Why Was Anthony Bennett Picked FIRST In The 2013 NBA Draft?

[@AnthonyMonda]

I went to the Cavs home opener that year and bought Andrew Bynum and Anthony Bennett player tees🤦🏻‍♂️

[@aussiemma8426]

God have mercy on your soul

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Oof

[@djackson1441]

L

[@OrangeSodaKing]

Maybe the Bennett one could still become valuable and collectible, even if for the wrong reasons? Or maybe not, haha..

[@perhaps9460]

The worst financial decision ever made

[@AdamEllis33]

I remember watching Bennett in college and I was convinced he'd be a solid starter in the league. I don't think many could have predicted how badly he'd do.

[@josealopez23]

His athleticism was supposed to be enough to make him a solid player for the Cavs franchise. The Cavs were reaching with Bennett, he wasnt a guaranteed solid player, he was more of a wildcard type, he was projected to he a 7th pick or later lottery pick at most. Oladipo and otto potter were looked as more of a guaranteed good player. Waiters was the reason why they didnt pick Oladipo, but imagine Kryie, Oladipo and Lebron playing together that was be crazy good. Even otto Potter made more sense a solid 3 and D wing which they could have needed.

[@jsiahbush2840]

Bron likely would’ve traded him with Wiggins to sweeten the love trade illogically

[@michaeladoasi3830]

I could swear AFunkyDiabetic just made this video?

[@pmac133]

Michael Adoasi spooky

[@josealopez23]

Maybe because they are both friends and I believe do podcasts together

[@karl-anthonytowns7625]

I like hearing perspectives from both youtubers

[@josealopez23]

@@karl-anthonytowns7625 same I'm subbed to both lol

[@Nick_1790]

@@karl-anthonytowns7625 Both KZbinrs: Bennett sucked

[@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

Him being a UNLV guy, the Cavs probably saw (or hoped) that he would be the next Larry Johnson. Similarly style of play, build, but the talent simply wasn't there to be compared to grandmama.

[@markhenderson1177]

AFunkyDiabetic: *makes video about anthony bennet and why he's the worst pick of all time* Literally less than a day later SportingLogically: "Why Anthony Bennett is the worst pick of all time"

[@SportingLogically]

1 - I can PROMISE you Funky doesn’t care 2 - I didn’t see that video 3 - I started this a few days ago

[@markhenderson1177]

@@SportingLogically lmao I really wasn't implying anything with what I said but okay, I do like your content and I have been subbed for over a year, now that I have your attention, why you hate the timberwolves so much

[@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

If you're on Twitter, Anthony Bennett became a topic before funky made that vid

[@KTDama]

Bennett had an identity crisis. He had built his basketball identity on physical dominance, but his place in today’s NBA would probably be a stretch 4 with elite defensive ability. Just goes to show how impressive and difficult the transformation of players like Brook Lopez really is.

[@tarrasque419]

Not sure how old you are, I'm 33. So I was like 25-26 at the time. I still very vividly remember the Anthony Bennett hype, 6 months before the draft it felt like a foregone conclusion that the Cavs would be taking Anthony Bennett first overall. I was surprised when you said you couldn't find any indicators online that would suggest that the sports/media world had formed any sort of concensus about Bennett's long term prospects. I honestly think that all of the editorials and mocks that were published leading up to the draft that year were edited or straight up removed from the internet. I'm teling you, at the time everybody was on board with it.

[@terrellking8190]

Funky just made this vid yesterday lol

[@kumlebsi]

Maybe you could do steals as well, so why was John Stockton 16th overall? Or Steve Nash 15th overall?

[@WHITEPERSUAS1ON]

I was so excited to see him prove everyone wrong on the Rockets this season AND THEN HE GOT INJURED. So unfortunate. Still rooting for him

[@Ram-zc4fi]

Marvin Williams would be an interesting one; ppl were hella high on him as this like dynamic athletic player but he has carved out a role as a solid/good 3 and D player. Going 2nd overall was crazy

[@Ram-zc4fi]

just listen to this audio kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIaZmmuCbcaba6s

[@Tsuny999]

I swear Hoops Reference Sports Logically and AFunkyDiabetic are making the same videos lmao

[@personperson5041]

Tsuny all three r great, but funkys the best by just a lil bit if we're being honest

[@ClementWilliamstheoneandonly]

they're the same person in my brain tbh haha

[@thepimpjuicex]

goes to show how important the interviews are in the draft process... getting someone with the drive to be better should always carry a lot of weight.... Bennnett had no drive, Giannis had all the drive in the world

[@luckyallstar13ify]

You so wrong on this video. Let me give you guys the scoop of what happened. 1.Nerlens Noel was the top prospect but wasn't franchise changing type of talent and tore his ACL at Kentucky. 2. The previous draft the Cavs had drafted Dion Waiters in 2012. He had a solid rookie season. Waiters' inner circle told the Cavaliers not draft another SG. So drafting Ben McLemore and Victor Oladipo would have instantly hurt team chemistry. 3. Anthony Bennett got hurt his Freshman year at UNLV. He had to have surgery on his left rotator cuff. He was out for 4 months. He was also diagnosed with sleep apnea that same summer. 4. He started his rookie season 30lbs over weight. (being unable to workout from off season surgery) coming off injury, and with no summer league and minutes restriction in preseason. 5. If you watch the 2014 summer league and some of his 2nd year Timberwolves highlights he showed some potential. 6. This past season he and Ben McLemore had try outs for the Houston Rockets. He hurt his knee in the previous G League season. 7. I personally believed it was the perfect storm of conditions for him to turn into a bust.

[@Porthos240]

You know who the CAVS surprised the most with this pick? Anthony Bennett.

[@harrisonmiller9235]

Do why Minnesota picked Flynn and Rubio over curry 🙏🏻

[@CHA-dn5yx]

Rubio and Curry would be interesting

[@eggeggeggeggeggeggeggegg]

Easy answer. They were both higher rated prospects than Curry. Rubio needed to spend another two years overseas playing for FC Barcelona so they drafted another PG. Khan was also interested in running a 2 point guard system when Rubio entered the league. Obviously in hindsight this was was terrible terrible mistake, but the logic behind both picks were actually okay. Flynn had a very solid rookie season before his career ended early due to injuries.

[@Ghostkilla773]

If anything if they just picked Rubio and played Curry at SG it could've worked

[@eggeggeggeggeggeggeggegg]

@@Ghostkilla773 Exactly right. But like I said, we say this with hindsight. Nobody thought Curry was better than Flynn coming out of the draft. Everyone was wrong.

[@eggeggeggeggeggeggeggegg]

@@travishix4859 Many people knew Curry was a great prospect yes, but in 2009 he was viewed as an undersized SG who wouldn't be able to hang with the bigger guards in the NBA. Playing for a smaller school against 'poor' Southern Conference competition also weighed big on his draft report. The league was very different in 2009 and that weighed into everyones prospect rankings. If he was drafted in 2020 he is the 1st pick. Curry, Lillard and McCollum have really made a huge impact on the thought process behind drafting guys that are dominating at smaller schools.

[@riancarlson7924]

love when afunkydiebetic i mean sporting logically drops a new video

[@biggeneral1628]

Funky is big bro, SportingLogically is little bro

[@____Riley____]

I just had a look at all of the mock drafts I could find for the 2013 draft. The Consensus number 1 pick was Nerlens Noel, then Alex Len and then there was one that picked Ben McLemore and aswell even Bennett. Surprisingly I couldn't find one that had Oladipo taken at pick 1 and Bennett did generally have the biggest draft range out of those four.

[@matthewbartle6791]

A fun idea for a series would be getting a buddy of yours and building a team from a certain draft year(ex. 2018/2019). You could flip a coin to see who goes first then do it snake style until you have a starting 5

[@martinbesaliel423]

The one thing that I like from your video is you compared to the logical choice at that time (Noel or Dipo) not Gianis many people just mocking NBA exec for not seeing how great Gianis will be. The only thing that we know he has great potential

[@christaylor9656]

Olowakandi or Bargnani would be interesting :)

[@Nathan-ke3dn]

Danny Manning Michael Thompson Greg Oden

[@LION0410]

Hello There Oden is not a Bust Oden Was just Injuries Very terrible injuries and wasn’t even able to play And when he was on court was a very dominant big man and overall a future DPOY and all star

[@aariesharris7894]

Hello There Manning wasn’t really a bust neither. He was cursed under the Clipper umbrella

[@scottmartin6019]

I would love to see a video that shows who the MN Timberwolves would have picked with the lost picks from the Joe Smith debacle and how they might look going forward.

[@cako666]

Hindsight is always 20/20, but it's so baffling that Gianis was like 13th or 15th overalll on that class

[@formerlyknownaseasrob]

Since it doesn’t have to be limited to #1 picks, how about 2011’s #2 overall pick Derrick Williams

[@clydezmayhamz8308]

He missed training camp and the first 12 games then wasnt coached properly. They stuck him as a stretch four and he was a small foward that needed to be featured in the mid to low post...

[@theb.a.r.strategy7254]

There have been worse #1 picks in the mlb. Guys that didn't even make the majors

[@mperformance3502]

Nobody cares about baseball 🤣

[@jon_gotteiner7169]

Tucker can you please do one on Derrick Williams. He was a major bust and that class had so many great players drafted after him

[@ugoeze7360]

Shouldn’t restrict it to just overall, but notable overall top 10 pick failures from every draft class

[@user57614]

Being number 1 made it worse for him. It gave him an ego problem, when he realized he wasn’t good enough it crushed him

[@justinmartin1831]

I remember this draft and it being so bad. I remember there were rumors days before the draft the Cavs were taking Bennett. I could not figure out why they didn't take Oladipo. I get they had drafted Waiters the year before but they could of traded him or made him their 6th man. It would have been really interesting to see Kyrie and Oladipo together in the backcourt. That could have been special. Though maybe it would have been a disaster like when Oladipo was paired with Westbrook. LeBron, Kyrie, Love, and Oladipo could have all been together. That is a big what if...

[@rickyjoeldeleon603]

I have a question. Does all the NBA team experience a buzzer lost? Can you make a top 10 list of team with the most heart breaking buzzer beater.example top 10 is lakers they experience it 4 times and so on. Thank you for reading my message more power to your channel🙏🙏🙏

[@kyotalannelongue9840]

I mean I saw some mock draft putting Alex Len in the first pick at the time... The draft was very bad, and of all the top picks Bennett had the biggest potential on paper I think

[@mileslaw]

If he didn't get drafted at no.1, he would probably be a solid role player in the league now.

[@markhenderson1177]

What?

[@DANtheMANofSIPA]

Maybe but it wasnt just his confidence that made him suck. He had some of injury problems and his asthma really hampered his game in the NBA. His playstyle didnt continue from college to the NBA. It took him a long time to develope to the scorer in the G league he is now where he actually has a chance in the NBA.

[@z4ng3tsu1ch1g0]

He didn't have #1 overall talent but most importantly he didn't have the work ethic to even remain in the league

[@paulcarter1197]

Why did Sacramento select: - Tyreke Evans over Steph Curry - Jimmer Fredette over Klay Thompson/Kawhi Leonard - Thomas Robinson over Damian Lillard - Ben McLemore over CJ McCollum/Giannis Antetokounmpo - Nik Stauskas over Zach Lavine/ Nikola Jokic - Willie Cauley-Stein over Devin Booker - Georgios Papagiannis over Pascal Siakam - Marvin Bagley over Luka Doncic/Jaren Jackson Jr/Trae Young Sincerely, A bitter Kings fan

[@GazerBeam2k]

I too am a bitter kings fan. Some of those picks I understood the logic and agreed... others... just no.... Nik Sauce Castillo.... no.....smh....

[@geraldclydeabella3350]

Althought Tyreke Evans won ROY and why?

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

Papagiannis wasn't projected to be a 1st round pick

[@bzhou123]

Can you do vids on teams that didn’t work out but could’ve been good if they did, like the bulls with wade, Jimmy, rondo or the 2013 pacers, or the cavs with drose IT and Wade

[@ivaneurope]

In hindsight many now believe that Giannis should've been No. 1 Overall (or top 5 at best), but here's the deal - hindsight is always 20/20. Many mock drafts predicted Giannis to be around the 15-20 spot being snagged by teams like the Bucks, Hawks and Celtics. But the Cavs could've used their No. 1 pick on guys like Nerlens Noel, Alex Len or even Victor Oladipo.

[@MrLaryece]

An idea is why did the Cavs pick Dion Waiters the year before? Most people were saying that he and Kyrie had too similar playstyles to work

[@sacramentokingswillrise7525]

Dion was called Kobe-Wade lol

[@ittiejamess1623]

Don’t limit yourself to the number 1 pick like that. Do number 2 picks and so on. Evan Turner, Derrick Williams, Michael Beasley. a lot of content you’re missing out on by doing number 1 picks only

[@adamw3388]

Should do a video on pervis ellis. Very interesting story.

[@nicholaswardroup8434]

Do a similar video on Hasheem Thabeet

[@Dandijs1974]

Please can you do a proper Knicks rebuild simulation? I mean proper one. The fact that main problem is Dolan everybody already knows, so don't need to concentrate on that :)

[@evansmyth4193]

Sam Bowie is always an interesting look. Sandwiched between 2 HOF players and just before Jordan.

[@nicmagtaan1132]

Just like all great portland bigmen dem knees

[@sydneystroud4397]

When in doubt, trade down or out (or for filler).

[@DASCO2136]

There is a silver lining for the Cavs-they flipped Bennett for Kevin Love who helped them win a title in 2016

[@eddiew2325]

but they traded kyrie for K Love

[@lennaymaboyyy4848]

@@eddiew2325 what?

[@thasneemrizvi]

Anthony Bennett is from Brampton Ontario Canada which I just realized 😂

[@RogueeRL]

Do Greg Oden next

[@michaeloh6221]

How about you rank the biggest draft busts and steals in the past 20 seasons? You choose the biggest bust/steal of every draft class, and then redraft them. You can have the best of the worst and best of the overlooked?

[@justinharris8698]

Nice vid!

[@natecolon3695]

Do Hasheem Thabeet next

[@Zaghzackio]

I was a huge Anthony Bennett fan as a Canadian. But when I heard he was the first overall pick I knew that he wouldn’t live up to the hype

[@patrickmartin5496]

And why was that?

[@Zaghzackio]

patrick Martin because I expected him to be a mid first round pick. I was rooting for him but I didn’t think he was the best player in the draft. Even though it was a weak draft

[@gregg7439]

I can't escape this. Afunkydiabetic just talked about this

[@1017_CK]

In todays video im continuing a series where i do the same topics as funky

[@Concatenate]

His college tape isn't unimpressive, but I think you nailed it that he didn't push himself to get better.

[@flamingored960]

I think pressure from the media as well. You are seeing players coming out to the media saying that they dealt with depression. Bennett could've also faced depression from all that pressure that wanted him to become a bust and he did at the end of the day. Media, fans, and organizations tend to be at fault for contributing to it

[@agusgasco7523]

So this is just a worse version of Dom’s “Why were X players drafted before X?”

[@b2th3m1th]

LaRue Martin is up there for worst #1 NBA pick too. But he scored double the points Bennett did in his four year. The Blazers literally took Martin #1 in 1972 because of ONE game they saw him out play, a top prospect (i forget who)

[@johnkurian4529]

man could anyone have knew Giannis would have been what he became though? Like Oladipo was someone at that time people were talking about should go number 1 but Giannis wasnt even in the conversation

[@Ironmonk036]

What about 1998 | No. 1 pick -- Michael Olowokandi (LA Clippers)? Are you saying Bennett is worst that him?

[@bogan9396]

Yes he could do something but Bennett just completely sucked

[@Jsch23]

Jokic is the biggest steal of all time going 42nd overall

[@tekkenlord9099]

Chris Grant was smart because he thought of NOT drafting Bennett

[@eddiew2325]

but he drafted kyrie

[@blc0179]

Why was Hasheem Thabeet picked no. 2?

[@DANtheMANofSIPA]

Hoops Reference and Stunted Growth both made really good videos on him if you want to check those ones out

[@LegendaryLiamm]

2022, still trying to figure out how he was drafted #1

[@dwightk.schrute2978]

The same video like this but with Greg Oden

[@dalbalgbusc]

what I want to know is who were those 9 people in Cleveland who thought he was worthy of a top pick and what mcdonalds are they currently working at?

[@Dee-GBE]

HE WAS IN THE LEAGUE FOR 4 YEARS??? 😳 He literally was so bad Stephen A. Smith felt bad for him. Never ripped him once lol

[@adamdavis5383]

This is how bad the draft was picking him first

[@vinnye930]

Darko next!

[@alessandroolivieri7]

And remember that Bennet was the 2nd of 3 first pick the Cavs have in 4/5 years. Just for being every year that situation they should have been better in evaluating players...

[@dishankb9213]

Irving and Wiggins have been quite good

[@rome8180]

The description makes him sound like Zion. The reality...not so much.

[@alexfullon5795]

why blaming these players and calling them a bust..they didnt tell them to pick them first...hmmmm lifes so unfair..

[@vindicitve]

Been on point AFunkyDiabetic, waitttt

[@MrDrsogood]

The Cavs really fucked homeboy career up it’s a sad story

[@ksendx]

It's like Cavs were dared to make this pick

[@alastairwood7277]

I think it's also important to note be was terrible at Fenerbahce and was released don't let their Euroleague fool you. I feel this is important as injuries... may be NBA quality still and goes Europe rebuilds career or slowly finds feet again. He was trash in Europe as someone loves European ball thought might pick up a bit.

[@tonyl477]

That giannas comment was dumb, it’s not like he was picked right behind Bennett

[@arirojavski9616]

Why was IT drafted last?

[@caccac2412]

If Bennet was drafted in this year draft where the draft class is pretty weak, would he play better and not be a bust?

[@grantneiport6910]

1:39 he put Jah instead of Ja. XXX out her balling now?? lmao

[@khatimahmad6208]

He is the worst first overall pick ever in any sport cuz I remember by the summer league they were like he doesn't have it

[@aariesharris7894]

Khatim Ahmad Jamarcus Russell is definitely worse. 2013 draft sucked, a lot of dudes would’ve been considered busts at that #1 spot. But the 2007 NFL Draft was loaded w/Hall of Famers after the 1st pick

[@siimtokke3461]

Lost my interest when you said "why was Bennett picked over future MVP Giannis"- NO ONE knew what Giannis was going to do, that's why he didn't go 2nd, 3rd, 4th, ..., and why he went 15th. Please stop speaking about 2013 Giannis like he was 2018 Giannis.

[@owenouimet9602]

Can you do a video on the nfl draft

[@mperformance3502]

The GM’s responsible for him being drafted all better be unemployed by the league

[@mcray0309]

Yo definitely not the worst #1 in sports history. Anthony played 4 nba years and still plays overseas. There was a dude named Mark Appel, this dude was garbage, he was drafted by the Houston Astro’s and played like 4 years in the low level minors, then retired. Edit: just learned appel is trying to make a comeback with my Phils.

[@DANtheMANofSIPA]

Hmm I wonder where he got this idea from... 🤔

[@tmk2554]

This dude always try to copy afunkydiabetic. Lol be original

[@biggeneral1628]

He's the bootleg Funky

[@RBKathletics]

The whole Canada thing lol

[@jimbix8517]

Darko?!?!

[@twicerollxn8753]

All stars of the decade like 80s allstars vs 90s allstars 00s vs 10s allstars those two winners face eachother and play the 2020allstars

[@fliplife67]

This was a real weak draft class I cant imagine if this was a 2000 or 2021 class and if that Kid Noel was healthy who is the first pick.

[@Ghostkilla773]

Well the saving grace of this class not being the worse was Giannis was in this draft. And Oladipo if you looking for another All Star

[@fliplife67]

@@Ghostkilla773 Yes Giannis save this class but I think from pick 1 to 10 this has to be 1 worse ones or top 3.

[@JoaoReis-ku9fc]

As a cavs fan this video makes me depressed

[@twicerollxn8753]

Top 10 foreign born players from the decades of 90 00 10s

[@eguuuuuuuu]

This was a confusing pick from the jump

[@12savage68]

How about hasheem thabeet

[@Luketc7]

I feel bad for Anthony

[@tiktokexposed898]

Yeah you're WRONG about the Lakers. They dont need more 3 point shooting they need a *playmaker/scorer* off the bench which is why they picked up Dion Waiters. And Caruso is AMAZING for the Lakers he and Lebron have the highest Net rating in the league. His defense is crucial. You proved you don't know anything about the Lakers because you clearly dont watch them. Get your facts straight

[@prymelyfe713]

So my question is, how can people blame Kyrie Irving for not winning with this horrible draft choice along with Andrew Bynum pickup. Yes, I’m a Kyrie Irving fan. Be very afraid of his new situation 😈

[@flamingored960]

Its the east bro. Lebron was able to carry a weaker cavs team to the playoffs. Kobe did it in the west too in Lakers dark years. If kyrie wants to put himself in the same category why wasn't he able to?

[@prymelyfe713]

@@flamingored960 nah he can’t put himself in the same category as a 6’8” athlete. Bron got shit you can’t teach when you talk about his physical prowess. However, just because he can’t carry as much as Lebron does not mean he has not mastered his craft and skill as well as anyone who has ever played. It’s funny you try to compare Bron and Kyrie. I mostly bring up this point when comparing Kyrie to the other PG’s like Lillard and Curry. But no one can carry a team like Bron and that shouldn’t be a knock on them, but on the other side of the same coin, nobody can close quite like Kyrie. Skill wise, Kyrie is in the ranks with the best of the best in the history of the game. Don’t compare apples to oranges tho.

[@rodaxel7165]

My question who was the GM of the Cavs during that time? Was it David Griffin? What a waste of the #1 pick. Even other teams knew he wasn't #1. Wow. 9 out 10 people wanted Benett, that is why the Cavs are one of the worst organizations in the NBA, Lebron was their Savior.

[@ne1415]

Hasheem Thatbeet? Not sure how to spell tho

[@cerebralmindgame9818]

So basically he was just lazy. He needed to get sent to an organization like Miami where they was gonna apply pressure and stay on his ass to hustle. At that time, Miami had LeBron and they were thriving so wasn't no way he woulda got drafted there but he should've ended up there for his benefit though.

[@malemanjulpax2155]

Bennett is the worst of them all. If I have a billion dollar team, I would definitely require to have a sports psychologist.