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Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky
The FO is toxic. They got lazy and stopped developing guys. No, they aren't bad in the draft. They've done well, but then don't have $&%# for developement guys.
We're at least average in the draft. We just always undervalue the use of drafting AND development. When we have a pick, we do well. We just give away our picks too quickly and have no desire to develop guys. Instead we want to overpay for guys who have already developed.
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Clearly they give away picks too easily...but they've been pretty atrocious even when they do have picks. Here's a list of guys they drafted and/or traded for on draft day since 2004; players they drafted for another team and immediately traded are not included.
2004: Devin Harris, Pavel Podkolzine, Luis Flores
2005: No picks
2006: Mo Ager
2007: Nick Fazekas, Renaldas Seibutis, Reshawn Terry
2008: Shan Foster
2009: Roddy B, Nick Calathes, Ahmad Nivins
2010: Dominique Jones
2011: Traded away both draft picks for rights to Petteri Koponen
2012: Jared Cunningham, Bernard James, Jae Crowder
2013: Shane Larkin, Ricky Ledo
2014: No picks
2015: Justin Anderson, Satnam Singh
Twelve years of drafting, and your highlight, other than Harris, and a too-soon-to-tell Anderson, is Jae Crowder. I believe Larkin is the only other guy on the list who is even on an NBA roster.
My confidence in the ability of this FO to rebuild through the draft is not high.