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   Jeremy (jerm@universeodon.com)'s status on Tuesday, 23-May-2023 07:18:58 JST Jeremy

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   @chopaganda I don’t look at Oden as that big a blunder. We still valued the Center position in 08 and he was actually pretty good, when he was on the floor.

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     Chop (chopaganda@shakedown.social)'s status on Tuesday, 23-May-2023 07:18:59 JST Chop

     Seeing that Carmelo Anthony retired as the #NBA’s 9th leading scorer reminds me of when the Pistons passed on him for Darko.

     Is this the second biggest draft blunder in modern (since ~1980) NBA history?

     #1 has to be Bowie over Jordan. I’d probably have this as #2 and Oden over Durant as #3.

     How much the pick was criticized in the moment has to weigh heavily. Steph was the best player of his draft, but no one was considering him at #1. So it’s not a blunder.