If You Think This Draft Is Bad...
...just look back at the 2000 draft. That's what I did last night while flipping through my copy of Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac (free plug).
In it, Free Darko details each pick looking back several years later. Sadly there's no content online but I can tell you that the best guys from that draft are actually coming back up in the news these days.
Hedo Turkoglu is the creme of the crop and he took years to develop to what he is now (one of the top free agents on the market). He lasted until pick 16 and there wasn't much ahead of him. Another decent guy out of that draft, Mike Miller, just got traded (he was pick 5). Other than that, you've got Jamal Crawford, Quinten Richardson, and Etan Thomas (all traded or soon to be moved) plus Joel Przybilla and that's about it.
There were phenomenal busts like Stromile Swift and Marcus Fizer. Flameout careers like Kenyon Martin and Darius Miles. And of course who could forget Jerome Moiso?
I tell you what. If this year is anywhere as bad as that year, it is a very good year indeed to have no picks in the first round.
For fun, here's another look back at 2000.
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THIS DRAFT ISN'T BAD!
I actually think there are alot of good players… just no superstars.
K-Mart is a flameout?
Last I checked he was a pretty consistent contributor on the 2nd best team out West. Also a decent defender, despite not being the nicest fellow on the team.
by funkstarrdeluxe on Jun 25, 2009 2:32 PM EDT reply actions
maybe a bit harsh
but he seemed to peak early, then got hurt and has never been the same since – def. not first pick overall value
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
Looks like the pick of the litter was actually taken #14 in the second round. Michael Redd. I can’t see a better player ahead of him — including Turk (though it’s very debatable). Imagine getting the top player in the draft at #43.
yeah
sorry, the Free Darko list just broke down the first round
another story I forgot to mention, one guy in that draft has actually died since then (Collier I think)
just a snakebit draft top to bottom
2nd round also produced Eddie House, Najera, and Marko Jaric
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
Re: the Macrophenomenal book
Any opinions on this book – always been tempted…..
by TremendousUpsidePotential on Jun 25, 2009 2:49 PM EDT reply actions
buy it
it isn’t a cover-to-cover read – it really is like an almanac
but it is the funniest almanac I’ve ever come across
I would read it soon though, because some of the data is starting to become dated at this point
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers" Henry V
Subjectively or Objectively 2000 was a terrible draft...
When draft classes have been quantified, 2000 always comes out at or near the bottom. They were terrible in their rookie production and bad 5 years out as well. Since 1980 clearly one of the worst 3-4 drafts at best. One such study where the graphics show the low output of that class.
http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Will-the-Draft-Class-of-2006-Please-Stand-Up-1855/
I thought...
I thought we’d take Etan Thomas that year instead of Jerome Moiso. I guess it would have made some difference. Thomas has been injured a lot and we did get a 1st round pick for Moiso.



























