Why Were 12 Players Drafted Before Devin Booker? How Did Their Careers Turn Out?

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Devin Booker "fell" to 13 in the 2015 NBA draft. After multiple all-star appearances and an NBA finals, we take a look back to examine how the careers of those drafted before him are going.

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[@Dtown1996]

As a Pistons fan I was yelling at the TV when the Pistons passed on Booker. The Stan Van Gundy era was depressing

[@JarJartwinks427]

Idk if Book would’ve gotten the same opportunity year one as he did in Phoenix. Between Reggie Jackson, KCP, and Jennings there were too many score first guys on that team.

[@TheeUnknown420]

Stan Van Gundy is such an L coach it's unreal

[@Blowtorchtheboyfriend]

I wanted Drummond to succeed sooo badly

[@shushmane4826]

Devin Booker would be playing in Italy right now if the Pistons drafted him

[@jctslice]

And he took Luke Kennard the pick before Donovan Mitchell. Stan was garbage since Orlando

[@JarJartwinks427]

This draft class looked like it was gonna be one of the best ever but most of the players really tapered off after the first year besides Kat and Book

[@TheeUnknown420]

Facts

[@lionelsenga3752]

RIP KP

[@whatwentwrong113]

@@lionelsenga3752 kp is coming back this year his career Isengard over yet

[@michaelyoung2978]

@@whatwentwrong113 and D Lo

[@DTS_I]

@@whatwentwrong113 lord of the rings fan?

[@behindthearcyt]

with booker coming off the bench at kentucky they thought he had a a way lower ceiling than he actually did but also with booker going at 12 he went to a team that allowed him to play a lot with the ball in his hands and learn through his mistakes

[@sterlingtorres162]

*13

[@avantesmith6442]

I think that was the biggest issue teams had. Him coming off the bench shouldn’t have mattered because he was doing it at Kentucky. Back then if you were in the rotation at UK, you were probs a lottery pick lol

[@dusk6159]

And now he's Luka's son after getting ahead of himself for too many years and blowing it. Although he's got KD now so who knows what's going to happen.

[@DTS_I]

Just shows you how much talent was on the Kentucky team. Also shows bad coaching.

[@sterlingtorres162]

@@dusk6159 how old are u? Luka aint even making the playoffs this year after trading the farm for kyrie lmaooooooooooo bum

[@Late2Hoops]

Been waiting on more of these! One of your most OG series. Keep grinding bro you growth inspires me, 400k around the corner!

[@benjaminan1183]

Lmao pause.

[@cookingwitchefzayy8830]

Can we appreciate the video editing with showing booker against each team that didn't pick him or showing him pre draft with that team 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@chrilpy]

You know Booker was creaming his pants when he got selected at the same number as Kobe

[@ViolentKknight]

When Dom2k and JxmyHighroller post the same day it’s always a good day

[@timduncan1406]

ive been playing the older 2ks doing rebuilds in mileage and just seeing the old rosters is so nostalgic , and you can nearly build a team of the current stars since their not developed yet its pretty fun

[@ViolentKknight]

I like the MyNBA Eras on 2k23 and adding a random player like Nate Robinson to the past with a higher potential and seeing how a player from one era would do in another era

[@TheeUnknown420]

I love doing older 2k rebuilds too.

[@TheeUnknown420]

​@@ViolentKknight that's fun I think I'ma try to do that with someone

[@PaToUisDaRk]

Good to see this series return !

[@kizvy]

im so happy you brought this series back.

[@ddhallway4752]

Loved these glad he’s bringing them back

[@jonfromfulltechparanormal4555]

Yo! These videos keep getting better. This one was legit Dom.

[@xabbitz6148]

Okafor hilarious as hell, cause starting from 2017 on it was clear he couldn’t make it in the NBA but dudes were swearing by him that he just needed the right fit for his 1994 ass talent

[@asvpfern]

been a minute since one of these draft videos, always some of my favorites to watch

[@sullym2274]

Most underrated part of book is he never made a stink and asked out when then suns were dreadful. But stuck it out

[@dylanbechtell3756]

Finally another one of these videos!

[@TempoQuin]

As a Grand Rapids native, I'm disappointed the pistons didn't draft him. As soon as I learned he was from here I wanted them to draft him.

[@danibiendi7829]

I know the amount of cases worthy of this kind of video is limited, but I love this format Dom. Great content 💪🏻

[@Bradleytosh]

I love the quote "point guard of the future in the previous years second round" I'm a huge Jokic fan

[@Aburner960]

Miss these

[@Edmundorojas09]

I looked at his college stats and highlights and wasn’t too excited but WOW… what a steal.

[@sexyperson1056]

Devin Booker is the reason I became a fan of basketball…watching him become the player he is today has been such a blessing. I wish him the best and I rlly hope he can have a successful career #GoSuns

[@niggilywiggily]

same bro his game is smooth af

[@Reecl.]

me too, never found basketball interesting and like 2 years ago i started watching the suns and book has always been clean as hell with his game

[@modernmoses3339]

Booker’s greatest strength, aside from shooting, is his mentality. Mentality is an extremely hard thing to gauge as a scout but as a freshman booker played better in road games than home games. How a true freshman plays at Louisville, at Florida, at Tennessee among others gives you a decent knowledge of what kind of mentality a kid has.

[@joeyrowan7508]

The homie dropped another certified hood classic keep up the vids my man I've been watching you since highschool

[@zetastreaker47]

Draft retrospectives by Dom2K are my heroin. Shoot that in my f-ing veins.

[@fabiandre2414]

dom throwin out bars like it's nothing

[@alexandermorgan4098]

Yo I think the background music at the beginning is the opening song from Driver 3.

[@Dom_Do_Tm]

Dom keep Doing These Videos My Dawg I’ve Missed The Content ❤

[@cameronpalmer401]

Looking back at it there was pretty good indication of what devin would become just from the glimpse we got at kentucky, the fact thhat he was the teams best shooter, the fact that he didnt dribble, the fact that he could lock up on D, he didnt really make alot of mistakes when he was on the floor. if he wouldve went anywhere else he wouldve been player of the year easily.

[@youngmelo1841]

Denver had just drafted Gary Harris the year before and felt comfortable with him. I also like how you basically said Jokic is better than Embiid too

[@lisk_2552]

the series is back with seatgeek too ok unc

[@hardwoodgems]

Dom's scripts are hands down better than other NBA KZbinrs.

[@denimtears2275]

Wanted him on the heat so bad

[@-billy6947]

Yeah that shit hurts so much. But on the bright side at least Herro is doing good

[@denimtears2275]

Yea it’s bittersweet ended up with bam and Herro just gotta capitalize on what we have

[@BigPercNowitzki]

@@-billy6947Herro sucks and is grossly overpaid lmao

[@micahheyward5342]

When's the last time we had a video like this?

[@gucciscrewdriver]

Why were 59 players drafted before isaiah thomas?

[@manhualair7172]

Booker and Paul George would’ve been such a good duo for the pacers

[@masonvlogs3350]

Its crazy to think that Towns has been in the league for 8 years now 🙃

[@TheeUnknown420]

Fr and he only 27.

[@BigPercNowitzki]

@@TheeUnknown420”only” 27 and he still has accomplished absolutely nothing lmao until KAT wins a playoff series nobody can take that bum serious

[@Jponto11]

Damn dude we need to see a healthy KAT again. Rooting for him to stay on the court

[@jamesjohnson1167]

Do one for James Johnson

[@alfonsot.9439]

ThrowItBack2k

[@kokoro_gospel]

As a Heat fan, I was shocked and then ecstatic when Justise fell to us at 10th. Just... a shame he hasn't panned out offensively to this point in his career (though he did have some flashes, like that portion of the 2020 campaign where Spo had him starting at the point). Imagine a pairing of Devin and Jimmy. That would be unbelievable.

[@Kyle53192]

It’s been a long time since I watched a Dom2k video and my guys voice is deep now 😭😩😂 we getting old

[@saintlaurentdon3500]

You should do the same with Donovan Mitchell

[@chardeemacdennis3852]

RIP drew sharpe... legendary detroit sports writer calling for the pistons to draft book well before the draft took place

[@bigdollabill7426]

This shows u if u get drafted continue to work hard or u will b gone

[@mikerandolph7707]

bro can you start turning the audio up?? please

[@rileysanz7395]

I love book and dom 😍

[@rogue1996]

And still nike not giving him a signature shoes is crazy, because for a Nike athlete, to get a signature shoes I just read it from somewhere it say that "you(the player) must be a crazy scorer thay can get hot and very consisten in scoring 30-40pp with an array of moves handles, athleticsm, finishing at the rim and shooting from anywhere on the court. I mean yeah it's basiclly H1M.

[@riles3100]

ngl dom i’ve been watching you for a long time and that take on how the timberwolves should move on from him because he doesn’t have that dog mentality and is getting overshadowed by antman. wouldn’t that just make him as the perfect two man? the perfect big man and guard combo especially with KATs spacing and ants paint ability i see no reason why the timberwolves would want to be move on from him

[@moneyman4740]

There was a center gap in the league around that time no doubt but lets not act like Boogie wasnt doing his thing

[@anthonychrobak4016]

These are always super dope 🔥 If only we can get the 59 players drafted before Isaiah Thomas video someday then the series would be complete

[@calebjr1312]

I see what you did at the end of the KAT segment 😂

[@veggiesesh]

As a jazz fan I wanted Booker so bad

[@thwwoodcraft1449]

Booker refused to work out for the Jazz so there's that. Lucky for them, they were able to parlay Lyles + a late pick into Mitchell. Lyles was never liked here.

[@Legendary_Twan]

5:00 the punch 😂😭😭

[@Lloyd00]

I kind of disagree with the first point. I vividly remember watching more than a few Kentucky games. Their offense was average at best but seriously upgraded when Booker came in. He was often the best player on the floor, he was definitely the best shooter. Only KAT was as good

[@Iwasherelol14]

I hyped up booker the same way I hyped up Ben mclemore which gave me doubts

[@petern326]

these guys were drafted before my freshman year of hs and now I'm about to graduate undergrad, my life Joever fr

[@ahmadhasan9446]

What happened to the pod??

[@ronniebringsplenty8519]

Put me in the timeline where booker gets drafted by the Lakers. Kobe starts spending time with him to mentor him instead of girls basketball. He never gets on that helicopter as he's states away at a basketball game. Kobe's still alive.

[@billysr9663]

Okfard wasn’t a bust league just changed

[@dawg812]

video idea: what happened to the 59 players drafted before Isaiah Thomas

[@dariusbrooks21]

Please don't remind me of the Stanley Johnson pick; I'll never forgive SVG.

[@noyce.]

16:06 ???

[@descendantFromHopi]

F you Dom 😂😂😂 "Winners work" good one haha

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

Aside from Booker and KAT this draft was a major bust.

[@enanebres6481]

84k 4w 391k subs

[@sasukedark30]

People say we should trade kat but without kat our offense is not good we are a bottom 10 offense this season. Also the whole its ants team now and kat aint a leader shit is stupid cause kat knows hes not a good leader and is fine with it being ants team

[@BigPercNowitzki]

Y’all fucked up trading for Gobert. Like fucked up bad bad, at this point u gonna have to trade KAT to try to get some picks back lol cuz I’ll be the first to tell u y’all won’t win a ring in the next 5 years

[@jhadude1]

Those hickory Pacers unis 🤢🤢 my God

[@jamesjohnson1167]

Mario Hezonja has a HOF level highlight tape🤷🏿‍♂️

[@isaiahbarnett137]

how the hell bro barely 400k?? i’ve been watching him since sophomore more year now im a sophomore in college 😂

[@younggod3906]

Philly screwed Okafor

[@Jayfye_]

Jahlil had post game fr ! I wouldn’t call him a bust dude averaged 20 one year he literally just came into the league at the wrong time. If it was like 2008 he would’ve been straight

[@theman9048]

Nah he was a bust he couldn't play modern NBA

[@winter9242]

Doubt that since he's neither a good rebounder nor rim protector

[@Jayfye_]

@@winter9242 neither was Al Jefferson & he made a career

[@trethetree]

W

[@tommcdaniel9554]

Same reason Giannis went 15th. The draft is a crap shoot.

[@theman9048]

The sixers pick was super dumb. Something the franchise would continue

[@TimeNap]

Why were 4 players drafted before of Dwayne Wade?!?!?!

[@dannychamberlain6244]

1 was LeBron James, so he was correctly chosen

[@TimeNap]

@@dannychamberlain6244 I was making a joke since LBJ, Melo and Bosh were all All Stars or better... apparently not a very good joke tough.

[@SiyabongaMokoena-nh8fp]

My Orlando magic really picked bust upon bust throughout the 2010s the Haley Suggs pick was my last straw the magic are a terrible franchise the nba should end us and move the team to Vegas we SUCK

[@SmackDownDragon98]

People forget the slander Booker used to take when they missed the playoffs every year

[@night6724]

They weren’t wrong though. Cp3 made them winners. Like people forget that 70 point game was literally empty stats in a blowout

[@barles_charkley614]

Tf did you want Book to do. Having 3 different head coaches in his first years of his career. And players in his team that aren't even in the NBA anymore.

[@DTS_I]

@@night6724 they were wrong tho. No player in NBA history is taking those pathetic suns teams to the playoffs dude.

[@notaidandobbins]

incoming cringe booker hate comments

[@BattleRAAD]

Between shutting down LeBron and dunking on and stepping over Giannis, 2019 was Mario Hezonja’s MVP season. #Legend

[@mayo42069]

doing this video for DEVIN BOOKER is crazy 😭

[@seniorpoop3189]

how?

[@trillclinton9975]

Luka meat throater spotted

[@coopurr]

How? he’s arguably the best player of that draft class

[@barles_charkley614]

Niggas that liked your comment are casuals

[@mikethepublisher7910]

@@coopurr eh its not even really an argument tbh. He's put up better numbers than KAT since their rookie year. different positions and all yeah but compared to other bigs in the league KAT's game is kinda lackluster.

[@bertog8080]

First draft I ever watched I remember hating all the Kentucky players lol

[@BigPercNowitzki]

U from Indiana? Lmao the entire state of Indiana hates Kentucky

[@BigPercNowitzki]

U from Indiana? Lmao the entire state of Indiana hates Kentucky

[@bertog8080]

@@BigPercNowitzki nah I’m from FL I just wanted them to lose cause they were unbeaten all year

[@BigPercNowitzki]

@@bertog8080 lmao facts, hating Kentucky is culture up in here in Indy lmao anytime I see Kentucky hate I just assume😭

[@dannywayne311]

None of those other 12 players have a ring, wait neither does book 😂😂

[@JoseAngelCorona8]

Winners Work lmao

[@kidflashiv]

Drafted before videos making a comeback?👀

[@ChrisbeFoSerious]

Ngl, idk how people can’t see that a 6’6”, efficient, 18 year old putting up 10+ points off the bench on a STACKED team would end up being a good player in the league at the minimum. Too many signs.

[@baseupp12]

Dude 10 points off the bench is not impressive there were dozen of starting 6’6 guards who were stars for their college team that couldnt make the league. Devin Booker being a good player with even less then that definitely had no signs of even being better then anyone taken before him

[@ChrisbeFoSerious]

@@baseupp12 efficiency, conference strength, and team success matter more in college, Booker had all of that.

[@baseupp12]

@ChrisbeFoSerious dude regardless it doesn't matter history has told us and shown that 9 times out of 10 if you are a role player in college you will not have a decent nba career

[@JRGV_828]

easy . . because its just Devin Booker. Enough said.

[@tradtrad1000]

Why do you croak every last word of every sentence?

[@mayo42069]

bro talking about kat but dbook isn’t the leader of a team either😭😭 look at how he was ballin before getting a team lmfaooo

[@dannychamberlain6244]

At least Book had success as a leader

[@BigPercNowitzki]

@@dannychamberlain6244going to the finals and choking a 2-0 lead is “success” I guess lmao neither of them are successful they both bums

[@dannychamberlain6244]

@Perc Nowitzki As if Kat had not been knocked out of the first round every time he was in the playoffs

[@dannychamberlain6244]

Also, Booker has had more success as a leader than Luluka

[@BigPercNowitzki]

@@dannychamberlain6244 dbook had and infinite amount of more help than Luka has ever had and should I even remind of you Game 7 Suns vs Mavs last year lil bro?

[@discobassgroove]

Why were 12 players drafted before Luka’s son?

[@dannychamberlain6244]

IDK, ask PG’s father

[@emmanuelc316]

Dbook is not a future superstar

[@johnmarcos5917]

He not a superstar bruh

[@herbertnelsonjr.9899]

He is a STAR ⭐✨ Though!!! He is the 2nd Best Player on a team that went to the Finals!!!

[@z0tl410]

@@herbertnelsonjr.9899 2nd best player on what

[@herbertnelsonjr.9899]

@@z0tl410 On the Phoenix Suns, and they did Push The Bucks to 7 games.

[@BigPercNowitzki]

@@herbertnelsonjr.98996 games* and they were up 2-0 then lost 4 straight those bums got cooked🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikethepublisher7910]

@@BigPercNowitzki "muhhh game 7 guys" ik you straight mad cause the mavs are done and out this year pal.

[@Joe_Ma99]

Back then the NBA was bias towards Europeans so him being Luka Doncic’s son made him fall in the draft.

[@devonwanner8457]

Booker is not that guy...

[@EpicThunder28]

Did we say that Booker was a superstar he is just talking abt the players who were drafted before him lmao

[@barles_charkley614]

You know damn well you want Booker. 😂

[@QuackersLuv]

People need to chill with the superstar tag. There’s only 2-3 superstars in the league and Devin Booker is not one

[@BigPercNowitzki]

This draft class was insanely mid lmao

[@dickflair4538]

It gets even worse when you name the players drafted after Giannis. 😂😂

[@johnmeraz7348]

Lmfao 😂