Are there 10 parallel goods in the top 10? 2017 draft rearrangement: Otter Rabbit No. 1 Mitchell No. 26 Adebayo Tanhua

(The original article was published on June 25, and the authors are Frank Urbina and Raul Barrigon of HoopsHype website. The content of the article does not represent the translator's views)

The 2017 draft can be regarded as a group of top 10 picks. Fortunately, some lottery picks performed far beyond the pre-selected expectations, which saved the overall evaluation of this draft. Although many high-quality role players have emerged after the top players in this draft, the overall depth is still insufficient, and we cannot even fill the 30 seats in the first round of the draft with players who are still playing in the NBA.

This rookie is not awful overall, but it is also destined to be remembered as a transformative class. The NBA expert team of HoopsHype website reordered the 2017 draft, readjusted the rankings based on the players' performance in recent years, and finally summarized the players with the largest increase and declines in the rankings.

No. 1 pick: Jason Tatum

Actual pick: Tanhua

Career salary: US$155.9 million

Career data: 23.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists, shooting percentage of 45.9%, and three-point shooting percentage of 37%

As the highest-achieving player in the 2017 rookie, Tatum has been selected for the All-Squad for four consecutive years and has the honor of the NBA championship and Olympic gold medal. Although he occasionally falls into a cold shooting dilemma, his elite comprehensive scoring ability, excellent rebounding sense, steady passing vision and underestimated defensive value are enough to cover up these tiny flaws. After recovering from the rupture of the Achilles tendon, I hope he can regain his peak state before his injury.

No.: Donovan Mitchell

Actual ranking: No. 13

Career salary: $142.1 million

Career data: 24.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists, shooting percentage of 44.9%, and three-point shooting percentage of 36.6%

As one of the top point guards in the league today, Mitchell not only has explosive finishing ability at the basket, but is better at hitting high-difficulty shots, which is the core competitiveness of top point guards. Although there are also shooting volatility problems and the ability to commit fouls has not yet reached the elite level, the Lotto counterattack has proved that he is enough to be the core of a championship-level team.

Tanhua: Bam Adebayo

Actual ranking: No. 14

Career salary: $139.9

Career data: 15.7 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.6 assists, shooting percentage of 53.7%, and three-point shooting percentage of 31.4%

Coincidentally, the second and third-tier players who were reordered in this draft were also selected continuously in the 2017 draft, and the order was exactly the same. Adebayo became the third best player of this year with his unique attributes. This big man with abnormal movements is able to resist heavy insiders at low positions and perform defense swaps perfectly. Although the offensive end has limited threats to three-pointers, it has outstanding ball-holding ability, strong deterrence for all-connection finishing, and continuous improvement in mid-range shooting. When the Heat had already had their peak in the team, they still used the No. 14 sign to bet on Adebayo's decision, which now seems to be a masterpiece.

4th pick: De Alon Fox

Actual pick: 5

Career salary: $150.4 million

Career data: 21.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists, shooting percentage of 47%, and three-point shooting percentage of 33%

Although he was overtaken by two players in the draft reorder, Fox, who was as fast as lightning, fully fulfilled his talent. As the actual fifth pick in 2017, Fox only fell one place to the fourth pick in the draft reorder. Although the outside shooting has always been unstable, Fox is at the forefront of the league point guard with his half-court and full-game running speed and basket finishing skills. The changes in the team during his time at the Kings were more due to management issues than personal performance flaws.

5th pick: Jarrett Allen

Actual pick: 22

Career salary: $90.03 million

Career data: 12.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting percentage 64.1%, and three-point shooting percentage 16.4%

As the top basket finisher in the league, Jarrett Allen has become an absolute threat to all-match dunks with his amazing athletic ability and super long wingspan, and has excellent basket protection and rebounding ability. Although the scoring range is limited and the defensive performance has not fully realized its physical talent, as a player with the 22nd pick, Jarrett Allen has played the role of starting center in many strong teams, and his career has exceeded expectations.

6th pick: Derek White

Actual pick: 29

Career salary: $80.28 million

Career data: 13 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.2 assists, shooting percentage of 44.8%, and three-point shooting percentage of 36.9%

Derek White can be regarded as the most inspiring draft counterattack story in 2017. This first round rookie has grown into a championship member, Olympic gold medalist and two-time best defensive team member. White is a perfect team player, who can both shoot and shoot with the ball and shoot through the basket. He even earned longer playing time than Tatum and Halliburton at the Paris Olympics, fully demonstrating his top value as a role player.

7th pick: Lauri Markanen

Actual pick: 7th

Career salary: US$111.9 million

Career data: 18.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, shooting percentage of 45.5%, and three-point shooting percentage of 37.1%

This seven-foot-long man with excellent face-to-basket skills has developed slowly in his early career, but he eventually grew into an All-Star player. Although efficiency declined due to more singles responsibilities this season, Markkanen still relied on her elite outside shooting and breakthrough ability to perfectly meet the demand of modern basketball for space power forwards, and fully fulfilled the expected value of the No. 7 pick.

8th pick: Josh Hart

Actual pick: 30th

Career salary: $64.53 million

Career data: 10.3 points, 7 rebounds, 3.2 assists, shooting percentage of 47.1%, and three-point shooting percentage of 34.2%

Similar to Derek White, Hart also made a counterattack from the end of the first round to become a top role player in the league. The 1.93-meter-high wing averaged 8.3 rebounds per game in the past five years, showing the rebound monster attributes that are inconsistent with their figure. Although the outside projection is not stable enough, his energy-filled organizational ability and his competitive attitude make it the perfect puzzle that any team in the championship will dream of.

9th pick: OG-Anunobi

Actual pick: 23

Career salary: $98.46 million

Career data: 12.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.7 assists, shooting percentage of 47.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%

The winger's draft pick declined due to a torn ACL in his sophomore season, but after entering the NBA, it not only remained relatively healthy, but also exceeded the expectations of the No. 23 pick. Anunobi has become the top outside gate with her slender figure, tough ball style and agile cross-traffic, and has evolved from a pure "3D wing" to a surprising mid-range singles ability.

10th pick: John Collins

Actual pick: 19

Career salary: $109.4 million

Career data: 16 points, 8.1 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 54.6% shooting percentage, 36.3% of three-point shooting percentage, John Collins was once regarded as a perfect template for modern power forwards. Although it has not fully fulfilled its upper limit of its explosive athletic ability and three-point shooting combination, as a 19th pick, it has been a success to maintain a qualified starting level for a long time. The bottleneck of shooting stability and decision-making ability has prevented him from breaking through the All-Star threshold.

11th pick: Kyle Kuzma

Actual pick: 27

Career salary: US$83.74 million

Career data: 17 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 45% shooting percentage, and 33.4% three-point shooting percentage in the late stage of the first round in the 2017 draft. Kuzma is one of the successful cases. This space-type fourth position once helped the Lakers win the 2019-20 season championship with their three-point shooting and empty-cut capabilities. Although the shooting choice was controversial and the outside star was unstable, it was already an oversight for the 27th pick.

12th pick: Malik Monk

Actual pick: 11

Career salary: $54.33 million

Career data: 12.3 points, 2.6 rebounds, 3.2 assists, shooting percentage of 43.4%, three-point shooting percentage of 35%

In college, he was highly anticipated with his explosive power at the basket, his quick first step and his ultra-long three-point potential, but his body size disadvantage limited the possibility of Monk becoming a star. However, Monk still won the best sixth-person vote twice with his microwave-like scoring explosiveness and outside threat (ranked second in the 2023-24 season), successfully shaping the career trajectory of a super substitute.

13th pick: Dillon Brooks

Actual pick: 45

Career salary: US$83.69 million

Career data: 14.2 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting percentage of 41.9%, and three-point shooting percentage of 35.5%

This draft not only performed well in the end of the first round, but also appeared in the second round with the Canadian wing Dillon Brooks. As the most troublesome "villain" defender in the league today, he is good at irritating his opponents with taco-taste marking. Although the offensive end focuses on opening up space and occasionally contributing to mid-range shooting, it is still a 3D player with breakthrough attributes, using the entanglement on the defensive end to create intangible value for the team.

14th pick: Isaiah Haltenstein

Actual pick: 43rd, Career salary: $52.28 million

Career data: 6.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2 assists, shooting percentage of 59.2%, three-point shooting percentage of 25.5%

This new champion member was once predicted to be the end of the first round before the election, but eventually slipped to the middle of the second round. With solid cover quality, tough rebounding, efficient basket finishing and short pick-and-roll support, Haltenstein not only completely exceeded expectations, but also served as the starting center in this year's championship Thunder, creating a miracle of counterattack for the second round pick.

15th pick: Lonzo Ball

Actual pick: No.

Career salary: $113.4 million

Career data: 11.4 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.8 assists, shooting percentage of 39.8%, and three-point shooting percentage of 36.2%

As the second disappointing player in the 2017 draft, the UCLA-produced point guard was once regarded as a potential superstar, but failed to fulfill his talent due to injuries and unique style of play. Lonzo Ball showed elite defensive ability, long shots throughout the game and stable fixed-point three-pointers, but the shortcomings of the ball-holding offense limited him to become a star. It is worth mentioning that this point guard's rebounding ability is top-notch among guards, and he is always a player who can bring positive influence before being injured..

16th pick: Luke Kennard

Actual pick: 12

Career salary: $66.24 million

Career data: 9.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, shooting percentage of 45.7%, three-point shooting percentage of 43.8%

This Duke sharpshooter has a historically fixed-point three-point shooting ability, and his career three-point shooting percentage is 43.8%, and he can complete independent attacks or support through pick-and-roll. However, the limitations of physical conditions ultimately made it frozen in the positioning of a high-quality player. Although it was not a failure for the lottery show, it somewhat failed the star aura of college.

17th pick: Jonathan Isaac

Actual pick: 6

Career salary: $99.52 million

Career data: 7.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists, shooting percentage 44.3%, three-point shooting percentage 32.3%

This Wizards from Florida State should have become an epoch-making player with their guard skills and quick defensive footsteps, but injuries destroyed everything. Since entering the NBA, it has only played 42.1% of the games, and was reimbursed for two consecutive years from 2021 to 22, completely blocking its growth trajectory. Today, Isaac has degenerated into a purely defensive tool, with almost no achievements on the offensive end.

18th pick: Chris Boucher

Actual pick: undraft

Career salary: US$50.89 million

Career data: 8.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 0.5 assists, shooting percentage of 48.8%, three-point shooting percentage of 33.9%

Boucher is the most successful undraft this year. This space-type insider has developed a special role positioning of "three-point + block". Although his condition has fluctuations, as a functional big man on the bench, he can not only open up space to shoot, but also protect the basket, which is far beyond people's expectations for the players who were not selected.

19th pick: Monte Morris

Actual pick: No. 51

Career salary: $34.91 million

Career data: 9.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, shooting percentage of 47.4%, and three-point shooting percentage of 38.9%

Although he was selected into the Best Team of the Big 12 for three times in his four-year college career, his physical limitations made the point guard not selected until the end of the second round. Monte Morris once made a counterattack with steady control, accurate shooting and nearly zero turnover style to become the NBA starter, but as his athletic ability declined (partly due to injury troubles), his career trajectory gradually returned to the expected level of a qualified second-round pick.

20th pick: Luke Connett

Actual pick: undraft

Career salary: $14.35 million

Career data: 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, shooting percentage of 53.6%, and three-point shooting percentage of 32.1%

This space-based center produced by Vanderbilt University not only develops three-point shooting ability, but also is famous for its original "bottom line interference three-pointers" defensive skills. As a rotation member of last season's champion Celtics, the 2.16-meter big man proves that the undraft can also find a foothold in top teams.

21st pick: Thomas Bryant Actual pick: No. 42

Career salary: $34.49 million

Career data: 8.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting percentage of 58.2%, and three-point shooting percentage of 34.6%

Torn ACL briefly hindered the development of the Indiana University center, but Thomas Bryant eventually grew into a qualified NBA rotation player, which is rare for the second round mid-show. As a finishing point that combines both the basket end and the occasional outside firepower, Thomas Bryant still far outperforms his original draft pick despite being missing for more than one season due to injury.

22nd pick: Markle Fultz

Actual pick: No. 1 pick

Career salary: $87.4 million

Career data: 10.4 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists, shooting percentage of 47%, and three-point shooting percentage of 28%

The most disappointing player in 2017 is the No. 1 pick. Before the draft, a talented University of Washington player who was expected to become a "defensively enhanced version of Harden", inexplicably changed his shooting posture before entering the NBA, completely lost his shooting ability, and eventually became an ordinary role player. It is worthy of recognition that Fultz can at least gain a foothold in the league with defense and organizational skills, but is far from the expectations of the No. 1 pick.

23rd pick: Zach Collins

Actual pick: 10

Career salary: $55.12 million

Career data: 8 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, shooting percentage of 48.2%, three-point shooting percentage of 33.1%

Injuries completely destroyed the potential of this Gonzaga star player, and his NBA career attendance rate was bleak. Zach Collins was a modern insider template with tough defense, multi-position switch skills and low-post finishing skills, but repeated injuries eventually turned him into a mediocre rotation player, and we can never witness his complete appearance.

24th pick: Dennis Smith

Actual pick: No. 9

Career salary: $23.63 million

Career data: 9.7 points, 3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 40.7% shooting percentage, 29.8% from three-point shooting percentage, this NCAA talented player who averaged 18.1 points and 6.2 assists per game was known as "Little Westbrook" in the draft. He became the No. 9 pick in the 2017 draft with his abnormal athletic ability. Unfortunately, knee injury, technical bottleneck and poor game awareness have quickly become a substitute, and have completely lost their job this season, becoming one of the most regrettable cases of falling in the Lotto area..

25th pick: Matthias Lesol

Actual pick: 50

Career data (European League): 10.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists, shooting percentage of 63.1%, free throw percentage of 64.7%

Although he has never made it to the NBA, the French center has won many honors in the European arena, including being selected for the Champions League All-Team twice and winning the 2024 European League championship with Panasinaikos.

26th pick: Tony Bradley, who has only played 193 games in his eighth NBA career, has received rotation time in the Eastern Conference champion Pacers this season. The blue-collar center has become a qualified substitute insider with solid cover quality, dares to foul and rebound ability on the defensive end.

27th pick: Alexander Vezinkov

Actual pick: No. 57

Career salary: $6.34 million

Career data: 5.4 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.5 assists, shooting percentage of 44%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.5%

This European killer was awarded the Champions League MVP and was selected into the best team three times. His offensive ability in the European No. 4 position is unique. After finally making its debut in the NBA in the 2023-24 season, the No. 57 pick returned to Europe in 42 games only and failed to replicate its glory in the NBA.

28th pick: Justin Jackson

Actual pick: 15

Career salary: $15.85 million

Career data: 6 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting percentage of 42.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 31.9%

The limitation of physical talent has made this North Carolina champion member never meet the expectations of a top 15 rookie, but at least he has been in the NBA for seven seasons (the highest average of 7.2 points per game in a single season), barely considered a survival model at the "water dispenser administrator".

29th pick: Simone Fontecchio

Actual pick: undraft

Career salary: US$13.94 million

Career data: 7.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists, shooting percentage of 41.9%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.3%

After the Italian wing was out in 2017, he finally made it to the NBA in the 2022-23 season with his outstanding performance in the European League (2.01 height and high-quality shooting). As a fixed-point shooter on the Pistons bench this season, it helped the team return to the playoffs and achieved a counterattack in the undraft.

30th pick: Nigel Hayes

Actual pick: undraft

Career salary: $193,000

Career data: 3 points, 2.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists, shooting percentage of 33.3%, and three-point shooting percentage of 25%

Nigel Hayes was selected into the All-American team when he was playing for Wisconsin, but he only played 23 games in his NBA career. After moving to Europe, he shined. This year, he not only won the MVP of the Champions League semi-finals and won the championship, but also was selected into the Best Team of the Champions League for two consecutive years (2024-25), perfectly interpreting the professional basketball philosophy of "the non-only path to success in the NBA".

The player with the biggest gains

Chris Boucher: from undraft to 18th pick

Luke Connett: from undraft to 20th pick

Simone Fontechio: from undraft to 29th pick

Nigel Hayes: from undraft to 30th pick

Dillon Brooks: from 45th pick

Mont Te Morris: From the 51st pick to the 19th pick

Alexander Vezinkov: From the 57th pick to the 27th pick

Isaiah Haltenstein: From the 43rd pick to the 14th pick

Matthias Lesol: From the 50th pick to the 25th pick

Derek White: From the 29th pick to the 6th pick

Josh Hart: From the 30th pick to the 30th pick 8th pick

Thomas Bryant: From 42nd pick to 21st pick

Jarrett Allen: From 22nd pick to 5th pick

Kyle Kuzma: From 27th pick to 11th pick

The original pick

Josh Jackson: From 4th pick

Frank Neilkina: From 8th pick

Just Parton: 16th pick

Jamil Wilson: 17th pick

TJ Leaf: 18th pick

Harry Giles: 20th pick

Terrence Ferguson: 21st pick

Taylor Leeden: 24th pick

Angeis Pasagenx: 25th pick

Caleb Swanigan: 26th pick

Original text: Frank Urbina & Raul Barrigon

compiled: Li Taibai