ C C (2000)
Career Averages: N/A
Speaking of guys that sucked in real life but could be good here, we have Tim Thomas. He really can't do a damn thing besides score and he's pretty shitty at that. FBB cut him out of the league after his rookie deal apparently. Good.
Michael Olowokandi
Selected: 5th overall in 1998
Currently: Deleted
Last Ratings Available: Michael Olowokandi C 26 7'0'' 275 C+ C- D+ C+ C+ D (2001)
Career Averages: N/A
I'll keep it simple. FBB deleted his ass. Apparently, drafting guys that sucked in real life isn't always a great idea.
Juan Dixon
Selected: 6th overall in 2002
Currently: Juan Dixon SG 26 6'3'' 164 C A C+ C+ C- C (Wolves)
Career Averages: 7.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
When the first few responses to the selection are:
"Did Skillz really draft Juan Dixon? "
"Heh. I didn't have Dixon anywhere near my top 13. "
"lmao at Skillz....I like the risk though. "
"Juan Dixon blows "
"wow what a pick by skillz, damn. "
"That's gotta be some kind of mixup. Doesn't it? "
"Juan Dixon?! "
It's not a good sign. Honestly, Dixon doesn't belong here. He wasn't selected 6th became he was the 6th best prospect. He was selected 6th because of a massive risk that didn't work out. With that said, he DID go 6th so, sorry Dixon, you go here. While it's still early in his career, Dixon looks like he'll be nothing more then a sharpshooter off the bench for teams then eventually become the "1 Mil filler" in trades.
(WRITERS NOTE: Since I started writing this, he has been traded to Minny. This might be his best chance to prove he isn't worthless)
STEALS:
Oliver Miller
Selected: 18th overall in 1992
Currently: Oliver Miller PF 35 6'9'' 290 C+ D+ D C+ B C (Pistons)
Career Averages: 13 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 2.7 bpg
Malik Sealy
Selected: 19th overall in 1992
Currently: Malik Sealy SF 35 6'8'' 196 B+ B C- C C- F (Grizzlies)
Career Averages: 16.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Anthony Peeler
Selected: 20th overall in 1992
Currently: Anthony Peeler PG 35 6'4'' 221 C A C+ B C- D (Blazers)
Career Averages: 16.4 ppg, 5.4 apg
Matt Geiger
Selected: 22th overall in 1992
Currently: Retired
Last Ratings Available: Matt Geiger C 34 7'0'' 246 B C D B B C
Career Averages: N/A
Hubert Davis
Selected: 24th overall in 1992
Currently: Hubert Davis SG 35 6'5'' 188 B- A C C D F (Raptors)
Career Averages: 8.7 ppg, 11 rpg, 3.3 bpg
Sucks when the busts go in the lotto of a draft and the studs go near the end but that's pretty much what happened in the 1992 draft. Oliver Miller and Matt Geiger had very respectable careers. Anthony Peeler, while overvalued for most of his career, was a great and overall reliable starting PG. Malik Sealy became a very capable scorer and solid rebounder for the teams he played for. Hubert Davis ended up the stud of the draft though. Entering his 5th year in the league, he seemed destined for a solid career. Then, he put up an amazing and out of no where 27 ppg on 49% shooting for NO. The rest is history. He's been a scoring stud since.
Eddie Elisma:
Selected: 28th overall in 1997
Currently: Eddie Elisma PF 30 6'9'' 216 B- D C- A A- B (Nuggets)
Career Averages: 8.7 ppg, 11 rpg, 3.3 bpg
Might be the biggest steal in BBS history. A former DPOY, 2 time All D first team and 3 time All D second team, he's an amazing defensive stud. Elisma was never able to improve his scoring into respectablilty but for 6 straight years, he's averaged over 3 bpg and 10 rpg. For the 28th pick in the draft, that's amazing.
Bobby Hurley
Selected: 16th overall in 1993
Currently: Bobby Hurley PG 34 6'0'' 171 C B- A- B D- F (Nets)
Career Averages: 11 ppg, 7.2 apg
I almost didn't put him here. He did have a nice 7 yr stretch and played a big part of a championship winning Jazz team so that's the main reason why he's here. While he's career averages aren't stunning, his prime averages of 13.4 ppg and 9.3 apg aren't bad at all for a player selected 16th.
Moochie Norris
Selected: 28th overall in 1996
Currently: Moochie Norris PG 32 6'1'' 178 C A- A A- C- C (Celtics)
Career Averages: 13.6 ppg, 9.5 apg
Vitaly Potapenko
Selected: 29th overall in 1996
Currently: Vitaly Potapenko PF 30 6'10'' 283 B C- F+ C B- F (Heat)
Career Averages: 16.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg
The last 2 guys selected in the first round of the 1996 draft. Both guys careers came up a bit differently but amazingly enough, ended up tying together, in Philly, in 2000. Potapenko played his rookie deal out and was considered borderline worthless. Played only 33 games during those 4 years (3 for Boston). Philly picked him up as an injury replacement in FA during the season and Potapenko went on to prove his doubters wrong. Potapenko was never a great defender but his scoring and rebounding made him a valueable player for Philly. He ended up resigning with the team that gave him his shot and made his only all-star appearance in 2001. A season in which he almost averaged a double double. Moochie had actually proven more while playing with NO and NY. Eventually, Norris was moved to Philly where his career blossomed. He made his first of 3 all-star appearances in 2001.
Felipe Lopez
Selected: 38th overall (9th in 2nd round) in 1998
Currently: Felipe Lopez SG 30 6'5'' 202 B+ B B- A D+ D (Jazz)
Career Averages: 16.2 ppg, 5.9 apg, 3.5 rpg
While there have been decent to solid 2nd rd guys, Lopez is easily the best. Selected by the Hornets, he really didn't do much in his first year. His career slowly took off during his 2nd season as a member of the Lakers. One of the only players in the league that averages a block per game at the 2. He can score, rebound and dish the rock. A very versatile player that would be a very nice cog in any winning team.
