Danny Granger.
Who passed on him again in the 2005 Draft? Because, clearly, he's in the Top 3 of this class now.
1. Andrew Bogut (Bucks, starting center and doing decent)
2. Marvin Williams (Hawks, doing okay but will forever be known as the guy taken ahead of #4)
3. Deron Williams (Jazz, he's pretty good)
4. Chris Paul (Hornets, have you heard of this guy?)
5. Raymond Felton (Bobcats, doing okay but is in trade rumors)
6. Martell Webster (Blazers, currently injured)
7. Charlie Villanueva (Raptors, traded to Bucks for T.J. Ford, doing okay)
8. Channing Frye (Knicks, languishing on the Blazers bench)
9. Ike Diogu (Warriors, also languishing on the Blazers bench)
10. Andrew Bynum (Lakers, breakout year last year... struggling a bit this year)
11. Fran Vazquez (Magic, currently stuck in Spain)
12. Yaroslav Korolev (Clippers, he never played a minute and he's now back in Russia)
13. Sean May (Bobcats, eating)
14. Rashad McCants (Wolves, dating a Kardashian)
15. Antonie Wright (Nets, now a Maverick off the bench)
16. Joey Graham (Raptors, coming off the bench)
17. Danny Granger is absolutely tearing it up for the Pacers.
Yaroslav Korolev? YAROSLAV KOROLEV? Us people in L.A. aren't bitter. We're not bitter at all. Anyway...
He's averaging 26.4 PPG this year and has scored 30 or more in six of the last nine games he's played. I don't know where Indiana would be without him. He made a game-winner against Phoenix a few days ago, too.
What's the point of this article? Oh, I'm just really saying that people should pay attention to this guy if they haven't already... and shame on most of the teams that passed up on Granger (I remember Draft Day when experts were like, "PICK DANNY GRANGER"). And since I'm not very good at articulating at times (all the time), here's an awesome entry by Wade of Both Teams Played Hard.
And Wade said this on Twitter last night, too. Danny Granger is so much better at life than you. Yup, he's right on that count, too. Look at me gush all over him. It's pathetic.
