diggining, have you actually seen Durant play? He is far from a typical prospect. I haven't seen someone dominate college like him since Carmelo, and unlike Durant, Carmelo actually had the benefit of having a good coach and unselfish teammates. I'm reasonably sure Durant could join the Kings tomorrow and average 15-20 points.
Also, Brandan Wright, Noah, Horford and possibly even guys like Jianlian and Thabeet probably would have had a shot at going #1 last year if they had been eligible. That's 6 or 7 #1 pick worthy players in this draft, all bigs. The Kings need to suck to have a shot at Durant and Oden, the surest of the sure-things, but for godssakes, they at least need to be in the 6-7 range to pick up one of those other players if they don't get lucky.
Forget the playoffs. In another year with another draft I might not be on board for tanking, but opportunities like this do not come along every year.
Also, Brandan Wright, Noah, Horford and possibly even guys like Jianlian and Thabeet probably would have had a shot at going #1 last year if they had been eligible. That's 6 or 7 #1 pick worthy players in this draft, all bigs. The Kings need to suck to have a shot at Durant and Oden, the surest of the sure-things, but for godssakes, they at least need to be in the 6-7 range to pick up one of those other players if they don't get lucky.
Forget the playoffs. In another year with another draft I might not be on board for tanking, but opportunities like this do not come along every year.
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