The NBA draft will always will be about finding steals or valuable players, and looking back at the 2013 edition of the Draft Class that formula certainly not change. Or did it?The capacity in this draft class was not touted as having a lot of promise due to the lack of talent available. First-round picks like Rudy Gobert, Michael Carter-Williams, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Trey Burke have outperformed their draft slots, and they aren’t the only ones.
The draft’s first stunner came … on the draft’s first pick. No one expected Bennett to go first. However, in these drafts, it’s all about value, and most of the valuable players were chosen later in the first round, and some have already exceeded expectations.
Just keep in mind that like the 2014 NBA Draft First Round Re-do, we are only going to be placing players in their spots based off their talent for both the future and how well they did in their rookie seasons and afterwards.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers
Victor Oladipo, Indiana (Previous selection: Anthony Bennett)
Position: G/F (15.8 PTS / 4.2 REB / 4.1 AST)
2. Orlando Magic
Michael Carter Williams, Syracuse (Previous selection: Victor Oladipo)
Position: PG (15.7 Pts / 5.8 Reb / 6.5 Ast)
3. Washington Wizards
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky (Previous selection: Otto Porter Jr.)
Position: C (9.9 Pts / 8.1 Reb / 1.9 Blk)
4. Charlotte Bobcats
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece (Previous selection: Cody Zeller)
Position: G/F (9.8 Pts / 5.6 Reb / 2.3 Ast)
5. Phoenix Suns
Rudy Gobert, France (Previous selection: Alex Len)
Position: C (6.2 Pts / 7.3 Reb / 1.8 Blk)
6. New Orleans Pelicans (Traded to 76ers)
Trey Burke, Michigan (Previous selection: Nerlens Noel)
Position: G (12.8 Pts / 2.8 Reb / 5.0 Ast)
7. Sacramento Kings
Ben McLemore, Kansas (Previous selection: Same)
Position: SG (10.5 Pts / 2.9 Reb / 1.4 Ast)
8. Detroit Pistons
Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan (Previous selection: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope)
Position: SG (10.8 Pts / 1.8 Reb / 1.3 Ast)
9. Minnesota Timberwolves (Traded to Utah)
Otto Porter, Georgetown (Previous selection: Trey Burke)
Position: SF (4.7 Pts / 2.5 Reb / 0.7 Ast)
10. Portland Trail Blazers
Kelly Olynyk, Gonzaga (Previous selection: C.J. McCollum)
Position: F/C (9.4 Pts / 5.0 Reb / 1.6 Ast)
11. Philadelphia 76ers
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia (Previous selection: Michael Carter-Williams)
Position: SG (9.3 Pts / 2.5 Reb / 1.0 Ast)
12. Oklahoma City Thunder
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville (Previous selection: Steven Adams)
Position: C (7.5 Pts / 6.8 Reb / 1.4 Ast)
13. Dallas Mavericks
Steven Adams, Pittsburgh (Previous selection: Kelly Olynyk)
Position: C (5.3 Pts / 5.7 Reb / 0.9 Blk)
14. Utah Jazz
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA (Previous selection: Same)
Position: G/F (8.7 Pts / 2.8 Reb / 0.7 Ast)
15. Milwaukee Bucks
Tony Snell, New Mexico (Previous selection: Giannis Antetokounmpo)
Position: SF (5.2 Pts / 2.0 Reb / 0.9 Ast)
16. Boston Celtics (Traded to Hawks)
Cody Zeller, Indiana (Previous selection: Lucas Nogueira)
Position: PF (6.7 Pts / 5.0 Reb / 1.3 Ast)
17. Atlanta Hawks
Dennis Schroeder, Germany (Previous selection: Same)
Position: PG (7.5 Pts / 1.8 Reb / 3.3 Ast)
19. Cleveland Cavaliers
Mason Plumlee, Duke (Previous selection: Sergey Karasev)
Position: C (Stats: 8.5 Pts / 5.4 reb / 0.9 Ast)
20. Chicago Bulls
C.J. McCollum, Lehigh (Previous selection: Tony Snell)
Position: SG (6.3 Pts / 1.4 Reb / 0.9 Ast)
21. Utah Jazz (Traded to Timberwolves)
Alex Len, Maryland (Previous selection: Gorgui Dieng)
Position: C (4.7 Pts / 5.0 Reb / 1.1 Blk)
22. Brooklyn Nets
Shane Larkin, Miami (Previous selection: Mason Plumlee)
Position: PG (4.9 Pts / 1.8 Reb / 2.4 Ast)
23. Indiana Pacers
Solomon Hill, Arizona (Previous selection: Same)
Position: SF (7.1 Pts / 3.2 Reb / 1.8 Ast)
24. New York Knicks
Isaiah Canaan, Murray State (Previous selection:Tim Hardaway Jr.)
Position: PG (7.7 Pts / 1.6 Reb / 1.7 Ast)
25. Los Angeles Clippers
Andre Roberson, Colorado (Previous selection: Reggie Bullock)
Position: SF (2.8 Pts / 3.3 Reb / 0.8 Ast)
26. Minnesota Timberwolves (Traded to Oklahoma City via Golden State and Houston)
Archie Goodwin, Kentucky (Previous selection: Andre Roberson)
Position: G (4.6 Pts / 1.7 Reb / 0.7 Ast)
27. Denver Nuggets (Traded to Utah)
Ray McCallum, Detroit (Previous selection: Rudy Gobert)
Position: PG (6.9 Pts / 2.3 Reb / 2.7 Ast)
28. San Antonio Spurs
James Ennis, California State (Previous selection: Livio Jean-Charles)
Position: F (5.0 Pts / 2.8 Reb / 0.8 Ast)
29. Oklahoma City Thunder (Traded to Phoenix via Golden State)
Anthony Bennett, UNLV (Previous selection: Archie Goodwin)
Position: PF (4.7 Pts / 3.4 Reb / 0.6 Ast)
30. Phoenix Suns (Traded to Golden State)
Mike Muscala, Bucknell (Previous selection: Nemanja Ndeovic)
Position: PF (4.6 Pts / 2.9 Reb / 0.5 Ast)
Note: All stats, unless otherwise indicated, come from Basketball-Reference and are current as of June 23rd.
