The Worst NBA Draft Predictions of All Time

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[@MikeKorzemba]

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[@JBreezy1k]

Thanks Mike your a good content creator keep it up

[@nuggetluva88]

Let’s go can’t wait

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[@ck4514]

Mike. Bagley isn't even they're worst was Lillard and I didn't realize until the boogie video he was a beast these youngins don't know bout sack boogie

[@lostnemesis]

I can actually understand Skip Bayless on his Trey young take... God I just wrote that okay yeah I understand it Trey young shouldn't be talked about with curry because they're two different types of players one believes he is Steph Curry and we'll shoot from the logo even though he shoots 30% from there Steph Curry is still a League average shooter at the very least from behind the logo one is so efficient that he takes those shots and you know it's probably going to go in the other will shoot 30 of them and hit 13 I get Skip's take. And honestly we need to stop comparing pre MVP Steph Curry era to post MVP Steph Curry era the points of ballooned the amount of 20 point scorers have ballooned the amount of points scored in a game has also ballooned and three point shots as a whole have ballooned and the philosophy of the three-point shot changed and if Steph Curry had the green light from day one like Trey did his numbers would be godly even with the ankle injuries.

[@davidbrown6299]

“I don’t wanna bring up injuries like Greg Oden” Markelle: gets injured and literally has to relearn how to shoot Mike: “this is a horrible comparison”

[@maximilianwendland9667]

I thought exactly the same thing

[@JayD73]

Even in college though? Where do y’all see Harden in Fultz like even a little bit

[@woozywo3224]

@@JayD73 it’s because he was a 6’5 combo guard scoring 28 a game so yeah

[@ejxsb2618]

Right. I said same thing.

[@lightworkicks9197]

Markelle gonna come back and ball tho I feel it ⛹🏽‍♂️

[@juelsvuitton]

I THINK - "STEPH CURRY WITH A 40 INCH VERT" is still the worst one yet

[@Hackersuncovered]

funny he didn't include that in the intro LMFAO

[@MasenkOG]

He gets so mad when people bring that up 😂😂😂

[@AmorCorona5]

Seriously bro and he tried to gloss over it.. that part was embarrassing I had to turn the video off immediately, I feel like he didn't watch any Lonzo tape before making that claim

[@builderdog3875]

so 4in better???

[@martinblake2278]

@@Hackersuncovered 8:39 he referred to it himself.

[@liamlobban8777]

First time I heard of Luka Doncic I hadn’t seen him play then I went on holiday to Spain near the end of the euro basketball season.. Real Madrid game was on in the restaurant where I was eating and I was blown away. I came back home and watched videos on KZbin saying Luka would be a bust etc and I just thought that was insane.

[@gustavofiorentini7119]

Imagine all we know about him since he was 13yo. I cannot understand why he s not N1 un the draft

[@odonnchadha1978]

Yeah anybody who knew or saw any of the euroleague stuff knew he was the 1# pick.

[@toprakkumtepe]

@@odonnchadha1978 we (fenerbahçe) were playing the euroleague finals with real madrid and im telling u he gave us some real hard time especially considering that he was 19 and playing against some experienced players

[@gsl649]

@@odonnchadha1978 if you really watch basketball, there have players like him before who did not do well in the NBA. People have the right to be skeptical

[@wa57s577]

@@gsl649 there have not been tho

[@LaRoyDen]

Thank you for not calling Greg Oden a bust. He played his entire freshman year with his off hand and dominated. It wasn’t his fault he got hurt. Those mid 2000’s Trailblazers are one of the biggest what ifs in NBA history.

[@breezy4169]

@Fries Brandon Roy

[@Sle3p520]

Facts, Brandon Roy could’ve/would’ve been a 12 time all star (minimum) he was that good. Look at his accolades in his short career. He was on his way to stardom

[@Quietcomet]

Greg is a bust he didn’t live up to the hype so he’s a bust

[@gz1.]

@@QuietcometBut he got injured, that shouldn’t be considered a bust

[@Quietcomet]

Didn’t live up to expectations a bust

[@atulganesh7944]

I Will forever respect Ryan Hollins for believing in Luka Doncic.

[@mixonitup1660]

Even Shaq made 1 three 😂😂😂

[@domkilluminati1036]

That's the only thing he gets respect for

[@brianbadonde9251]

He played against him so he really knew how good he was, one of the only takes he got right ✅

[@cimi93x]

Anyone who knows basketball believed in Luka, and Ryan actually played against him. Guys like Stephen A and Cowherd are morons who are paid to say controversial stuff for ratings. The actual analysts knew what's coming. Luka is also deceptively athletic. Athleticism is not just about jumping high and running fast. It's also about body control, decceleration and strength. Luka aces those.

[@loveofmangos001]

I'm buying the NBA 2K22 with Luka on the cover not Candace Parker

[@AggravatedMan365]

How about Lonzo Ball being Steph Curry with a 40" vertical 🤔

[@Emanxiii]

i thought the exact same thing as soon as i saw the title lmao

[@kingdingaling2469]

🤫

[@AD-ui6sk]

He said the joke himself guess you didn’t watch the video 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@stefonshelton1800]

He was... In collage and for about a game or two a season but with no dunks, he can jump tho

[@stefonshelton1800]

Also Iamelo ball tho...

[@jonny4ya]

I spit out my drink with the Wiggins and Kobe comparison. 🤣🤣🤣

[@hendude127]

I'm glad to see Wiggins thriving in GS now. Man is playing great!

[@imheresoidontgetfined]

You look like you don't waste no drank homeslice

[@terrytitus5291]

That's crazy

[@WessideVibez]

Almost everyone Was saying that TBH I remember how much hype Was around Wiggins

[@Emilion-_-]

You must be a casual. Wiggins had some of the most hype of any rookie all time. That was literally being said everywhere

[@spoogtastic]

Wiggins FINALLY making an all star team!!!! Making everyone who thought he was a future all star feel much better about themselves. 🤣

[@terrytitus5291]

He has had a good career just wasn't a HOF player!

[@alessioraccagni3753]

And that was just the beginning....

[@ericlarsen4050]

And is an NBA Champion.

[@TheBossyMango]

And he was a top 3 option on a Championship team, not a bust in the slightest. Though he had the potential to be the #1 on a team

[@timlett99]

Kellerman, Cowherd, Skip, Stephen A etc. have all absolutely murdered the credibility of so many reporters and analysts

[@Simon-vm3tc]

Thats because they are not analysts or reporters, but entertainers.

[@lostnemesis]

There was a whole video on how the 90s you had people who really cared about the sport that they were covering at ESPN and now they just don't give a shit because Skip Bayless and Stephen A kind of ruined it

[@SwiftySwiftt]

To be fair max is nowhere near as bad. He said some idiotic stuff no doubt but the others spew nonsense everyday.

[@KnucklesWTD]

@@SwiftySwiftt He’s the only one who improved

[@lilgucci6847]

I mean u watch undisputed and first take for entertainment and some analysis if u want actual anaylisiss u watch college gameday,the jump,nfl live,nba tv, nfl network stuff like that

[@veprooto]

Marvin Bagley will now just be remembered as that guy who got drafted before Luka. BIG F.

[@cstc1235]

needs a new situation kings wasting him he still young

[@GOATSO99]

Wasnt A Bad Pick They Just Picked The Wrong Player Lol

[@WinedandDined27]

@@GOATSO99 so... a bad pick, then. haha.

[@DC180PP]

It wasn't bad at the time, they already had fox, who established himself as the team's cornerstone at point. With the Kings horrible management and player development, trae and Luka's career would have looked a lot different if they were stuck in sac town

[@WinedandDined27]

@@DC180PP Luka was considered a 6’8 SF/SG coming out of the draft, having a PG on the team shouldn’t have deterred anyone from drafting him. Hell, the mavs had drafted DSJ in the draft prior and he made the all rookie team and was thought to be the PG of their future, but it turned out Luka was better on ball than anyone else and then he become a superstar damn near out the gate, and totally played DSJ off the team, haha. But nobody thought Luka was gonna be a point guard coming out of the draft (he’s still more of a SG/SF who handles the ball, a la Harden/LBJ), and certainly not the kings. They just passed on the SF Luka Doncic bc they thought Bagley was the better player. Turned out they made the wrong pick, as they almost always do, barring Fox and Halliburton. Edit: I think Luka would still be Luka no matter where he was; like I said, he overshadowed DSJ who they thought was gonna be a future all star and even overshadowed Dirk’s farewell tour in just his rookie year by sheer gravity. He’s one of those generational superstars who doesn’t really get effected by location, they’re gonna be great no matter what. Luka was gonna be Luka anywhere, just like Lebronwas gonna be Lebron anywhere. I think Trae def would’ve been stunted like you said. Same goes for my guy JJJ. If sac took either of those two they would be thought of much differently-in a bad way.

[@The2ndavepete]

This is great stuff. Holding the "experts" accountable. So much hot air.

[@joshct9426]

Cool video, very good work getting all these clips.

[@neugey]

I'd love to see the opposite video - predictions that were bold and unlikely that ended up being very right. An example would be Skip's prediction of Dak in football.

[@ccink3931]

There's a video that has all that but it's strictly Skip predictions, like the ones he actually got right it's pretty good video actually

[@jawadsubzwari4311]

@@ccink3931 could you link that vid

[@justinmichel1840]

Bold and unlikely ? Are you serious dawg even as a giants fan I knew dak would ball out if given the opportunity. He was great in college and after his first game I knew romo would never get that job back.

[@ghostron5012]

@@justinmichel1840 that’s you, but most of the world had a different view

[@Jorlaxe]

Dak is a bust. Romo 2.0. Gets good during season but in playoffs chokes.

[@gabrielemacera3344]

"I'm not gonna talk about players whose carreer was ruined by injuries" *5 minutes later Mike starts talking about Markele Fultz*

[@josephtedros2089]

People pretend he didn’t have the most unlucky and weird injury/situation.

[@gabrielemacera3344]

@@josephtedros2089 Yeah I mean, he talks on how scouts compared him to Harden as a huge mistake... He fucking lost the ability to shoot because of a weird injury how can you pretend him to be James Harden and go to free-throwline when you know your freethrows and your jumpshot in general is fucked up

[@josephtedros2089]

@@gabrielemacera3344 It’s honestly just really sad. I was excited for him to come to philly and then disappointed when he was hurt. I always wanted him to succeed even after he was traded, and a lot of sixers fans felt the same. No one was mad at him, because we all know it wasn’t his fault, he’s just unfortunate.

[@gabrielemacera3344]

@@josephtedros2089 I'm a Celtics fan, I'm not sure he would've been as good as Tatum but it sucked to see him going down that bad

[@troytheboy1985]

@@josephtedros2089 unlucky he got sent to the 76ers like the guy is hurt really bad and they grinded him into dust

[@eliasabiantoun9156]

Been following you since 2016 and got nostalgic when I saw one of your videos. Your channel grew so much! Best NBA KZbinr by far

[@basquiatjean4514]

Great video..... Great editing . Well done sir 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@tianliang1230]

Jimmer Fredette is LITERALLY playing for Shanghai Shark

[@MikeKorzemba]

Lmaoooo

[@edwingiron09]

He can play in the NBA if he wants. bench player ofc

[@WinedandDined27]

@@edwingiron09 he tried last year, lasted barely a week. He can’t, man. Haha

[@NathanDogg4]

@@MikeKorzemba where is Lonzo ball with a 40 inch vertical?

[@lostnemesis]

@@NathanDogg4 at least Lonzo has fixed that three-point shot... but God calling him a Steph Curry with a 40-in vertical Mr Mike here goes a little too far sometimes

[@cozyfades1587]

Colin saying Ayton had some Giannis in him looks even more crazy considering what Giannis just did to him.

[@ybjtya4366]

Not really ayton played very well this season and even most of the playoffs with flashes of giannis in unstoppable force in the paint

[@cozyfades1587]

@@ybjtya4366 he did play well. But he has no Giannis in him. None at all. He's a different kind of center.

[@fishjuice3987]

@@cozyfades1587 he had Giannis in him clapping his cheeks lol

[@LouieOcean2]

@@fishjuice3987 Hakeem Olajuwon also as bullied around Shaq in the finals who was a young superstar and we all know how much he later improved and dominated

[@fishjuice3987]

@@LouieOcean2 dont compare ayton to Shaq 🤣

[@mfcc1084]

The thing I like about your videos is that you show video clips of these “busts” making buckets. :)

[@klyyoung2728]

Lol! Great video! None of these analysts ever want to go back to look at these predictions.

[@SK-rx9ol]

It’s okay Mike, we all know that your the next Steph Curry with a 40 inch vertical!!

[@MikeKorzemba]

That’s all I’ve ever wanted to be

[@archithbinoj24-89]

😂😂

[@Iamgelo4x]

😂😂😂

[@Flashout3k]

@@MikeKorzemba can you do video on Jayson tatum

[@Flashout3k]

@@MikeKorzemba and Jaylen brown

[@finksy]

Ive honestly been waiting to see the comparisons and i wanted to wait for you to do it cuz you have a killer narrator voice

[@MikeKorzemba]

I appreciate that my man

[@finksy]

@@MikeKorzemba no problem my guy 💪

[@wavygravy8527]

It’s easy to dig for bad comparisons 10 years after the fact. Hindsight is 20/20 😎

[@nutleaf456]

What are you talking about he sounds like a middle schooler going through puberty trying to hold in a cough while talking 😂

[@badger297]

Love this content

[@jimmywang2833]

Do more like this Mike👍👍🔥

[@Dylan-ms8ve]

"I'm not going to talk about injuries" starts bullying kelle 5 mins later

[@carter5539]

I was looking for this comment. He’s such a hypocrite for putting Markelle in this video. Or he’s just uneducated.

[@theseyi]

In fairness, it seemed like he was focusing on play style, not overall skill. It was about his defensive skills and how he plays, and in both statements, they weren’t close. The injuries did not make Markell’s play very different from James harden, at least not more so. And his injury shouldn’t have affected his defensive skills that much. But that’s what I took anyways.

[@carter5539]

@@theseyi Markelle is an elite defender. He has a 6’10 wingspan. That didn’t go away. You don’t watch the Magic, huh. - and the reason Markelle didn’t look like Harden out the gate is 100% because of the TOS injury. Everybody knows this. He had to re-learn how to eat with a fork. Cut some slack

[@theseyi]

@@carter5539 No, I do not watch the Magic, no offense but only Magic fans really watch the magic right now. But if you wanna be rude, I am okay with that. You’ve made two errors in you response. One, wingspan has never equaled good defender, just like height doesn’t equal good player. It helps, but doesn’t make it so. I do not think Markell’s is a bad defender by any means, but elite is seriously a stretch. Previous season (19-20 season), his defensive rating put him at 366 in the league out of 529 people. That doesn’t put you at elite level. His best season for steals is 1.3, which is decent, but as that’s his only decent defensive stat, hard for me to sit here and call him elite. For reference, nobody considers Steph Curry to be an elite defender, and even as a warriors and curry fan, I wouldn’t make that claim. He’s just decent. This past season (his last full season), he had 1.2 steals per game (practically the same as Fultz the previous season), noticeably more defensive rebounds than fultz, and just a little lower defensive rating (lower is better). If Fultz is an elite defender, then Curry is an elite defender. Even this article here that’s praising Fultz barely goes over defense and just calls him a regular contributor on defense, only highlighting his steals percentage (which is good), which isn’t even as high as Curry’s steal % in his last season. www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbssports.com/nba/news/markelle-fultzs-breakout-season-brings-hope-the-magic-have-found-their-point-guard-for-the-future/amp/ And almost every draft profile or analysis you can look up shows that defense was considered one of his weaknesses before going into the nba, so his defense wasn’t hurt by his injury. Two, you completely misunderstood what I meant by that one analysis being wrong about comparing hardens defense to Fultz loool. Fultz may not be elite, but he turned out to be a far better defender than Harden, and that was my point. It wasn’t that Fultz is a bad defender, but that he ISN’T a bad defender like Harden 😂😂

[@theseyi]

@@carter5539 and since I already made a ridiculously long response, I’ll just say that for playstyle, even in college Markell’s played very different from Harden. It’s not all injury.

[@ActivBowser9177]

You should've included a clip from Michael Rapaport calling Porzingis "Tingis Pingis".

[@BradMadrid.]

He was right tho😭

[@ActivBowser9177]

@Cale Mascher *Lateevia

[@silveryo7678]

He was right?

[@jareddudleythegoat7220]

WHO DA FUK IS THIS! WHO DA FUK IS TINGIS PINGIS!

[@shaneprice8723]

I don’t normally subscribe to channels but I find myself hearing your voice on all my favorite analysis videos so I have to

[@ChrisIsObes3]

Great video boss

[@gamtri6965]

“the next Olajuwon” I’m sorry but no just, no no he was not Hakeem.

[@aidensomething2748]

No shit

[@mr.cheesekake9755]

It’s a prediction buddy

[@cantripleplays]

No one can be hakeem

[@cantripleplays]

Other than hakeem

[@WinedandDined27]

@@aidensomething2748 came to type this exact reply, haha.

[@mason.2x17]

They literally only compared DeAaron Fox to Elfrid Payton cuz of they’re hair 😭

[@8teenOfficial]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@manuaves6692]

Their

[@darknightmike10yearsago]

Haha. I noticed that.

[@zayotru]

@@darknightmike10yearsago your username really had me tripping for a minute 😂

[@terrytitus5291]

Funny,also comparing someone to a bench player

[@PensFan35]

You really can’t fault anyone for having markelle as their unanimous number 1 pick. Markelle was fucking incredible in college-so dynamic and selfless. He absolutely had some sort of nerve damage to his shoulder.

[@idansolon4715]

It was obvious he was going to be a bust. I said so at the Shooting guard game in a point guard's body. There was no explosiveness to his game like there has to be for a shorter player.

[@Andrew-ri4qq]

​@@idansolon4715 huh I'm sure you predicted one of the best college players to be a bust, you also predict jokic was gonna be a 2 time MVP?

[@erichong4786]

@idansolon4715 Explosiveness is not the only factor to athleticism. If it was, Luka and Bird would be nonexistant in the NBA.

[@OfficialFoshiznik]

I haven’t watched many videos of yours for a while but I’m so glad you don’t shout like you used to!! 😂 I’m back as a subscriber now!

[@grahamgregory1450]

The truth is, all of those trolls like cowherd and Steven A smith say it on purpose just to get people riled up. It’s all an entertainment business at the end of the day.

[@kode-man23]

I think that SAS was honestly angry at the KP selection. I feel like the others do horrible takes on purpose to get attention, I feel like SAS just legitimately doesn’t know what he’s talking about anymore.

[@blitzphantom9488]

Or they’re narcissistic, lazy and disinterested.

[@jej495]

It's more so jealousy and use Their platform as entertainment.

[@SimersFM]

That’s what they are paid to do. Their not trolls their paid to talk everyday on a wide range of sports. Making a video with non nba draft experts seems odd

[@jej495]

@@SimersFM whether you paid to do it or not. Its still foul and trolling shit. Are you gonna worship a dollar or your own code of truth? "Only a foolish man speaks on things he has no idea about"...A prostitute make money from sex..are you still gonna marry her like you would a everyday women? ....No!!! Getting paid don't make it justified. But this showed alot about your own character and real life situation.

[@johnathanceja2452]

I still remember that Stephen A Porzingis rant. I was dying laughing at him going crazy after the Knicks were like the worst team in the league

[@calebwebster3575]

Maybe he’s not wrong but not fully right at the same time 😂

[@VincenttheGaminggod]

5:35. I got an add with trae young and sprite in it right at that part 😂 💀

[@SaltoDaKid]

This why I hate media they create players titles before they even play. Then all blame or praise goes to player just because old heads said he’s next blank player.

[@lilgucci6847]

Old heads🤔 yall flip flop between blaming them because they wont accept current stars being good or anything like past stars to now blaming them for something that they don't do sheesh🤣

[@lilgucci6847]

Always the younger ones talking about ayton the next shaq or David Robinson and old heads sit there like no he got nun on them wouldnt last a second in the league back in the day

[@majorzally24]

@@lilgucci6847 ok lil Gucci

[@lilgucci6847]

@@majorzally24 exactly u cant prove me wrong 😂 ill let yall blame old heads tho for everything tho even tho yall tripping over yallselves which is a bad look

[@majorzally24]

@@lilgucci6847 terrible look

[@Rpg27282]

Jimmer at 6’2” “He’s big, he’s got size.”

[@genaldgalicia5834]

he's big, not tall he's got size, not height

[@DC180PP]

he was talking about size (muscle/strength)

[@AJARyan-yn2uv]

Am I the only one who doesn’t like the idea of comparing a young player to a great one as soon as they declare for the draft? I get comparing the playing style to an all star or HOF but to say he’s on their level already is setting him up for potential “failure”.

[@colinbaird7825]

What about Wiggins now?

[@adrian8642]

Lonzo Ball is Steph Curry with a 40 inch vertical !?!

[@MikeKorzemba]

I mentioned myself lmao I own it

[@blitzphantom9488]

He’s got a bit of a ways to go though don’t you think?

[@VeryGoodEggs12]

@@blitzphantom9488 I don’t think you understand what OP actually meant

[@VeryGoodEggs12]

@Anthony Hermann yea I know that, I was telling Blitz that’s what Adrian meant

[@Tigerwolf-uq1fu]

Steven a Smith will forever be a fool who underestimated Luka Doncic.

[@GOATSO99]

Facts & I Know He Looks At Luka Now & Think "Dam I Was Wrong" 😂

[@Davidc9356]

Because Stephen A. Is a racist.

[@aaronlampkin284]

Nah Rashad Phillips is honestly

[@htfanai3447]

Not only Luca also very wrong on so many other stuffs 🤣

[@mikaelalvarez458]

Racist af

[@jojodancer8099]

Subscribed 🔥

[@Rahharriss]

Haven’t watched a korzemba video since like sophomore year 😭

[@gamtri6965]

Collin is shaking in his boots after Luka actually became a good player

[@ShittyCut]

Who will call that loser out on it? Luka MVP 2022.

[@rageagainstthehygiene2357]

Always was

[@shaunakkulkarni4679]

@@ShittyCut Fr like he was keeping up with grown ass professionals when Americans would be playing against kids that didn’t even take basketball that seriously.

[@RS_0422]

Hey Mike. Did you forget you called Marvin Bagley the next Kevin Garnett?

[@LessGo7921]

He don’t have the intensity of KG tbh

[@t99155]

@@LessGo7921 not even the same skill set as KG also

[@ShittyCut]

He was right about Luka though

[@LouieOcean2]

Kevin Garnett with a 40 inch vertical?

[@evingrindle1929]

@@ShittyCut Not hard to be right about Luka being a star though...

[@rainsworth-]

The fact that you made a video about worse predictions is so bold lmao. Thumbs up for that.

[@quavohaze1732]

Korzemba and Highroller are the only nba opinions i value

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Never forget when Skip Bayless predicted Michael Kidd-Gilchirst to be a NBA star in 2011!

[@itztokeyo]

To be fair most people said that cause they thought he would fix his shot

[@abouttime2569]

I never forget when Skip Bayless predicted steph curry to be a huge star when almost everybody said he was wrong.

[@newthrash1221]

Who?

[@itztokeyo]

@@newthrash1221 he was like Andre Roberson on the Walker hornets

[@ejxsb2618]

Member forget when he predicted something like 9 nba finals with a 50/50 shot wrong back to back to back

[@majhislife]

would markelle fultz be a star if he didn't have that shoulder injury

[@majorzally24]

I don’t think fultz should be on here because of injuries:/

[@Showtyme_33]

Fultz just simply forgot how to shoot after that injury

[@edwardcui7535]

he would have, and he will

[@arandomdudeontheinternet5792]

He said that injuries won’t count for this list, so I was really confused when he brought up Markelle, cause markelle is more of a Greg oden type of guy than a legit bust.

[@majorzally24]

@@arandomdudeontheinternet5792 ya fr me too, I was confused af😂

[@squashua7222]

No ads? I love you

[@alexhoude]

For Marvin bagley, as a Duke fan and having watched every game he played in college, he looked amazing in college and it looked like he would translate to the nba. The kings and injury’s kinda screwed him over

[@robinaccardo1102]

Great video! Maybe you can make a series out of it? Each episode you take the top 5 picks from a draft.. explain why they werd picked top 5, who they werd compared to and if they lived up to their comparissons? Should be a cool series! Keep up the great work Mike

[@Trapattoni21]

With Steph ppg number at 22 yrs old, the reason he averaged 18 per game is due to him still being a second option behind Monta Ellis and the team still wasn't fully sold on him yet as being the first option on the team due to his ankle issues

[@diegochavez6203]

He wasn't that good until his 4-5 season and got stacked . Curry is a bit overrated to me he always has 3-4 all stars on his team but he's def a good player just not all time great his teams elevetaed him to put up crazy shooting numbers because he only has to shoot and okay free

[@Recurses]

@diego chavez not an all time great? Wtf are you talking about

[@floflo1645]

@@diegochavez6203 Best 3pts scorer and 11th top scorer but he is not one the greatest of all time ? Him and Klay during the warrior-cavs era litteraly changed the game

[@grizhawk2283]

Before the 2019 draft people said Anthony edwards didn’t have the want to win and was not a good enough shooter. Now he is the youngest player to make 300 career 3s

[@dtowndtown9232]

13:47 Mike exposing thabeet 😂😂

[@jacobball2090]

greg oden would've been so good if he didn't have different leg lengths

[@Thor-Orion]

For all the Hakeem comparisons, Oden actually could have been like that. His story is so sad, because from all accounts he’s a good dude who worked hard to try and come back from those injuries.

[@alexeim1966]

I would compare Greg Oden to Daryl Dawkins. One and done. Dawkins came out of High School in 1975.

[@AuburnFanSince2010]

Andrew Wiggins was LeBron, TMac, and Kobe in one. He was the next GOAT. #BUST

[@bobobesebobobese3428]

bust

[@hallo-xg8qh]

If only he had the motivation,he could have been an mvp and I fully believe that He was athletic as I did say lebron And he had the talent I blame Minnesota for that

[@yvans.]

He isn’t a Bust. He just had a crazy underwhelming career in regard on what people thoughts was about him before being drafted.

[@lostnemesis]

He's actually had a pretty good career was he overhyped hell yeah was he disappointing from where he was drafted oh yeah but is he a bust oh no.

[@WinedandDined27]

The term bust is relative. It’s relative to where you were drafted, who you were compared to, how short you came up on your potential, and who was taken after you. Wiggins was a bust. No injuries; Embiid, Lavine, Randle and Jokic being taken after him. If Wiggins was drafted 5th overall and had the career he does now he wouldn’t be a bust, but to be taken first ahead of so many guys who were better after being touted as the next generational superstar and to wind up being just an average NBA player? That’s a bust, fellas. Gotta be real.

[@getbusyuno]

This is one of the best basketball KZbin channels. Definitely top3

[@mozzibrip9379]

Who is here after the nba finals and Andrew Wiggins was the best defender by a mile in the series?

[@astroboi_9998]

Let’s get some positivity in here. There ain’t no videos on youtube about the best draft day comparisons or the ones that got em spot on.

[@michaelcarrig627]

Everyone loved Bagley and I believe he has a completely different trajectory if he doesn't go to the Kings, who had and continued to stockpile young bigs and give them inconsistent minutes. Bagley should have been starting for a bad team, getting 30 minutes and just playing through his mistakes. But now we will never know.

[@draw4566]

Almost expected mike to add half of his predictions on here 😆

[@gabe425]

God I was so hyped for DSJ. So athletic. He had the handles. He could finish so well.

[@kinggiannis8562]

Some of these predictions are just straight up wild! But I guess you never really know how a player’s game will transition from college to the NBA

[@dynamicflashy]

I'm calling it right now: Ziaire Williams will be the best or second best player from this year's draft.

[@DC180PP]

Yeah exactly Giannis was a project coming in, he was still raw for the wing position. He broke out when he had the growth spurt and it was little easier to see Okafor having a problem because he can't really do much outside posting up, his game would be good for the early 2000s,90s

[@DC180PP]

At the end of the day, the nba is nothing like D1 basketball so until they step on a nba court, it's an educated guess.

[@zachhill312]

Some guy once said that Lonzo Ball was going to be Steph Curry with a 45 inch vertical

[@wegetback]

Who’s here when Wiggins is an all star starter

[@Goodietalkssports]

Glad you spoke on greg oden because i hate hearing ppl say he’s a bust..if you know basketball you know that he was EVERYTHING that he was evaluated to be coming into the league. No way at all you can foresee injuries taking over his career…i never give guys the bust tag when it comes to that…

[@endk.3500]

Wait so you didn’t wanna talk about people with injuries but you talk about Fultz?

[@itztokeyo]

That's what I'm saying

[@jerrychacko2661]

make it make sense Mike

[@camarapeople11]

was just gonna say that

[@austinsauer6846]

I think the comparison was just that he plays nothing like harden

[@75aces97]

Your 2014 class and Chad Ford's assessment of 2009 are perfect examples of how little anybody knows on draft night. Wiggins and Parker went 1-2, as most people expected, and Jokic was a second round afterthought.

[@komi1834]

To be fair Jokic started playing professional basketball only year and a half before the draft at the age of 17 and averaged 1,8 points and 2 rebounds per game, next season he was 11,4pts 6,4rb and 2,5ast it was only after the draft that he became Adriatic League MVP(even with his team finishing in 10th place, just shows how huge impact he always had on the game, usually nobody would even look at someone not in top 8 for any awards)

[@TheGWAPsquad]

I gotta say while I agree with the bagley statements, I'm so happy the pistons got him. Been looking good so far hopefully he keeps it up.

[@jaywally6322]

Great vid mike....generally, I dont equate injuries to being a bust

[@badii]

Tbf Markelle has suffered big shoulder injuries since his rookie season, it’s not fair to say he’s a complete “bust”

[@darrylmwarabu5747]

keeping all the receipts of those who disrespected Scottie Barnes on Draft night

[@canaangedeon5112]

Fax

[@lostnemesis]

That... it just depends on how they develop him because he has a lot of skills that need to be developed if you want him to perform an offense but if you can develop them great it's just not often you get these guys to develop hopefully he does

[@Showtyme_33]

He’s gonna be a stud, screenshot this, do whatever, but he’s gonna be a great player in Toronto.

[@DwindyNBA]

Suggs would have no room on the team without making the back court tiny. Fit wise scottie is the better pick.

[@Lisa-rx6io]

That’s why I’m learning to get comfortable saying “ I don’t kno enough “ lol

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

I'm new to your channel. Do you make predictions yourself? What were YOUR predicitions on these guys and how did that pan out?

[@srivatsavyaddanapudi7772]

I still do remember when Mike was really high on Luka pre-draft

[@cappy2282]

I remember telling my friend that Anthony Bennett was the next Z-Bo 😂

[@WinedandDined27]

man, that didn't even make sense at the time lmao. Z-Bo and Anthony Bennett are about as opposite as it gets besides both being big bodied. Bennet was a huge athlete that had long arms and could shoot (sort of) from outside but had literally no low post game, and Z-Bo was a low post beast, arguably the best low post package of his era who was anchored to the ground, could barely jump over a thumbtack and avoided the outside shots like the plague haha

[@DC180PP]

Big man weren't shooting 3 pointers in Z Bo's prime. His low post game and style fit the league perfectly at the time.

[@DC180PP]

But yeah he couldn't Jump over a phonebook

[@cappy2282]

@@WinedandDined27 hahahhah I know! There never existed one second of film showing Bennett banging down low....or resembling Z-bo in any way, shape, or form...and I have the the balls to say some dumb sh*t like that 🤦‍♂️. I have no idea what I was thinking but I'm lucky a couple yrs later that same friend said "Ben Simmons was about to wreck the league" (wasn't as bad as my original statement but it's safe to say both of use should STFU when it comes to NBA prospects)

[@zooey1300]

espn should hire you men 😂

[@presidentialkingdom2201]

Mike, you really didn’t have to do hasheem thabeet like that with the Olajuwon careers stats comparison 😂😂

[@brianrhodes1987]

One of the many times I loved seeing a player getting called a bust b4 he gets even a chance off playing his 1st, a few years later an All-Star

[@goatedpluggg3668]

He really said we won’t be talking about any one with injuries but Markell has a shoulder injury and it changed his shot🤦🏽‍♂️

[@fisherola7515]

All you need to do to have a good opinion is to disagree with Colin Cowherd

[@justinpettit3432]

Facts

[@m.laujtsov]

Can you make a video of you making a prediction of this 2021 draft then 2 years down the road do a review on it also

[@LamboChuck]

Dennis Smith jr is just another example of us getting “too hyped over hops” 😂 (just made that up)

[@ezraprzytyk]

Alot of these were not bad takes at the time. With hindsight they look bad but for example with Andrew Wiggins, If you look at the context back then, he had every right to be hyped the way he was. It's on him and the Timberwolves that he didn't live up to what he could do with a stronger mentality. But comparing him to Kobe wasn't even a bad take. Even Kobe compared him to himself in his rookie year.

[@km7741]

I also remember Max Kellermann saying he would take Wendell Carter Jr first overall

[@CounterCultureCantCount]

Every year, whenever the draft comes around, I watch these American journalists talk about European players and it reminds me of that scene in "Moneyball" where all the baseball scouts start talking about how "this guy has a beautiful throw" and how "this guy won't make it because his gf looks ugly". Same level of bullshit.

[@shinzeiyt2191]

I like how sure or how full of confidence the first guy is the thing he said at Luca r just so hilarious bet he's sitting and watching this vid with full of shame

[@seanhalfcourt]

You should make a video of your worst draft takes, because I remember a lot of your Markelle Fultz video and how bold you were about how good you thought he’d be

[@ericgrimes341]

As a Nuggets fan. Considering MPJ’s health. If he grows into a borderline All Star that would be viewed as a massive victory. In his current state, his max contract might go down as one of the largest albatrosses in the NBA today

[@STANKYCHEEZEMAYNE]

look at it this way at least you didn't give Duncan Robinson $90M lmao

[@ericgrimes341]

@@STANKYCHEEZEMAYNE Duncan WhoOOOooo!?! … Exactly…. 😆

[@crippledepre9539]

Yoooo, Wiggins turned his ish around tho. Didn’t live up to that number one pick but he’s a solid all around guy on the dubs now

[@quyntonslayden9379]

Nice holding off on waiting on Lonzo. He’s getting to all star level now🔥🔥🔥

[@Wizzles87]

I think Wiggins has proven in the past 2 years that the problem was mostly the team and not him

[@chickenbotquack8245]

I’m guessing this will basically be a Stephan a compilation

[@brianluttrell]

I just now seen this video months later but to be fair a lot of these guys had crazy potential and their predictions weren't horrible. They just didn't pan out.

[@caluminnes579]

Korzemba is the last person to talk about draft predictions considering his lonzo ball video 😂

[@coldkillah4340]

I think to be fair, Beasley and Wiggins absolutely killed it in college and the talent they displayed was clear as day. I don't think anybody really predicted that they wouldn't be all-star/superstar caliber players in the league. Just for whatever reason they didn't exactly pan out, so I can understand why they were hyped the way they were. Hindsight is 20/20. Me personally I believed Trey Young could be a great player and was underlooked (I was proven right), but I can understand what people were saying in terms of the guy was undersized, not overly athletic. He wasn't even particularly the most efficient 3 point shooter. But I think the biggest thing with him is his drive and hunger for the game which allowed him to be great. Alot of talented players often are missing this key ingredient.

[@terrytitus5291]

Yeah,some of these,what else were you to expect then,I thought O.J. Mayo would be great and I know it wasn't just me.You can look at basketball cards and you might get a good laugh on future forecasts!

[@anrikurisuto4432]

And one year later Wiggins made the First All-Star Team, and did a terrific job in the Finals, getting his first ring. They were not wrong, you know?

[@intro8485]

Still does not compare do Kobe in any way

[@kyoya6856]

if curry wasn’t on the team, 4-0 by the Celtics.

[@jakemodesti5333]

@@kyoya6856 well yeah no shit lmao

[@jello7380]

@@kyoya6856 What a weird thing to say, Wiggins can’t be a hall of famer because without Steph he wouldn’t have won? By that logic Scottie Pippen shouldn’t be a hall of famer.

[@CeIles]

@@jello7380 Wiggins isn’t going to be a hall of famer simply because he isn’t good enough, that’s all there is too it. Comparing him to Scottie’s situation is one of the most disrespectful things I’ve read towards Pippen

[@mirzasinggih]

Lmao i was just about to comment about the Lonzo being curry with a 40" vert before u said it

[@LA67895]

Do a video now on the most spot takes about draft predictions