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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 9:29pm #46284
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    theprophet
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    there are 30 teams so i ranked 30 number three picks from the last 30 years. my criteria was how i believe the careers will be ranked when it is all done if they are still active. for those interested in the thread and missed the previously ranked number one picks and number two picks, you can take a look at them here:
    http://nbadraft.net/forum/30-number-ones-30-years, http://www.nbadraft.net/forum/30-number-twos-30-years
    seems like the number three picks could be better than the number two picks, but there are still a few busts. just a reminder, this is based on careers and not necessarily the better player in their prime.

    michael jordan
    carmelo anthony
    deron williams
    james harden
    pau gasol
    chauncey billups
    grant hill
    jerry stackhouse
    baron davis
    shareef abdur-rahim
    anfernee hardaway
    al horford
    bradley beal
    sean elliott
    o.j. mayo
    chris jackson
    derrick favors
    ben gordon
    charles smith
    christian laettner
    enes kanter
    rodney mccray
    billy owens
    mike dunleavy
    benoit benjamin
    raef lafrentz
    darius miles
    dennis hopson
    adam morrison
    chris washburn

    hope you enjoy this, feel free to express any thoughts or make a list.

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 9:44pm #744954
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    iminipanda
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    Its to bad that Penny so far down on this list. But I agree with his position. What could have been…

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 9:45pm #744953
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    Tha King2121
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    Good list but I’d Flip Michael Jordan for Adam Morrison IMO.
    Also after seeing Darius Miles on this I YouTube’d vids of him for like 20 minutes, ha that was my Dude!
    I loved after he dunked he put 2 fist on his forhead, I’m bringing that back

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 10:36pm #744963
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    FastAndFurious
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    Same with Grant Hill, would love to see what would have been had he not suffered those injuries.

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:03pm #744968
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    llperez

    im not sure how much of these lists have to do with projections for guys going forward, but bradley beal is obviously too high. I mean sean elliot was a 2x nba all-star and nba champion who was dropping 15-20 points throughout most his career. And bradley is ahead of him?

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:20pm #744971
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    FastAndFurious
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    Im with you on that one…..

    How is Bradley Beal over:

    Sean Elliot

    OJ Mayo

    Chris Jackson AKA Mahmoud Abdul Rauf

    Sorry, dont agree.

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:23pm #744974
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    llperez

    yeah, i mean even christian leattner for all the lack of love he gets was a solid contributor who made an all-star team one time. Its pretty much  impossible to inlcude guys with less then 5 years in this type of ranking when talking about careers.

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:30pm #744977
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    hotrod_matthews

    Id put bradley beal under Elliot and Mayo

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  • Posted on: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:31pm #744978
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    FastAndFurious
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    And Chris Jackson….Jackson was a beast of a player.

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  • Posted on: Wed, 02/06/2013 - 1:02am #744988
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    Makaros
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    Also, Pau Gasol has two NBA championships on his resume..

    Harden is just starting to be the number 1 option on his team … It’s kind of early to put him ahead of Pau…

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  • Posted on: Wed, 02/06/2013 - 3:00am #744991
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    lalaila
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    don’t you guys understand he ranks them saying when it’s all said and done..
    i believe Beal will have better carrer than Mayo same with Harden over Pau..

    i also believe Favors will be like 5 places higher he is a future allstar

    nice list

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  • Posted on: Wed, 02/06/2013 - 7:36am #745020
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    tiberius
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    Call me crazy but I believe James Harden will have a better career than Deron Williams. Look at his explosion in Houston, he was earlier on in the league considered the top MVP candidate (for like the first month). Deron has only been an allstar a 3 times and made the second team twice. That is due in large part to the brilliance of other star point guards like Chris Paul, Rondo, Westbrook, Tony Parker and Derrick Rose. James Harden is coming in at a perfect time. He is already the 3rd best shooting guard in the league, with the top 2 being on the decline. One of which will retire soon and the other who looks as though father time cought up with him. James Harden will be the best shooting guard in the league in 2-3 years and at which point, because of his well rounded, high ppg stats will get him many more first teams selections and allstar selections than Deron Willliams got.

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  • Posted on: Wed, 02/06/2013 - 7:46am #745022
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    BigChamp12
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    I think Mayo will have the better career than Bradley Beal. Beal will be a star, but Mayo will be a star too.

    The only other problem I have with the list is Penny…
    I know he had injuries that stunted his career, but I like him over B Diddy. Thats a tough Your rankings are pretty accurate tho. Thumbs up

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  • Posted on: Wed, 02/06/2013 - 7:52am #745026
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    Mad Max
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    I’n basing this list off of what they’ve done, not what I think they will do, because honestly you never know what is going to happen.

    1. Jordan

    2. Anthony
    3. Williams
    4. Gasol
    5. Billups
    6. Hill
    7. Harden
    8. Davis
    9. Stackhouse
    10. Hardaway
    11. Elliott
    12. Abur-Raheem
    13. Jackson
    14. Gordon
    15. Horford
    16. Smith
    17. Dunleavy
    18. Mayo
    19. McCray
    20. Owens

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  • Posted on: Wed, 02/06/2013 - 11:01am #745059
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    Im Your Father
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    Obviously, I’m biased as a Duke fan, but I would have Christian Laettner a little bit higher. I think people tend to regard him as a bust because he he had potentially the greatest college career of all time and made the dream team, and yet went on to have an unspectacular NBA career. But still, the guy averaged between 16 and 18 points for a good portion of his career and I’m pretty sure he made an All-Star team. The guy was obviously not a superstar, but I think his amazing college career has led people to underrate his NBA impact. He is clearly not an all-time great but he definitely wasn’t a bust either. I’m not really sure that OJ Mayo or Brad Beal will end up having better careers.

    Note: This isn’t necessarily in response to this post, as you had Laettner around the middle of the pack. I was more referring to the internet myth that has arisen that the guy was a complete failure in the NBA.

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