NBA - Saturday, June 27, 2009 18:14 - 17 Comments

The 2009 NBA Draft

With the 2009 NBA draft finished, it’s time to take a look at the best and worst picks. NBA teams are notorious for selecting players based on physical attributes and appearance rather than production at the college level. John Hollinger uses a mishmash of college statistics to forecast each players potential PER in the NBA. Hollinger’s system works best when it suggests avoiding a player. For example, the following players were top ten picks in their respective drafts, but could have been avoided if NBA teams used the Draft Rater: Spencer Hawes, Acie Law, Fred Jones, Melvin Ely, Marcus Haislip, Jarvis Hayes, Rafael Araujo, Ike Diogu, Channing Frye, Randy Foye, J.J. Redick, and Patrick O’Bryant.

Based on Hollinger’s Draft Rater, let’s take a look at who the best and worst picks would be for the 2009 NBA draft. Continue…