Post by jhb on Nov 16, 2018 17:12:18 GMT
S/O to Eric for calculating these every year. I was bored this morning and wanted to see some Win Share stats other than just the top 50 all time in total win shares so here are some fun random rankings based on our yearly Win Share totals so far in TMBSL.
Top 10 Players by Highest Max Win Share Season
1. Neon Boudeaux (2001) - 21.0
2. Firsto Picko (2001) - 18.7
3. Stephon Templeton (2000) - 18.7
4. Collin Sexton (2001) - 18.7
5. Brain Winter (2004, 2006) - 17.8
6. Harry Gallatin (2000) - 17.7
7. Jon Pierce (2000) - 17.7
8. Dolph Schayes (2002) - 16.8
9. Cameron Reddish (2001) - 16.5
10. Daniel Taurasi (2005) - 16.3
This is meant to represent the ten players with the highest peak seasons. Obviously, several of these players have had multiple seasons that would make this top 10 list if this were just by individual season. Note that talent was much more concentrated into several elite players early in 5.0. The name of the game in the first two seasons was clearly to have one of these top talents, as 7 out of 10 peak seasons come from those years before there was a lot more parity among the top players.
Bottom 10 Players by Lowest Min Win Share Season
1. Michael Carter-Williams (2005) - -4.5
2. Dominic Outlaw (2008) - -3.8
3. Rakym Felder (2000) - -2.9
4. Sean Bird (2003) - -2.5
5. Markieff Eaton (2000) - -2.5
6. Courtney Alexander (2004) - -2.2
7. Jamal Crawford (2005) - -2.1
8. Dawson Augmon (2008) - -2.1
9. Dirk Minniefield (2007) - -2.0
10. Alvin Robertson (2003) - -1.9
Fortunately, making this Hall of Shame doesn't mean your career is over or was a total failure. Sean Bird had two good seasons for Duc before falling apart to end his career and Courtney Alexander is now fast approaching 20 total career WS after starting his career with an absolute dud of a rookie season. In fact, there are 5 players who have had seasons with -1 WS or worse that have ended their career or are currently net positive for WS in their career: Courtney Alexander (19.5), Sidney Deane (11.3), Cassius Winston (4.6), Melvin Turpin (4.4), and Sean Bird (2.9).
Top 10 Players by Biggest Year-Over-Year Increase in Win Shares
1. Troy Brown (2003-2004) - 8.0 (4.6 to 12.6)
2. Michael Jordan (2003-2004) - 7.9 (0.4 to 8.3)
3. Elle Okobo (2002-2003) - 7.6 (0.1 to 7.7)
4. Dolph Schayes (2000-2001) - 7.6 (9.1 to 16.7)
5. Paul Pierce (2005-2006) - 7.6 (0.4 to 8.0)
6. Amare Stoudemire (2007-2008) - 7.4 (5.3 to 12.7)
7. Quincy McCall (2000-2001) - 7.1 (2.7 to 9.8)
8. Bobby McDermott (2000-2001) - 6.9 (8.4 to 15.3)
9. Yante Maten (2001-2002) - 6.9 (6.8 to 13.7)
10. Malik Newman (2006-2007) - 6.8 (3.0 to 9.8)
There are a lot of different reasons that players made this list but they are all pretty interesting. You have hidden gems that were uncovered (Troy Brown, Elle Okobo), under-utilized players that were finally deployed properly (Quincy McCall, Malik Newman, Paul Pierce), young guys finally making the jump (Michael Jordan, Yante Maten, Amare Stoudemire), and some really good players who just made the jump to elite (Dolph Schayes, Bobby McDermott).
Bottom 10 Players by Worst Year-Over-Year Decrease in Win Shares
1. Brain Winter (2007-2008) - -10.3 (17.1 to 6.8)
2. Neon Boudeaux (2001-2002) - -8.6 (21.0 to 12.4)
3. Jon Pierce (2000-2001) - -8.2 (17.7 to 9.5)
4. Jock Landale (2002-2003) - -8.1 (15.8 to 7.7)
5. Yante Maten (2006-2007) - -8.0 (14.0 to 6.0)
6. Quincy McCall (2006-2007) - -7.4 (11.3 to 3.9)
7. Paul Wight (2000-2001) - -6.8 (8.7 to 1.9)
8. Harry Gallatin (2004-2005) - -6.5 (11.8 to 5.3)
9. Elle Okobo (2001-2002) - -6.5 (6.6 to 0.1)
10. Collin Sexton (2001-2002) -6.5 (18.7 to 12.3)
You have to start high to be able to come down like the players on this list. I think a lot of this phenomenon has to do with what I talked about earlier with the concentration of elite talent in just a handful of players in 2000 and 2001. Note that half of this list are players that dropped after 2000 or 2001. Almost all of these players gave us a double digit win season except for the consistently better than okay Elle Okobo (who knows what the hell Taco was doing in 2001) and poor Paul Wight who had a great creation season and then gave us a washed up 5 seasons to end his career.
Top 10 Players on Rookie Deals (including class entering FA) by Average WS/Season
1. Yao Ming (2006-2008) - 14.6 WS/season
2. Qyntel Woods (2006-2008) - 10.3 WS/season
3. Jay Williams (2006-2008) - 9.9 WS/season
4. Victor Oladipo (2005-2008) - 9.7 WS/season
5. Amare Stoudemire (2006-2008) - 9.3 WS/season
6. Giannis Antetokounmpo (2005-2008) - 9.2 WS/season
7. Caron Butler (2006-2008) - 8.8 WS/season
8. Ray McCallum Jr (2005-2008) - 8.6 WS/season
9. Marcus Taylor (2006-2008) - 7.7 WS/season
10. Skylar Diggins (2006-2008) - 7.6 WS/season
HM. Top 10 averages from classes of 2007 and 2008 - Larry Johnson (6.6), Rick Fox (6.3), Steve Stipanovich (6.1), Zan Tabak (5.9), Dale Ellis (5.5), Thurl Bailey (5.2), George Ackles (4.8), Rich King (3.6), Byron Scott (3.4), Stacey Augmon (3.3)
Top 10 One-Season Careers (does not include current class of rookies)
1. Stan Podolak (2000) - 4.2
2. Matthew Lockhart (2000) - 2.9
3. Markis McDuffie (2001) - 2.8
4. Phil Lovelette (2000) - 2.4
5. Daniel Gafford (2000) - 2.2
6. Bradley Bleal (2000) - 2.1
7. Harrison McKie (2003) - 2.1
8. Pat Garrity (2004) - 2.1
9. Richard Rellford (2002) - 2.0
10. Darius Songaila (2006) - 1.8
Many of these players were the old folks included in the creation draft who immediately retired, but some were also players who stuck around on the end of rosters or bounced back and forth to G-League and never got PT outside of one shot in one season, which they will tell you they took advantage of but obviously no one noticed.
Bottom 10 Worst Multi-Season Careers by Average WS/Season
1. Michael Carter-Williams (2005-2006) - -2.3
2. Dawson Augmon (2007-2008) - -1.6
3. Dirk Minniefield (2007-2008) - -1.1
4. Mike Bibby (2003-2004) - -1.0
5. Markieff Eaton (2000-2003) - -0.9
6. Jamal Crawford (2004-2008) - -0.8
7. Immanuel Quickley (2000-2002, 2004) - -0.8
8. Brian Newell (2000-2003) - -0.7
9. Mason Plumlee (2005-2007) - -0.6
10. Page Savva (2000-2003) - -0.6
Congratulations to Jamal Crawford for managing to have the longest career on this list by earning PT in 5 seasons in which only one was a net positive for his team. Dishonorable mentions to Immanuel Quickley and Page Savva for also sharing the distinction of having 4 seasons of negative win shares.
Top 10 Max Win Share Seasons by Players with a Negative WS Season
1. Deng Adel (2005) - 10.5 (-0.1 in 2000)
2. Markell Johnson (2008) - 8.4 (-0.1 in 2001)
3. Courtney Alexander (2008) - 7.9 (-2.2 in 2004)
4. Jared Terrell (2000) - 6.6 (-0.1 in 2007)
5. Kenny Gattison (2008) - 6.6 (-0.1 in 2002)
6. Marvin Bagley III (2000) - 6.2 (-0.1 in 2006)
7. Devon Hall (2000) - 5.8 (-0.3 in 2008)
8. Shavon Shields (2003) - 5.6 (-0.1 in 2008)
9. Matt Farrell (2000) - 5.1 (-0.4 in 2003)
10. Dajuan Wagner (2008) - 5.1 (-0.2 in 2006)
2008 was a year of redemption across TMBSL. Four players on this list with previous negative WS seasons accomplished relatively high WS totals. The rest of this list is comprised of similar reclamation projects or players who starred (somewhat) in creation before ending their career with a thud later. I don't mean to toot my own horn but the top three players on this list were Hawks at one point either as they rose from the ashes or right before. Wow what scouting.
Top 10 Players by Seasons with Double Digit Win Shares
T1. Firsto Picko - 9 seasons
T1. Stephon Templeton - 9 seasons
T3. Brain Winter - 8 seasons
T3. Daniel Taurasi - 8 seasons
T3. Dolph Schayes - 8 seasons
T3. Gary Bossert - 8 seasons
T3. Max Zaslofsky - 8 seasons
T3. Cameron Reddish - 8 seasons
9. Neon Boudeaux - 7 seasons
T10. Collin Sexton - 6 seasons
T10. Clarence Withers - 6 seasons
T10. DeAndre Ayton - 6 seasons
I guess you could call this the consistent excellence list. Firsto and Steph have been elite every season. Brain was elite every year until this one, when he fell off a bit. Max Z and Dolph have been among the best every year since their first season in the league. The rest of the crew tied at 3 have had one random season missing the mark albeit from injuries or poor GMing.
Creation Draft First Round by Career Total Win Shares
1. Collin Sexton (2000-2008) - 102.2
2. RJ Barrett (2000-2008) - 33.6
3. Gary Bossert (2000-2008) - 114.6
4. Zion Williamson (2000-2008) - 73.0
5. Dolph Schayes (2000-2008) - 115.1
6. Luka Doncic (2000-2008) - 21.0
7. Elvis Delle Donne (2000-2008) - 89.0
8. DeAndre Ayton (2000-2008) - 102.3
9. Firsto Picko (2000-2008) - 128.3
10. Chalky Studebaker (2000-2007) - 28.4
11. Marvin Bagley III (2000-2008) - 34.6
12. Romeo Langford (2000-2008) - 34.5 *Editor's Note - Romeo>RJ*
13. Tank Selvy (2000-2006) - 31.0
14. Daniel Taurasi (2000-2008) - 117.0
15. Benji Wilson (2000-2008) - 45.9
16. Jesus Shuttlesworth (2000-2008) - 47.7
17. Trae Young (2000-2008) - -1.1
18. George Mikan (2000-2008) - 91.6
19. Wendell Carter Jr (2000-2006) - 17.5
20. Sekou Doumbouya (2000-2008) - 60.0
21. Bobby McDermott (2000-2008) - 91.6
22. Cameron Reddish (2000-2008) - 113.9
23. Gerald Martin Johanssen (2000-2006) - 31.9
24. Nick Diaz (2000-2001) - 17.8
25. Brandon Griner (2000-2008) - 91.7
26. Malcolm Moore (2000-2008) - 79.1
27. Shamorie Ponds (2000-2008) - 78.8
28. Michael Porter Jr (2000-2008) - 24.2
29. Devonte Green (2000) - 0.2
I think after nearly a decade, the jury is out. Drafting teenagers was a really mixed bag and a really all or nothing move. Val Venis made perhaps the worst pick in the history of the draft with his Devonte Green move but somehow Trae Young was still the all-time worst first round pick.
Top 10 Second Round Picks of All-Time
1. Andre Turner (2002-2008) - 60.4 (8.6 avg, 12.8 max)
2. Seventh Woods (2004-2008) - 29.3 (5.9 avg, 8.8 max)
3. Aiden Williamson (2003-2008) - 22.9 (3.8 avg, 4.4 max)
4. Ron Kellogg (2003-2008) - 17.0 (2.8 avg, 5.5 max)
5. Edgar Jones (2003-2007) - 16.7 (3.3 avg, 4.4 max)
6. Frank Blazejowski (2006-2008) - 16.3 (5.4 avg, 6.3 max)
7. Cedric Henderson (2001-2004) - 7.7 (1.9 avg, 3.1 max)
8. Tito Maddox (2006-2008) - 7.4 (2.5 avg, 5.1 max)
9. Brian Cardinal (2004-2006) - 7.1 (2.4 avg, 3.8 max)
10. Igor Rakocevic (2005-2008) - 6.4 (1.6 avg, 2.4 max)
HM. Lucas Nogueria (2006-2008) - 6.3 (2.1 avg, 3.2 max)
HM. Jeffrey Fuller (2002-2004) - 5.2 (1.7 avg, 3.5 max)
HM. Gorgui Dieng (2007-2008) - 5.1 (2.6 avg, 3.0 max)
HM. Mark Karcher (2004-2005) - 3.8 (1.9 avg, 3.4 max)
Andre Turner is obviously the highlight of this group. Williamson and Woods are cheating a bit since they were both creation players (think Williamson may have been G-league creation) but Heebs took advantage of one year that Odin allowed G-leaguers to be eligible to draft by taking two of the best second round picks of 5.0. There are a couple of second rounders who have briefly shined and fizzled and some who appear to be coming on now - Blazejowski, Tito Maddox, Dieng, and Nogueria. Note that the average doesn't include seasons where no playing time was accumulated.
Second Round Pick Success by Draft Class
1. 2001 - 37.9% played in TMBSL, 90.4 total win shares (Andre Turner, Ron Kellogg, Cedric Henderson)
2. 2002 - 44.8% played in TMBSL, 83.8 total win shares (Aiden Williamson, Seventh Woods, Edgar Jones)
3. 2003 - 24.1% played in TMBSL, 5.7 total win shares (Pat Garrity, Andrew Betts, Radoslav Nesterovic)
4. 2004 - 62.1% played in TMBSL, 30.0 total win shares (Brian Cardinal, Igor Rakocevic, Chris Porter)
5. 2005 - 44.8% played in TMBSL, 12.5 total win shares (Lucas Nogueria, Gorgui Dieng, Colton Iverson)
6. 2006 - 72.4% played in TMBSL, 28.7 total win shares (Frank Blazejowski, Tito Maddox, Darius Songaila)
7. 2007 - 31.0% played in TMBSL, -0.7 total win shares (no players with positive win shares)
8. 2008 - 31.0% played in TMBSL, 2.1 total win shares (Chad Gallagher, Steve Hood, LeRon Ellis)
There are some interesting trends here. The oldest classes obviously have the best total win shares because of good players with long careers, but there are some promising youngsters. It seems more people started getting to play in TMBSL from 2004-2006 once we reached the post-G-league stage of the league, but the players weren't necessarily better. One interesting trend to notice is that almost all of the players who end up being good out of the second round are either point guards or bigs. Almost no wing players.
Best Rookie Season by Year
1. 2006 - Yao Ming (15.4)
2. 2002 - Hakeem Olajuwon (14.4)
3. 2005 - Ray McCallum Jr (9.8)
4. 2003 - Antawn Jamison (9.1)
T5. 2001 - Guy Beahm (7.0)**
T5. 2004 - Seventh Woods (7.0)***
T5. 2007 - Steve Stipanovich (7.0)
8. 2008 - Larry Johnson (6.6)
**Guy Beahm was a creation player who was called up from G-League in 2001. Arvydas Sabonis was the highest from the draft class of 2001 with 6.9 WS
***Seventh Woods was a creation player who was drafted out of G-League in 2001 but first logged TMBSL playing time in 2004, the highest member of the rookie class in 2004 was DeeAndre Hulett at 6.5 WS
Top 10 Players by Highest Max Win Share Season
1. Neon Boudeaux (2001) - 21.0
2. Firsto Picko (2001) - 18.7
3. Stephon Templeton (2000) - 18.7
4. Collin Sexton (2001) - 18.7
5. Brain Winter (2004, 2006) - 17.8
6. Harry Gallatin (2000) - 17.7
7. Jon Pierce (2000) - 17.7
8. Dolph Schayes (2002) - 16.8
9. Cameron Reddish (2001) - 16.5
10. Daniel Taurasi (2005) - 16.3
This is meant to represent the ten players with the highest peak seasons. Obviously, several of these players have had multiple seasons that would make this top 10 list if this were just by individual season. Note that talent was much more concentrated into several elite players early in 5.0. The name of the game in the first two seasons was clearly to have one of these top talents, as 7 out of 10 peak seasons come from those years before there was a lot more parity among the top players.
Bottom 10 Players by Lowest Min Win Share Season
1. Michael Carter-Williams (2005) - -4.5
2. Dominic Outlaw (2008) - -3.8
3. Rakym Felder (2000) - -2.9
4. Sean Bird (2003) - -2.5
5. Markieff Eaton (2000) - -2.5
6. Courtney Alexander (2004) - -2.2
7. Jamal Crawford (2005) - -2.1
8. Dawson Augmon (2008) - -2.1
9. Dirk Minniefield (2007) - -2.0
10. Alvin Robertson (2003) - -1.9
Fortunately, making this Hall of Shame doesn't mean your career is over or was a total failure. Sean Bird had two good seasons for Duc before falling apart to end his career and Courtney Alexander is now fast approaching 20 total career WS after starting his career with an absolute dud of a rookie season. In fact, there are 5 players who have had seasons with -1 WS or worse that have ended their career or are currently net positive for WS in their career: Courtney Alexander (19.5), Sidney Deane (11.3), Cassius Winston (4.6), Melvin Turpin (4.4), and Sean Bird (2.9).
Top 10 Players by Biggest Year-Over-Year Increase in Win Shares
1. Troy Brown (2003-2004) - 8.0 (4.6 to 12.6)
2. Michael Jordan (2003-2004) - 7.9 (0.4 to 8.3)
3. Elle Okobo (2002-2003) - 7.6 (0.1 to 7.7)
4. Dolph Schayes (2000-2001) - 7.6 (9.1 to 16.7)
5. Paul Pierce (2005-2006) - 7.6 (0.4 to 8.0)
6. Amare Stoudemire (2007-2008) - 7.4 (5.3 to 12.7)
7. Quincy McCall (2000-2001) - 7.1 (2.7 to 9.8)
8. Bobby McDermott (2000-2001) - 6.9 (8.4 to 15.3)
9. Yante Maten (2001-2002) - 6.9 (6.8 to 13.7)
10. Malik Newman (2006-2007) - 6.8 (3.0 to 9.8)
There are a lot of different reasons that players made this list but they are all pretty interesting. You have hidden gems that were uncovered (Troy Brown, Elle Okobo), under-utilized players that were finally deployed properly (Quincy McCall, Malik Newman, Paul Pierce), young guys finally making the jump (Michael Jordan, Yante Maten, Amare Stoudemire), and some really good players who just made the jump to elite (Dolph Schayes, Bobby McDermott).
Bottom 10 Players by Worst Year-Over-Year Decrease in Win Shares
1. Brain Winter (2007-2008) - -10.3 (17.1 to 6.8)
2. Neon Boudeaux (2001-2002) - -8.6 (21.0 to 12.4)
3. Jon Pierce (2000-2001) - -8.2 (17.7 to 9.5)
4. Jock Landale (2002-2003) - -8.1 (15.8 to 7.7)
5. Yante Maten (2006-2007) - -8.0 (14.0 to 6.0)
6. Quincy McCall (2006-2007) - -7.4 (11.3 to 3.9)
7. Paul Wight (2000-2001) - -6.8 (8.7 to 1.9)
8. Harry Gallatin (2004-2005) - -6.5 (11.8 to 5.3)
9. Elle Okobo (2001-2002) - -6.5 (6.6 to 0.1)
10. Collin Sexton (2001-2002) -6.5 (18.7 to 12.3)
You have to start high to be able to come down like the players on this list. I think a lot of this phenomenon has to do with what I talked about earlier with the concentration of elite talent in just a handful of players in 2000 and 2001. Note that half of this list are players that dropped after 2000 or 2001. Almost all of these players gave us a double digit win season except for the consistently better than okay Elle Okobo (who knows what the hell Taco was doing in 2001) and poor Paul Wight who had a great creation season and then gave us a washed up 5 seasons to end his career.
Top 10 Players on Rookie Deals (including class entering FA) by Average WS/Season
1. Yao Ming (2006-2008) - 14.6 WS/season
2. Qyntel Woods (2006-2008) - 10.3 WS/season
3. Jay Williams (2006-2008) - 9.9 WS/season
4. Victor Oladipo (2005-2008) - 9.7 WS/season
5. Amare Stoudemire (2006-2008) - 9.3 WS/season
6. Giannis Antetokounmpo (2005-2008) - 9.2 WS/season
7. Caron Butler (2006-2008) - 8.8 WS/season
8. Ray McCallum Jr (2005-2008) - 8.6 WS/season
9. Marcus Taylor (2006-2008) - 7.7 WS/season
10. Skylar Diggins (2006-2008) - 7.6 WS/season
HM. Top 10 averages from classes of 2007 and 2008 - Larry Johnson (6.6), Rick Fox (6.3), Steve Stipanovich (6.1), Zan Tabak (5.9), Dale Ellis (5.5), Thurl Bailey (5.2), George Ackles (4.8), Rich King (3.6), Byron Scott (3.4), Stacey Augmon (3.3)
Top 10 One-Season Careers (does not include current class of rookies)
1. Stan Podolak (2000) - 4.2
2. Matthew Lockhart (2000) - 2.9
3. Markis McDuffie (2001) - 2.8
4. Phil Lovelette (2000) - 2.4
5. Daniel Gafford (2000) - 2.2
6. Bradley Bleal (2000) - 2.1
7. Harrison McKie (2003) - 2.1
8. Pat Garrity (2004) - 2.1
9. Richard Rellford (2002) - 2.0
10. Darius Songaila (2006) - 1.8
Many of these players were the old folks included in the creation draft who immediately retired, but some were also players who stuck around on the end of rosters or bounced back and forth to G-League and never got PT outside of one shot in one season, which they will tell you they took advantage of but obviously no one noticed.
Bottom 10 Worst Multi-Season Careers by Average WS/Season
1. Michael Carter-Williams (2005-2006) - -2.3
2. Dawson Augmon (2007-2008) - -1.6
3. Dirk Minniefield (2007-2008) - -1.1
4. Mike Bibby (2003-2004) - -1.0
5. Markieff Eaton (2000-2003) - -0.9
6. Jamal Crawford (2004-2008) - -0.8
7. Immanuel Quickley (2000-2002, 2004) - -0.8
8. Brian Newell (2000-2003) - -0.7
9. Mason Plumlee (2005-2007) - -0.6
10. Page Savva (2000-2003) - -0.6
Congratulations to Jamal Crawford for managing to have the longest career on this list by earning PT in 5 seasons in which only one was a net positive for his team. Dishonorable mentions to Immanuel Quickley and Page Savva for also sharing the distinction of having 4 seasons of negative win shares.
Top 10 Max Win Share Seasons by Players with a Negative WS Season
1. Deng Adel (2005) - 10.5 (-0.1 in 2000)
2. Markell Johnson (2008) - 8.4 (-0.1 in 2001)
3. Courtney Alexander (2008) - 7.9 (-2.2 in 2004)
4. Jared Terrell (2000) - 6.6 (-0.1 in 2007)
5. Kenny Gattison (2008) - 6.6 (-0.1 in 2002)
6. Marvin Bagley III (2000) - 6.2 (-0.1 in 2006)
7. Devon Hall (2000) - 5.8 (-0.3 in 2008)
8. Shavon Shields (2003) - 5.6 (-0.1 in 2008)
9. Matt Farrell (2000) - 5.1 (-0.4 in 2003)
10. Dajuan Wagner (2008) - 5.1 (-0.2 in 2006)
2008 was a year of redemption across TMBSL. Four players on this list with previous negative WS seasons accomplished relatively high WS totals. The rest of this list is comprised of similar reclamation projects or players who starred (somewhat) in creation before ending their career with a thud later. I don't mean to toot my own horn but the top three players on this list were Hawks at one point either as they rose from the ashes or right before. Wow what scouting.
Top 10 Players by Seasons with Double Digit Win Shares
T1. Firsto Picko - 9 seasons
T1. Stephon Templeton - 9 seasons
T3. Brain Winter - 8 seasons
T3. Daniel Taurasi - 8 seasons
T3. Dolph Schayes - 8 seasons
T3. Gary Bossert - 8 seasons
T3. Max Zaslofsky - 8 seasons
T3. Cameron Reddish - 8 seasons
9. Neon Boudeaux - 7 seasons
T10. Collin Sexton - 6 seasons
T10. Clarence Withers - 6 seasons
T10. DeAndre Ayton - 6 seasons
I guess you could call this the consistent excellence list. Firsto and Steph have been elite every season. Brain was elite every year until this one, when he fell off a bit. Max Z and Dolph have been among the best every year since their first season in the league. The rest of the crew tied at 3 have had one random season missing the mark albeit from injuries or poor GMing.
Creation Draft First Round by Career Total Win Shares
1. Collin Sexton (2000-2008) - 102.2
2. RJ Barrett (2000-2008) - 33.6
3. Gary Bossert (2000-2008) - 114.6
4. Zion Williamson (2000-2008) - 73.0
5. Dolph Schayes (2000-2008) - 115.1
6. Luka Doncic (2000-2008) - 21.0
7. Elvis Delle Donne (2000-2008) - 89.0
8. DeAndre Ayton (2000-2008) - 102.3
9. Firsto Picko (2000-2008) - 128.3
10. Chalky Studebaker (2000-2007) - 28.4
11. Marvin Bagley III (2000-2008) - 34.6
12. Romeo Langford (2000-2008) - 34.5 *Editor's Note - Romeo>RJ*
13. Tank Selvy (2000-2006) - 31.0
14. Daniel Taurasi (2000-2008) - 117.0
15. Benji Wilson (2000-2008) - 45.9
16. Jesus Shuttlesworth (2000-2008) - 47.7
17. Trae Young (2000-2008) - -1.1
18. George Mikan (2000-2008) - 91.6
19. Wendell Carter Jr (2000-2006) - 17.5
20. Sekou Doumbouya (2000-2008) - 60.0
21. Bobby McDermott (2000-2008) - 91.6
22. Cameron Reddish (2000-2008) - 113.9
23. Gerald Martin Johanssen (2000-2006) - 31.9
24. Nick Diaz (2000-2001) - 17.8
25. Brandon Griner (2000-2008) - 91.7
26. Malcolm Moore (2000-2008) - 79.1
27. Shamorie Ponds (2000-2008) - 78.8
28. Michael Porter Jr (2000-2008) - 24.2
29. Devonte Green (2000) - 0.2
I think after nearly a decade, the jury is out. Drafting teenagers was a really mixed bag and a really all or nothing move. Val Venis made perhaps the worst pick in the history of the draft with his Devonte Green move but somehow Trae Young was still the all-time worst first round pick.
Top 10 Second Round Picks of All-Time
1. Andre Turner (2002-2008) - 60.4 (8.6 avg, 12.8 max)
2. Seventh Woods (2004-2008) - 29.3 (5.9 avg, 8.8 max)
3. Aiden Williamson (2003-2008) - 22.9 (3.8 avg, 4.4 max)
4. Ron Kellogg (2003-2008) - 17.0 (2.8 avg, 5.5 max)
5. Edgar Jones (2003-2007) - 16.7 (3.3 avg, 4.4 max)
6. Frank Blazejowski (2006-2008) - 16.3 (5.4 avg, 6.3 max)
7. Cedric Henderson (2001-2004) - 7.7 (1.9 avg, 3.1 max)
8. Tito Maddox (2006-2008) - 7.4 (2.5 avg, 5.1 max)
9. Brian Cardinal (2004-2006) - 7.1 (2.4 avg, 3.8 max)
10. Igor Rakocevic (2005-2008) - 6.4 (1.6 avg, 2.4 max)
HM. Lucas Nogueria (2006-2008) - 6.3 (2.1 avg, 3.2 max)
HM. Jeffrey Fuller (2002-2004) - 5.2 (1.7 avg, 3.5 max)
HM. Gorgui Dieng (2007-2008) - 5.1 (2.6 avg, 3.0 max)
HM. Mark Karcher (2004-2005) - 3.8 (1.9 avg, 3.4 max)
Andre Turner is obviously the highlight of this group. Williamson and Woods are cheating a bit since they were both creation players (think Williamson may have been G-league creation) but Heebs took advantage of one year that Odin allowed G-leaguers to be eligible to draft by taking two of the best second round picks of 5.0. There are a couple of second rounders who have briefly shined and fizzled and some who appear to be coming on now - Blazejowski, Tito Maddox, Dieng, and Nogueria. Note that the average doesn't include seasons where no playing time was accumulated.
Second Round Pick Success by Draft Class
1. 2001 - 37.9% played in TMBSL, 90.4 total win shares (Andre Turner, Ron Kellogg, Cedric Henderson)
2. 2002 - 44.8% played in TMBSL, 83.8 total win shares (Aiden Williamson, Seventh Woods, Edgar Jones)
3. 2003 - 24.1% played in TMBSL, 5.7 total win shares (Pat Garrity, Andrew Betts, Radoslav Nesterovic)
4. 2004 - 62.1% played in TMBSL, 30.0 total win shares (Brian Cardinal, Igor Rakocevic, Chris Porter)
5. 2005 - 44.8% played in TMBSL, 12.5 total win shares (Lucas Nogueria, Gorgui Dieng, Colton Iverson)
6. 2006 - 72.4% played in TMBSL, 28.7 total win shares (Frank Blazejowski, Tito Maddox, Darius Songaila)
7. 2007 - 31.0% played in TMBSL, -0.7 total win shares (no players with positive win shares)
8. 2008 - 31.0% played in TMBSL, 2.1 total win shares (Chad Gallagher, Steve Hood, LeRon Ellis)
There are some interesting trends here. The oldest classes obviously have the best total win shares because of good players with long careers, but there are some promising youngsters. It seems more people started getting to play in TMBSL from 2004-2006 once we reached the post-G-league stage of the league, but the players weren't necessarily better. One interesting trend to notice is that almost all of the players who end up being good out of the second round are either point guards or bigs. Almost no wing players.
Best Rookie Season by Year
1. 2006 - Yao Ming (15.4)
2. 2002 - Hakeem Olajuwon (14.4)
3. 2005 - Ray McCallum Jr (9.8)
4. 2003 - Antawn Jamison (9.1)
T5. 2001 - Guy Beahm (7.0)**
T5. 2004 - Seventh Woods (7.0)***
T5. 2007 - Steve Stipanovich (7.0)
8. 2008 - Larry Johnson (6.6)
**Guy Beahm was a creation player who was called up from G-League in 2001. Arvydas Sabonis was the highest from the draft class of 2001 with 6.9 WS
***Seventh Woods was a creation player who was drafted out of G-League in 2001 but first logged TMBSL playing time in 2004, the highest member of the rookie class in 2004 was DeeAndre Hulett at 6.5 WS
