Every year there are many different players that come into the NBA. Here is a list of the draft picks from the 2009 NBA Draft and whether they rank as a superstar, star, average player, or a bust.
1. Blake Griffin, F, Los Angeles Clippers
Undecided
Griffin may be a very good power forward someday. However, we won't know until he comes back from a preseason injury.
2. Hasheem Thabeet, C, Memphis Grizzlies
Bust (Big Time)
Despite a good career at UConn and a Second Team All-American selection in college, Thabeet is a major bust. He was being compared to former Grizzly Dikembe Mutombo coming into the draft. Now he isn't even on an NBA court. Thabeet became the highest draft pick to ever be sent down to the NBA Development League. Thabeet is m ...
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2009 NBA Draft Retrospective: Ranking the Rookies of the First Round
Posted: 4th March 2010 by Joe Mintzer in NBAComments Off on 2009 NBA Draft Retrospective: Ranking the Rookies of the First Round