How did the NBA draft miss so badly on Jokic?

How did the NBA draft miss so badly on Jokic?
by Raoul (2023-05-17 08:59:18)
Edited on 2023-05-17 09:14:05

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Yes, he was an international player. But 41st overall (right after Glen Robinson III)?

Amazing to have a HOF player so far down there in a draft later than say the year 2000.

P.S. I hope Shrewsbury looks overseas for some talent over the next 5 years. Lots of talent outside the US.

Replies:

I wonder if the Darko Milicic experience scared some away - NJIrish04 2023-05-18 16:16:59
- Piston fan here. Thanks for the memories. * - IRISHPRIDE09 2023-05-18 21:25:15
  - Hey you won a title his rookie year! No sympathy from this - NJIrish04 2023-05-18 22:36:57
There’s still a lot of NBA teams that only follow CBB * - 84david 2023-05-18 08:20:36
How much overseas talent now goes straight to the NBA? * - G.K.Chesterton 2023-05-17 13:18:10
Just tough to project - BmoreIrish 2023-05-17 11:36:08
- The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! - ND8486 2023-05-17 11:49:31
  - You ever been in a Turkish prison? * - El Kabong 2023-05-17 12:51:16
    - Yes, yes. I remember. I had lasagna. * - flanner96 2023-05-18 09:35:53
lack of athleticism and quickness - DBCooper 2023-05-17 09:14:11
- I think he's very quick - Kayo 2023-05-19 10:47:02
- Perhaps the way the game has evolved has helped too - Raoul 2023-05-17 09:31:04
  - To be fair to the players, the lack of defense isn’t on them - mocopdx 2023-05-17 09:48:01
    - analytics has improved alot too - DBCooper 2023-05-17 10:04:46
      - In '85-'86 there were 14 NBA players that attempted 100 or - Carlos Huerta 2023-05-17 10:46:25
        That’s astounding. * - irishhawk49 2023-05-20 15:44:50
        Wow, that’s a crazy stat - Nobilo 2023-05-17 20:30:15
      - Agree, part of Phoenix's difficulties - TripleDomer 2023-05-17 10:23:37
    - I loved those 80-76 games. - Raoul 2023-05-17 09:49:53