In discussing who should be the # 1 choice of the 2008 NBA Draft, there was a Derrick Rose field and a (much smaller) Michael Beasley field. This became especially true after the NCAA tournament, in which Rose shone spectacularly, leading his Memphis team to the title game, while Beasley’s Kansas State team lost in the Round of 32.
Apparently, however, both sides of that debate were wrong … though not to the same extent.
Rose went on to become an NBA MVP and three-time All-Star before injuries derailed its zenith. Beasley, meanwhile, turned out to be a fairly large torso, averaging over 14.8 points in one season only once and failing to win anything important besides a place in the 2009 All-Rookie 1st Team.
That draft turned out to be actually quite loaded, with Russell Westbrook leading the way and top notch big Kevin Love, De’Andre Jordan is Brook Lopez turning out to be studs.
Below, we rework the 2008 class as it should have been.
Real position: No. 4
Career earnings: $ 206.186.373
Career statistics: 23.2 ppg, 8.3 apg, 7.1 rpg, 1.8 spg, 43.7 FG%, 30.4 3P%
Real position: N. 5
Career earnings: $ 175.453.300
Career statistics: 18.2 ppg, 11.1 rpg, 2.4 apg, 44.2 FG%, 37.0 3P%
Real position: 35
Career earnings: $ 141.455.686
Career statistics: 9.5 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 66.9 FG%
Real position: No. 1
Career earnings: $ 128.888.350
Career statistics: 18.8 ppg, 5.6 apg, 2.6 rpg, 45.6 FG%, 30.4 3P%
Real position: 24
Career earnings: $ 119.865.661
Career statistics: 12.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 2.1 bpg, 51.4 FG%, 36.1 3P%
Real position: N. 45
Career earnings: $ 115.118.250
Career statistics: 13.9 ppg, 4.8 apg, 3.1 rpg, 46.4 FG%, 36.4 3P%
Real position: No. 10
Career earnings: $ 132.867.792
Career statistics: 16.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.8 bpg, 49.4 FG%, 33.8 3P%
Real position: No. 6
Career earnings: $ 137.710.814
Career statistics: 16.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.0 apg, 42.7 FG%, 38.1 3P%
Real position: N. 26
Career earnings: $ 94.465.307
Career statistics: 11.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg, 45.7 FG%, 38.5 3P%
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Real position: No. 11
Career earnings: $ 123.543.297
Career statistics: 16.6 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.5 rpg, 42.5 FG%, 37.0 3P%
Real position: 21
Career earnings: $ 104.645.909
Career statistics: 12.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.9 apg, 42.2 FG%, 38.0 3P%
Real position: No. 17
Career earnings: $ 70.680.193
Career statistics: 10.0 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.3 apg, 46.5 FG%
Real position: No. 15
Career earnings: $ 82.240.945
Career statistics: 8.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 0.8 apg, 52.9 FG%, 29.9 3P%
Real position: No. 22
Career earnings: $ 75.428.153
Career statistics: 9.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.7 apg, 45.1 FG%, 38.8 3P%
Real position: No. 2
Career earnings: $ 40.612.888
Career statistics: 12.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 46.5 FG%, 34.9 3P%
Real position: No. 9
Career earnings: $ 49.463.589
Career statistics: 9.9 ppg, 4.0 apg, 1.9 rpg, 41.2 FG%, 37.9 3P%
Real position: No. 18
Career earnings: $ 62.137.737
Career statistics: 7.9 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 57.5% FG
Real position: No. 34
Career earnings: $ 24.734.296
Career statistics: 8.9 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.5 rpg, 41.7 FG%, 35.1 3P%
Real position: 37
Career earnings: $ 31.314.183
Career statistics: 6.4 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.9 apg, 45.4 FG%, 33.5 3P%
Real position: number 3
Career earnings: $ 46.149.437
Career statistics: 13.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.9 apg, 42.9 FG%, 37.3 3P%
Real position: No. 16
Career earnings: $ 26.389.661
Career statistics: 7.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 0.7 apg, 45.9 FG%
Real position: No. 11
Career earnings: $ 48,706,520
Career statistics: 8.4 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.1 rpg, 41.1 FG%, 36.1 3P%
Real position: No. 36
Career earnings: $ 72.702.436
Career statistics: 5.3 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 0.6 apg, 52.8 FG%
Real position: No. 23
Career earnings: $ 47.778.792
Career statistics: 5.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 0.7 bpg, 53.4 FG%
Real position: undrafted
Career earnings: $ 24.237.958
Career statistics: 9.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.9 apg, 44.7 FG%, 41.7 3P%
Real position: undrafted
Career earnings: $ 76.558.946
Career statistics: 6.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.8 bpg, 53.5 FG%
Real position: N. 27
Career earnings: $ 40,687,487
Career statistics: 6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.8 apg, 44.4 FG%
Real position: 14
Career earnings: $ 13.673.791
Career statistics: 7.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 0.9 bpg, 45.3 FG%
Real position: No. 12
Career earnings: $ 35.473.022
Career statistics: 8.9 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.1 apg, 49.6 FG%
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