2006 and 2007 #1 draft picks

[hornpharmd]

2006 - Greg Oden (#2 Kevin Durant)
2007 - Andrea Bargnani (#2 Lamarcus Aldridge)

Greg Oden continues to look like a huge bust. He has only started 60 career games and his career scoring average is 9.4 points/game. Durant is leading the league in scoring, was a starter at the all-star game this year and is one of the faces of the NBA now.

Bargnani is 16th in the league in scoring this year. However he is still 2 spots behind Aldridge in that category. Aldridge is also 12th in the league in rebounds/game. Bargnani is a solid contributor and certainly isn't a bust. However you can easily argue that Aldridge has outperformed him so far career to date. Portland is a playoff team right now and Aldridge is becoming a real force on the court.


Drafting isn't a science and it is always a tough decision when a team picks #1. Looking back if the teams had known how Durant and Aldridge would perform once drafted I think they would have taken those 2 guys #1 overall 2 years in a row.

 

[Uninformed]

I underated Aldridge. I overrated Michael Beasley.

 

[Statalyzer]

I underrated Aldridge too. A lot. I didn't think he'd make a very good pro.

 

[Bigtex112]

Count me in on missing the value of Lamarcus in the NBA. I love to watch him play though. Wish he wore a Mavs uniform.

 

[hornpharmd]

I thought he really came into his own his last season in college. He was starting to become a force inside both defensively and offensively. What was obvious was that he needed to fill out physically but he had the frame to be a great inside power forward.

It is all hindsight too, but looking back he should have been the #1.

 

[Third Coast]

Hindsight is 20/10.

 

[toucan82]

you can't blame toronto for wanting bargnani's tremendous upside potential