For all the bad moves he has made on trades, his record in the draft is pretty damn good. Trevor Ariza, Channing Frye, Nate Robinson and David Lee, taken at 43, 8, 21 and 30 were all good picks. Frye and Lee in particular look good.
I thought the Knicks had made a bad choice taking Frye so high. Wrong. He is averaging 12 and 6 in limited minutes and is 14th in the NBA in free throw percentage as well as 18th in points per 48 minutes [28.3]!
I liked Lee a lot and hoped the Nets could grab him at 43. Too bad. He is leading the NBA in rebounds per 48 minutes [23.5] and in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes [10.4] and is second in defensive rebounds per 48 minutes [13.1].
Both of them are in the top 20 in Efficiency Ranking per 48: Frye is 16, Lee is 18. Frye right now looks like a better choice that Sean May and maybe even Charlie Villanueva.
I thought the Knicks had made a bad choice taking Frye so high. Wrong. He is averaging 12 and 6 in limited minutes and is 14th in the NBA in free throw percentage as well as 18th in points per 48 minutes [28.3]!
I liked Lee a lot and hoped the Nets could grab him at 43. Too bad. He is leading the NBA in rebounds per 48 minutes [23.5] and in offensive rebounds per 48 minutes [10.4] and is second in defensive rebounds per 48 minutes [13.1].
Both of them are in the top 20 in Efficiency Ranking per 48: Frye is 16, Lee is 18. Frye right now looks like a better choice that Sean May and maybe even Charlie Villanueva.