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Editor’s note: LWOPB <\/strong>writers\u00a0Thomas Tittley<\/a> and Austin Cracraft<\/a> decided to team up and re-draft the 2013 NBA Draft<\/strong>\u00a0lottery on the heels of extension deadline day for the class. Each one of them took\u00a0half of the teams (Thomas taking the odd-numbered picks, Austin taking the even-numbered) and they went from there.<\/em><\/p>\n

2013 NBA Re-Draft<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Austin<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Ready to get started?<\/p>\n

Thomas:\u00a0<\/strong>Yeah, let’s get to it!<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> You can have the first pick.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>With the first pick of the 2013 draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong> select Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/strong>. There are other good scorers in this draft like Victor Oladipo<\/a><\/strong> and C.J. McCollum<\/a><\/strong>. But just two years before this draft, Cleveland picked\u00a0Kyrie Irving<\/a><\/strong>, who would have demanded all the shots. Antetokounmpo can come in as a great slasher and defender alongside Kyrie and develop his ball-handling.<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong>\u00a0I like that pick. Just imagine him running the break alongside LeBron James<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

T:<\/strong>\u00a0It would be so scary.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>With the second pick, the Orlando Magic<\/strong> select C.J. McCollum. This guy just gets buckets. This is a team desperately in need of a playmaker, especially at guard. He gives this team a go-to scorer who can adapt to whatever the team needs from him.<\/p>\n

T:<\/strong>\u00a0I love the pick because Orlando has\u00a0almost zero shooting and at the time, Evan Fournier<\/a><\/strong> was not\u00a0there.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>With the third pick, the Washington Wizards<\/strong> select\u00a0Otto Porter<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0again. There are better players in this draft:\u00a0Kentavious Caldwell-Pope<\/a><\/strong>, Nerlens Noel<\/a><\/strong>, etc. But the position that the team was desperate for was small forward. (Their SF the previous year included Martell Webster<\/a><\/strong> and Cartier Martin<\/a><\/strong>.) Porter has turned into a very nice on-ball defender and his offensive game gets better every year.<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong>\u00a0I think I would’ve gone with Caldwell-Pope, but you could argue that Porter’s upside is actually higher.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>The Charlotte<\/strong> Hornets <\/strong>(at the time, Bobcats)\u00a0have a tough decision on their hands but ultimately, they decide on\u00a0Rudy Gobert<\/a><\/strong>. “The Stifle Tower” is an elite rim protector as well as a quality rebounder. Add\u00a0him to an elite defense that doesn’t have a rim protector, and you could have the best defense in the league.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>My only worry is that they just drafted Bismack Biyombo<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0seventh overall the year before. I would argue that they should’ve taken Oladipo or\u00a0KCP, since those two can play the two or the three and have turned into potent second options offensively.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>As boring as this sounds, the Phoenix Suns<\/strong>\u00a0still select Alex Len<\/a><\/strong>. Their team consisted of a very old Jermaine O’Neal<\/a><\/strong>, Hamed Haddadi<\/a><\/strong>, and Marcin Gortat<\/a><\/strong> at the time. While there are other good center options on the board, like Steven Adams<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Len has quietly become a very good player in Phoenix and at a long 7’1″, he changes shots at the rim. Gobert was my first choice if you\u00a0hadn’t picked him\u00a0right before this spot.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>Len over Adams is an interesting choice as Len continues to develop, but I am unsure if he’ll be a quality starting center in this league.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>It was definitely a tough choice between the two.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong> figure out that five big men can’t play together, and they select Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with the sixth pick. He is a glue guy. You know what you are going to get out of him. He defends at a high level, can shoot the three ball, and is in place to become the next Luol Deng<\/a><\/strong>, in terms of leading the league in minutes per game for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>This is a fantastic pick. KCP is the perfect fit for Philadelphia and adds shooting and perimeter defense to that roster.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Sacramento Kings<\/strong> select Dennis Schroder<\/a><\/strong>. At the time, Ben McLemore<\/a><\/strong> seemed to have the whole package, but, for whatever reason, he has not lived up to expectations. Schroder has emerged as one of the best pick-and-roll point guards in the league. Imagine him and DeMarcus Cousins<\/a><\/strong> running that play over and over, terrorizing teams.<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong>\u00a0That is an awesome pick. Fits well next to Boogie and gives him a teammate who he can actually rely on.<\/p>\n

A:<\/strong> The\u00a0Detroit Pistons<\/strong> are the first team to not get the guy they would’ve liked, but they may get an upgrade as they select Victor Oladipo. The Pistons need a little more playmaking, and Oladipo can contribute that instead of KCP. Oladipo also doesn’t give up too much defensively, and he still has room to grow. Detroit has to be thrilled that he fell this far.<\/p>\n

T:<\/strong>\u00a0This is perhaps the steal of the draft because of how late he went. Oladipo stalled a bit because of the lack of spacing in Orlando. But in Detroit, he could develop into an elite combo guard.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>I kind of like the fit of him and Reggie Jackson<\/a><\/strong> together.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>Agreed!<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>The Utah Jazz<\/strong> select Archie Goodwin<\/a><\/strong> with the ninth pick (via the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong>). This is definitely the surprise pick of the draft, but elite athletes like Goodwin are rare, and he got stuck in a very unfortunate situation in Phoenix, where he was way down in the pecking order. In Utah, he would get meaningful minutes alongside top scorers in Gordon Hayward<\/a><\/strong>, Paul Millsap<\/a><\/strong>, Al Jefferson<\/a><\/strong>, and Enes Kanter<\/a><\/strong>. He could focus on lockdown defense and distributing.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>WOW! I believe that this is a reach but maybe things play out differently if was in a more stable environment. Just another talented wing to add to the collection.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>I’m making a gamble, but when I watch Goodwin play, I see an NBA player. Maybe he’s not a starter, but a very good player is locked inside of him.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>Fair enough.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>Portland selects…thinks…sees that Steven Adams is still available<\/em>…screams uncontrollably<\/em>…STEVEN ADAMS. He is the perfect fit for this team. Losing McCollum clearly hurts, but Adams and Damian Lillard<\/a><\/strong> fit together wonderfully, and Adams will be the perfect guy to build the defense around. Not to mention his rebounding and talent in the pick-and-roll.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>I was about to say the one player who is still on the board and\u00a0probably shouldn’t be is that big fella from New Zealand<\/strong>. He is perfect for that team.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>Philadelphia selects Allen Crabbe<\/a><\/strong>. Yes, they just drafted KCP. But the combination of those two on the wing with all those talented post big men is too incredible to pass up. An extremely underrated passer, Crabbe, again, adds shooting to one of the worst shooting teams in the league.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>I love the fit with those two together, alongside some future bigs that the Sixers put together. Get a PG in free agency or down the line, and this is an actual NBA team.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>The\u00a0Oklahoma City Thunder<\/strong> take a slight downgrade and select Nerlens Noel with the 12th pick. Noel is more athletic than Adams, but other than that, he doesn’t provide quite the same impact. He is still a great selection, relative to typical 12th overall picks. He can be the catalyst of a quality defense.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>This is a fantastic selection. He is the type of guy who can anchor a defense alongside\u00a0Serge Ibaka<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>The Boston Celtics<\/strong> select, once again, the same guy they actually picked:\u00a0Kelly Olynyk<\/a><\/strong>. Olynyk is a very good role player. He shot over 40\u00a0percent from three last year, good for top 20 in the league. He is also one of the best passing big men in the league.<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.<\/p>\n

A: <\/strong>With the 14th and final lottery pick, the\u00a0Minnesota Timberwolves select Andre Roberson<\/a><\/strong>. A very underrated player, Roberson is an extremely good defender, rebounder on both ends, and cutter offensively. He just plugs holes, while some future talent fills up the scoring duties. He wasn’t as highly touted as Shabazz Muhammad<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0at the time, but he knows what he is good at and sticks to his role.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>He is literally a better version of Shabazz. I love this pick. Roberson is the definition of a glue guy on a championship team.<\/p>\n

T:\u00a0<\/strong>This won’t be a draft that will be remembered for superstar talent. But it was one where some very good players were put into situations that probably hindered their careers. There is still a lot of talent there. Anyway, this was a lot of fun!<\/p>\n

A:\u00a0<\/strong>Absolutely!<\/p>\n

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