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10 Years Later: 2009 NBA Re-Draft; The Way It Should Have Been


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1 — Clippers, Stephen Curry
Actual pick: Blake Griffin
Duh.

Knowing what we know now, of course Curry would go No. 1. But, would he have developed into the player he is today with the Clippers? That's the great unknown. The Clips were obviously bad in 2008-09 and didn't get markedly better until they traded for Chris Paul in December of 2011 — a deal that probably doesn't get done if Curry's in L.A. Circumstance breeds success, and it's hard to say if the circumstances in Los Angeles would have led to Curry becoming this successful.
2 — Grizzlies, James Harden
Actual pick: Hasheem Thabeet
After starting his professional career as a Sixth Man extraordinaire for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Harden really came into his own as an individual upon joining the Houston Rockets as he has lifted himself from that level to a player who is considered to be a top league MVP candidate year in and year out. With Harden entering the 2018-19 campaign as the league's reigning NBA MVP, it's hard to slot him anywhere other than the No. 2 overall spot in this re-draft.
3 — Thunder, Blake Griffin
Actual pick: James Harden
Teaming Griffin with Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant is an exciting thought. But OKC already had an exciting trio in place with Harden, Durant and Westbrook and blew it up. The fact that Blake Griffin has been a perennial All-Star since entering the league and he still managed to drop two slots from the first overall selection to the third shows exactly how strong this particular draft cla$s was. With Griffin having entered the league after a standout collegiate career with the Oklahoma Sooners, the Thunder would have been more than happy to see the hometown star fall into their laps with the third overall pick.
4 — Kings, DeMar DeRozan
Actual pick: Tyreke Evans
DeMar DeRozan was one of the best players in the, then, Pac-10 Conference upon entering his name into the NBA Draft and the Toronto Raptors lucked out in a big way by snatching him up with the ninth overall pick at the time. With DeMar having proven that he is, in fact, an All-Star caliber player in this league there is no way he would have lasted that long in any re-draft which is why he fell into the fourth slot for the Sacramento Kings.
5 — Timberwolves, Jeff Teague
Actual pick: Ricky Rubio
While the Minnesota Timberwolves, once again, elected to go with a point guard with the fifth overall selection in this re-draft, the selection itself is much different than the one they made as Jeff Teague is slotted in the fifth spot over Ricky Rubio after originally lasting until the 19th overall pick. Interestingly enough, Teague is the starting point guard for Minnesota right now so it seems safe to say that they would clearly be on board with this selection.
6 — Timberwolves, Jrue Holiday
Actual pick: Jonny Flynn
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE! While David Kahn is no longer running the show for the Timberwolves, Minnesota could not help but select back to back point guards once again in this re-draft. Fortunately, Jrue Holiday has proven to be a much more effective NBA player than the team's original selection in this spot, Jonny Flynn, ever amounted to be during his professional career.
7 — Warriors, Tyreke Evans
Actual pick: Stephen Curry
Seriously, how lucky was Golden State to have Curry fall into its lap here? Evans would be a pick for ski1l, not a fit pick, as the the Warriors already had Monta Ellis on the roster, and their ski1ls are more repetitive than complementary.
8 — Knicks, Ricky Rubio
Actual pick: Jordan Hill
Then-Knicks GM Donnie Walsh coveted Curry and came tantalizingly close to getting his man, ending up with the project big man. Rubio didn't come to the NBA until 2011, but maybe he would've been tempted to come stateside sooner — say, a year sooner — to run Mike D'Antoni's offense (pre-Carmelo Anthony trade, of course) with Amar'e Stoudemire, Wilson Chandler and Danilo Gallinari. Rubio on the Knicks also probably means New York never experience's Linsanity.
9 — Raptors, Brandon Jennings
Actual pick: DeMar DeRozan
Knicks fans wanted Jennings on draft night, and their longing only grew when he dropped 55 points in his seventh game as a pro. Injuries have plagued him so far, but his talent is obvious.
10 — Bucks, Wes Matthews
Actual pick: Brandon Jennings
Matthews went undrafted out of Marquette and has developed into a player who can start for a playoff team, which, when you're picking tenth, is what you're hoping for.
11 — Nets, Taj Gibson
Actual pick: Terrence Williams
A tough role player from Brooklyn. Seems like a natural fit. Williams was dealt to the Rockets before the Nets even moved to the borough of Kings.
12 — Bobcats, Ty Lawson
Actual pick: Gerald Henderson
He went to North Carolina. Michael Jordan owns the team. 'Nuff said.
13 — Pacers, Danny Green
Actual pick: Tyler Hansbrough
Might be the best shooter in this draft cla$s not named Stephen Curry. Look it up.
14 — Suns, Darren Collison
Actual pick: Earl Clark
A backup sitting behing Rajon Rondo with the Kings right now, he could probably start for a handful of teams.
15 — Pistons, DeMarre Carroll
Actual pick: Austin Daye
Every team needs a glue guy who does the dirty work, and he offers positional flexibility, too.
16 — Bulls, Patrick Beverley
Actual pick: James Johnson
A get-under-your-skin defender who'd fit in with Derrick Rose — they both tend to get hurt.
17 — 76ers, Jodie Meeks
Actual pick: Jrue Holiday
Had a breakout 2013-14 with the Lakers — scoring 15.7 points and shooting 40 percent from three — and cashed in with a $19 million contract from the Pistons that summer.
18 — Nuggets, Patty Mills
Actual Pick: Ty Lawson
He's Australian. Pretty good three-point shooter.
19 — Hawks, Marcus Thornton
Actual pick: Jeff Teague
Bench guy who can fill it up, but has already played for six teams. Safe to say the Hawks did better in real life.
20 — Jazz, Gerald Henderson
Actual pick: Eric Maynor
One of these guys is still in the league. The other is Eric Maynor.
21 — Hornets, Dante Cunningham
Actual pick: Darren Collison
The 53rd overall pick, only four players in his draft cla$s have played in more games than Cunningham. That's a value pick.
22 — Trail Blazers, Jonas Jerebko
Actual pick: Victor Claver

23 — Kings, Omri Casspi
Actual pick: Omri Casspi
Why not? He ended up in Sac-town anyway after playing for the Cavs and Rockets.
24 — Mavericks, Jordan Hil
Actual pick: Byron Mullens
One of these guys is still in the league. After flaming out with the Knicks, Hill has become a decent big off the bench, first for the Lakers, now with the Pacers.
25 — Thunder, Chase Buddinger
Actual pick: Rodrigue Beaubois

26 — Bulls, Tyler Hansbrough
Actual pick: Taj Gibson
Psycho-T and Joakim Noah on the same court would be worth watching.
27 — Grizzlies, DeJuan Blair
Actual pick: DeMarre Carroll
Blair doesn't have any knee ligaments and is a bruiser. If he's not the perfect Zach Randolph understudy, nobody is.
28 — Timberwolves, Toney Douglas
Actual pick: Wayne Ellington

29 — Knicks, Wayne Ellington
Actual pick: Toney Douglas

30 — Cavaliers, Nando de Colo
Actual pick: Christian Eyenga





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