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2010 NBA Re-Draft: The Gruesome Injury Draft

This is the seventh 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, or a bench guy who is largely unknown.

The format is as follows: Re-Draft Position #. Player - Original Draft Position # and Team - Statistics. 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 ~ 2010

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In between drafting Curry (2009) and Thompson (2011), at #6 in the 2010 draft the Warriors picked Ekpe Udoh, who has a career average of 3.7 PPG

Who?

30. Daniel Orton - #29 Orlando

29. Damion James - #24 New Jersey

28. Elliot Williams - #22 Portland

27. Xavier Henry - #12 Memphis

26. James Anderson - #20 San Antonio

25. Kevin Seraphin - #17 Washington

24. Luke Babbit - #16 Portland

23. Ekpe Udoh - #6 Golden State

22. Quincy Pondexter - #26 New Orleans

21. Jordan Crawford - #27 Atlanta

20. Cole Aldrich - #11 New Orleans

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Lance Stephenson is best known for his on the court shenanigans

Rotation Players

19. Larry Sanders - #15 Milwaukee - #9 in FG%

18. Greivis Vasquez - #28 Memphis - #7 in 3PT%

17. Landry Fields - #39 New York - #10 in FG%

16. Wesley Johnson - #4 Minnesota - #9 in 3PT%

15. Lance Stephenson - #40 Indiana - #13 in PPG

14. Al-Farouq Aminu - #8 L.A. Clippers - #10 in 3PT%

13. Evan Turner - #2 Philadelphia - #11 in PPG

12. Trevor Booker - #23 Washington - #4 in FG%

11. Ed Davis - #13 Toronto - #2 in FG%, #7 in WS & BPM

10. Patrick Patterson - #14 Houston - #3 in 3PT%, #9 in WS & VORP

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Avery Bradley, known for his defense, is regarded as one of NBA's best-on-ball defenders

Starters

9. Hassan Whiteside - #33 Sacramento - #1 in RPG, #6 in PPG, #8 in WS

8. Avery Bradley - #19 Boston - #5 in 3PT%, #6 in MPG, #8 in PPG

7. Derrick Favors - # 3 New Jersey - Top 10 in BPM, VORP, WS, FG%, PPG

6. Eric Bledsoe - #18 L.A. Clippers - Top 10 in BPM, VORP, WS, PPG

5. Greg Monroe - #7 Detroit - Top 5 in BPM, VORP, WS, FG%, PPG

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All four stars have dealt with major injuries, but George and Hayward experienced some of the most gruesome injuries fans have every seen

Stars

4. DeMarcus Cousins - #5 Sacramento - Top 5 in BPM, VORP, WS, PPG

3. Gordon Hayward - #9 Utah - Top 5 in BPM, VORP, WS, 3PT%, PPG

2. John Wall - #1 Washington - Top 5 in BPM, VORP, WS, PPG

1. Paul George - #10 Indiana - #1 in BPM, VORP, WS; #2 in 3PT%, PPG

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Winners

Indiana & Utah both drafted star wing players toward the end of the lottery.

Boston & L.A. Clippers both drafted really good guards in the middle of the first.

Losers

The first three teams with even numbered draft picks - Philadelphia at #2, Minnesota at #4, and Golden State at #6 - all missed out on top talent.

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Gordon Hayward versus John Wall. Either one could be second here. In fact, DeMarcus Cousins could be second here too. All three have had great careers thus far and have recently entered their prime. Now, they will just need to overcome injuries to take their game to the next level.

Where do you agree and disagree with the re-draft order? What changes would you make in the top 10?

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