But wait just a second - a fun fact is that a couple of undrafted players in 2010 are now Detroit Pistons you may have heard of: Boban Marjanovic and Ish Smith. I really could go on and on with past draft mistakes, but I want you all to make it down to the Donovan Mitchell video part at least. In 2010, Eric Bledsoe and Avery Bradley were 18th and 19th respectively, drafted lower than Cole Aldrich (11th), Xavier Henry (12th) and Ed Davis (13th) just to name a few. Rajon Rondo was the 21st selection in 2006 and David West went 18th in 2003. These days, Trey and Michael are third-string point guards, while in a few short years the Greek Freak will be a perennial MVP candidate. Speaking of 2013, some teams sure did fancy point guards, taking Trey Burke and Michael Carter-Williams ahead of the tantalizing but raw Greek Freak. ****įor further reference of certain players drafted pretty close to where the Pistons will draft next month (and surely I’m missing many good examples):Ģ017 MVP candidate Kawhi Leonard was drafted 15th overall (2011), as was Giannis Antetokounmpo (2013). That’s not to say picking a Kennard or a Justin Jackson in any way signifies a potential poor pick, but there’s a decent chance they just might not be much in the NBA, a la a Gerald Henderson or a Jordan Hill, for example. So can the Pistons avoid settling for a Clark or a Williams and instead get a Holiday, Teague or even Lawson (once upon a time) type of talent? Again, it’s easier said than done. Those type of early lottery miscues could happen this draft too, however it’s more likely that they start occurring a lot closer to the end of the lottery (let’s check back in three years, cool?). I’m not even going to talk about the biggest 2009 Draft mistakes such as Hasheem Thabeet going number two or Jonny Flynn at number six. What the Pistons need to do (easier said than done) is put their finger on which one of those likely 8-15 players - drafted after the mostly already settled top-tier bubble - are going to be the next Jrue Holiday or Jeff Teague type talents, both drafted in 2009 and much later than several so called more “sure things” like Austin Daye (*not in league), Earl Clark (*), Tyler Hansbrough (*), Terrance Williams (*) and Brandon Jennings. It’s simply a given, and normal, that there’s tons of questions about any of the players outside the top-tier bubble (seven or eight players in the top-tier bubble this year). That’s the concern though, while Mitchell had a pretty decent season (15.6 points per game, 35 percent from deep) it’s as if people haven’t quite seen enough of him (or maybe they have, as he shot 40.8 percent from the field), because on one hand they are excited about his potential on both sides of the ball, however on the other hand they shrug and say he’s 6’3 (which is true) and isn’t a prototypical point guard and too small for a shooting guard (position-less NBA, anyone?). Mitchell spent two seasons at Louisville, almost blowing up during his sophomore season. Viable arguments can be made for players such as Frank Ntilikina, Terrance Ferguson, Zach Collins, OG Anunoby, Jarrett Allen, Harry Giles, and even Justin Patton.Įnter 6’3 guard Donovan Mitchell with his 6’10 wingspan (Mitchell is ranked number 15 on Chad Ford’s Big Board as of a few days ago). The second main school of thought is that Detroit should draft the highest upside player available on the board, fit or position be damned. Being that Detroit can’t hit the broadside of a barn most games, you would think they’d lean to the Luke Kennard or Justin Jackson route, as both players are quality shooters (more on Justin another day). The first is that Detroit should draft the talented but ultimately safe player who fits a specific need. There’s generally two main schools of thought for the Detroit Pistons’ 2017 NBA Draft draft pick strategy.
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