#2 picks of the last 50 years

[BGriffin's Dad]

Jabari Parker
Victor Oladipo
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Hasheem Thabeet
Michael Beasley
Kevin Durant
LaMarcus Aldridge
Marvin Williams
Emeka Okafor
Darko Miličić
Jay Williams
Tyson Chandler
Stromile Swift
Steve Francis
Mike Bibby
Keith Van Horn
Marcus Camby
Antonio McDyess
Jason Kidd
Shawn Bradley
Alonzo Mourning
Kenny Anderson
Gary Payton
Danny Ferry
Rik Smits
Armon Gilliam
Len Bias
Wayman Tisdale
Sam Bowie
Steve Stipanovich
Terry Cummings
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Griffith
David Greenwood
Phil Ford
Otis Birdsong
Scott May
David Meyers
Marvin Barnes
Jim Brewer
Bob McAdoo
Sidney Wicks
Rudy Tomjanovich
Neal Walk
Wes Unseld
Earl Monroe
Dave Bing
Bill Buntin

of those 50, how many have been game changers? 5 max?

not looking good for the Lakers.

[IllegalD]

Jabari Parker
Victor Oladipo
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Hasheem Thabeet
Michael Beasley
Kevin Durant
LaMarcus Aldridge
Marvin Williams
Emeka Okafor
Darko Miličić
Jay Williams
Tyson Chandler
Stromile Swift
Steve Francis
Mike Bibby
Keith Van Horn
Marcus Camby
Antonio McDyess
Jason Kidd
Shawn Bradley
Alonzo Mourning
Kenny Anderson
Gary Payton
Danny Ferry
Rik Smits
Armon Gilliam
Len Bias
Wayman Tisdale
Sam Bowie
Steve Stipanovich
Terry Cummings
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Griffith
David Greenwood
Phil Ford
Otis Birdsong
Scott May
David Meyers
Marvin Barnes
Jim Brewer
Bob McAdoo
Sidney Wicks
Rudy Tomjanovich
Neal Walk
Wes Unseld
Earl Monroe
Dave Bing
Bill Buntin

of those 50, how many have been game changers? 5 max?

not looking good for the Lakers.


:lol Clippers fans in meltdown mode.

#ReverseTheVetoCurse!!!! :cheers:

[Optimus Prime]

LMA is a game changer. Tyson Chandler is a game changer on defense. Stevie Franchise was a baller for a while until he just melted down.

Still, what's this list supposed to prove? Most picks, outside of surefire #1s, are more miss than hit anyway.

Haters just salty. :kobe:

[kennethgriffin]

you cant just look at who was selected specifically 2nd

you have to look at all players that came after the 1st pick. because thats who the lakers can select if they want

[QuebecBaller]

Jabari Parker
Victor Oladipo
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Hasheem Thabeet
Michael Beasley
Kevin Durant
LaMarcus Aldridge
Marvin Williams
Emeka Okafor
Darko Miličić
Jay Williams
Tyson Chandler
Stromile Swift


:bowdown: :bowdown:
:oldlol:

[FreezingTsmoove]

Jahlil is going to be a superstar. He already has a mans body and hes not even 20. I cant even imagine his post gameand size when hes 23, 24

[Jameerthefear]

Lakers fans... hold this L

[AboutBuckets]

I'd also put Payton as a game-changer for sure

[DFish24]

Lakers hater are :mad: :mad: :mad:

[kennethgriffin]

Jabari Parker
Victor Oladipo
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Hasheem Thabeet
Michael Beasley
Kevin Durant
LaMarcus Aldridge
Marvin Williams
Emeka Okafor
Darko Miličić
Jay Williams
Tyson Chandler
Stromile Swift
Steve Francis
Mike Bibby
Keith Van Horn
Marcus Camby
Antonio McDyess
Jason Kidd
Shawn Bradley
Alonzo Mourning
Kenny Anderson
Gary Payton
Danny Ferry
Rik Smits
Armon Gilliam
Len Bias minus being dead
Wayman Tisdale
Sam Bowie
Steve Stipanovich
Terry Cummings
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Griffith
David Greenwood
Phil Ford
Otis Birdsong
Scott May
David Meyers
Marvin Barnes
Jim Brewer
Bob McAdoo
Sidney Wicks
Rudy Tomjanovich
Neal Walk
Wes Unseld
Earl Monroe
Dave Bing
Bill Buntin



give me anyone like these guys and i'l be more than happy

[T_L_P]

Add Preacher Man, Payton and Chandler, tbh.

[kennethgriffin]

Lakers fans... hold this L


never seen anyone as mad as you are right now

:lol

[Optimus Prime]

Missed The Glove on that list. Guess a Hall of Famer isn't a "game changer"...

:facepalm

[oh the horror]

Now, show us the Lakers track record when they pick in the lotto.

[T_L_P]

Jabari Parker
Victor Oladipo
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Hasheem Thabeet
Michael Beasley
Kevin Durant
LaMarcus Aldridge
Marvin Williams
Emeka Okafor
Darko Miličić
Jay Williams
Tyson Chandler
Stromile Swift
Steve Francis
Mike Bibby
Keith Van Horn
Marcus Camby
Antonio McDyess
Jason Kidd
Shawn Bradley
Alonzo Mourning
Kenny Anderson
Gary Payton
Danny Ferry
Rik Smits
Armon Gilliam
Len Bias minus being dead
Wayman Tisdale
Sam Bowie
Steve Stipanovich
Terry Cummings
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Griffith
David Greenwood
Phil Ford
Otis Birdsong
Scott May
David Meyers
Marvin Barnes
Jim Brewer
Bob McAdoo
Sidney Wicks
Rudy Tomjanovich
Neal Walk
Wes Unseld
Earl Monroe
Dave Bing
Bill Buntin



give me anyone like these guys and i'l be more than happy

Bolding Okafor and not Cummings. :facepalm

kenneth holding the L.

[ImKobe]

lol

[HOoopCityJones]

Damn, we got ISH this shook? :biggums:

[bballnoob1192]

are people ****ing stupid. the lakers got the number 2 pick. they can pick anyone that is not the number one pick. it will be good or bad only time will tell. putting up a list of the number two picks from the past means nothing because those dudes happened to be picked second doen't mean they were all objectively the second best player of the draft.

[longtime lurker]

Jabari Parker
Victor Oladipo
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Derrick Williams
Evan Turner
Hasheem Thabeet
Michael Beasley
Kevin Durant
LaMarcus Aldridge
Marvin Williams
Emeka Okafor
Darko Miličić
Jay Williams
Tyson Chandler
Stromile Swift
Steve Francis
Mike Bibby
Keith Van Horn
Marcus Camby
Antonio McDyess
Jason Kidd
Shawn Bradley
Alonzo Mourning
Kenny Anderson
Gary Payton
Danny Ferry
Rik Smits
Armon Gilliam
Len Bias
Wayman Tisdale
Sam Bowie
Steve Stipanovich
Terry Cummings
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Griffith
David Greenwood
Phil Ford
Otis Birdsong
Scott May
David Meyers
Marvin Barnes
Jim Brewer
Bob McAdoo
Sidney Wicks
Rudy Tomjanovich
Neal Walk
Wes Unseld
Earl Monroe
Dave Bing
Bill Buntin

of those 50, how many have been game changers? 5 max?

not looking good for the Lakers.

The insecurity is strong in this one.

[Sportal]

You lost all credibility when you didn't bold Gary Payton.

And Earl Monroe?? Wtf dude.

[Jakeh008]

50% of top 5 picks are busts

[SpecialQue]

Laker haters shaking like post-Spin City Michael J Fox. :roll:

[bballnoob1192]

Laker haters shaking like post-Spin City Michael J Fox. :roll:
lettuce be real there are no laker haters, just laker's fans haters.

[Levity]

Clippers championships in the last 50 years:





































_____________________

It's not looking for the clippers

[Eric Cartman]

Not everyone is stupid when it comes to drafting like the Clippers.

Clippers on suicide watch, first a colossal playoff choke and now Lakers getting the #2 pick getting ready to take back L.A. after a short vacation :lol

[WeGetRing2012]

The Lakers have had 2 #2 picks in NBA History.

The first one in 1960 we used to draft Jerry West.

The second one in 1975 we used to draft Dave Meyers who we immediately traded to the Bucks for guess who... Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

So the LAKERS have a history of making franchise changing decisions with the 2nd overall pick. History is on our side.

Fail thread.

[SpecialQue]

To quote Bill Simmons:


Draft picks the Clips could have made had they just drafted Player B instead of Player A since 1976: Vandeweghe; Wilkins; Willis; Stockton; either McDaniel or Mullin; Price; Pippen, Jackson and Lewis; Rice; Brandon; either Grant or Jones; one of Wallace, Stackhouse or Garnett; Kobe; one of Pierce, Carter or Bibby; Okafor; either Stoudemire or Butler; and Granger.

Players the Clips stupidly gave away or lost without getting anything substantial back: Moses, McAdoo, Dantley, Cummings, Chambers, Manning, Odom, Miller, Brand.

[HOoopCityJones]

To quote Bill Simmons:

Uh Oh:roll:

[KOBEtherealKing]

Dude took the time post this :roll: when kobe retires I'll gladly take victor and watch the lakers develop him

[imnew09]

That Melt down doeee :roll: :roll: :roll:

[04mzwach]

Trade it to the Spurs for some scouting advice and you'll be better off

[Rooster]

The Lakers have had 2 #2 picks in NBA History.

The first one in 1960 we used to draft Jerry West.

The second one in 1975 we used to draft Dave Meyers who we immediately traded to the Bucks for guess who... Kareem Abdul Jabbar.

So the LAKERS have a history of making franchise changing decisions with the 2nd overall pick. History is on our side.

Fail thread.

Good history. I usually don't pay attention to draft but this is the only year where I can say we have a great chance of drafting a possible franchise player as long as I have been following the Lakers. Laker haters does not like that feeling:oldlol:

[Ne 1]

Correlation doesn't imply causation.

[Raymone]

Coloration doesn't imply causation.

Das racist.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Victor Oladipo
Kevin Durant
LaMarcus Aldridge
Steve Francis
Mike Bibby
Antonio McDyess
Jason Kidd
Alonzo Mourning
Gary Payton
Rik Smits
Wayman Tisdale
Terry Cummings
Isiah Thomas
Darrell Griffith
Otis Birdsong
Bob McAdoo
Sidney Wicks
Rudy Tomjanovich
Wes Unseld
Earl Monroe
Dave Bing


Those were, at least, some pretty good picks... And you can add Camby and Chandler more for defense, plus I think Jabari will fall under that category too.

REAL game-changers there? You can argue close to - but no more than - 10.