2017 redraft - top 10 players

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Who should have gone #1?

Tatum
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Mitchell
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Bam
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Fox
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Lauri
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Other
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Total votes: 14

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2017 redraft - top 10 players 

Post#1 » by One_and_Done » Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:39 pm

Who were the top 10 in a redraft of the 2017 draft? Who should have gone #1?

Mine would be as follows:
1.Tatum [#3]
2. Mitchell [#13]
3. Bam [#14]
4. Fox [#5]
5. Lauri [#7]
6. OG [#23]
7. D.White [#29]
8. D.Brooks [#45]
9. J.Collins [#19]
10. J.Allen [#22]
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Re: 2017 redraft - top 10 players 

Post#2 » by Colbinii » Sat Jun 10, 2023 10:48 pm

Why is Jarrett Allen lower than Brooks?

Why is a player who likely never plays again in Ball in the Top 10?

John Collins over Lauri Markkanen?
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Re: 2017 redraft - top 10 players 

Post#3 » by One_and_Done » Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:11 pm

Wow. I forgot Lauri. Gotta redo this.
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Re: 2017 redraft - top 10 players 

Post#4 » by eminence » Sat Jun 10, 2023 11:36 pm

Tatum's the easy #1 for this class. He's off to a very strong start to his career, and I think you have to go back to the '14 Draft and Jokic for a player who should go over him in a re-draft situation.
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Re: 2017 redraft - top 10 players 

Post#5 » by Colbinii » Sun Jun 11, 2023 12:06 am

eminence wrote:Tatum's the easy #1 for this class. He's off to a very strong start to his career, and I think you have to go back to the '14 Draft and Jokic for a player who should go over him in a re-draft situation.


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Re: 2017 redraft - top 10 players 

Post#6 » by Doctor MJ » Sun Jun 11, 2023 4:50 am

One_and_Done wrote:Who were the top 10 in a redraft of the 2017 draft? Who should have gone #1?


I think the answer is Tatum at 1 no matter how we slice it, but to go 10 deep something I'd clarify:

To me a "re-draft" needs to be factoring in the team with the pick. If it's just about asking the best players in a draft, I'd title like that.

So then, doing a re-draft:

1. Boston - Jayson Tatum (3), goes to Boston again but at the #1 spot because they'd know they couldn't trade down.
2. Lakers - Donovan Mitchell (13), they drafted a guard they hoped would be a star, Donovan's been the best of those and was the most ready from the start to make an impact.
3. Philadelphia - De'Aaron Fox (5), knowing now that you really just want to build around Embiid, picking a true star guard would be a top priority.
4. Phoenix - Bam Adebayo (3), building around Booker, Adebayo is a steal here.
5. Sacramento - Lauri Markkanen (7), BPA.
6. Orlando - Derrick White (29), I'd looked to move on from the Elfrid Payton experiment.
7. Minnesota - OG Anunoby (23), a team with KAT is a team with defensive needs in the rest of the lineup
8. New York - Jarrett Allen (22), BPA, but with some concerns related Porzingis.
9. Dallas - Josh Hart (30), a great role player who can be molded around your core to come.
10. Sacramento - John Collins (19), BPA.
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Re: 2017 redraft - top 10 players 

Post#7 » by One_and_Done » Mon Jun 12, 2023 9:39 pm

Surprised at the level of agreement about Tatum
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