Why Were 10 Players Drafted Before Klay Thompson? What Happened To Them?
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- Klay Thompson Was Drafted After 10 PEOPLE in the NBA Draft...Why?
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Why Were 10 Players Drafted Before Klay Thompson? What Happened To Them?
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It really speaks to how strange/ surprisingly deep this draft is that you can do this video without mentioning Kawhi Leonard, Nikola Vučević, Tobias Harris, Reggie Jackson, Jimmy Butler, Bojan Bogdanović, Dāvis Bertāns and Isiah Thomas.
Agreed. This video really should be about the 59 players drafted before Isaiah Thomas
Oh damn. This was a nice draft
Isaiah Thomas is garbage
@@Momo-96 ?? How so?
@@Momo-96 You have clearly never watched an NBA game in your lifetime.
I'm a Pistons fan and I just remember really wanting either Biyombo or Jimmer haha. Biyombo just really reminded me of Ben Wallace who was our defensive anchor on those early 2000s teams so I thought it'd be cool to have him. Jimmer's college days really were like modern day Steph. He shot from super deep and his shot was just so nice. I also remember seeing Klay and thinking he looked like Voldemort so I didn't want him lmao.
Lol Voldemort
And that’s why you’re a pistons fan. Sorry as fuck franchise with no hope in sight.
@@nathanielsinlao1698 you sound like UTree
@@nathanielsinlao1698 bro chill lol
I thought Biyombo is gonna win at least 1 DPOY. Would have really win at least one if he stayed with the Raptors
Klay Thompson, number 11, was picked 11th on the 2011 NBA Draft 11 years ago
Wow
I’ll be back next year . It will be 12 years later
The universe wanted to be a reality and so the prophecy was complete
add this....
and K is the 11th letter of the alphabet
that’s a sign to win his 4th championships this year
I saw Klay a couple times at Washington State. He was an absolute scoring machine, unstoppable. A great pickup by the Warriors.
Man I remember those days as a high school dubs fan. I was watching the draft with a friend and we needed a big so we hoped bismack would be there lmao, but when we selected klay we were just as excited cause he was another good shooter to go along our good young guards.
I also compared him to Kevin Martin.. safe to say he surpassed that
Thats an awesome memory and yes he's definitely surpassed that lol
could you imagine the warriors taking the Klaw with the number 11 pick?
Keep in mind you need Klay to be drafted to Golden State in order for the game to change and goto small ball in 2015.. Klay was one dimensional back then and specialist shooters didn't go high in the lottery but after the game changed then those players were taken higher in drafts thanks to Klay n Steph elite shooting.
Voldemort 😁😁😁😁😁
Man, the Warriors organization really knows what they're doing
Yeah they’re top notch
They’re scouting is off the charts
@@MikeKorzemba Kawhi was drafted after Klay and nobody talked about how the Warriors missed out on 2 mvps
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@@ouss yea but no one realized how good he was but the spurs, which is another amazing franchise with a ton of prestige. Klays defense might not be as amazing, but he’s still an elite defender and is indisputably a top 5 shooter of all time, especially as a spot up shooter. I’d also like to think he fits the warriors offense far better than Kawhi ever could.
@@afrothunder142 Kawhi would have fitted better as he can create his own shot of the dribble, Klay more of a spot up shooter.
I just want to say that yes, the Warriors did a great job in drafting Klay but the Spurs did an even better job in drafting Kawhi.
Warriors: 9/10
Spurs: 10/10
Jimmer needed the offense to be designed around him because that’s the only way he’s ever played and can’t play as a role player.
This is exactly why he never succeeded. He's a ball-dominant guard who's not good enough to be a ball-dominant guard.
And he pissed off Popovich and got blackballed from the NBA, criticized him as a coach.
@@misterrkalebhimself no he is good enough but he just never earned it. I think he got screwed by the league
@@timboslice8559 he’s really not. He’s undersized, not a good athlete, doesn’t posses NBA level speed for a guard, and has mediocre ball handling skills in a game where your average point guard is 5 years younger than him, could beat him off the dribble 9 times out of 10, and he can’t bully them with superior strength or footwork.
He’s awful in the fundamentals outside of shooting the ball, and if you’re a role player, you need to have a few plus fundamental skills outside of shooting. If he was a good defender who was cool with coming off the bench for 20 minutes a game, he could be a good 8th guy off the bench, but his ego and lack of physical tools hurt him.
@@SCep34life he’s awful in the fundamentals lol that’s funny he’s a textbook scorer. He may have bad passing fundamentals for a guard but that’s all I’ll say. Yes he’s not the best defender but his scoring ability would make up for it, and he’s an adequate athlete what have you been watching where he’s not athletic enough?? There’s more to athleticism than just dunks you know
Need that Kemba video. I remember that run like it was yesterday. Didn’t watch the NBA at that point but I started watching to follow Kemba’s career. I’ll never forget that 2011 run
Man that run sticks with me too, was such an awesome string of performances
Same
Lol u missed out on alot
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Same reason Jordan went 3 and so many other legends weren’t a number 1 pick. Because hindsight is 20/20
Jordan going 3 made alot of sense at the time. Especially going by team needs.
he should of went number 2 at the time tbh blazers did bad on not taking him, although it was a big man league at the time so i understand why
@@masterbop7885 Blazer had Drexler at SG position. That's why they opt for Sam Bowie, since no way they taking another 2 Guard, and they really need Center. Well, hindsight 20/20. Who would have thought Blazer really cursed at Center position?
On the other hand, in another scenario if Blazer took MJ. I'm not so sure how they gonna makes it work, with two Alphas, ball dominant 2 Guards occupying the same position. Plus even if they moved up Drexler to become an SF, the risk of that scenario not gonna work is too high of a chance.
@@manchesterunitedno7 Funny thing is the year before the Bulls drafted Jordan, the Bulls took I think David Greenwood, next pick the Blazers took Clyde Drexler
Sam Bowie was an athletic freak at Kentucky
Jimmer Fredette is a local legend up in my area. His parents house was on the other side of mine when I was a younger man. There were always lacrosse balls flung into my yard on accident. He and his brother TJ would come looking for them but my dogs thought they were random chew toys. Those kids were very respectful with my wife and I.
I love that you took that time and actually found something about how are some of these players playing in Europe, because you got fans all over the world and its sometimes dissapointing to only hear “hes playing in europe” again
Thank you!
As a die-hard lifelong UConn fan and alumn, gonna need that Kemba video STAT
Kevin Love and Klay were also childhood friends friends, they could have done something MAJOR.
A duo of KLove and Klay would not have done anything major. A trio of KLove, Klay + another superstar (Lebron/Curry) now that would be good.
Kemba’s run at UConn was one of my favorite seasons of basketball ever. Shabazz Napier’s run with UConn was pretty amazing too
I read somewhere that actually Jerry West scouted Klay when he was with the Warriors organization. He saw something that no one else did. But hey the samething happened to Steph and look how he turned out. The Warriors front office is amazing when it comes to scouting players.
Yep💲💲🏀🏀
Yeah, Jerry West has an eagle eye for talent.
Katie Brown is right . Jerry West was a advisor with the Warriors. He strongly advise to draft Klay....also not to trade for KevinLove
Uconn Kemba was so different. Most fun match madness run to ever watch
Klay does get overlooked sometimes because he plays with the greatest shooter of all time. That being said he is a first ballot hall of famer. Idk of he would have the chips he has if he played on.. lets says Detroit.. but he is still easily a monster, he can literally win games by himself… broke the single game 3 point record at the time in 3 quarters.
Kawhi was drafted after Klay and nobody talked about how the Warriors missed out on 2 mvps
@@ouss L
U think Steph could have done what he has done without Klay......Klay had to sacrifice to guard Steph's man every single night so Steph could do what he had to do...There are not many players who can guard the team's best player and still give u 20pp a night. Great players make other great players great also... A partnership should be beneficial for one or both partners.
Ppl always say klay carried steph so that's false 😂
I don't think the nba teams scouting report on klay will agree with you
I personally think a video on Kemba’s run in college would be awesome
I agree
He is one of the reasons why the Golden State Warriors is a scary team
Kawhi was drafted after Klay and nobody talked about how the Warriors missed out on 2 mvps
@@ouss kawhi wouldn’t fit with warriors
@@tawseefhasanat8372 he would fit with any team
@@ouss that's for another video
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I love Bismack to Death but Charlotte was on fucking CRACK to draft him before the second round
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I feel Brandon Knight is also unfairly remembered for two things: getting crossed by Kyrie and getting dunked on by Deandre Jordan.
and injuries
The guy was really solid with the Bucks
You forgot missing a wide open game winning layup at the buzzer
He was not bad on his 10 day contract in Dallas. I think he is a good backup point guard
Nd gettin crossed by Kyrie🤣
I really like how you hinted at the school that Thompson went to as a reason he dropped so low. WSU to date has only 6 NCAA tournament appearances, falling well below even several non-Power 5 conference schools. For a power-5 school to barely crack 5 tournament appearances is…well, to put it bluntly, kinda pathetic. This meant that Thompson would hardly get any national TV time and, as you mention, with no other NBA-caliber players on the team, it also meant fewer people would be willing to travel to a small Eastern Washington town in Pullman to scout him.
Guys like Fredette and even Curry went to non-Power 5 schools but they had the benefit of the NCAA tournament, one that Thompson only made once…and that was in his freshman year, not his breakout season.
Cap
You are a staple of the you tube basketball creators been doing it for it seems like forever man thanks for the content.
Amazing content man! Love it! Keep it
Great video as always Mike! Klay is one of my favorites, I always put him on my expansion Pittsburgh team in 2K. Still waiting on that Pittsburgh expansion team video! Much love as always!🖤💛🏀
Jan Vesely wasn’t even a bad player he was just drafted way too early and the expectations were so high that the nba just gave up on him
Love vid and pod mike
This might be crazy but Klay's shooting might not be the best thing about him. It took me a few years to actually get this (mostly cause I'm on the East coast and I had school the next day and basketball practice right after so I couldn't catch most of GS's games) but his defense might just be the best thing about not only his game but the Warrior's team overall. Everyone was going crazy about how they're "strength in numbers" and how they were so amazing at shooting threes. Heck, people were comparing Chino Hills to GS because they ran fast and shot a lot of threes, when the two couldn't be more different. Chino Hills would often just fire up a crazy shot that they can hit and then allow the other team to score just to launch it back down the court and get those points right back. Golden State would beat people with superior ball movement, cutting, and they just played to what their players were good at, which coincidentally was shooting threes, they also had a coach who was especially known for doing just that, shooting threes, it was a match made in Heaven. But it wasn't the offense that made them so good, it was their suffocating defense. Draymond is easily a top 10 defender of all time, Klay is one of the best defenders of the decade, Curry, while not the greatest defender, is by no means a liability, and they had plenty of other guys like Harrison Barnes, Andrew Bogut, Andre Iguodala, and Shaun Livingston who were all great.
I know hunh.To me his defense is his best attribute.
those 2 subjects would make great videos mike :D keep up the good work
It’s crazy looking back to this draft and the Cavs had the number 1 and 4 pick and decided to draft Tristan Thompson for the 4th pick over Klay Thompson and Kawhi just imagine this a Cleveland duo with Kyrie and Klay or Kawhi with LeBron probably coming back the next 3 years due to his contract
Or even Kyrie and Kemba
@@wazzup233 A Ball Handling duo but who will play the shooting guard position certainly both of them are undersized but i would go with kemba at the 1 and kyrie at the 2
The Cavs had no intention of keeping Tristan. Charlotte wanted Tristan, but knew he'd be gone by the time their pick came up at #9. So, Cleveland and Charlotte had a deal in place. Cleveland would pick Tristan for Charlotte and Charlotte would pick Jonas V at #9 for Cleveland, then trade his rights, along with the #19 pick to Cleveland, in exchange for Tristan Thompson. Problem was, Jonas went at #5. Many thought he would fall in the draft, because he had a contract overseas and may not be available for 2 years. So, the Cavs' plan was to get Kyrie, Klay (they had a deal with Utah for #12. But GS got him at #11), and Jonas V. out of this draft, adding a 4th 1st rounder with Charlotte's #19 pick.
So Im having trouble imagining this trio playing together.
Would LeBron have been patient enough to play alongside this cadre of young talent?
Everyone can play the imagination 💭 what if fantasy.
So something like this analyzing drafts it's so great ❤🔥❤
Thank you!!
2011 Draft was actually really stacked, scouts at the time called it a "weak" draft, which shows that scouts have no clue what they're talking about.
1.) Kyrie Irving
9.) Kemba Walker
11.) Klay Thompson
15.) Kawhi Leonard
16.) Nikola Vucevic
19.) Tobias Harris
30.) Jimmy Butler
60.) Isaiah Thomas
Undrafted.) Justin Holiday
5.) Jonas Valančiūnas
Dont forget him. He is averaging 18 and 12 this szn
I wouldn’t say they have no clue but they’re ability to spot future star players is overrated and other than the can’t miss talent they’re usually wrong. All of these kids are amazing athletes for the most part but the mental acuity to make it at the pro level takes a certain breed of person that’s hard to pinpoint. Plus the team they go to plays a factor too. Will they be happy, get the minutes needed to improve, or will veterans sabotage their development, confidence, or steal their minutes. Then work ethic and the maturity needed to improve on weaknesses needs to come before enjoying your millions as a young person w all types of distractions coming your way at all times. Drugs women and parasites of all types want a piece of young up and coming athletes
This is exactly what I've been saying, scouts failed their teams a lot of times. Are there no LeBron James or MJ level scouts,
Butler at 30 , what a steal.
redraft
1. Kahwi
2. Klay
3. Kyrie
4.Butler
5.Kemba
Great video. Please do that Kemba Walker run. That be 🔥🔥
Thanks Jamal and im adding it to my list!
I WANT A WIGGINS APOLOGY!!!
I definitely would want a video on walker or jimmer. I used to look up jimmer on Wikipedia a few years ago and I was always surprised by how good his college and China stats were
def make the kemba uconn run video. any march madness or college basketball videos are always huge Ws to watch
Krazey how the best players in this draft all had names starting with K ( Klay, Kawie, Kemba, and Kyrie).
Jerry West is the real loGOAT. An old timer saw the trend to 3s era. I saw a video that he specifically said Klay is the best shooter in that class in the Warriors' draft room. Keeps in mind that the league has always been "jump shoot team can't win" before 2015. And it's also Jerry West who vetoed the trade.
Good vid mike
Thanks Nicol!
Sweet I missed this series Dom2- wait a minute.
Warrior fan since the 80’s! It’s amazing to see where we were to a dynasty
I liked and commented b4 the ad ended
He's by far, by far the 2nd greatest shooter to ever play and a hot hand Klay is a level even Steph can never reach. Although having very different playstyles, Klay reminds me of Manu Ginobili. Both could easily become superstars if they left to be the number 1 guy; but instead they became vital pieces of 2 of the greatest dynasties in basketball. His crazy show against the Thunder in 2016 Playoffs is still one of the greatest heroics I've seen from a player.
Absolutely. I feel like Klay could have averaged 28 on a team where he was the 1st option.
@@3tp but his team will become lottery team
Hey Mike can u pls do those jimmer mania and Kemba vids ? Thanks for the content as always! God bless!
I'd love a video on Jimmer and Kemba tbh
He did one on Jimmer
Has any other organization drafted 3 hall of famers in the span of four years? Incredible considering all 3 were developed and won with the team they were drafted by as well.
I would say the thunder 2007-2009 draft run rivals this (KD, Westbrook, Harden) but they didn't get a championship though
Just googled a bunch of NBA teams draft histories and I can't find a great comparison
@@jopaodomingo408 but they did it on higher picks though. Steph was 7th, Klay 11th and Dray a 2nd rounder. That is hugely impressive.
OKC drafted 2, 3 and 4th. Still great picks.
@@mateusbez2669 you have a good point. GSW did do well in finding diamonds in the rough. Maybe a better comparison would have been the Spurs getting Manu at 57 and Tony at 28, but even then those were "only" 2 HOFers in the span of 3 years (ur choice if u include TD in 4 years but he was pick 1)
@@jopaodomingo408 yeah, that Manu+tony combo was insane. Timmy was just the obvious choice that they got lucky to get the chance to do it.
and it reminded me of a Pop Quote, something like:
- what advice can you give to create a dynasty?
- easy. Have 2 no1 picks. Pick David Robinson and Tim Duncan.
Listen, Klay fits in well with ANY team
Yeah that’s true
Definitely need that Kemba video. As a South African my aunt had just got the package that featured ESPN and for the first ever could watch basketball games. I used to practically live at my cousin's house so my first March Madness was the Kemba run. That's why till this day I can never root against Kemba...he represents my first ever live basketball memories although I'm old enough to have watched Jordan in his prime if that had been an option for me.
That’s amazing, I’ll for sure make a kemba video closer to March madness!
@@MikeKorzemba blessings to you my brother. Your channel is amazing
Byombo super nice guy! Came back to Toronto frequently to watch games after being traded
Oh cool thats good to know!
Definitely need both the Kemba and Jimmer vids
Need both the Kemba vid and Jimmer mania vid, both would be great!
Do a video about kemba’s incredible run pleaseeee!!!!!!
Klay and Steph are the best 1-2 offensive punch in the league and have been since their 2014-2015 campaign.
Steph and Klay complement each other very well. They don't step on each other's feet. (One is small, the other is big)(one has to be hidden on defense, the other can defend)(Both have the same major skill which is deadly shooting).
Klay the goat 🐐 he a future hall of famer the 2ed best shooter of all time
Would love a Kemba video about that run!
Bismack Biyombo also has a weird playoff record: 26 rebounds in a single playoff game for the Raptors.
Klay is a legend in the making, and it’s great to be alive in his time 🙌🏽🙏🏽✊🏼
Kemba Uconn run & Jimmer mania vids please!!!!
I love this dude
klay dropped in the draft due to off-the-court issues and many teams used this as an excuse not to draft him. everyone else failure is the warrior's gain.
Warriors are Literally the best organization in all of sports...
Even I know that as a Lakers/Cowboys fan!
@mike korzemba you should do jimmer fredetes college run
Awesome i live my warriors, i remember sitting through so many losses before this guy and a few others were drafted 😢 thank jeebus
Splash🔥🔥
This a certified hood classic
You missed a major factor in why he didn't get drafted higher. Klay had character concerns going into the draft due to multiple team suspensions and a misdemeanor drug charge. Sure he cleaned up his act (his dad was a big influence on that), but a lot of the time college stars with red flags continue to have red flags into their pro careers. Still doesn't justify some of the picks above him, but it adds another wrinkle into why some teams shied away from him
Need that Kemba video
Really appreciate the respect put on JVs name as a player and not just his role in getting us Marc Gasol. NBA fans in the last few years have seen more of his Monster performances especially as Ja was developing.
The kemba video would be awesome
definitely make those videos on Jimmer and Kemba man
Mike please Make a Jimmer Mania PLEAASSSEE BRO. I’ve been here since 2016
I might have to do it and thanks for being so loyal my man!!!
Klay Thompson would work on every single NBA team as a solid #2 or even #1
Jammer was a hell of a shooter, wonder if his career would’ve been different on the Dubs and that motion system opening up shots for him
Warriors gonna be goated with Klay back
Casual
Westbrook is going to be goated when AD comes back
Well curry gotta start shooting better
This aged well. Nabil aka the oracle.
Jimmer Mania vid!!
Jimmer in a James harden type role in Mike D Antoni’s system would’ve been interesting
Klay Thompson, will always be the best Washington state Cougar's basketball player of all time!! Go Coug's!
Make both of the Jimmer and the Kemba run videos!
Yea the warriors are one of the best organizations because they took a number one pick bust and transformed him into a really good player
A Jimmermania video would be amazing!!
Because they didn’t know what they’d be missing out on
😯
Kawhi was drafted after Klay and nobody talked about how the Warriors missed out on 2 mvps
This vid reminds me of the ones Dom2K did similarly
Klay Thompson 2nd BEST SHOOTER & ELITE DEFENDER👏🔥🔥🔥
Mike and hummer favor a little 🤣
It still hunts me as a wizards fan that Jan vesely was drafted instead of klay thompson
Joans is a solid player he's a monster in 2K makes almost every shot and he did went off this past season against the Clippers I forgot how many threes he made.
He single handly put the game Out Of Reach he always had a lot of potential he's not an All-Star big man but Jonas is solid.
Hey Mike do you think you can do a video on the Oklahoma City thunder franchise and see what has gone wrong on why we can't seem to win a title or for that matter get to the championship round?
Didn't build around Durant properly and let Harden go.
Uh, cause they suck !. There is your "video"..............
Also if the Raptors were to draft Klay with the 5th pick, they might have lost him to the Spurs since for sure, the spurs will go for a direct sg-sf swap with Derozan and Klay being traded for Kawhi and Danny Green. (The original one is Jakob Poeltl)
Kemba step back was cold as ice.
Imagine him with Giannis
Kemba video would be cool
It’d be cool if you made “What if Miami drafted Russell Westbrook”
Yes please, jimmermania and Kemba’s UConn run
I love Klay Thompson so happy Bob Myers and Joe Lacob made the right call
I lived at Brandon knight first house when he got drafted, he obv ended moving to a different part of Michigan but I moved to the first house he had
That Jimmer/Kobe thing was an absolute fact. I was there. He was that guy
So why was kemba selected so low? Was it just because of his size
Man I remember that year. Everyone didn’t like the pick because we had Monte Ellis along with Curry. But that huge trade in 14, though difficult at the time, really helped out in the long run.
Yes make both the Kemba and jimmer video