Although this year is supposed to be a weak draft crop, I thought it would be interesting to check out the last 10 players chosen at #5 vs the #3 pick (what could have been?):
2010 - DeMarcus Cousins (#5) vs. Derrick Favors (#3)
2009 - Ricky Rubio (#5) vs. James Harden (#3)
2008 - Kevin Love (#5) vs. OJ Mayo (#3)
2007 - Jeff Green (#5) vs. Al Horford (#3)
2006 - Shelden Williams (#5) vs. Adam Morrison (#3)
2005 - Raymond Felton (#5) vs. Deron Williams (#3)
2004 - Devin Harris (#5) vs. Ben Gordon (#3)
2003 - Dwayne Wade (#5) vs. Carmelo Anthony (#3)
2002 - Nickoloz Tskitishvili (#5) vs. Mike Dunleavy (#3)
2001 - Jason Richardson (#5) vs. Pau Gasol (#3)
I would call it a draw... hard to tell on the last 2 years yet.
2010 - DeMarcus Cousins (#5) vs. Derrick Favors (#3)
2009 - Ricky Rubio (#5) vs. James Harden (#3)
2008 - Kevin Love (#5) vs. OJ Mayo (#3)
2007 - Jeff Green (#5) vs. Al Horford (#3)
2006 - Shelden Williams (#5) vs. Adam Morrison (#3)
2005 - Raymond Felton (#5) vs. Deron Williams (#3)
2004 - Devin Harris (#5) vs. Ben Gordon (#3)
2003 - Dwayne Wade (#5) vs. Carmelo Anthony (#3)
2002 - Nickoloz Tskitishvili (#5) vs. Mike Dunleavy (#3)
2001 - Jason Richardson (#5) vs. Pau Gasol (#3)
I would call it a draw... hard to tell on the last 2 years yet.
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