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Redoing the Past Eight Atlanta Hawks’ Draft Picks

By Dallin Duffy

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Luka Doncic poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Luka Doncic poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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OAKLAND, CA – NOVEMBER 28: Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after blocking the shot of Kent Bazemore #24 of the Atlanta Hawks during an NBA basketball game at ORACLE Arena on November 28, 2016 in Oakland, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

2012 Re-Draft

Round one, pick 23:

Original Pick: John Jenkins, SG, Vanderbilt

New Pick: Draymond Green, PF, Michigan State

The 2012 draft class was very top-heavy, and outside of Damian Lillard, Bradley Beal and Anthony Davis, didn’t produce a ton of superstars. One player, Draymond Green, fell to the second round and ended up being a fantastic defensive forward for the Warriors.

Green has been vocal about his slip into the second-round and came name all 34 players drafted ahead of him.

With the Dubs, the Michigan State product has won three NBA titles, been on five All-Defense teams and made three All-Star teams.

Meanwhile, John Jenkins played just three years for the Hawks and was never particularity effective on either side of the court. He bounced around a few teams after that and played on the Wizards and Knicks last season. Jenkins currently plays in the Israeli Premier League.

Draymond is a huge what-if for the Atlanta Hawks and while he wouldn’t have been a perfect fit with Josh Smith and Al Horford in the frontcourt, he would have shown enough tenacity to get minutes right off the bat.

Round two, pick 43:

Original Pick: Mike Scott, PF, Virginia

New Pick: Mike Scott, PF, Virginia

The Hawks got it right with the 43rd overall pick, and Mike Scott has made himself a nice career as a journeyman role player. In his second year with the Hawks, Scott had his breakout season, averaging nearly 10 points and 20 minutes per game.

He spent five years with the Hawks and has since played for the Wizards, Clippers, and Sixers, starting 10 games for the latter this season.

It’s worth noting that the 2012 second-round was pretty stacked, and outside of Green and Scott also featured notable players like Jae Crowder, Khris Middleton, Tomáš Satoranský, Darius Miller, Kyle O’Quinn and Will Barton.