WHAT HAPPENED To The 2014 NBA Draft?

[@classicslayer456]

Aaron Gordon was never gonna be a franchise player but he is a prefect fit for jokic and the nuggets

[@fortynights1513]

Wiggins shows how sometimes you need to be in the right place at the right time.

[@MentLeee]

True. His head needs to be in the right place too. Right now he’s not looking great either though.

[@ColdHoops]

Lol. You should thank Bron for that. Everyone at that time knew he wouldn't play with young guys unless they were certified stars. Wiggins was a rookie. He didn't stand a chance. I was disappointed Waiters got traded, but he got to play with KD and Russ. Couldn't be too mad at that 🤷‍♂️

[@cottonmather8146]

@@ColdHoops He wasn't going to do anything in Cleveland anyways. He spent 7 years with the Wolves with actual players like KAT and Jimmy Butler and didn't do anything until he got to the Warriors.

[@TheMonjok24]

He might end up scoring 20k career points but we all still call him a bust

[@petesmart1983]

He just isn't great he's basically a good scorer and roleplayer bit like a modern day magette or stackhouse limited all-round

[@realer2748]

It’s a little annoying when people look back on Wiggins’ career and ignore that 2019-20 season pre-deadline when he actually became a good player again, instead it’s just “warriors make him good”

[@gabrielantunez7642]

He sucks this season so it was a once a year thing

[@geordiejones5618]

​@@gabrielantunez7642every time he gets a big contract he falls off lol

[@ColdHoops]

​@geordiejones5618 Money was never the issue. Maybe because he finally won a championship, he doesn't have that hunger anymore. It's ok though. Most players don't love the game like that🤷‍♂️

[@WaluigiLebron]

@@gabrielantunez7642so does everyone on the Warriors tbf

[@BennyTherat]

He did miss a lot of games last year. Did they ever say what the issue was?

[@Just_Gaming2145]

Still crazy to know that Giannis and Embiid could’ve been teammates

[@A_biased_celtics_fan_baited_u]

And jokic lmao

[@moneyman4740]

Sounds great but wouldnt work, plus we get to see them duel which is even better

[@mrtree8622]

Glad that they didn’t cause it wouldn’t work

[@A_biased_celtics_fan_baited_u]

@@droiddevx03 ok lmao

[@miles12pega]

@@droiddevx03 lil bro literally got triggered off a lmao lmao

[@daggy5505]

Jabari Parker is a what if but I’ll never forget when he said ‘we don’t get paid to play defense’

[@Hazedboss]

Man I loved Parker back in his first few seasons, was super sad to see him get injured so much and his career get ruined. He was my favorite in the draft throughout the first season, even if he wasn't the best he showed such flashes of brilliance I thought he could be special. Maybe he could've been, guess we'll never know.

[@andrewkelly1337]

Are you Amare from UPB cuz I knew a guy who was such a massive Jabari Parker Stan I still remember him 10 years later

[@Ash-zx5wu]

As a Sixers fan it really pains me about the Lavine pick. We needed to get a scoring G next to Joel & Zach looked to fit the bill but instead we went Saric instead. Imagine if the Sixers added LaVine next to Joel, wouldve given them the 3 level scoring punch they desperately needed for years that Maxey just now is filling.

[@mrvk39]

far more painful was 1 not picking Tatum and 2 drafting Okafor instead of Booker or KP

[@Ash-zx5wu]

@@mrvk39 Tatum was going to the Celtics, they wanted a wing & saw Brown as a SG so thats out. But the Okafor pick was indefensible. 3 top 10 pick bigs in 3 drafts? I assumed we'd sell him to the Magic or kings & take KP, Mudiay or Winslow. Booker wasnt even a starter & really only the Suns saw him as a lottery pick. Was surprised Oubre went so low tbh. KP i was low key high on because of his fit next to Joel/Noel because he could move on the perimeter some & the game was shifting toward spacing bigs. In an alternative reality we dont trade for Tobias & dont even deal down for Zhaire Smith because we have the draft assets to get another star or two because of the wasted top picks. Fultz I thought would be a star, he redid his entire jumper & actually looks good now when healthy. Unfortunately for him his body just hasnt held up in the NBA. Imagine a lineup of Joel/ Thomas Bryant or Hartstein, KP/Kuzma ( we had the pick before him), Simmons/Bridges, LaVine & Brogdon or DeJounte Murray ( we took TLC Korkmaz over them) maybe both. The Process Sixers are a whole what if draft unto themselves.

[@mrvk39]

@@Ash-zx5wu I am not 100% sure they would've taken him with the 1st pick. Fultz was a consensus #1 pick. but yeah, Booker wasn't seen as a top pick. KP was a good fit next to Embiid, but that injury would've still derailed him for years. But yeah.. the Process netted Philly great picks but they just fumbled it with everything but Embiid and Maxey.

[@keithw453]

It is almost weird hearing non-Jazz fans talking about Exum. So many people were just waiting for him to become good and it never happened.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

He was good for us

[@msdabrenn]

He's honestly decent for Dallas this year. It's a small role, but he's been good off the bench, a safe pair of hands running the offence when Luka and Kyrie sit.

[@shorewall]

@@msdabrenn As a Jazz fan, I'm glad to hear it.

[@AuraDivinity]

He is good but needed a breakout season to show it even if it came overseas. He might be the rare draftee who blossoms late in his career

[@msakiblab]

The last four games Exum has been playing great after starting 👍

[@samhunter7619]

My guy Sauce Castillo. Idc about his lack of success in the league, loved him at Michigan

[@AguilaDeOnix85]

I really liked watching TJ Warren play before he started getting injured.

[@stefanpetrusca5990]

It didn't start very well, but in the last few years this has become one of the best drafts of all time.

[@nicholas372]

When Jabari Parker got hurt, I was devastated. We already had Robin on the team (Giannis) and we finally got a high enough pick to get Batman (Jabari). Then we got some hope after his return, only for it to happen AGAIN. Obviously, it all worked out for the Bucks.

[@artiommikhailov4543]

The Nuggets scouting is so good. That's why they're the Champs

[@whalekingdork]

I don't think if someone had injuries ruin their career they should be labeled a bust kinda like Greg Oden man couldn't help he got injured

[@alexescutia4805]

Still a bust imo but shouldn’t be held against them as opposed to guys that just don’t inporuve

[@havesomefaitharthur9020]

This was the first draft class I ever paid attention to closely. Turned out great

[@moneyman4740]

We got the 2 best centers in the NBA right now in the same draft , crazy

[@zezegambles]

Chet wasn’t drafted this year, he red-shirted

[@davidjr4903]

Who? ​@@zezegambles

[@WHOOOOOOOOCARES]

We all know jokic was the real mvp of that season. Embiid was good but I still think jokic should’ve won it again.

[@eaglesfan1616]

these type of videos are fireee keep it up

[@nevalelapena]

The poker of picks at 38/39/41/46 are quite crazy, idk if this could be the best second round ever...

[@youngwavyc]

This class was a lot deeper than I remember it being

[@mastermind2246]

Does anyone think this draft was overhype, they had them recreating the 96’ Draft class iconic photo 😂

[@PhilippVoegtli]

It's striking how many good non-American basketball players are "overlooked." Coincidence? I do not think so.

[@shorewall]

College hoops is almost as popular in the US as the NBA. But Americans aren't watching the Euroleagues. NBA teams, on the other hand, get paid to get this right, so they have no excuse.

[@1337Sn1p3rs]

"all star starter" Andrew Wiggins 😂

[@stefanjoksa]

Where are those player banners from and why is there a Yugoslavian flag next to Serbian players? They were born in Yugoslavia, sure, but Yugoslavia doesn't exist anymore.

[@fortynights1513]

Also, do one of these videos for 2012’s draft please.

[@stephonmoore6353]

Crazy draft pick of all time is crazy

[@grief6052]

This has to be the greatest second round draft of all time and its not even close

[@notoriousc-ny3206]

Crazy how many of these guys wound up playing for the knicks

[@bobongguhgoh3848]

tj warren the bubble jordan

[@TheBeardedMaineiac]

Smart labeled “starter” instead of All Defense or DPOY

[@John-ee4ul]

76ers had 5 2nd round picks and still didnt draft jokic Imagine they got imbiid and jokic in the same draft the nba would be so different rn

[@tRaw10]

Lol “since Joel has been healthy for years” proceeds to be hurt in every playoff the last 4 years

[@troym9628]

Raptors fan here. I think GS has good chance of re-signing Pascal of all the rumoured teams. Nice weather, gets to play with Steph, great spacing. For those worried about pascal’s ruining the spacing, he has a very good mid range game and his 3pt % this season is misleading. Offense was terrible win Vanvleet’s departure and new coach. Since trading for IQ, pascal is 8 of 13 in 4 games. Realistically Pascal is probably a 33-34% 3pt shooter at best, not gonna lie. BUT we don’t want Wiggins lol. Canadian or not, revoke this man’s passport. Rather have Paul and waive him. If we can’t have Kuminga, I’d gladly take Pod and Moody. But I don’t think GS does that.

[@erickgagnay4735]

Idk why y’all not calling Wiggins’s a bust. Especially the hype he got during the draft

[@engr.reyes3]

3:56 if his career went WAY differently not just avoiding injuries

[@mikemurphy8996]

Actually a very good draft. Hall of famer even

[@Radowitzki]

Disagree about Saric. I think he is killing it in Golden State. Love the videos, man. Cheers!

[@andrewsheppard3818]

As a Charlotte fan I thought Noah Vonleh was gonna b a great player. He had flashes. Also I didn’t realize how bad the drafting was back then..

[@deeps.]

I wouldnt exactly call not resigning Randle a mistake, they needed the cap to sign Lebron.

[@jaydenmccann13]

Bro saric is good for the warriors, I don’t know what your talking about with him and his “downhill” career.

[@TKainZero]

Norman Powell should have been mentioned

[@baileyreichert6138]

Imagine if the Nuggets traded Jokic and kept Nurkic.

[@baileyreichert6138]

@@droiddevx03 Lol. Calling me a goofball for thinking what the Nuggets would be if they kept Nurkic? It’s wild to think they could’ve kept him and traded Jokic.

[@frig1]

douche much?@@droiddevx03

[@worksucksletsdrink6011]

Aaron mother fucking Gordon! Go nuggets!! Back 2 back!!!

[@Shawnjohson1608]

Zach Lavine could have been the real light skinned kobe if he worked on his defense.

[@That1GuyUNo]

I miss the pelicans Randle because know he plays weird

[@leshennoire3789]

The Houston "rackets"

[@gabatgabatino8044]

This video is very tiring to watch. Let alone putting a small amount of time for Nikola Jokic when you are saying that he is the greatest pick of this batch.

[@drewschimer3414]

This draft class is one of the most boring draft classes in my opinion

[@faizdanishchannel1893]

It just all this happen because they goal just to get into NBA..... there forget to still working hard 😮

[@noneyabizz3403]

Lavine was a steal

[@A_biased_celtics_fan_baited_u]

Jokic > Kobe. Peak ofc

[@bobongguhgoh3848]

i mean kobe would still practice during off season to keep up while jokic would not even touch a ball and comeback even better

[@Gui-lher_me]

​@@bobongguhgoh3848I love so much Jokic and one of the reasons is that he play like is the easiest thing in the world

[@OK-yy6qz]

Nah Kobe>>>> better scorer, Better defender and more dominant in his prime

[@sarc4sm68]

Why would u compare Kobe to Jokic? Lmao they're not even on the same position, its like comparing Wade to Barkley

[@MenverMan]

Kobe was an overrated chucker who if Charlotte would have kept him would have been a better Mitch Richmond

[@manbearpig74012]

It’s a little jarring to watch player highlights when you’re talking down on players lol

[@moresportinglogically4420]

Hard to find lowlights for most players haha

[@holly9494]

Can we just stop to say commonly that Jokic is the best player in the league. Because he isn’t

[@jaybee5315]

He is though. You don't have to like it, you don't have accept it, you just have to acknowledge it.

[@ColdHoops]

Smart has had the best career out of everyone in his draft class. Yes, Wiggins has a championship, but if we're analysing their entire careers, it's Smart. Not even close.

[@hinglemcringleberry222]

Jokic has the best career

[@ColdHoops]

@hinglemcringleberry222 Oh, I forgot about him. Well, excluding him from his draft class then😂

[@Shortballa11]

Wiggins never became a “great rebounder”

[@StarvinLG]

His regular season stats don’t show it but he was crashing the boards like crazy in that 2022 run

[@moresportinglogically4420]

7.5 RPG in the 2022 playoffs. 8.8 RPG in the 2022 Finals. Huge reason they beat Boston!

[@fortynights1513]

He’s a capable one at least

[@Shortballa11]

@@moresportinglogically44207.5 rpg for all of 22 games does not constitute great by the metric of the amount or longevity. Nobody else that averages 7rpg do we deem a "great" rebounder

[@Shortballa11]

@@StarvinLGLooney was crashing the boards like crazy. Wiggins is a terrible rebounder for his height and build, we overhyped his 7.5 rpg because he was averaging an embarrasing 5 before

[@Lost_Soul7711]

Embid is extremely overrated and injury prone and gets away with a ton of traveling. Luka should have won the MVP last year not Embid!!!!!!!! TRUTH

[@ArgelPresco]

how about Jordan Clarkson..

[@nikolafs5398]

at the end bro watch the whole video

[@ParaditeRs]

Giannis is the best player in the league. Defense matters.

[@allexsanchez2714]

Jokic is the best player in the league. A player with a ton of effensive power.

[@markieffmorris9263]

Tie between Bertans and Shake Milton

[@Kyle22oifer]

Jeremiah 29:11 - For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. God bless! Jesus is the way and saves! Psalms 62✝🤍💪

[@frig1]

You just go on talking to your imaginary sky friends.

[@hero4fun1]

Jokic and clarkson both get nba individual awards,they got drafted while taco bell commercial playing on tv lol

[@BrickFighter13]

Exum is now proving himself in Dallas and he’s been putting up great stats. Recently had a 26 point game and has just been a great backup for someone like Kyrie.

[@PassFirstPost]

There are 2 things guaranteed in life. Death and NBA 2K22 telling you that Julius Randle broke his leg in his first NBA game.

[@Tayte25]

You like NBA 2K22?

[@PassFirstPost]

@@Tayte25 Yes.

[@timdane6132]

jokic actually was napping while his name was called out in a taco bell commercial😅

[@nicholas372]

LaVine only averaged 10 ppg in college because UCLA's bum coach Steve Alford started his bum son over him.

[@PapaJohns7374]

Being a warriors fan it’s very nice having saric this year as his shooting ability fits the shooting roster perfectly and has been consistently the second best player on the roster this year

[@cheezdip420]

He usually makes the right plays, is a pretty good shooter and hustles on both sides of the ball, plus his chemistry with CP3 really shows itself at times. Love him on the Warriors 🎉

[@TheMonjok24]

He looks like he's about to fall over whenever he moves. Don't know who's worse him or looney.

[@mrvk39]

2014 redraft: 1 Jokic 2 Embiid 3 LaVine 4 Randle 5 Grant 6 Smart 7 Wiggins 8 Gordon 9 Bogdanovic 10 Capella 11 Harris 12 Anderson

[@jz1075]

LMAO in no way does Grant go before Wiggins who was robbed of a Finals MVP

[@mrvk39]

@@jz1075 Grant had an 8 year run playing good basketball. Wiggins had 1 playoff run next to Curry and Klay and Dray. He was disappointing before and is disappointing now. If I am a GM picking a player to stay with my franchise long-term, i would pick Grant over Wiggins.

[@滋榎本]

Aaron Gordon was in the movie ``Uncle Drew.''

[@bdkq1902]

And “Hustle”

[@TheRealAtrocity]

Wow this draft was insane. Probably best 2nd round of a draft ever?

[@SISKCERTWaJaVlogs]

AG is the perfect roleplayer like kcp and caruso and reaves and others

[@keir.]

Wiggins became good when a bag is coming. after that he regressed just like this season.

[@geordiejones5618]

He really demoralized the Celtics with his pressure on Tatum and Brown and his constant cuts for easy baskets. He was better than Dray and Klay that playoff run and him and Steph could have been a legit duo but I blame whatever happened last year. He looked good until he came back from that leave.

[@shorewall]

@@geordiejones5618 I wonder if Butler in MN, and Draymond punching Poole, hurt his confidence.

[@markieffmorris9263]

Just like Zion. Worthless

[@zaqsiefert5508]

Really love this kind of content you create. I think some of your shorter daily videos can be forced/rambling (which I totally get when you're trying to come up with content every day), but these long-form overviews of nba stuff are great videos

[@shorewall]

Bill Simmons talked about how the Kings GM wanted to draft Zach Lavine, but the owner of the team decided that he wanted Nik Stauskas. :D

[@Hazedboss]

Sounds about right. Our Kings love to draft the wrong person! (Or trade them when we do hit...) Of course not all the time, but it still hurts looking back. Of course, it all worked out in the end and I love our team! However, can you imagine adding Luka to our roster? lol

[@sakamoto8354]

@@Hazedboss Divac didn't liked Luka so yeah the driving force was pettiness on why Luka didn't ended up with the Kings.

[@matthewgarnett7339]

never forget Exum in 2K15 “bringing a whole new type of ball to the US” 💀

[@thekaying]

I'm giving you a chance to take it back now that he's been 20ppg for a bit

[@lifeisbutamoment]

Most hyped class I’ve ever seen

[@Ted_david95]

As a Knick’s fan he’s frustrating every single close game

[@daquanwilliford6392]

What’s the soundtrack of these songs I kinda like it

[@maxhedrick311]

Lavine looks crazy in the thumbnail

[@declanl6239]

Embiid was the consensus number one pick until his injury

[@EAZYMONEYSNIPER7]

I always forget Julius Randle played in new Orleans. I feel like he played in LA for like 2 seasons then played for the Knicks til now, just seems like he's been in NY forever.

[@bailjova231]

Lowkey one of the best drafts in the past few decades

[@gjfwang]

Some years just not a lot of talent

[@juliansmith4153]

Very important to mention that wiggins owes his all star selection to kpop stan culture

[@Unqualifiedtake]

As it turned out as it turned out

[@AlAl-b5j]

Lebron taking an AllStar, and potential MVP, Kevin Love, and making him a role player is peak Lebron

[@SuburbanIrvin]

I forgot about Gary Harris 😂

[@abscinding]

Bro is still in the league.

[@coryacree8388]

Dario Saric is not a bust

[@mikemurphy8996]

2 guys from Toronto went in the top 8 picks. Wiggins and Stauskus

[@kevinpahunang6984]

Looking at the careers of players from this class, not bad.

[@roldansabale997]

Wiggins was also said to be the next kobe… nahhhh

[@mikemurphy8996]

Exxom and Parker are the worst picks. Surprised Milwaukee didn’t take Embiid. Usually they are smart within the draft

[@thekaying]

They took the healthy guy instead of the always injured guy. The fact that their career injuries flipped the other way couldn't have been predicted by anyone... this doesn't make the Bucks fo stupid. And 'Exxom' as you call him is back and 80% of what people thought he could be, so he could have a plenty nice career.

[@videogamesportsrider29]

Surprised you didn’t mention Rodney Hood

[@namenlosNamenlos]

🤔

[@Vincent-qq2st]

Wiggins didn’t deserve to be an all star starter

[@kohsmoger1567]

He deserved to be an all star. Look what he did that finals

[@Karikozy]

That Exum bust is aging like fine wine😂

[@dons4557]

Most hyped class turned out to be good. And whoever convinced the nuggets organization that jokic is good should be appreciated

[@immartyfromowteam8064]

You miss the mark so much here and I'm not even done with the vid. Failed to mention Randle got MIP, Smart became a glue and key player for the Celtics and earned DPOY (shoulda been JJJ but whatever) Saric downhill since 76ers??? He was so good with the Suns, just got injured in the latter part of his time there, now balling again with the Warriors. "Nurkic not anything spectacular" maybe not nowadays but we also forgetting he suffered a big injury that halted the momentum of the Blazers. And how he had a 5x5 game.

[@dacka.69]

Bogdanovic trade wasn’t cancelled by the league either lol… he was an rfa and didn’t agree to the sign and trade

[@renanribeiro7073]

The hype on this draft was imensurable