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j0Shi · 04-09-2018, 09:16 PM

True, forgot about OKC 2007-2009 because the team is no longer intact. Warriors are not a good example however since all their stars got picked outside the top 5 (#7, #11, Green was a 2nd rounder even). You don't tank to draft in that range.

And Celtics? They had three lottery picks since 2014: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Nice players, but certainly no superstars (yet). Here's how they got their current ones: Horford and Hayward because they're Boston and Irving because they completely lucked out with Isaiah Thomas, a player drafted 60th overall. Boston did not builds its current roster through the draft at all.

04-09-2018, 09:16 PM	#1171
j0Shi Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 4,511	True, forgot about OKC 2007-2009 because the team is no longer intact. Warriors are not a good example however since all their stars got picked outside the top 5 (#7, #11, Green was a 2nd rounder even). You don't tank to draft in that range. And Celtics? They had three lottery picks since 2014: Marcus Smart, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Nice players, but certainly no superstars (yet). Here's how they got their current ones: Horford and Hayward because they're Boston and Irving because they completely lucked out with Isaiah Thomas, a player drafted 60th overall. Boston did not builds its current roster through the draft at all. Last edited by j0Shi; 04-09-2018 at 09:19 PM.