Why Were 9 Players Drafted Before Paul George? Where Are They Now?

[@legoguy4154]

Why were 59 players drafted after Anthony Bennett?

[@giospage]

Legoguy415 ?

[@undefed3282]

Lol

[@hungryboi77]

They were all worst than me, pretty dumb question.

[@ojutay8375]

Anthony Bennett Oladipo has a word and 2 All Star selections for you

[@atom0824]

😭😭

[@HiChrisss]

Why were 0 players drafted before anthony bennet?

[@Liquidhandshake97]

André Vieira that’s funny 😂

[@hungryboi77]

There was nobody better than me in that draft.

[@emiliospowerballer1441]

why were 57 players drafted after emannuelle ginobilli?????

[@TJzWayyy]

Anthony Bennett lmao you just made this?

[@BirdoStudios]

@@hungryboi77 Hows the g league treating u

[@seanornelas3929]

Why were TWELVE players drafted before KARL MALONE? Where are they now?

[@matta6991]

Sean a Ornelas in the retirement home

[@kevinpangos3787]

Matt A on god I’m gonna go visit them to or any old person learn more about shit

[@samschultz8225]

Dead

[@HipsterShiningArmor]

Why were 121 players drafted before Dan Issel, and where are they now?

[@905kar5]

That’s one player for every illegitimate kid he has

[@jacktopus]

Before demarcus got injured he was a regular 25 and 11 type player

[@themissinglink8307]

Imthatdude and also 5 assists, he was one of the best offensive talents ever when he was healthy

[@devmo03]

Matt M. He was widely accepted as the best center in the NBA before he got hurt, that’s not “underrated.”

[@freshc9240]

... y'all do know that he's only playing 25 minutes a game, right? If he was playing 35-40 like he played on the Kings/Pelicans, he'd be reaching the same numbers based off what he's producing now. There's no reason to think that the injury has made him decline.

[@anubis4032]

@@themissinglink8307 ever😂

[@anubis4032]

@@Matt-os2zn no he wasn't I used to like him

[@colin6547]

Damn why did the the great players of the class deal with injuries? Cousins, George, Hayward, and Wall

[@ichappy-9840]

N they were all real fucking good.

[@ch.illmatic]

Those players aren't the whole class

[@ichappy-9840]

@@ch.illmatic u know wat he meant. Stop being a smart ass

[@marni1769]

Rafat Shareef u mad gay

[@ch.illmatic]

@@ichappy-9840 sry

[@linusxv181]

The real question is, why were there 59 players drafted before Isaiah Thomas? Much love from the Philippines!

[@harise01]

Lol beat me to asking that

[@woah4843]

LinusXV that video would take so long

[@baseupp12]

He was short that's the reason

[@linusxv181]

@@woah4843 that's the joke lol

[@buttclencher225]

3 hour long video for Dom

[@kohsmoger1567]

Why were 8 players drafted before dirk nowitzki and how did their careers end up?

[@emanuelmartinez7267]

Well for one Dirk was European and the perception was back then that the European style was inferior to the American. European players were considered unathletic and defensive liabilities and while Dirk was never elite in those areas he certainly was much better than the credit he was givin throughout his career. He was a seven footer who didn't play with his back to the basket, wasn't a glass eater and his main skill was his ability to score from 15 feet and beyond which was undervalued for bigs back in the day. It also took him two years to really find his footing in the league so he wasn't exactly an overnight sensation. If it wasn't for Dirk changing the perception of European players guys like Zingis and Luka might have spent their entire careers overseas........ And of course you wouldn't get bums like Andrea Bargnani being drafted number one just because he was a seven footer with a jumpshot lol

[@J.J.Barrientes]

That would be a gooood video. I’d so watch that

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

Dirk wasn't athletic and he wasn't good at defense. He created the Dirk fadeway to shoot over defenders.

[@lemar2122]

Imagine If George and Kawhi got to play together.. 😯

[@weeepweeep8754]

@@jstiles1659 i think he meant when kawhi was still in indianna and not traded to the spurs

[@jstiles1659]

@@weeepweeep8754 gotcha

[@justinnowak3904]

That would be an insane defensive combo

[@ziadeissa3_]

@@justinnowak3904 And offensive! That's the crazy thing about them, your opponent would get scored on time and time again, and your opponent would also get locked up.

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

They could've won the 2014 nba eastern west conference finals.

[@badperson3829]

Something tells me we'll one day see a why were 12 players drafted before donovan mitchell

[@spiderelbow8226]

Tatum

[@anjr9915]

nah tatum and fox were drafted and they are gonna be great

[@Dakidpepe]

How? That was a deep draft

[@brothaclutch984]

bad person idk about all that, there were a lot of people that came out of that draft

[@sqeerp3770]

Amadou Ndiaye They were drafted pretty high though

[@TBRiddles]

Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki, Karl Malone, Clyde Drexler??

[@alex9046]

Who were the 60 players drafted before Big Ben Wallace

[@chicagoblackhawks9840]

goddamn i was gonna comment that

[@JDubs1464]

10 demigods

[@caelenow2829]

I love this series man keep it up. It scratches that nostalgia itch I have for the 2000’s NBA

[@SEANIEHSHINE]

Very well put

[@chl6587]

Please do why were 40 players picked before Nikola Jokic

[@cawwhhs6487]

What year was that

[@ry_an.]

Caw whhs 2014 draft

[@elibernstein6904]

Cuz he was fat

[@DarthKrellon23]

@@elibernstein6904 and terribly unfit

[@LeBeautiful]

the next segment: why where 59 players drafted before Isaiah Thomas?

[@thestoryteller5960]

I just hit 31.7K views LeBronsexual 😂

[@JustKickrocks]

Mj goat

[@theshawshankinception1220]

LeBeautiful he isn’t that good

[@Addi.B.B.]

Were*

[@frankxxxmullerxxx6734]

He sucks

[@christos5599]

Do why were 56 players drafted before Manu Ginobilli.

[@blackmomba5553]

Why were 16 players drafted before Shawn Kemp

[@gobindsingh3052]

😂

[@gozzznak2205]

16:04 Favors like "And this guy was drafted after me? "

[@prayforthebrowns7837]

can you do all the players who were drafted before brian scalabrine?

[@lukavidakovic4928]

Damn 2k 11 flashbacks where turner was a beast

[@Sephiroth766]

nah he wasn't, for me at least

[@lukavidakovic4928]

@@Sephiroth766 i remember in draft combine he couldn't miss a three hahahs

[@taegotkash]

2K12

[@themissinglink8307]

the main problem for the wizards is wall. wall is trying to be something he’s not, a combo guard, he takes way way way too many midrange jump shots, which he doesn’t make btw. and this is causing turmoil throughout the team, and isn’t allowing beal to get by far the most shots.

[@themissinglink8307]

The Wallstar yea he’s pretty awful

[@emmanuelc316]

I'm love this series Dom2k keep doing you

[@eboy4216]

Bro I thought you were me

[@christovonbaron]

I’m glad to see your channel back

[@RealBoxingKings]

If you think about it, being #1 is a lot of pressure. Being a lower pick is motivation to become a better player and prove those teams that didn’t choose you wrong. I’m glad many of the players that were lower picks and became superstars, were picked when they were because maybe they wouldn’t have excelled as much because of the pressure that comes with being a top pick.

[@freddyythrift]

Such a great rebound, he had to show it not once, not twice, but three times 11:59

[@Weston_d]

This series of vids is fantastic, Dom. I've enjoyed every one of them.

[@ch.illmatic]

Paul george is my favourite player but I would've still liked to see him still on the pacers

[@ethanhansen1479]

Rafat Shareef same

[@SEANIEHSHINE]

I definitely understand that

[@kobe24524]

He misses Indiana.

[@pacdeezy]

@@kobe24524 no he don't

[@nguyentt4079]

Bring the heat with all these vids. Good work man! Thx

[@TristanGarcia.1]

Really enjoy these players drafted before an all star video they are really interesting and really give you an overview about how much the NBA could have changed that player was drafted higher

[@austinbridges7928]

Already know I had to get here early for this fire Dom.🏀🔥🔥

[@cmqguy]

Fresno State is my hometown college team. They were on a self imposed ban from any post season play because head coach Ray Lopes messed around in recruiting. No one ever saw him in post season play when he was at Fresno State.

[@trentin4796]

Why were 29 players drafted before jimmy butler and where are they now? Btw I love this series man also, maybe why were 12 players drafted before Devin booker and where are they now

[@bend6005]

this is such a great series

[@SimplyPlatano]

Every time I start up a Dom video I always got to lower the volume lol

[@jeremiahumali2147]

Hey you should do a video of this on Manu ginobli

[@o7_AP]

Jeremiah Umali GINOBILI!!!

[@nothingspecial6879]

Damn that video will be looong

[@ojutay8375]

o7 Emmanuel Ginobilly

[@cjezinne]

Wolves and Kings... listen to me... When planning your draft, choose your favorite player... Dont choose him.. Future Dynasty

[@thomasc9123]

I absolutely love this series.

[@DREISBEST1]

You’ve struck gold with this series bro! 💯

[@alexlara4112]

Man that video of Paul in high school 2:03 , that’s Palmdale Forsure 👋

[@cjklaas6309]

Love this series

[@NicoParisComedy]

You got a weird, stray clip from something else between numbers 3 and 4. Great vid, just thought you might've missed it.

[@pranavsattiraju]

A few years down the line you should do a Donovan Mitchell one

[@hawdsss9451]

Love these videos

[@xaviergraham9553]

The Demarcus cousins section did not age well after 2 weeks

[@shawnweddle3002]

Thunder traded up to the 11th pick. Imagine if Indiana passed on PG and he ended up in OKC with KD, Russ, and Harden to start his career.

[@dutchpackdior2178]

As a Pacers fan I appreciate this video 👌🏽🖤

[@JackyDayt]

So sad he got injured again , he might have won MVP and DPOY . I heard in any podcasts how he has to prepare so much just to be in game due to that shoulder injury. Hope he gets healthy by playoffs.

[@adventuresofvon]

I was waiting on this one

[@gurnawazgill8576]

I recommend this. Thanks for doing this

[@Jay_FS]

Those Miami v Indy series were some of the best 💯

[@fraserduguid1684]

It’s been like 2 years and I still love the intro

[@chaseyoung9628]

Simple answer to all these type of videos nobody can predict the future🗣

[@KFordmusic]

This was a crazy draft!

[@brad887]

To close out this series, you should do a video like this on Nikola Jokic.

[@tObito687]

why were 5 players drafted before Larry Bird? why were 2 players drafted before Michael Jordan? why were 14 players drafted before Steve Nash? why were 9 players drafted before Paul Pierce?

[@bentrotto7990]

you forgot the fact that Aminu was part of the trade that brought Chris Paul to the clippers, so if they had drafted PG instead, they wouldnt have had paul probably

[@complexgamer1899]

My favorite player since Kobe just wish LA was super aggressive on getting this guy

[@Snakie747]

I only sorta agree with your assessment on Monroe as a Piston fan- I think it's a little revisionist to say that everybody thought it would be okay for him not to have a jumpshot or defensive abilities. Even when he was putting up big stats, the conversation among Pistons fans ALWAYS centered around whether or not he'd develop a reliable jumper- and the concern was that he'd never become much if he didn't. I think even in the early 2010s folks knew the way the wind was blowing, though we underestimated just how fast it would get there and how far it would go.

[@grantashcraft4147]

1:40 palmdalleeeeee come back tooooo meeeeee

[@o7_AP]

It’d be interesting to do John Stockton because he was part of a legendary draft but he has cases to be better then some of them

[@SoZexal]

Can't believe the nba hasn't tried to stop this series

[@josiahthibodeaux]

I know this draft class very well, 2k11 myplayer. I went 25th overall Memphis Grizzlies.

[@jasonleino590]

These are definitely some of my favorite videos you’ve ever made bro keep it up ❤️

[@arielburshteyn9231]

I actually searched up when paul george was drafted right after the Leonard video

[@williefaulker]

Even though it worked out , I'm still mad my sixers picked Turner over cousins and favors.

[@wolfiemueller9946]

As someone who personally knows Udoh he's definitely like that!

[@Bobbybando444]

“Completely erupts in the playoffs”

[@reginaldboydbugayong6676]

Evan Turner was in the PORTLAND TRAILBLAZER...

[@jacksonmassicotte5877]

Dom2k inspires me and shows how hard work pays off

[@ayo_1876]

@6:34 Derrick Favors is acct the best rim protector in the league by opponent field goal percentage. Don’t mess with the guy.

[@ayo_1876]

@8:42 Geez if the Dubs got Brook Lopez instead of Cousins we could’ve skipped this season

[@darrengordon-hill]

@@ayo_1876 JEZUS yes!! If they get Vucevic this FA...

[@ayo_1876]

@Darren Gordon-Hill Man relax they don’t have the cap space to sign Vooch

[@darrengordon-hill]

@@ayo_1876 I'm relaxed - thought my dreams would've suggested that but sure, thanks for waking me, this weed ain't gonna smoke itself!!

[@Mike-or7oo]

Just gotta love Minnesota 😂

[@jonathansanchez8802]

Good vid

[@Cobra0190]

Hey dom can you make a video about why 9 players were drafted before paul peirce?

[@noobkillx1]

Cant have a Paul George video without Joe Ingles. Thanks, Derrick Favors😂

[@YTWYOUTUBETEENSWRESTLING]

*I MISS THE OLD "WAZZUP NBA FANS DOM 2K ON THE MIC" INTRO MANNN PLS INCLUDE IT AFTER THE INTRO U HAVE RN*

[@dabbingtoast7743]

Hindsight being 20/20 you should probably find a couple scouting reports to further show why these players fell to wherever they went. Would also help deciding how stupid/defensible the decisions were.

[@skins1024]

DeMarcus Cousins made like 8 threes in a game, I think that’s where the stretch center came from

[@jacmatth.]

Why were 0 players drafted before Kwame Brown? Where are they now?

[@alfredohsauce]

Sooo... where are NO PLAYERS?

[@firstclasscondones8124]

There getting buckets and he working at home Depot

[@drobese5301]

Cousins before the injury was pretty scary, he could drop 28 and grab 16 boards any given night. Hope he’s able to get back to the real boogie.

[@warriorsboi4821]

That angry cavs fan though😂😂😂

[@muddyszn]

Love this series and the grind and effort your playing 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@maksjajic4480]

imagine if pg13 and kawhi were on a team oh wait...

[@Hoffanheim]

The jabs to poor Zach and the Pistons😂

[@KleinpeterHank]

Him and Kawhi gonna light it up

[@massarkold]

Another really funny vid

[@DrawQuick2014]

make an hour long video about the 40 people drafted before jokic

[@Alex-il6pn]

Anyone know what shoes Russ was wearing in the first minute, those green ones?

[@ManEFresh]

In my opinion, the biggest teams to miss on Paul George were, you guessed it, Philadelphia, Minnesota and the the L.A. Clippers. Philly drafting Even Turner was seen as the better move at the time, but unlike Markelle Fultz, I'm not someone that can say that for myself because I didn't watch the NBA until 2013 or 2014, somewhere then. So even if you say Paul George would have flipped anyway, it still hurts not to get him. Minnesota could have built a potential team around Kevin Love and Paul George, and the Clippers. Yikes. The Clippers could have the monster Paul George that attacks the rim instead of the one that shoots poorly from time to time. Granted, he got better these last playoffs as of the time I type this comment, but still. Imagine a starting 5 of CP3, J.J. Redick (or Jamal Crawford) Paul George instead of Matt Barnes, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. Definitely would have been champions in 2014 and/or 2015. Let me know how fucked the Clippers are right now to you due to the future they traded away for Paul George.

[@zetastreaker47]

They lost PG to Philly

[@bdelsouza]

this is one of the best channels out there about basketball

[@VitorRedes]

The wolves man... come on lol. They passed vigorously the last 15 superstars of the league lol

[@harise01]

Ideas based on this series Why were wiggins and parker drafted before embiid (2014 draft) Why were 3 players drafted before westbrook (2008 draft) 2006 draft : I really don't know either lowry, rondo, or Aldridge 2005 draft: maybe Chris paul Why were 2 players drafted before Mj (1984 draft) Yea u guys can think of others

[@johnnycage2987]

Uhh well Hakeem Olajuwon was a much better player then mj at the time. And Portland already had a shooting guard and they needed a Big man. There you go

[@ghostlyycosmic]

Dom is the goat 🐐

[@lujoviste]

Why is everyone reacting like Cousins never played great, he was literally the best center in the NBA 2-3 years ago and still is good playing 20 mins

[@pp3k3jamail]

As a Sixers fan I kind of wanted DeMarcus cousins paired up with Drew holiday, Andre iguodala ,Thaddeus Young ,Maurice Speights, Lou Williams. Evan Turner was too similar of a player to iguodala.

[@basketballaddict2885]

Can you do Paul Pierce next?

[@artificialbeans2821]

This guy should do where are the 0 players drafted before Lebron James or where are the 60 players drafted before Ben Wallace

[@TrahNO2]

Where are the 0 players drafted before LeBron James? 😂

[@noahwolfe5300]

Loving these "Why were X number of players drafted before" videos man, keep it up

[@TREESEhoops]

I LOVE this series. I think if you did a "why Darko Milicic was the second overall pick" or whatever other bust, it would be a really cool alternative by giving us insight as to why players like Darko were seen as one of the best players before the draft. :)

[@anthonyvigil4549]

you already know this is going to be a good one

[@chriskoumoulis431]

Actually the warriors can only sign cousins to a small percentage above the mid level exception he signed this year. Other teams can sign him to the max. Sooooo......