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Is the 2000 NBA draft the worst in history

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by jayfree, Apr 9, 2022.

  1. jayfree

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    With KM Sr, Swift and Miles as your top 3 and Jamal Crawford being one of the best from the draft I see this as potential. The only salvageable thing about this draft is Michael Redd being picked #43 and outscoring everyone else in the draft by 5 points per game (19 ppg for career).

    2013 is close with the top being so-so but Giannis was picked #15 which gives it to 2000
     
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  2. Hard Rock

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    Wrong forum? the only thing i can think related to the Rockets is KM Sr being father of a Rockets player :rolleyes:
     
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    It’s implying that this upcoming draft will be the worst since 2000.
     
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    Cleverly disguised anti tanking in 1999 thread
     
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  5. Jturbofuel

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    Rockets legends Stromile Swift and Dan Langhi went in that draft
     
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  6. Haymitch

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    Kenyon Martin had a good career. He was always great defensively and was good enough on offense.
     
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    He was a key part of a team that got to the finals twice and a western conference finals team with Denver
     
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    y’all are insane. It’s not an uber talented draft like last year but it’s definitely not that bad
     
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    Lipstick kiss neck tattoo was fire.
     
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  10. Hard Rock

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    i got it...:rolleyes:
    and Rockets player KM jr. might be participated the draft night as a fetus... or fertilized egg
     
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    i still blame mergady for stro's failure to make the all star team
     
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    Is this a joke?

    That draft was solid, many of the guys had a long career...maybe the top 3 picks sucked, but in general it was a very good draft class
     
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    I’m just joking around. I don’t know nearly enough about this or any draft to make that type of proclamation.
     
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    K- Mart deserves icon status for dragging a loser like Carmelo to the conference finals.
     
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    I heard at a barbershop in the 80s that the 1973 draft blowed
     
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    I think OP's point is true. There were only 3 all stars - Redd, Martin, Magloire. Fringe all-stars really.

    2013 is hard to shake though. Bennett at #1. Giannis and Gobert were Euro late bloomers that really save this draft. One of the top 5 players in the draft might very well be #2 Oladipo, and we got to see his work firsthand, as well as superstar #7 pick Ben McLemore, #11 Michael Carter-Williams, #13 Kelly Olynyk and now #17 Dennis Schroder.

    There is a direct correlation (credit to Tilman Fertitta) between the Rockets franchise floundering and the number of 2013 drafted players that have been on the roster.
     
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    This is a discussion, so what is the worst draft in your mind.
     
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    86 is known as the cocaine draft
     
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    I think 2009 was pretty sucky as well.
     
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    '73, '86, '00, '06, '13 are routinely mentioned
     
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