wutang112878 said:
Is this a joke? You need good players and most likely the good players are high picks, most are going to be picked 10 and below, some are going to be in the 10s and very few will be 20 and beyond. Name me a superstar who was traded for players drafted in the 20s? Pau Gasol is probably the only example I can think of
For illustration purposes.
The third overall pick
2013
Otto Porter Georgetown Washington
2012
Bradley Beal Florida Washington
2011
Enes Kanter Kentucky Utah
2010
Derrick Favors Georgia Tech New Jersey
2009 James Harden Arizona State Oklahoma
2008 O.J. Mayo USC Minnesota
2007 Al Horford Florida Atlanta
2006 Adam Morrison Gonzaga Portland
2005 Deron Williams Illinois Jr. Utah
2004 Ben Gordon UConn Jr. Chicago
2003 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse Fr. Denver
2002 Mike Dunleavy Duke Jr. Golden State
2001 Pau Gasol Spain Memphis
2000 Darius Miles HSSr. LA Clippers
1999 Baron Davis UCLA So. NO Hornets
1998 Raef LaFrentz Kansas Denver
1997 Chauncey Billups Colorado Boston
1996 Shareef Abdur-Rahim California Vancouver
1995 Jerry Stackhouse North Carolina Philadelphia
1994 Grant Hill Duke Detroit
1993 Anfernee Hardaway MemphisState Golden State
1992 Christian Laettner Duke Minnesota
1991 Billy Owens Syracuse Sacramento
1990 Chris Jackson Louisiana State Denver
1989 Sean Elliott Arizona San Antonio
1988 Charles Smith Pittsburgh Philadelphia
1987 Dennis Hopson Ohio State New Jersey
1986 Chris Washburn North Carolina State Golden State
1985 Benoit Benjamin Creighton LA Clippers
1984 Michael Jordan North Carolina Chicago
1983 Rodney McCray Louisville Houston
1982 Dominique Wilkins Georgia Utah
1981 Buck Williams Maryland New Jersey
1980 Kevin McHale Minnesota Boston
The 15th overall pick
Year Player Drafted From Drafted By
2013
Giannis Adetokunbo Greece Milwaukee
2012
Moe Harkless St. John's Philadelphia
2011
Kawhi Leonard San Diego St. Indiana
2010
Larry Sanders VCU Milwaukee
2009 Austin Daye Gonzaga Detroit
2008 Robin Lopez Stanford Phoenix
2007 Rodney Stuckey Eastern Wash Detroit
2006 Cedric Simmons NC State New Orleans
2005 Antoine Wright A&M Jr. New Jersey
2004 Al Jefferson MS HSSr. Boston
2003 Reece Gaines Louisville Sr. Orlando
2002 Bostjan Nachbar Slovenia 1980 Houston
2001 Steven Hunter DePaul So. Orlando
2000 Jason Collier Georgia St. Sr. Milwaukee
1999 Frederick Weis France New York
1998 Matt Harpring Georgia Tech Orlando 1
997 Kelvin Cato Iowa State Minnesota
1996 Steve Nash Santa Clara Phoenix
1995 Brent Barry Oregon State Denver
1994 Eric Piatkowski Nebraska Indiana
1993 Doug Edwards Florida State Atlanta
1992 Anthony Peeler Missouri LA Lakers
1991 Anthony Avent Seton Hall Atlanta
1990 Dave Jamerson Ohio Miami
1989 Todd Lichti Stanford Denver
1988 Gary Grant Michigan Seattle
1987 Jose Ortiz Oregon State Utah
1986 Dell Curry Virginia Tech Utah
1985 Blair Rasmussen Oregon Denver
1984 Terence Stansbury Temple Dallas
1983 Howard Carter Louisiana State Denver
1982 David Thirdkill Bradley Phoenix
1981 Jeff Lamp Virginia Portland
1980 Reggie Johnson Tennessee San Antonio
EDIT Fixed
http://www.mynbadraft.com/nba-draft-picks/15th-overall/150509/
http://www.mynbadraft.com/nba-draft-picks/3rd-overall/30509/