Bill Simmons and Jalen Rose's Reaction to Anthony Bennett Being Selected #1 Overall

[@BallingandTalking]

What videos would you like to see next?

[@DanielJamesEgan]

I would like to see Joan of Arc reacting to Flipper the Dolphin being drafted onto the Mongolian Golden Hoard.

[@alexair7936]

Bill Simmons kept it real

[@KK-pm7ud]

Back when the NBA draft on ESPN was watchable

[@bojiden9830]

Whats unwatchable about it now? I havent watched in years im just curious

[@WillAnderson3rd]

Nothing with Jalen Rose is watchable

[@KK-pm7ud]

@@bojiden9830 They have zero idea who the players are, just ramble, and treat it like the Oscars.

[@mordakie3805]

@@KK-pm7ud nah draft night they had knowledgeable people on the show

[@KK-pm7ud]

@@mordakie3805 They were an embarrassment

[@darrendent8288]

So surreal that this was the draft that Giannis was in.

[@harrygrenier]

He’s literally in the frame when the camera is on bill simmons too

[@mangoman2152]

to be fair as a cavs fan if they drafted him he wouldn’t be the same Giannis as today

[@Juice-ig3jz]

Bill actually called him a Greek PG and says he was one of the most intriguing prospects.

[@tofutoph]

It’s crazy cause this draft is pretty forgettable as you can see with the #1 pick here, but Giannis is the clear standout followed by gobert.

[@Cattle_Snacks]

The randomness of drafts. It’s an inexact science most of the time. But yeah, this one perceived as one of the weakest drafts in recent times. The best choice happened to be the #15th pick (Giannis). I would guess the 2024 draft that we just saw will have a random choice turn out great too. Who knows!

[@Ma1q444]

0:58 “he can really shoot it” 😂😂 he went 0/23 his first 5 games or something like that

[@chili015]

0-for-15 in his first 4 games, then made a 3-pointer on his first shot attempt of his 5th game.

[@tkubat1997]

Didn’t his NBA career end after his 6th game?

[@chili015]

@@tkubat1997 - 151 games. Easy to look up.

[@skinnyelephant7752]

he can shoot. just never said he would make those shots

[@kevbotchill]

God, Simmons and rose got me so ridiculously into basketball. Their chemistry is, dare I say shaq and chuck levels. Bill should have been the gm of the t wolves

[@JonathanWoodall]

Bill Simmons is the most skilled fan of basketball. He’s better as a fan than an analyst sorta but he’s like the best at it. No one rly captures the human and emotional side of sports the way he does.

[@dt3sh]

He would have been a terrible GM. Why not try to get hired in a scouting department before touting yourself as a general manager? He was never serious about that. He thinks like a fan not a scout

[@jmendey]

This is absolutely head and shoulders above what they do now just honest reaction from experts instead of i don’t even know what they’re doing now it’s like everyone is doing a take they don’t believe and have one person interview everyone

[@JC-se8mi]

I stood next to Bennett and Wiggins in the crowd of an OVO/Caribbana tournament that summer, he was a big dude but looked so out of shape - I couldn’t believe he was the #1 pick.

[@aspill3693]

1:32 I love how almost a decade later the magic are in basically the same position 😂

[@EA97_]

move them to seattle no one would care

[@greyklopstock7155]

Except this time they finally got it right! I'm not even a magic fan, but Paolo was 10000% the right pick. Everyone was skeptical cause he was mostly predicted to be like number four, and all of a sudden the odds for him going number one skyrocketted the morning before the draft. It took all of like two minutes of summer league to see that Paolo was head and shoulders the right pick.

[@justinburgos2927]

Bennet told Kwame "hold my beer"

[@2villainy]

Kwame was never the biggest bust anyway...just the one that got clowned the most

[@wildx5634]

The fact that Victor Olidipo and Otto Porter Jr were suggested as overall #1 pic choices is wild

[@timboslice8559]

And people think this years draft was weak lol

[@poisondragonslayer]

Oladipo is a star before he got injured

[@bixhutch6274]

This draft was bad but Bennett gotta be the worst 1 pick ever. He couldn't even play as a back up in the league

[@timboslice8559]

@@bixhutch6274 yup didn’t have any injuries either.

[@kevinjohnson4498]

Victor should have been the #1 pick. (I know Giannis but he was a few inches shorter and rail thin, he went in the right spot and everything just worked out for him)

[@danielc5807]

What a shit draft overall. Redraft 1. Giannis 2. Gobert 3. CJ 4.Oladipo The drop-off after that is insane

[@jonathanbradford4506]

Steven adams is in that draft

[@integratyper5137]

5. Otto Porter, he was still a good role player

[@2villainy]

Most drafts are similar... having 2 possible hall of famers in a draft is a good class

[@samhartje723]

It is insane to me how much more team building knowledge Bill has than a fucking retired NBA player.

[@mynameisjeff512]

Keep uploading!

[@OEx25]

When Bill's biases (pro-Celtics, anti-Lakers, etc.) are not a factor, the dude does know ball. Everyone else up there was trying to defend the pick and Bill was even being a bit kind in his doubts

[@HKim0072]

Back then, he wasn't afraid to rip players, management, the league. Everyone was fair game. Now, he's way more careful.

[@JoseFranco9]

He is a notorious unhinged Jokic lover to absurd levels. Like, he was saying wiiiild stuff like "only Bron and Jordan might be better than him".

[@maelhadj3588]

"this kid can play" speaking of Anthony Bennett...

[@brianbadonde9251]

Bro we need more uploads! Maybe next do an "Analysts reaction to Anthony Bennett" like maybe post draft, or analyst react to worst NBA picks or something. Love your vids!!!

[@basterdinabasket1]

Wheres woj 20 seconds before the pick to tell everyone that the cavs are "highly intrigued with the prospects of selecting Anthony Bennett"

[@Chief08]

Bill & Jalen had genuine chemistry espn really fumbled that

[@jonnyboy1791111]

crazy cause bill simmons was 100% right

[@bigbrytunney8753]

Bill Simmons was there to keep it real, Jalen Rose was there to pretend to be the guy who 'keeps it real' and Jay Bilas was there to bullshit the viewers on every player. Today Simmons has basically been replaced by Jonathan Givony who is ok, but isn't going to speak his mind like Simmons did here. Bilas is still there bullshitting about every player saying 'it's a great pick' , along with the females who are there to talk up the 'trials and tribulations' of each player. Give me the o'' days, any day

[@Euclides287]

Keeping it real will get you fired these days. For honest takes about players you gotta go to KZbin.

[@DanielJamesEgan]

Bill Simmons is a soothsayer like usual.

[@slimjim3498]

Lebron was so right to leave. lol. Their scouting department sucked

[@bballwarrior12]

In hindsight, it's easy to say they should have chosen Giannis. Same with Gobert. But those guys were both projects and nobody had them near a top 5 pick, much less the top pick. Of the realistic possibilities, Bill was pretty much spot-on in saying they should have taken Oladipo. Of all the guys who went in the lottery, I believe he is the only one who ever made an all star game.

[@da_illest]

UNC did that. They’ve raised a few players’ stocks

[@aznnp77]

Oladipo was the only one in the top 10 to be a "star". I just looked up Alex Len. 11 years and he's still in the league somehow. Averaging 2 pts and 2 rebounds a game the last 2 seasons.

[@YankeesFan0620]

What a crap draft. Overpriced bench players in Free Agency and drafts that hardly ever have generational agents. This is why it takes 10-15 years for teams like the Pistons and Wizards to rebuild

[@eliyarrows2456]

You know what’s really funny to think about is how different lebron on the Cavs the second time woulda been had they not messed up this pick. Let’s say they grab Oladipo or Porter. Now it’s another STARTER on the team for when lebron comes back, a starter with serious upside too. Remember they traded the 1st pick to minny for Love and threw Bennett in just as salary. If they have a young budding star (as seen at the time) in Vic, then they might be able to get more or send less to Minny for Love. That coulda given them the depth to win in 2015 even with the injuries. That coulda given them a punchers chance in 2017. Maybe Kyrie doesnt give up and leave in 2018. It’s just interesting to think about how one blunder genuinely coulda costed this team a dynasty.

[@slimjim3498]

Bennett went to Unlv. I live there and their team suck and I never knew he was going to go number one. Every local writer was always waiting on this guy to take over a game in college and he never did.

[@ericmausbach1808]

I miss having people covering the draft that knew their stuff. The 2024 draft had 2 young women do most of the talking, reading their script, while Bilas and RJ have to wait to be called on....they could hardly get a word in. It was better to watch with the sound off.

[@GizmoBeach]

There were 10 players in the 2013 draft who averaged at least 10 ppg. Bennett was 36th at 4.4 ppg and there were 15 players after him in total who played in the NBA w/ a lower ppg average. So yeah, not a great draft.

[@d-rockanomaly9243]

I think what happened, because he played very good in high school, exceptionally good, so I think maybe he just matured at a very young age and so when he was playing other kids he was relatively good because of the physical advantage. But that means he also peaked physically relatively early and so when he reached the NBA he's now playing fully physically mature adults and then that's when his lack of skill at that level became apparent. He was good against kids because he was like an adult when he was in high school haha. Makes sense yeah?

[@11riehldeal]

The draft coverage is an absolute dumpster fire now.

[@dmdennyphi]

Greek Freak 14 picks away is crazy

[@Jett000006]

Ok then if you're so keen on superstars getting drafted late, do you care to tell us who among the late draftees this year will be a superstar in the next 5 years? You have to reply before the season starts

[@dmdennyphi]

@@Jett000006 wahhhh

[@Jett000006]

@@dmdennyphi as mature a reply as your initial take. You'll do well in this world

[@fg7496]

This was a blatant tank. They knew they had a good chance of getting LeBron the following year and could tank for Wiggins and use him as a trade piece for another star. David Griffin was lowkey about it, but it’s obvious in hindsight

[@jedward5155]

This pick had Dan Gilbert's fingerprints all over it.

[@relaaaxturtle3128]

I think he did eat his way out of the league

[@BobBobBobBobBob]

That guy grew up to be Patrick Mahomes

[@bigmixx]

That draft was one of the worst drafts because there was no consensus number 1 pick. The best player turned out to be Giannis but nobody saw that coming.

[@mrpzpdx]

Funny none of the players mentioned ended up being much of anything not worthy.

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

Easily the worst #1 overall pick in NBA history. Anthony Bennett should've gone late second round at best, he just wasn't an NBA player, let alone a high draft pick.

[@joshuamcalistair2787]

By the way, Simmons and a lot of people thought like Nerlens Noel would go first. Big picture, not much of a difference between the two lol

[@kenstevens7855]

This draft was straight garbage. Realistically, they should have drafted Oladipo, who would have given them 5-6 seasons of high level play. Other than that, no other players were All-Stars except Giannis and Rudy, who were not considered top prospects.

[@BELIEVEland614]

In fairness to my Cavs...there wasn't a huge consensus on 1 at the time. However, that being said, what a terrible pick lol

[@aaronrider4051]

Who cares what Bill Simmons says about anything? He's an airhead who thought drafting Drake Maye over Marvin Harrison was smart!

[@candycrystalpremium]

Cavs blew the draft so hard they gave them another number one pick and LeBron came back 😅😅 and then with all that they finally won a fucking ring and immediately imploded after. What a dumpster organisation.

[@bbryant9455]

And bickerstaff won all those damn games the last couple years just to be fired

[@randymonster4105]

that draft class was utter garbage

[@johndough311]

And somehow Jay Bilas is still employed as an “expert”!!! Off this clip alone he should be fired! “This kid can score” ANTHONY BENNETT 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@MrAitraining]

Every pick they talked about were nothings

[@chrislewis5069]

Just a bad draft, only to be topped by this 2024 draft. There may not be one all star in the whole draft. Most will be lucky to be in the league 5 years.

[@LogicOverEverything]

This when ESPN knew Bill wasn’t the guy for the live broadcast lol

[@DrMjenno]

Biggest bust of all time. I don’t know Bennett, maybe he’s a lovely person, but he shouldn’t have been drafted, let alone have gone first.

[@bmla88]

I would have traded down and taken Giannis.

[@lunychoonz4587]

Worst draft in history?

[@johnmickns]

EEK!🤦🏽

[@drewbreezy5854]

Horrible pick

[@a97jones]

they got rid of the men and got Makayla, McNutt, and the other woman covering mens basketball (nba draft) now. they dont talk abt "so how do you feel" opposed to actual x's and o's

[@shampoofully7923]

That draft sucked

[@Shambles99]

Joke draft class.. Raptors Barnagni #1 overall...gross

[@elliotjackson1]

If you redrafted the 2013 draft now Rudy Gobert would be the clear number one pick.

[@BallingandTalking]

Don’t forget Giannis was picked 15. But after him, I agree

[@chaos-fk6fs]

Bennett. Oladipo, Porter Jr.? Yikes

[@zlinedavid]

Dipo made a couple of All Star and all defensive teams. Wasn’t a superstar but was an above average player. He just started racking up too many injuries.