Dallas Mavs: NBA Draft

All-Time NBA Studs & Duds: Part One

Jeff Fox — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 08:15:03 -0700

It’s true that the NBA draft is a crapshoot. When looking through the history of the NBA draft it is also very apparent that some NBA teams are better dice throwers than others. It is also true that hindsight is 20/20 but some of these picks leave the onlooker scratching their heads. The fact that some of the game’s greatest players of all-time, including Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, were passed over by teams in the draft is bewildering. It’s time to play Monday morning quarterback and break down each NBA team’s draft day touchdowns and draft day blunders of all-time.

Atlanta Hawks

Stud:

1970-#3 overall – Pete Maravich

Dud:

1985-#5- Jon Koncak

Could have had: Karl Malone, Chris Mullin

Boston Celtics

Stud:

1978-#6- Larry Bird

Dud:

1948-#3- George Hauptfuhrer

Could have had: Dolph Schayes

Charlotte Bobcats

Stud:

2004-#2- Emeka Okafor

Dud:

2006-#3- Adam Morrison

Could have had: Brandon Roy

Chicago Bulls

Stud:

1984-#3- Michael Jordan

Dud:

2002-#2- Jay Williams

Could have had: Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer

Cleveland Cavaliers

Stud:

2003-#1- LeBron James

Dud:

1996-#13- Vitaly Potapenko

Could have had: Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Jermaine O’Neal

Dallas Mavericks

Stud:

2003-#29- Josh Howard

Dud:

1984-#4- Sam Perkins

Could have had: Charles Barkley, John Stockton

Denver Nuggets

Stud:

1991-#4- Dikembe Mutombo

Dud:

2002-#5- Nikoloz Tskitishvili

Could have had: Amare Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer

Detroit Pistons

Stud:

1985-#18- Joe Dumars

Dud:

1959-#2- Bailey Howell

Could have had: Wilt Chamberlain

Golden State

Stud:

1959-#3- Wilt Chamberlain

Dud:

1965-#1- Fred Hetzel

Could have had: Bill Bradley, Rick Barry, Billy Cunnigham, Gail Goodrich

Houston Rockets

Stud:

1970- 2^nd round - #18 overall - Calvin Murphy

Dud:

1976-#1- John Lucas

Could have had: Robert Parish, Alex English

Indiana Pacers

Stud:

1987-#11- Reggie Miller

Dud:

1978-#3- Rick Robey

Could have had: Larry Bird

Los Angeles Clippers

Stud:

1972-#2- Bob McAdoo

Dud:

1985-#3- Benoit Benjamin

Could have had: Chris Mullin, Karl Malone

Los Angeles Lakers

Stud:

1979-#1- Magic Johnson

Dud:

1986-#23- Ken Barlow

Could have had: Arvydas Sabonis, Dennis Rodman, Mark Price

Memphis Grizzlies

Stud:

2002- 2^nd round - #45 overall - Matt Barnes

Dud:

1996-#3- Shareef Abdul-Rahim

Could have had: Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Jermaine O’Neal

Miami Heat

Stud:

2003-#5- Dwyane Wade

Dud:

1992-#11- Harold Minor

Could have had: Latrell Sprewell

Check back tomorrow for Part Two of All-Time NBA Draft Studs & Duds

Dallas Mavericks: NBA Draft Team Needs

Raphielle Johnson — Fri, 25 May 2007 13:07:23 -0700

Record: 67-15, 1^st Southwest

Draft Picks: 50 (From Miami via LA Lakers), 60

Team Needs: A big man than can score on occasion. Having to change their style of play because DeSagana Diop and Erick Dampier were so limited inside is what sent the Mavs home in the first round.

Who Should They Pick: F Glen “Big Baby” Davis (LSU)

NUM	PLAYER	POS	HT	YRS
13	Maurice Ager	G	6-5	R
11	Jose Juan Barea	G	6-0	R
1	Greg Buckner	G-F	6-4	7
44	Austin Croshere	F	6-10	9
25	Erick Dampier	C	6-11	10
7	DeSagana Diop	C	7-0	5
40	Devean Georgoe	G-F	6-8	7
34	Devin Harris	G	6-3	2
5	Josh Howard	F	6-7	3
28	D. Ilunga-Mbenga	C	7-0	2
41	Dirk Nowitzki	F	7-0	8
33	Josh Powell	F	6-9	R
42	Jerry Stackhouse	G-F	6-6	11
31	Jason Terry	G	6-2	7
45	Kevin Willis	F-C	7-0	20

Mavericks Draft History:

2006: Maurice Ager (28), Danilo Pinnock (58)

2005 - None

2004 - Vassilis Spanoulis (51)

2003 - Josh Howard (29), Xue Yuyang (57)

2002 - Mladen Sekularac (55)

2001 - Kyle Hill (44), Kenny Satterfield (54)

2000 - Etan Thomas (12), Courtney Alexander (13), Donnell Harvey (22), Eduardo Najera (58)

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