This is part 2 in a 14-part series of re-drafts, looking at every NBA draft from 2004 to 2017.
This re-draft is different from anything you’ve seen before. It’s not limited by the analysis of someone’s opinion or one controversial statistic that doesn’t take into account the holistic game of each player.
We’re taking a lot into consideration in this re-draft through using a formula that calculates the picks based on multiple statistics and advanced analytics. These metrics include VORP (value over replacement player), BPM (box plus/minus), WS (win shares), PPG (points per game), contribution (minutes), and shooting percentage (field goal and 3-point).
The data determines the re-draft order. Then players are placed into categories based on the entirety of their career. Therefore the category they fall within is based on if they are mostly known as a star, starter, rotation player, bench guy, or an unknown because they didn’t play long.
The format is as follows: Re-Draft Position #. Player – Original Draft Position # and Team. Also, a team who acquired a player’s rights in a draft day trade is considered the drafting team in our analysis.
NBA Re-draft ~ 2005
Who?
30. Ike Diogu – #9 Golden State
29. Rashad McCants – #14 Minnesota
28. Hakim Warrick – #19 Memphis
27. Ian Mahinmi – #28 San Antonio
26. Ronny Turiaf – #37 Los Angeles Lakers
25. Luther Head – #24 Houston
Rotation Players
24. Francisco Garcia – #23 Sacramento
23. Charlie Villanueva – #7 Toronto
22. Martell Webster – #6 Portland
21. Andray Blatche – #49 Washington
20. Ryan Gomes – #50 Boston
19. Nate Robinson – #21 New York
18. Gerald Green – #18 Boston
17. Brandon Bass – #33 New Orleans
Starters
16. Jarrett Jack – #22 Portland
15. C.J. Miles – #34 Utah
14. Channing Frye – #8 New York
13. Raymond Felton – #5 Charlotte
12. Amir Johnson – #56 Detroit
11. Ersan Ilyasova – #36 Milwaukee
10. Marvin Williams – #2 Atlanta
9. Marcin Gortat – #57 Orlando
8. Lou Williams – #45 Philadelphia
7. Monta Ellis – #40 Golden State
6. Andrew Bynum – #10 Los Angeles Lakers
5. Andrew Bogut – #1 Milwaukee
4. David Lee – #30 New York
3. Danny Granger – #17 Indiana
Stars
2. Deron Williams – #3 Utah
1. Chris Paul – #4 New Orleans
Draft Winners
Golden State – Second round pick Monta Ellis moves up to #5
Indiana – Drafts Danny Granger at pick #17 (re-draft #3)
New Orleans – Drafts the unequivocal #1 pick, Chris Paul, at #4
New York – Drafts David Lee at pick #30 (re-draft #4)
Philadelphia – Second round pick Lou Williams moves up to #8
Draft Losers
Los Angeles Clippers – #12 pick Yaroslav Korolev drops out of the first round
Charlotte – #13 pick Sean May drops out of the first round
Minnesota – #14 pick Rashad McCants drops to #29
New Jersey – #15 pick Antoine Wright drops out of the first round
Toronto – #16 pick Joey Graham drops out of the first round
These re-drafts show us that teams still struggle to quantify upside or how each player will respond to the rigors of being a professional basketball player.
Let us know your thoughts and where you agree and disagree with the re-draft order. Who would be your top five?
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