Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
Malcolm Brogdon, who half of this board is clamouring for us to trade for, was a 2nd round pick. Georges Niang came out of that same 2nd round.
Xavier Tillman was a second round pick last year and was one of the best defensive bigs in the NBA last season.
Terrence Mann was a 2nd rounder in 2019, he just wrapped a season playing 20 mpg for the Clippers and averaging 51/42/83 splits
Jalen Brunson, Devonte Graham, Mitchell Robinson, Gary Trent Jr, Bruce Brown, De'Anthony Melton, and Shake Milton all came from the 2018 second round and they're all legit rotation players
Monte Morris came out of the 2nd the year before that.
The year before that, Richaun Holmes, Pat Connaughton, Montrezl Harrell, and Josh Richardson all went 2nd round.
There are not ''multiple 2nd round picks who develop into a star for the same team that drafted them'' but there are plenty of second rounders over the last decade who have been really good and yes, some of them have provided value for the team that drafted them (Brogdon, Mann, Tillman, Robinson, Melton, Graham, Morris etc).
Again this isn't me saying you're guaranteed a player in the second round. Hell, you're not guaranteed a real player at #2 in the draft (read: Darko Milicic). But if there's someone there with some kind of evident skill and you have a G League team you can send them to (that is: it takes up NONE of your minutes or coaching time on the main roster) and you already have the 2nd round pick so it doesn't cost you anything, why not take a flyer on one or two of them?
Nobody is saying that's going to magically fill out the roster with Nikola Jokic, but hey you know what, I wouldnt mind a Monte Morris and what do you have to lose?