Draft Do-Over: The 1998 NBA Draft.

Clearly not impressed with the play of Antonio Daniels, who the Grizzlies drafted fourth overall the previous season, Vancouver opted for another point guard in 1998 and selected Bibby with the second pick of the draft. Bibby’s enjoyed a much better career than Daniels, and was one of the lone bright spots in Vancity, so we won’t criticize this selection too much at all. The Grizzlies might have actually gotten something right.

Of course, this opened the door for Daniels to be traded to San Antonio, a deal that saw the Grizz receive the following players in return:

Drum roll please….

Carl Herrera and Felipe Lopez!

Looks like the good decision streak ends at one.

Wait, why don’t they have a team in Vancouver anymore?

Who it Should have been: Paul Pierce (tenth overall to Boston)

Pierce has endured plenty of up and down’s during his career, both of the personal and basketball-related nature, but he’s had more of an impact than anyone else from this draft with the exception of Nowitzki.

After enduring the Rick Pitino era in Beantown and a night club assault that saw him stabbed 11 times in 2000, Pierce has placed himself amongst the NBA elite with a series of impressive seasons and the validation of a championship ring this past season. In fact Pierce captured the Finals MVP award after a string of heroic performances in the playoff’s later rounds.

Pierce was originally slated to go much higher than tenth in 1998, but saw his stock drop on draft night as NBA execs continuously picked potential and upside over the college-tested Pierce.

All he’s done since then to prove them since then is make six all-star games, three all-NBA teams, and a points per game average that places him No. 21 all-time.

3. Denver Nuggets.

Actual Pick:Raef Lafrentz, F. Kansas.

Something that you’ll realize through these Draft Do-Over’s is that the Denver Nuggets were pretty bad at the whole “scouting” thing that you always hear people talk about.

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