Based on some of the results of past NBA Draft proceedings, even the most fervent critics of NBA General Managers and Scouts would have to admit that, with very few exceptions, projecting a player’s level of success in the league is an inexact science.
This was the case even when scouts had 3-4 years to evaluate a player’s development at the college level. With most of the top high school players now playing only one year in college before turning pro, the ability of team personnel evaluators to recognize which skills best translate to the next level (and who has those skills) becomes paramount. And for a variety of reasons, some teams are simply better at player projections than others.
With that in mind, give the midrangehoops.com Basketball Trivia Quiz # 8 a try – this time the focus is on past NBA Drafts (without going too far back) with a sub-focus on some of the league’s top players who managed to slip past teams who could have used the talent upgrade.
Good Luck!
Which of the following players selected in the 2007 NBA Draft was taken in the SECOND ROUND?
Which player selected in the 2003 Draft was NOT among the TOP FOUR players taken that year?
Which trio of players was selected in the SECOND ROUND of the 2012 NBA Draft?
Which player WAS NOT selected before Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2013 NBA Draft?
Again, which player WAS NOT selected before Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2013 NBA Draft?
And finally, which player WAS NOT selected before Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo in the 2013 NBA Draft??
Which player WAS selected before the Knicks took Renaldo Balkman 20th in the 2006 NBA Draft?
In the 2008 NBA Draft, which player WAS NOT selected before Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook?
in the 2011 NBA Draft, which player WAS NOT selected before Golden State's Klay Thompson?
And finally, which player WAS NOT selected before DeMarcus Cousins in the 2010 NBA Draft?
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