2015 D720 Draft Busts

[Shaq O'Neal]

2015 D720 Draft Busts

I have only considered top 10 picks while making this.I hope you guys enjoy reading this





1.Jahlil Okafor

D720 Draft Position-1 (By New Orleans)



NBA Draft Position-3(By Philadelphia)



Player comparision at the Draft-Al Jefferson



Bleacher Report compared his offensive game to Tim Duncan



In D720,Okafor was drafted over Karl Anthony Towns



D720 2018-2019 Season stats-



4.9 ppg on 44.5% FG 23.3% 3 pt

65% FT

3.5 rpg

0.4 apg

0.2 spg

0.5 bpg

15.1 mpg



Okafor came into the NBA as one of the best post players.Unfortunately,he entered in the era where centers do not post up a lot and instead shoot threes.



Also,Okafor is horrendous defensively



After a rookie season in which Okafor was in the All Rookie First Team,Okafor has not shown any signs of being worth a top pick.



He has shown flashes in New Orleans this season though but I don’t think it is going to last.



Meanwhile Towns won ROTY and has been an All-Star twice in his 4-season career.His defence is horrible but he is one of the most offensively skilled big men in the NBA now



I guess its pretty evident that billy made a big mistake by taking Okafor over Towns.



Posssible situation –If Towns had been drafted by NOP then most likely they would have kept him and we would have seen a Twin Towers combo in AD and KAT with AD’s great rim protection complimenting KAT’s lack of defence



2.Mario Hezonja

D720 Draft Position-4(By Cleveland )



NBA Draft Position-5(By Orlando)



Player comparision at the Draft-Iso Joe



In D720, Drafted over Kristaps Porzingis



D720 2018-2019 Season stats-



1.8 ppg on 40% FG 35.7% 3 pt

70% FT

1.0 rpg

0.1 apg

0.1 spg

0.2 bpg

5 mpg

Super Mario failed big time.Probably getting drafted to the Magic who are one of the worst at player development has a part to play



The most relevant moment of his NBA career is when he dunked on Giannis and stepped over him to score his only 2 points.



Mario is one of the reasons why NBA teams are hesitant to draft Euro players



Possible situation-Had CLE picked Kristaps instead of Mario,seeing the current CLE roster we would have the Greek Freak and the Unicorn paired along with Jrue Holiday,Klay and Vucevic which is definitely a championship roster



3.Emmanuel Mudiay

D720 Draft Position-5(By Orlando)



NBA Draft Position-7(By Denver)



Player comparision at the Draft-John Wall



In D720, Drafted over Kristaps Porzingis



D720 2018-2019 Season stats-



7.8 ppg on 43.9% FG 35.4% 3 pt

77.5% FT

2.8 rpg

4.2 apg

1.0 spg

0.1 bpg

21.2 mpg

Mudiay had made one of the most unusual decisions by going to play in China.



He has played well for the Knicks this season but that might be just be empty stats on an awful team



Mudiay’s shooting has been a problem all throughtout his career.



His defence isn’t great either.



His value has been low too as he was traded for Devin Harris last season.



Possible situation-Had ORL drafted Kristaps,we would have got to see a loaded frontcourt of D720 All Star Ibaka,Jimmy Buckets and the Unicorn.



4.Stanley Johnson

D720 Draft Position-6(By Toronto)



NBA Draft Position-8(By Detroit)



Player comparision at the Draft-Ron Artest(Ron Artest(1x Champ) must be offended)



In D720, Drafted over Kristaps Porzingis



D720 2018-2019 Season stats-



0.7 ppg on 44.8% FG 40.0% 3 pt

66.7% FT

0.4 rpg

0.1 apg

0.06 spg

0.02 bpg

2.1 mpg



Stanley was projected to be an elite defender with decent offensive upside.



While he has been a decent defender, he is almost a non factor on offence.



Being in Detroit didn’t help him as there was a lack of spacing.



Recently he got traded to the Bucks for Thon Maker which shows that his value has come really low.



He is still 22 though so hopefully he becomes atleast a role player.

Hard luck Brian Scalabrine



Possible situation-Had TOR drafted Kristaps, we would have seen a Latvian –Finnish duo in Porzingod and Lauri



5.Frank Kaminsky

D720 Draft Position-10(By Utah)



NBA Draft Position-9(By Charlotte)



Player comparision at the Draft-Brad Miller



In D720, Drafted over Myles Turner



D720 2018-2019 Season stats-



4.6 ppg on 47% FG 43.9% 3 pt

71% FT

2.9 rpg

0.3 apg

0.4 spg

0.4 bpg

9.6 mpg



Frank the Tank fits the mould of a stretch big and in my opinion would be a decent off the bench player for a playoff team.



Unfortunately,he is in a horrible situation in Charlotte where he hasn’t received consistent minutes and has played in only 29 games this season.



He is an awful rebounder for a 7 footer



Hope he finds a better situation in RFA this season





Note-4 years is a short time to label someone a bust so these players can definitely turn it around.

Also the possible situations just involves putting a player on their current roster which actually isn’t realistically possible as having a better player drafted would change the signings,trades,other draft picks and basically everything else

[Shaq O'Neal]

It would be great if you guys could tell me whether you liked the Steals version or the Busts version more so i would make the articles accordingly for the other drafts

[billy]

Okafor was a central piece (back when people though he was good) to my series of trades that got me AD. There was no chance I could’ve had AD and KAT.

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 6:51:42 GMT -5 billy said:

Okafor was a central piece (back when people though he was good) to my series of trades that got me AD. There was no chance I could’ve had AD and KAT.

Wrote the note for this purpose.

There is no way in hell i can predict the outlook of the rosters now had a better guy been drafted .So i just put the passed over guy on the current roster which is honestly not possible

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 7:03:07 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

Mar 8, 2019 6:51:42 GMT -5 billy said:

Okafor was a central piece (back when people though he was good) to my series of trades that got me AD. There was no chance I could’ve had AD and KAT.

Wrote the note for this purpose.

There is no way in hell i can predict the outlook of the rosters now had a better guy been drafted .So i just put the passed over guy on the current roster which is honestly not possible

Probably a good idea would be to just remove that part for next articles

[billy]

No it’s still a fun excercise and might be true in other cases. Was just a little bit of a brag that even though I drafted terribly, I at least realized it quickly enough to fix the problem in a fantastic way.

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 7:11:23 GMT -5 billy said:

No it’s still a fun excercise and might be true in other cases. Was just a little bit of a brag that even though I drafted terribly, I at least realized it quickly enough to fix the problem in a fantastic way.

Yes its definitely fun but dont think any of the cases would be true as i am looking at the rosters 4 years down the line.

For example,there is no way in hell CLE would have Kristaps along with Giannis Klay Vucevic and Jrue

[Paul Pierce]

That draft was the worst for me personally. I liked mudiay and okafor lol. Lot of busts. Just waiting for you to roast me for Fultz haha

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 7:15:05 GMT -5 Paul Pierce said:

That draft was the worst for me personally. I liked mudiay and okafor lol. Lot of busts. Just waiting for you to roast me for Fultz haha

Honestly the way Fultz played in college i believe he can turn it around in Orlando who do not have a good PG

In Philly the requirement was to win now .Also Philly has Ben at PG and him and Fultz both need the ball which just wasnt working out due to their shooting weaknesses.

Also,Fultz's issues seem more mental than physical imo.

Well as a positive Fultz helped you to get KAT but due to his and Booker's unnecessary max extensions you cant really make moves in FA

[Paul Pierce]

Mar 8, 2019 7:24:03 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

Mar 8, 2019 7:15:05 GMT -5 Paul Pierce said:

That draft was the worst for me personally. I liked mudiay and okafor lol. Lot of busts. Just waiting for you to roast me for Fultz haha

Honestly the way Fultz played in college i believe he can turn it around in Orlando who do not have a good PG

In Philly the requirement was to win now .Also Philly has Ben at PG and him and Fultz both need the ball which just wasnt working out due to their shooting weaknesses.

Also,Fultz's issues seem more mental than physical imo.

Well as a positive Fultz helped you to get KAT but due to his and Booker's unnecessary max extensions you cant really make moves in FA

True that, I can't complain though. Kat and booker is an awesome duo.

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 8:06:31 GMT -5 Paul Pierce said:

Mar 8, 2019 7:24:03 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

Honestly the way Fultz played in college i believe he can turn it around in Orlando who do not have a good PG

In Philly the requirement was to win now .Also Philly has Ben at PG and him and Fultz both need the ball which just wasnt working out due to their shooting weaknesses.

Also,Fultz's issues seem more mental than physical imo.

Well as a positive Fultz helped you to get KAT but due to his and Booker's unnecessary max extensions you cant really make moves in FA

True that, I can't complain though. Kat and booker is an awesome duo.

Say goodbye to defence though lol

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

Mar 8, 2019 8:06:31 GMT -5 Paul Pierce said:

Mar 8, 2019 7:24:03 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

Honestly the way Fultz played in college i believe he can turn it around in Orlando who do not have a good PG

In Philly the requirement was to win now .Also Philly has Ben at PG and him and Fultz both need the ball which just wasnt working out due to their shooting weaknesses.

Also,Fultz's issues seem more mental than physical imo.

Well as a positive Fultz helped you to get KAT but due to his and Booker's unnecessary max extensions you cant really make moves in FA

True that, I can't complain though. Kat and booker is an awesome duo.

KAT and Booker duo irl when? (They are buddies irl)

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 8:28:41 GMT -5 Stuff The Magic Dragon said:

Mar 8, 2019 8:06:31 GMT -5 Paul Pierce said:

True that, I can't complain though. Kat and booker is an awesome duo.

KAT and Booker duo irl when? (They are buddies irl)

They both have signed max extensions so its only possible if one of them requests a trade 

[Stuff The Magic Dragon]

Mar 8, 2019 8:53:45 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

Mar 8, 2019 8:28:41 GMT -5 Stuff The Magic Dragon said:

KAT and Booker duo irl when? (They are buddies irl)

They both have signed max extensions so its only possible if one of them requests a trade 

or when both their extensions are up, they can team up like Bron and Wade

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 9:03:56 GMT -5 Stuff The Magic Dragon said:

Mar 8, 2019 8:53:45 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

They both have signed max extensions so its only possible if one of them requests a trade 

or when both their extensions are up, they can team up like Bron and Wade

And DLO too

[Paul Pierce]

Mar 8, 2019 8:23:23 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

Mar 8, 2019 8:06:31 GMT -5 Paul Pierce said:

True that, I can't complain though. Kat and booker is an awesome duo.

Say goodbye to defence though lol

Yeah, they are both pretty poor defensively. Kat is improving a little from the games I've watched. I brought in whiteside and have Ferguson to take the defensive load. I have a lot of work to do with this team

[Theodore Duncan]

Mar 8, 2019 6:30:09 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

It would be great if you guys could tell me whether you liked the Steals version or the Busts version more so i would make the articles accordingly for the other drafts

I liked them both. Going through year by year both lists seems like a good way

[Shaq O'Neal]

Mar 8, 2019 10:07:39 GMT -5 Theodore Duncan said:

Mar 8, 2019 6:30:09 GMT -5 Shaq O'Neal said:

It would be great if you guys could tell me whether you liked the Steals version or the Busts version more so i would make the articles accordingly for the other drafts

I liked them both. Going through year by year both lists seems like a good way

Thanks man!

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[Shaq O'Neal]

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