2006 NBA re-draft: The way it should have been
The 2006 NBA draft has gone down as one of the weakest of the century, particularly depth-wise.
That year’s lottery is brutal in hindsight, headlined by Andrea Bargnani going first overall, and Adam Morrison and Shelden Williams going in the Top 5.
In total, there’s five All-Stars (three of them selected outside the lottery) in that draft: LaMarcus Aldridge (No. 2 overall pick), Brandon Roy (No. 6), Rajon Rondo (No. 21), Kyle Lowry (No. 24) and Paul Millsap (No. 47, the steal of draft night). Had Roy’s knees not given out on him, he could have gone down as the best player from that group, as he as on his way to having a special career before getting hurt.
Below, we re-draft the forgettable 2006 class.
No. 1 pick: LaMarcus Aldridge
Actual position: No. 2 Career earnings: $212,449,277 Career stats: 19.4 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.1 bpg, 49.1 FG%, 81.1 FT%
No. 2 pick: Kyle Lowry
Actual position: No. 24 Career earnings: $190,157,917 Career stats: 14.9 ppg, 6.2 apg, 4.4 rpg, 42.4 FG%, 36.8 3P%
No. 3 pick: Paul Millsap
Actual position: No. 47 Career earnings: $190,800,096 Career stats: 13.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 2.2 apg, 49.0 FG%, 34.3 3P%
No. 4 pick: Rajon Rondo
Actual position: No. 21 Career earnings: $109,693,091 Career stats: 10.0 ppg, 8.1 apg, 4.6 rpg, 45.8 FG%, 32.3 3P%
No. 5 pick: Rudy Gay
Actual position: No. 8 Career earnings: $166,046,165 Career stats: 16.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.1 apg, 45.4 FG%, 35.0 3P%
No. 6 pick: JJ Redick
Actual position: No. 11 Career earnings: $118,345,008 Career stats: 12.8 ppg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 rpg, 44.7 FG%, 41.5 3P%
No. 7 pick: Brandon Roy
Actual position: No. 6 Career earnings: $95,751,295 Career stats: 18.8 ppg, 4.7 apg, 4.3 rpg, 45.9 FG%. 34.8 3P%
No. 8 pick: Jose Juan Barea
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $46,505,958 Career stats: 8.9 ppg, 3.9 apg, 2.1 rpg, 42.4 FG%, 35.2 3P%
No. 9 pick: Thabo Sefolosha
Actual position: No. 13 Career earnings: $47,289,981 Career stats: 5.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 44.9 FG%, 34.9 3P%
No. 10 pick: PJ Tucker
Actual position: No. 35 Career earnings: $50,427,354 Career stats: 7.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.2 spg, 41.9 FG%, 35.9 3P%
No. 11 pick: Andrea Bargnani
Actual position: No. 1 Career earnings: $73,156,908 Career stats: 14.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.2 apg, 43.9 FG, 35.4 3P%
No. 12 pick: Randy Foye
Actual position: No. 7 Career earnings: $34,106,401 Career stats: 10.3 ppg, 2.8 apg, 2.2 rpg, 40.1 FG%, 36.6 3P%
No. 13 pick: CJ Watson
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $23,756,506 Career stats: 7.2 ppg, 2.5 apg, 1.9 rpg, 41.9 FG%, 37.3 3P%
No. 14 pick: Ronnie Brewer
Actual position: No. 14 Career earnings: $19,688,040 Career stats: 7.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.6 apg, 49.0 FG%, 25.4 3P%
No. 15 pick: Jordan Farmar
Actual position: No. 26 Career earnings: $19,807,293 Career stats: 7.7 ppg, 2.9 apg, 1.9 rpg, 42.3 FG%, 37.4 3P%
No. 16 pick: Steve Novak
Actual position: No. 31 Career earnings: $21,227,530 Career stats: 4.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 43.7 FG%, 43.0 3P%
No. 17 pick: Tyrus Thomas
Actual position: No. 4 Career earnings: $55,331,772 Career stats: 7.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.3 bpg, 43.8 FG%, 23.5 3P%
No. 18 pick: Shawne Williams
Actual position: No. 17 Career earnings: $15,551,812 Career stats: 5.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 40.3 FG%, 33.9 3P%
No. 19 pick: Daniel Gibson
Actual position: No. 42 Career earnings: $22,100,174 Career stats: 7.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 2.0 apg, 40.2 FG%, 40.7 3P%
No. 20 pick: Shannon Brown
Actual position: No. 25 Career earnings: $14,710,354 Career stats: 7.6 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.1 apg, 42.0 FG%, 33.2 3P%
No. 21 pick: Sergio Rodriguez
Actual position: No. 27 Career earnings: $11,469,835 Career stats: 4.9 ppg, 3.4 apg, 1.5 rpg, 40.9 FG%, 33.7 3P%
No. 22 pick: Louis Amundson
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $10,823,684 Career stats: 3.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 47.4 FG%
No. 23 pick: Ryan Hollins
Actual position: No. 50 Career earnings: $13,254,914 Career stats: 3.7 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 58.4 FG%
No. 24 pick: Leon Powe
Actual position: No. 49 Career earnings: $3,688,078 Career stats: 6.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 51.5 FG%
No. 25 pick: Shelden Williams
Actual position: No. 5 Career earnings: $12,256,869 Career stats: 4.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 46.2 FG%
No. 26 pick: Chris Copeland
Actual position: Undrafted Career earnings: $7,753,604 Career stats: 5.8 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 42.7 FG%, 36.5 3P%
No. 27 pick: Adam Morrison
Actual position: No. 3 Career earnings: $16,920,989 Career stats: 7.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 1.4 apg, 37.3 FG%, 33.1 3P%
No. 28 pick: Renaldo Balkman
Actual position: No. 20 Career earnings: $10,979,217 Career stats: 4.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 51.0 FG%
No. 29 pick: Craig Smith
Actual position: No. 36 Career earnings: $9,392,854 Career stats: 7.6 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.8 apg, 55.3 FG%
No. 30 pick: Hilton Armstrong
Actual position: No. 12 Career earnings: $9,790,616 Career stats: 3.0 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 50.1 FG%
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