Jun 25, 2015; Brooklyn, NY, USA; NBA deputy commissioner Mark Tatum speaks during the second round of the 2015 NBA Draft at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
With the 2015 NBA Draft officially in the books, here are five potential second-round draft picks that could prove to be steals
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The NBA is a superstar driven league, so when the NBA draft comes around basketball fans all around the world stand in front of their TV, hoping and praying that their team drafts the next Kevin Durant or Anthony Davis. Most of the focus on draft night and the days thereafter — understandably so — surrounds the first round. I’m sure some fans might even turn their TV’s off after the first 30 selections.
But what about those other 30 players? The players that might be a bit older, slower or just not as tall as the other guys in the draft? Every single year we find gems in the second round of the draft that help their teams out immensely in the years to come. Some of these guys even go on to become key players and help their team win the playoffs.
Guys like Marc Gasol (No. 48 overall),Paul Millsap (No. 47), Manu Ginobili (No. 57) and most recently, Draymond Green (No. 35), Chandler Parsons (No. 38) and Isaiah Thomas (No. 60) are all key players for their teams that were once selected in the second round. It’s clear that there’s good talent in the second round. All It just takes is a good scouting team and a little bit of luck.
DRAFT FACT
— David Locke (@DLocke09) June 23, 2015
Second Round from 1997 to 2012
6% of 2nd round picks become starters (1 or 2 pre draft)
12% rotation players.
Here are five players selected in the second round that could possibly be steals. May the odds be in your team’s favor.
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