2009 NBA Re-Draft: Curry vs. Harden. Who deserves to be #1?
Curry versus Harden. Who deserves to be #1?
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This is the sixth 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 ~ 2009
Who?
30. Rodrigue Beaubois - #25 Dallas
29. Jordan Hill - #8 New York
28. Toney Douglas - #29 New York
27. Wayne Ellington - #28 Minnesota
26. Jeff Pendergraph - #31 Portland
25. Dejuan Blair - #37 San Antonio
24. Chase Budinger - #44 Houston
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Gerald Henderson last played for Philadelphia in the 16-17 season
Bench Guys
23. Dante Cunningham - #33 Portland
22. Jonas Jerebko - #39 Detroit
21. Gerald Henderson - #12 Charlotte
20. Omri Casspi - #23 Sacramento
19. Marcus Thorton - #43 New Jersey
18. James Johnson - #16 Chicago
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Mills and Green won a Championship with the Spurs in 2014 against Lebron and the Heat
Rotation Players
17. Jodie Meeks - #41 Milwaukee
16. Patty Mills - #55 Portland
15. Brandon Jennings - #10 Milwaukee
14. Taj Gibson - #26 Chicago
13. DeMarre Carroll - #27 Memphis
12. Patrick Beverly - #42 Miami
11. Danny Green - #46 Cleveland
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At 27, Ricky Rubio had the best statistical year of his career and helped the Jazz make a deep playoff run
Starters
10. Tyreke Evans - #4 Sacramento
9. Ty Lawson - #18 Denver
8. Darren Collison - #21 New Orleans
7. Ricky Rubio - #5 Minnesota
6. Jeff Teague - #19 Atlanta
5. Jrue Holiay - #17 Philadelphia
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Curry and Harden have been spectacular, but Curry gets the edge because he ranks #1 or #2 in six of our seven primary metrics.
Stars
4. DeMar DeRozan - #9 Toronto
3. Blake Griffin - #1 Los Angeles Clippers
2. James Harden - #3 Oklahoma City
1. Steph Curry - #1 Golden State
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Winners
Golden State - drafting Curry has changed the culture and fortune in Golden State
Oklahoma City - drafting a soon to be MVP in Harden completed their big 3, until they traded him to Houston (I think that makes them 1/2 winner, 1/2 loser)
Philadelphia - drafted Jrue Holiday at #17, he moves up to #5 and was used in the future to acquire multiple first round picks in the lottery
Losers
Memphis - drafted Hasheem Thabeet at #2, he doesn't make the 1st Rd. in the re-draft
Minnesota - drafted Ricky Rubio #5 and Jonny Flynn #6 over Steph Curry
New York - drafted Jordan Hill with the #8 pick, he slides to #29 in the re-draft
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Curry versus Harden. It's not a simple debate. Who would you take #1?
Where do you agree and disagree with the re-draft order? Who would be your in top five?