Best value draft pick in recent memory?

[Zeke]

A mate and I were discussing the Pacers landing Paul George at number 10 and what a difference it can make when teams end up with those epic value picks, so then we started trying to work out who was the best value pick we could remember.

Came up with Ginobli as an obvious one, taken at 57 in 1999.

Kobe at 13 is a pretty good return.

I think both Malone and Stockton were taken outside the top 10 in their draft years.

Who am I missing?

 

[djrossie16]

new york jeremy lin Warriors never knew what they had

 

[tigs2010]

MJ - Pick 3.

 

[Footypie32]

Pick #57 overall...





/thread

 

[Zeke]

Anthony Mason at #53?

Oh, and because I watched that Vlade Divac documentary the other night, what about Petrovic at #60 overall?

 

[Upgrayedd]

Bill Lambeer was pick 65.

 

[Zeke]

Bill Lambeer was pick 65.

Good pick, and dirty prick.

 

[Gus Poyet]

Dennis Johnson pick 29.

 

[floetry101]

Thought Isaiah Thomas was pretty damn obvious, come on people.

 

[Footypie32]

How far back exactly is "recent memory"? I can barely remember last year...

 

[PHX]

Recent memory for me would be Marc Gasol.

 

[Zeke]

How far back exactly is "recent memory"? I can barely remember last year...

Well I've probably only been watching NBA for 20 odd years, but have basic knowledge of a decade or so before that, cause decent NBA careers generally last 10+ years...

So my recent memory would be 20ish

 

[Zeke]

Recent memory for me would be Marc Gasol.

He's been pretty impressive. I wonder why he slipped, given Pau's production. Don't know much (or anything) about his pre-NBA days, though.

 

[PHX]

He's been pretty impressive. I wonder why he slipped, given Pau's production. Don't know much (or anything) about his pre-NBA days, though.

He was fat.

 

[flaps]

Michael Redd IIRC was a pretty good pick. Wiki tells me #43 in 2000 and was a pretty good shooter. Last few years were pretty average though. Not an amazing player, but a pretty good get at that part of the draft.

 

[He_Beast]

CP25 y'alllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

 

[Der Kaiser]

Tony Parker turned out pretty decent for pick 28

 

[smashh]

He's been pretty impressive. I wonder why he slipped, given Pau's production. Don't know much (or anything) about his pre-NBA days, though.

 

[djrossie16]

too much Chorizo

 

[PP34]

Rondo late in the first round comes to my mind immediately.

 

[tigs2010]

He was fat.

So was is Anthony Bennett...

 

[philthy05]

not a star but delly went undrafted and is now doing good things for the cavs. thats a pretty good pick up.

 

[Drumroe]

Ben Wallace undrafted

 

[fidstar]

Dennis Rodman was pick number 1,002 or something.

Recent memory, KD at number 2 is looking pretty good!

 

[djrossie16]

not a star but delly went undrafted and is now doing good things for the cavs. thats a pretty good pick up.

Said before the draft that teams should look at Delly, Brandon Davies and Peyton Siva for late pick value or undrafted. So far all three have played in the NBA. Just got the feeling seeing all three play in college that aside from athleticism they all had a competitive streak and nous for playing the game.