2008 NBA Re-Draft: Westbrook, Love, & Rose
Will the former MVP still go #1 ?
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This is the fifth part in a 14-part series of re-drafts, looking at every NBA draft from 2004 to 2017.
This isn't opinion or one controversial statistic. This is a re-draft based on a formula that includes 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 the 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.
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NBA Re-draft ~ 2008
Bench Guys
30. Darrell Arthur - #27 New Orleans
29. Marreese Speights - #16 Philadelphia
28. Omer Asik - #36 Houston
27. Brandon Rush - #13 Indiana
26. Nikola Pekovic - #31 Minnesota
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O.J. Mayo started all 82 games as a rookie, averaging 18.5 PPG and shooting 38% from the three point line
Rotation Guys
25. Kosta Koufos - #23 Utah
24. Jerryd Bayless - #11 Portland
23. J.J. Hickson - #19 Cleveland
22. Michael Beasley - #2 Miami
21. Jason Thompson - #12 Sacramento
20. Luc Mbah a Moute - #37 Milwaukee
19. JaVale McGee - #18 Washington
18. D.J. Augustin - #9 Charlotte
17. Mario Chalmers - #34 Miami
16. O.J. Mayo - #3 Memphis
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The Lopez Twins have both had successful careers
Starters
15. Roy Hibbert - #17 Indiana
14. Robin Lopez - #15 Phoenix
13. Courtney Lee - #22 Orlando
12. Ryan Anderson - #21 New Jersey
11. Danilo Gallinari - #6 New York
10. Eric Gordon - #7 Los Angeles Clippers
9. DeAndre Jordan - #35 Los Angeles Clippers
8. Nicolas Batum - #25 Portland
7. George Hill - #26 San Antonio
6. Goran Dragic - #45 Phoenix
5. Serge Ibaka - #24 Oklahoma City
4. Brook Lopez - #10 New Jersey
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Westbrook and Love were college teammates at UCLA
Stars
3. Derrick Rose - #1 Chicago
2. Kevin Love - #5 Minnesota
1. Russell Westbrook - #4 Oklahoma City
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Winners
Oklahoma City - Serge Ibaka moves up from #24 to #5
Phoenix - Goran Dragic moves up from #45 to #6
San Antonio - George Hill moves up from #26 to #7
Portland - Nicolas Batum moves up from #25 to #8
Los Angeles Clippers - DeAndre Jordan moves up from #35 to #9
Losers
Miami - Michael Beasley drops from #2 to # 22
Memphis - O.J. Mayo drops from #3 to #16
Milwaukee - Joe Alexander drops from #8 to out of the first round
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The 2008 NBA Draft was one of the best from top to bottom. There were 25 rotation players and 15 were starters for the majority of their career.
Where do you agree and disagree with the re-draft order? Who would be your in top five?