Tim Duncan was a number one pick and so was David Robninson and it could be said all these players woudn't be shyt if it wasn't for the Franchise centers at number one
Augustus Sypher wrong. Manu and Parker became future HOF'ers because of coach Pop. Pop made them both amazing players. Tim Duncan was inspiration that added to the mix.
I'd say Emanuel is more so than Tony since at least Tony was a first rounder. Ginobili was extremely lucky he was selected so late on the right team that could use him in a proper manner. Any other team would have likely seen him as a throw away player back in the day.
Jaden Xiao Primarily international talent. Which is why when San Antonio brings out Livio Jean-Charles to their team, I wouldn't be surprised to see him hold the same type of success that Kawhi Leonard has. Also, thanks for drafting Goran Dragic for the Suns! ;)
+Nikhil Mangtani At the time Manu was a superstar in euroleague and still hasn't reached his prime and he went at 57. Today in 2015 if a guy shows just some potential like Mario Hezonja,he's already going top 5 even though he really honestly didn't prove much yet.
darius jones Well to be fair, it was the late 1990's. At that time, throughout this point, you'd likely have just rather giving a foreign player that was an unknown at the time just the mention and that's it; there likely wasn't any proper highlights for him with the technology shown at the time. Not having a picture would likely be in the same explanation at the time as well.
Kerolos Adly me too. Rip Sonics Fan. But its allways fun to watch when some high or 2nd round picks become a superstar later :D And everyone like "Fuck, where did he come from" "for what we have our scouts" :D
Manu Giniobli a pick in the high 50s. Tony parker almost fell to the 2nd round!!! San Antonio had the best backcourt in the NBA for almost 10 years with these two guys and no one expected them to go anywhere. That's crazy
That's a strong indicator that the organization knows how to pick them and train them to their full potential. Unbelievable amount of wisdom and foresight. One of the reasons why SA is such a special team.
@@nethw7740 He still will play today because he has 3pt range. Alot of teams out there dont need a Steph or Dame. Look at Detroit with blake and drummond they definitely need him.
@@nethw7740 I doubt it. He will literally kill the league today with every team now scoring over 100 PPG. He will literally get twice as more assists per game as he did in Utah. He also had the 3pt range in his days.
XxMeansxPause x That's a game, imagine the doubt going 60th and pushing through it to become a great player for many teams. That's more than flicking some sticks, smh.
***** no. he didnt. if you actually watch spurs regularly, you'll know the more minutes Manu play, the worse the team plays. (actually, the same goes to TD and TP too...)
Michael Dearman But Kobe was drafted 13th, Kobe might have been top 3 at least, if not first. Now Manu got drafted 57th and he should've been drafted at least top 10 in the draft. Even if Kobe is legendary, Manu is a great player with great IQ and is severely underrated. That's why he's the bigger steal, not by skill, but for the difference in where he should've been drafted, to where he was drafted
Mike Hamilton Manu will be in the Basketball HOF, and it is borderline ignorant to not think so at this point. You just hating. Jordan and Kobe revere this man in basketball right up there just below them. Google that shit.
SA really changed the NBA's focus on foreigh born players. Their scouting department may have been the best ever. Living in Atlanta, I remember the Hawks drafting a few foreign players in the last 80s and early 90s (Alexander Volkov is the one I remember most). None of them made a significnt contribution to the league. Don Nelson, of the Warriors at the time, also was very instrumental in making the NBA truly international.
tony parker is the lowest drafted NBA Finals MVP in history, Manu Ginobili is the only player ever to be drafted this low and won 3 championships, 6th man of the year and an olympic gold medal. Hell Ginobili is the only player ever to be drafted this low and still got to the all star team two times, those are the two biggest steals ever because everybody else got drafted much higher or accomplished much less than these two.
He surprised everybody. He was a small white point guard from a small school in the Pacific Northwest. Nobody could've predicted that his talents would've translated to the NBA so smoothly.
I really doubt that will happen, Hardaway is much better offensively than Shumpert was rookie year. The problem is his defense, its terrible, he cant guard anyone. Basically Shump and Hardaway are kinda opposites and they are strong where the other is weak.
NYC Baller Hopefully all the little talent that there is in ny like Carmelo and hardaway will leave to an organization that actually knows what their doing
Mike Wood That doesn't mean he wasn't a steal. His behavior off the court didn't undermine his skill and talent on it as much as you made it out to be.
Arguably any of these players in the video were higher than they actually got picked. That's why it's called a "steal". Arenas and Redd in the second round? Tony Parker 28th? Ginobili 57th? Those are also great steals so calm down
Mike Hawk Arenas, Redd, Parker & Ginobili can't be compared to Kobe.. They're great.. but Kobe is in the top 3 greatest of all time.. (I'm not a Kobe fan, I took this conclusion after watching dozens of interviews about him)
Pretty much every rookie ever drafted ever should say the same thing Reggie Miller said. To paraphrase: "I want to contribute to the team, but I will do whatever the coaches want me to do in order to contribute, and if that includes sitting out in order to learn the game in the NBA, that's fine." Instead of "I'm da best basketball player evah and I ain't gonna play fo no team that want me to sit, fuk dat bullshit" which we see too often in the game today.
But sometimes it's actually better to have a rookie get consistent playing time so that they can learn from mistakes and build there own rhythm. That's exactly why Byron Scott benching Russell was a bad idea to me. Besides, it's not like the Lakers are going to be good whether he starts or not, so let him play
Find me one rookie who said he was the best and the team showed do what he wants instead of him doing what the team wants.. Have a good week-end searching.
Carlos Boozer, Mo Williams, David Lee, Paul Millsap, Goran Dragic, Jeremy Lin (undrafted), Chandler Parsons, Isaiah Thomas (Kings) are others worth mentioning
The only two worth mentioning is Dragic and Milsap and maybe Parsons. Mo is a scrub and so is Lin lol and boozer is a overrated overpaid player that shouldn't even be mentioned in anything besides overpaid players. Gabriel. No. Those are just role players not steals. That's just good drafting not steals so to speak since you can't have anyone of those guys as a leader or even a starter if it weren't for the spurs and PoP.
Henry Hill All the ones, I listed- look at their career numbers. Williams might be over the hill now, but at one point he was good for the Jazz and Kings. Boozer has always been solid and healthy. Might be overpaid, but good career numbers. Finally, you must have forgot about Linsanity. Then the Rockets gave him a nice contract to be their starting point guard and you think he's a scrub? He's a pretty decent PG considering he was undrafted. Bottom line- Think you need to take another look at all these guys' stats... I did my research.
This video is actually inspiring. A lot of us have had people pass on our talent in one way or another (school, job, promotion, etc.) but we can still be great.
Some of these guys slipping makes sense looking back, e.g. small school, mediocre comp, unproven out of high school, unknown out of Europe... but how do guys like Drexler and Pierce drop? They kicked ass at every single level and still get doubted? Shit's crazy.
+Swagscaper these guys have been up there for 17 years now, and that for a reason. If they Win another title it's by far the longest dynasty ever in the NBA
Stockton going 16th is insane. Imagine if they only knew they were getting the all time assists and steals leader and a perennial All NBAer for two decades. Somehow he is still underrated. Must be the shorts.
Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were the true steals... When you look at what they've done, and what they are still doing, it's amazing. If only the Gm knew how wrong they were :O
...they DO know how wrong they were...we are in the future, they are aware, i know this might freak you out but the GMs didnt all fall into coma's after taking part in the NBA draft...
Man, Some of these guys are totally over-rated. I wouldn't classify Jermaine O'Neal as a steal. _______________________________________ Due to some of the comments, I'm adding this: Where is Carlos Boozer (35th, '02)? Rajon Rondo (21st, '06)? Marc Gasol (48th, '07)? Nick Van Exel (37th, '93)? Sam Cassel (24th, '93)? Latrell Sprewell (24th, '92)? Shawn Kemp (17th, '89)? Cliff Robinson (36th, '89)? Tim Hardaway (14th, '89)? Mark Price (25th, '86)? Alex English (23rd, '76)? ... And, one of my favorites, George Gervin (40th, '74). Where are these guys on this list? Better Steal: Kemp or O'Neal? Gervin (40th pick!) or O'Neal? You have All-time greats on this list, like Malone, Stockton, Kobe, Nash, etc... MVPs, Automatic Hall of Famers, Top 10 in ALL-TIME NBA scoring, Top 10 in ALL-TIME NBA assists, etc. These guys are TRULY among the greatest players EVER to play the game and were completely dominant in their careers. No one would DARE question their credentials. Then you have Jermaine O'Neal mentioned in the same context...
***** No, I'm saying Jermaine O'Neal, who averaged CAREER HIGHS of only 4.5 ppg and 3.4 RB per game in his first 4 years, after which Portland let him go, is not worth a 1st round pick in the year he was drafted. It's not worth spending a 1st round pick on a guy that isn't ready to play for 5-6 years and he's certainly not a steal. After Portland paid him to ride the pine 4 years, when he was old enough to finish college anyway, he was a find by the Pacers, where he resurrected his career. Not to mention, he couldn't stay healthy in Indiana. He missed a lot of games. In what was arguably his best season by per-game averages, he played only 44 out of a possible 82 games. Saying he was a draft day steal is a complete revision of history.
+The1theycall Foo You probably meant last pick of the first round. There is no 31st pick in the first round since there are only 30 teams now, and less when MJ was drafted.
+Robert Tang It can be a "steal", depending on how you look at it, especially, if you end up being an absolutely dominant player and get picked after the 10th pick (like Kobe was, for example).
+Robert Tang It can be a "steal", depending on how you look at it, especially, if you end up being an absolutely dominant player and get picked after the 10th pick (like Kobe was, for example).
Frank McFaden I don't agree with that based on what I've seen. I'd say majority 1st round picks get a 2nd contract at the least. Top 10 picks easily good picks even in the last few drafts. 2nd rounders are the ones that have a hard time sticking in the NBA.
After reading these comments, nobody watched the end of the video. MANU GINOBILI picked at the 57th spot.... a future hall of famer, with 4 titles and a 5th one coming next year for the back to back. Kobe wasn't a steal he was picked at 13 nor was Jordan at 3. And Parker at the 28th spot. Spurs are the all time draft steals team. DUNCAN IS BACK, GET READY FOR A BACK TO BACK!!!! Spurs 2015 NBA Champs!!!!!!!!
Michael Jordan wasn't a steal at #3. Everyone expected greatness from him. Hakeem Olajuwon has a top 15 GOAT resume and won two championships on a far less superior team. Sam Bowie had his career ruined by injuries AND the Blazers had two shooting guards already. Neither were GOAT but if you're a top 3 pick, you're not a steal.
The bucks could have had Dirk Nowitski, Ray Allen, and Michael Redd on the same roster but decided to trade Dirk and Ray Allen. That is just pure "genius"!
they're steals because most of them are hall of famers or have at least around 5 all star selections. every single one of these guys could've been the 1st overall pick in their draft year. that's how good all of these guys are
The point is they should have been way higher for what they've done in their career. You ask most knowledgable people about the top 5-10 greatest and Kobe is in there, yet he was picked 13th. Is that high yes but obviously a steal.
in fairness Hakeem Olajuwon was picked first, he's one of the great ones. I don't know what the hell Portland were doing or who they picked second but they were wrong !
tossePharmD he's not really a steal honestly. Hakeem worked out PERFECTLY for houston, he's in my opinion the best center of all time and he won them back to back championships also portland already had clyde drexler, dude is a HOF even member of the dream team in 1992 olympics, they didn't need two star shooting guards
What is forgotten in the Nowitski for Traylor trade was that the Bucks threw in a # 16 first rounder which the Mavs traded to Phoenix for - get this- Steve Nash. So the Mav's in essence got both Nash and Nowitski for Tractor Traylor. Probably and even worse trade than than when the Warriors traded Robert Parish and their # 3 pick who turned out to be Kevin McHale for the Celtics #1 who turned out to be Joe Barry Carrol.
57th Manu, 28th Parker, 15th Leonard. Good job spurs!
Tim Duncan was a number one pick
and so was David Robninson
and it could be said all these players woudn't be shyt if it wasn't for the Franchise centers at number one
mind you kawhi was drafted by the pacers, nevertheless he did get traded on draft night for george hill.
Augustus Sypher wrong. Manu and Parker became future HOF'ers because of coach Pop. Pop made them both amazing players. Tim Duncan was inspiration that added to the mix.
jesus, Ginobili was picked 57th?
that's a damn steal
Geno beeli
kseries1981 Emmanuel 😂
kseries1981 He was just this random dude they saw play in Argentina in this one pick up game. they were impressed and just decided “ah why not”
Fuck a steal thats robbery
Still nothing compared to Reggie Miller being picked 111th :D
Manu and Tony were the true steals....
I'd say Emanuel is more so than Tony since at least Tony was a first rounder. Ginobili was extremely lucky he was selected so late on the right team that could use him in a proper manner. Any other team would have likely seen him as a throw away player back in the day.
Crazy Luigi SAS are just so good at excavating talents..
Jaden Xiao Primarily international talent. Which is why when San Antonio brings out Livio Jean-Charles to their team, I wouldn't be surprised to see him hold the same type of success that Kawhi Leonard has.
Also, thanks for drafting Goran Dragic for the Suns! ;)
Spurs dont really expect instant impact from players so they can take time to fit players in.
NOTHING COMPARES TO KOBE BRYANT, 12 DRAFT PICKS BEFORE HIM
They didn't even have a picture for Ginobili in his profile, lol. Just shows how big of steal he was.
+Nikhil Mangtani At the time Manu was a superstar in euroleague and still hasn't reached his prime and he went at 57. Today in 2015 if a guy shows just some potential like Mario Hezonja,he's already going top 5 even though he really honestly didn't prove much yet.
They spell Genobelle
+armin388221
Ricky Rubio was even the MVP in europe at the age of 19 before he arrived the NBA.
and........... nothing happened.
Damn Ginobili didnt even have a picture
or highlights
darius jones Well to be fair, it was the late 1990's. At that time, throughout this point, you'd likely have just rather giving a foreign player that was an unknown at the time just the mention and that's it; there likely wasn't any proper highlights for him with the technology shown at the time. Not having a picture would likely be in the same explanation at the time as well.
Crazy Luigi Never heard of em
stealing is perfect when nobody knows it.,lols
lol the audience when they picked Dirk... Fucking funny. Nobody knows that he will be a Hall of Famer with a Ring :D
Same reaction Kris(the #4 selection by knicks) got from the fans
Kerolos Adly jep, and he will be really good i think
MSD2002 The hate with foreigners, shut up. Racist people man, Kris will be good!
MSD2002 And I'm not even a Knicks fan lol
Kerolos Adly me too. Rip Sonics Fan. But its allways fun to watch when some high or 2nd round picks become a superstar later :D And everyone like "Fuck, where did he come from" "for what we have our scouts" :D
Manu Giniobli a pick in the high 50s. Tony parker almost fell to the 2nd round!!! San Antonio had the best backcourt in the NBA for almost 10 years with these two guys and no one expected them to go anywhere. That's crazy
Yes sir!!!! 😉😉
Kawhi Leonard as well.
+Cody Williams its because Popo is GOAT
+Daniel Louis Camaquin RC Bufford too
That's a strong indicator that the organization knows how to pick them and train them to their full potential. Unbelievable amount of wisdom and foresight. One of the reasons why SA is such a special team.
"John Stockton is the perfect point guard" you have no idea
He was booed
He was a great pg but he would barely play in the league today.
@@nethw7740 He still will play today because he has 3pt range. Alot of teams out there dont need a Steph or Dame. Look at Detroit with blake and drummond they definitely need him.
@@nethw7740 Of course he wouldn't. He's 58. :P
@@nethw7740 I doubt it. He will literally kill the league today with every team now scoring over 100 PPG. He will literally get twice as more assists per game as he did in Utah. He also had the 3pt range in his days.
You missed the biggest steal of all time! round 2, Pick 34 2001 Draft!
The White Mamba! Scalabrine!
pick 35 ;) - shame on the 34 picks above who passed lol
Yes, the Nba Finals Mvp!!
Ethan Riley one of the dumbest draft selections of all time
He's joke like u
Wrong. He was picked 1st for 3 consecutive years where do you get your facts
Arenas is more of a gun-point robbery than a steal
nice one
i'd play him at the Shooting Guard
***** How is he dumb? Arenas was averaging damn near 31 PPG in his prime
luxwutang LOL
luxwutang I JUST GOT THAT LMAO
Best 6th man of all-time was taken 57th overall? That's crazy
Forgetting about Havilcek?
+Chadwick Brown The guy butchered his name when he pronounced it lol!
Kevin McHale is the greatest of all time. Although I'm a Celtics fan.
+Television Robloxia Larry Bird us actually the greatest of all time.
+luis fragoso (Blueone117) That's actually how NBA Live 2003 pronounced Ginobili as well.
Kobe literally looks the same in the draft as he did his last game
He's not human
Rpp Wing stay healthy by exercising and eating right and you'll usually look well below your age when u get older
Rpp Wing he is not human at all like jordan
Black don’t crack
RIP KOBE
Amazing back to back drafts for the Jazz. Getting Stockton at 15 in 84 and Malone at 13 in 85.
@John Hallinan thanks reminding me. Lol. From utah dude
And everybody says, seeds 10 (or 15) to 20 sucks because you don't have many chances in playoff and in draft.
They just don't care.... xD
irony of malone being drafting at 13…
@@enhancedemon IRONY OF KOBRICK NOT ALIVE 17 YEARS AFTER HE DID TO 17 YEARS GIRL . MAILMAN ALIVE NEVER DID WRONG THING.
Isaiah Thomas was drafted 60th overall.
Yea the one that plays today
yeah and hes a useful asset but hardly a HOF'er or even an all star
Hate Hater no one expects the 60th pick to do anything and hes a decent player so i think its a steal
qwerty98685 My 2k15 player was undrafted and won mvp and average 35 6 10 so isiah thomas really doesn't impress me
XxMeansxPause x That's a game, imagine the doubt going 60th and pushing through it to become a great player for many teams. That's more than flicking some sticks, smh.
Geeenoobeelee
+Danny Lin well thats how you have to pronounce it
Actually... no. That's horrible.
+Danny Lin He seemed to have a decent career lol.
future HOF
Who was that who announced the pick for Ginobili?
manu was picked 57th and is one of the best sixmans of all time
***** he started 349 games out of 1144, roughly 30%, not most
***** no. he didnt.
if you actually watch spurs regularly, you'll know
the more minutes Manu play, the worse the team plays.
(actually, the same goes to TD and TP too...)
Daniel Peer soundcloud.com/choch-tray/cross-over
Why arent the Spurs in jail??
LOL
😂😂😂😂
Eladrio RAU at first i was like "ehhh?" but then i get your comment and it made me lol for at least half a minute wtf bro nice 1 hahahaha
Just got it lol
Because they are smart, took the international game seriously. Them and Dallas.
Manu Ginobili is the greatest steal draft of all time men...57th??? Best 6man ever to play the game with 5 rings baby!
Nba wise maybe, but over all wise it is tom Brady. Despite his cheating tendencies
4 rings
@@mimeblood4 yes, 4 rings and a gold medal
emanueel geeenobeelee lol
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Manu Ginobili was the best steal in a draft in nba history.
Considering the fact that kobe is held up to just below jordan im pretty sure kobe is a bigger draft steal
Michael Dearman But Kobe was drafted 13th, Kobe might have been top 3 at least, if not first. Now Manu got drafted 57th and he should've been drafted at least top 10 in the draft. Even if Kobe is legendary, Manu is a great player with great IQ and is severely underrated. That's why he's the bigger steal, not by skill, but for the difference in where he should've been drafted, to where he was drafted
soccerlove245 Well said.
Nah, he won't be a Hall of Famer, but should've gone higher than 57
Mike Hamilton Manu will be in the Basketball HOF, and it is borderline ignorant to not think so at this point. You just hating. Jordan and Kobe revere this man in basketball right up there just below them. Google that shit.
Ginobli hit 2 buzzer beater 3 pointers last night... he is still killing it and is a key player for the spurs
Lol at Dirk's picture, look like he's from Nsync! Haha
karl malone's picture, he looked so nice and friendly!
WTF Ginobili at 57th pick LOL best steals by spurs
Margo Manteman so many European players are busts especially someone skinny and un developed like him I don't blame them
Ginobili is not european tho
RIP LA 504 Nola Ginobili is South American
SA Always gets good ass steals lol
Damn it Pops
J.R. Garcia they got good scouts
SA really changed the NBA's focus on foreigh born players. Their scouting department may have been the best ever. Living in Atlanta, I remember the Hawks drafting a few foreign players in the last 80s and early 90s (Alexander Volkov is the one I remember most). None of them made a significnt contribution to the league. Don Nelson, of the Warriors at the time, also was very instrumental in making the NBA truly international.
Clyde Drexler looks like a skinny Apollo Creed
+Splash Brother stfu lmao
+Splash Brother Do YOU even know who Apollo Creed is?
+Splash Brother this guy
+Splash Brother Why did you take his comparison as an insult?
The best draft steal hands down, 57th and 28th of Spurs. 2 future hall of famers, 4 rings. That's just crazy.
tony parker is the lowest drafted NBA Finals MVP in history, Manu Ginobili is the only player ever to be drafted this low and won 3 championships, 6th man of the year and an olympic gold medal. Hell Ginobili is the only player ever to be drafted this low and still got to the all star team two times, those are the two biggest steals ever because everybody else got drafted much higher or accomplished much less than these two.
damn John Stockton was 16th pick?! Now he's one of the greatest pg of all time
He surprised everybody. He was a small white point guard from a small school in the Pacific Northwest. Nobody could've predicted that his talents would've translated to the NBA so smoothly.
zyxwut321 Gonzaga isn't a small school, you dumb piece of shit
+MudkipPlaysCOD stfu
MudkipPlaysCOD I’ll get you banned from CZcams for that angry attitude towards him
I hope our boy Hardaway Jr. can one day be considered one of the all time draft day steals
With the mess of the knicks management. I hope he doesn't turn to become iman shumpert.
I really doubt that will happen, Hardaway is much better offensively than Shumpert was rookie year. The problem is his defense, its terrible, he cant guard anyone. Basically Shump and Hardaway are kinda opposites and they are strong where the other is weak.
NYC Baller Hopefully all the little talent that there is in ny like Carmelo and hardaway will leave to an organization that actually knows what their doing
I hope not, I know the knicks are an inept organization but Im still a huge knick fan and I hope we retain the talent we do have
NYC Baller Hardaway is a decent defender, he is by no means "terrible".
Manu ginobili 57th pick... Tony Parker 28th pick.... No words can describe those steals...
7:52 "I think that he (manu ginobili) is a good pick at that point of the draft"
You're godamn right
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I love how Clyde already looked like an old man on draft day! Love that old man style.
He really did! the dude was a teenager that looked like he was 30
Wow Manu Ginobili was passed up 56 times and turned out to be one of the best shooting guards ever/future hall of famer
He ain’t one of the best but he is one of the greatest 6th man
Ginobli and Parker were very underrated because of the country where they were from, it's good to see that now they are future hall of Famers
no Dennis Rodman??? he was picked n°27 and he's a Hall of Famer!!
Dennis doesn't get much appreciation because of his off court lifestyle unfortunately
Mike Wood That doesn't mean he wasn't a steal. His behavior off the court didn't undermine his skill and talent on it as much as you made it out to be.
Rodman way before Arenas!
It's the same for Bill Laimbeer I guess...
The hair
Monta Ellis was drafted 2nd round # 40 overall
Where the fuck is MARCIN GORTAT !
Monta doesn't get respect 4 whatever reason.
Kobe at 13 has gotta be the all time greatest steal. I mean, arguably, he's higher than number 13 on the ALL TIME list.
Arguably any of these players in the video were higher than they actually got picked. That's why it's called a "steal". Arenas and Redd in the second round? Tony Parker 28th? Ginobili 57th? Those are also great steals so calm down
yeah but what i'm saying is kobe's the only one who is higher on the all time list than his draft number that year.
I disagree.
yeah, it depends on your opinion. I've seen people put him in the top 10 is all. I have no opinion about it.
Mike Hawk
Arenas, Redd, Parker & Ginobili can't be compared to Kobe.. They're great.. but Kobe is in the top 3 greatest of all time.. (I'm not a Kobe fan, I took this conclusion after watching dozens of interviews about him)
Parker and Ginobili, i think the GM's that passed on those guys have to be crying those guys are champions
That '96 draft was nasty.
96 in general was nasty for anyone not in Chicago.
slimmsayton 2003 was pretty crazy too
Harry Engel he was traded on draft day to Vlade Divac
He went to Charlotte
"A good pick at that point in the draft" Probably a gross understatement on the impact Ginobili would have on the Spurs and the NBA landscape.
Pretty much every rookie ever drafted ever should say the same thing Reggie Miller said. To paraphrase: "I want to contribute to the team, but I will do whatever the coaches want me to do in order to contribute, and if that includes sitting out in order to learn the game in the NBA, that's fine." Instead of "I'm da best basketball player evah and I ain't gonna play fo no team that want me to sit, fuk dat bullshit" which we see too often in the game today.
But sometimes it's actually better to have a rookie get consistent playing time so that they can learn from mistakes and build there own rhythm. That's exactly why Byron Scott benching Russell was a bad idea to me. Besides, it's not like the Lakers are going to be good whether he starts or not, so let him play
Find me one rookie who said he was the best and the team showed do what he wants instead of him doing what the team wants.. Have a good week-end searching.
Magic Johnson
Romano onamoR Iverson
Cristopher Martinez Kobe sat out during his first 2 years...
Carlos Boozer, Mo Williams, David Lee, Paul Millsap, Goran Dragic, Jeremy Lin (undrafted), Chandler Parsons, Isaiah Thomas (Kings) are others worth mentioning
What about Danny Green and Tiago Splitter an Taj Gibson?
The only two worth mentioning is Dragic and Milsap and maybe Parsons. Mo is a scrub and so is Lin lol and boozer is a overrated overpaid player that shouldn't even be mentioned in anything besides overpaid players.
Gabriel. No. Those are just role players not steals. That's just good drafting not steals so to speak since you can't have anyone of those guys as a leader or even a starter if it weren't for the spurs and PoP.
Wesley Matthews too
Henry Hill All the ones, I listed- look at their career numbers. Williams might be over the hill now, but at one point he was good for the Jazz and Kings. Boozer has always been solid and healthy. Might be overpaid, but good career numbers. Finally, you must have forgot about Linsanity. Then the Rockets gave him a nice contract to be their starting point guard and you think he's a scrub? He's a pretty decent PG considering he was undrafted. Bottom line- Think you need to take another look at all these guys' stats... I did my research.
Henry Hill ps. Sorry I meant Mo Williams was good for the CAVS not kings (when Lebron was there especially.)
This video is actually inspiring. A lot of us have had people pass on our talent in one way or another (school, job, promotion, etc.) but we can still be great.
Geno-Billy! What a steal indeed!
Up there with “Scott” Pippen
I'd say Ginobili was a much larger draft steal than Parker and a steal doesn't even begin to describe it
I bet this gets mentioned a lot but..Kobe hasn't aged even a bit :D
he really does look the same
I notice. It made laugh crying!
Gotta give it up for San Antonio.. 57th and 28th pick to make of the all-time great teams in NBA history.. Just an excellent organization..
Manu Ginóbili:
4 times NBA champ 💍💍💍💍
All Star
finals mvp stolen
not counting Fiba history 🏅🏅🏅🕊
GEE KNOE BEE LEE
Some of these guys slipping makes sense looking back, e.g. small school, mediocre comp, unproven out of high school, unknown out of Europe... but how do guys like Drexler and Pierce drop? They kicked ass at every single level and still get doubted? Shit's crazy.
Hubie Brown and Ernie Johnson doing the 1998 Draft... perfect!
The Spurs are Draft Geniuses!
+Swagscaper these guys have been up there for 17 years now, and that for a reason. If they Win another title it's by far the longest dynasty ever in the NBA
+Swagscaper the Celtics had 11 titles but very condensed to a few years!
+Swagscaper This will be the 19th straight season of 50+ wins for the Spurs. Started in 1997 when they drafted Duncan.
+Brandon Van 16 because 1999 was only 50 games. If 99 was a full season, it'd be 18.
Mills they got from Portland, actually, but the others, yeah.
John Stockton was one of the all time greats and a class act!
Stockton going 16th is insane. Imagine if they only knew they were getting the all time assists and steals leader and a perennial All NBAer for two decades. Somehow he is still underrated. Must be the shorts.
2nd round 57th pick
manu is the biggest steal all time
I am glad they put Manu and Tony in here; for fun I still sometimes pronounce it Gino-bee-lee because of this.
manu ginobili...lmaoo 57th pick, his name got screwed up and they aint even gotta pic of this dude...rofllllll...i know that motivated him
I know I'm not the only one that didn't know that Manu's real name was Emmanuel.
*Emanuel
Great interview by Reggie. Perfect.
Reggie Miller slid to 11th because teams were disappointed he wasn't a package deal with Cheryl
lol
Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker were the true steals...
When you look at what they've done, and what they are still doing, it's amazing. If only the Gm knew how wrong they were :O
Dirk , Nash ,Clyde , John are more of a steal then manu
...they DO know how wrong they were...we are in the future, they are aware, i know this might freak you out but the GMs didnt all fall into coma's after taking part in the NBA draft...
haha, "Emmanual Geno-Beelly" @7:30
Tony Parker, picked 28th, huge draft steal. Pop and RC are geniuses.
Buford was the one who discovered ginobili.
@@danortega748Actually, Sam Presti was the one that liked Parker.
Actually, Dennis Rodman was selected number 57 overall, so I think this was the top draft steal
He was picked 27th but on the 2nd round. That's 57th overall
Nope
@Bazarov look at the 47th pick...
The spurs had some great steals in the draft
Man, Some of these guys are totally over-rated. I wouldn't classify Jermaine O'Neal as a steal.
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Due to some of the comments, I'm adding this:
Where is Carlos Boozer (35th, '02)?
Rajon Rondo (21st, '06)?
Marc Gasol (48th, '07)?
Nick Van Exel (37th, '93)?
Sam Cassel (24th, '93)?
Latrell Sprewell (24th, '92)?
Shawn Kemp (17th, '89)?
Cliff Robinson (36th, '89)?
Tim Hardaway (14th, '89)?
Mark Price (25th, '86)?
Alex English (23rd, '76)?
...
And, one of my favorites, George Gervin (40th, '74).
Where are these guys on this list? Better Steal: Kemp or O'Neal? Gervin (40th pick!) or O'Neal?
You have All-time greats on this list, like Malone, Stockton, Kobe, Nash, etc... MVPs, Automatic Hall of Famers, Top 10 in ALL-TIME NBA scoring, Top 10 in ALL-TIME NBA assists, etc. These guys are TRULY among the greatest players EVER to play the game and were completely dominant in their careers. No one would DARE question their credentials.
Then you have Jermaine O'Neal mentioned in the same context...
He was dominate in his prime. Still a good role player in the NBA
brockl481
He was never dominant. There were always multiple PFs or Cs better than him in the league.
*****
No, I'm saying Jermaine O'Neal, who averaged CAREER HIGHS of only 4.5 ppg and 3.4 RB per game in his first 4 years, after which Portland let him go, is not worth a 1st round pick in the year he was drafted. It's not worth spending a 1st round pick on a guy that isn't ready to play for 5-6 years and he's certainly not a steal. After Portland paid him to ride the pine 4 years, when he was old enough to finish college anyway, he was a find by the Pacers, where he resurrected his career. Not to mention, he couldn't stay healthy in Indiana. He missed a lot of games. In what was arguably his best season by per-game averages, he played only 44 out of a possible 82 games.
Saying he was a draft day steal is a complete revision of history.
Do you or have you even watched basketball?
Daniel Peer That doesn't mean he wasn't dominant. And no shit there were better pf's and centers there is Shaq(AKA diesel), garnett, etc.
Kobe #13 blew my mind, and so did Manu #57
if you are chosen in round 1 there's no steal
+Robert Tang Except maybe all players drafted after Kwame Brown...
Not really, if Shaquille O'Neal or Michael Jordan went at number 31 in the first round that would be steal. Just depends on the caliber of the player.
+The1theycall Foo You probably meant last pick of the first round. There is no 31st pick in the first round since there are only 30 teams now, and less when MJ was drafted.
+Robert Tang It can be a "steal", depending on how you look at it, especially, if you end up being an absolutely dominant player and get picked after the 10th pick (like Kobe was, for example).
+Robert Tang It can be a "steal", depending on how you look at it, especially, if you end up being an absolutely dominant player and get picked after the 10th pick (like Kobe was, for example).
I think if you're drafted in the top 20 thats pretty high in my opinion.
When you think of the grand scheme of things yes, but remember the busts that are before a lot of these guys, even at 10.
in the NBA top 5 are really the only ones that make it. Half the first round picks dont make it to their next contracts.
Frank McFaden I don't agree with that based on what I've seen. I'd say majority 1st round picks get a 2nd contract at the least. Top 10 picks easily good picks even in the last few drafts. 2nd rounders are the ones that have a hard time sticking in the NBA.
After reading these comments, nobody watched the end of the video. MANU GINOBILI picked at the 57th spot.... a future hall of famer, with 4 titles and a 5th one coming next year for the back to back. Kobe wasn't a steal he was picked at 13 nor was Jordan at 3. And Parker at the 28th spot. Spurs are the all time draft steals team. DUNCAN IS BACK, GET READY FOR A BACK TO BACK!!!! Spurs 2015 NBA Champs!!!!!!!!
GINO-BILLLLLY
LoL
to update this video:
2009 - Stephen Curry drafted 7th overall & DeMar DeRozan drafted 9th overall.
2010 - Paul George drafted 10th overall.
2011 - Klay Thompson drafted 11th overall, Kawhi Lenoard drafted 15th overall ,Jimmy Butler drafted 30th overall & Isaiah Thomas drafted 60th overall.
2012 - Damian Lillard drafted 6th overall, Andre Drummond drafted 9th overall, Draymond Green 35th overall.
2013 - CJ McCollum drafted 10th overall, Giannis Antetokounmpo drafted 15th overall and Rudy Gobert drafted 27th overall.
2014 - Nikola Jokic drafted 41st overall.
jakep1979 7th pick and 6th pick arent really steals
erric bishup they are if you consider some of the busts that were picked ahead.
jakep1979 yeah i suppose so but i would consider steals to be higher up
2014- jordan clarkson drafted 46th overall
Jason Balboa nope. sorry but a guy that padded his stats on a shitty LA team is not considered a steal.
Michael Jordan wasn't a steal at #3. Everyone expected greatness from him. Hakeem Olajuwon has a top 15 GOAT resume and won two championships on a far less superior team. Sam Bowie had his career ruined by injuries AND the Blazers had two shooting guards already. Neither were GOAT but if you're a top 3 pick, you're not a steal.
Isaiah Thomas is gonna be one of the best steals ever when it's all said and done. Round 2, 60th pick, he's insane.
Really sad looking at this comment in retrospect, knowing that he basically got forced out of the league. Still had a good career though.
Jordan Clarkson will be on this list after his career.. 46th pick
+Skip Taylor agree
Go lakers
+Jhmel actually, russell has a potential to be a star player one day
Draymond Green too
+Swaggy Jee Lakers are ass.
Gino and TP are the best steals
Wow ginobili on the 57th pick??? Crazy!!! And parker on the 28th??? The spurs are lucky team who can see the talent of the foreign basketball
"emanuel geenobeelee"
The bucks could have had Dirk Nowitski, Ray Allen, and Michael Redd on the same roster but decided to trade Dirk and Ray Allen. That is just pure "genius"!
I had no idea Kobe was drafted to Charlotte
+Flaxo Charlotte's pick was promised to the Lakers
+Flaxo They traded him to the Lakers
+Flaxo He then forced a trade to the Lakers.
+Flaxo hahahaha, I'm sure you're either trolling or you're a young fella.
+David Moreira He didn't force it Kobe was traded for 2 other players and a draft pick
Reggie Miller - class act since Day 1!
where's brian scalabrine?
He's pregnant
Rashard Lewis came as a Center prospect? He ended playing SF (and some PF).
never became strong enough to become an nba center
I know this was 2008, but as of 2016 Draymond Green 35th pick
some of these guys were picked pretty high... how is someone a steal if they're picked in the top ten?
in that case, there is a few steals every single draft in every single sport
Spiderman not all of those steals you're referring to are not Hall of Famers
And if you think about it there are only 2 rounds in the draft
i agree with you actually
they're steals because most of them are hall of famers or have at least around 5 all star selections. every single one of these guys could've been the 1st overall pick in their draft year. that's how good all of these guys are
San Antonio Spurs : Knowing how to draft since EVER
Tony Parker and Ginobili were the best "steals" by far
some of those guys were drafted pretty high. wouldn't consider them steals.
The point is they should have been way higher for what they've done in their career. You ask most knowledgable people about the top 5-10 greatest and Kobe is in there, yet he was picked 13th. Is that high yes but obviously a steal.
Picking an all-time great outside of the top 5. It's a steal compared to what the earlier picks were.
Picking MJ second was a steal LOL
***** mj was 3rd LOL, you ever heard of Sam Bowie? prolly not lol
they're steal cuz they all could've been 1st overall picks
man tony grew 3 inches since he got drafted
Man he looked at least 6'1 next to the 5'9 david stern. I feel like he must have grown like 1.5 inches and the rest is just his shoes.
clyde drexler looks like he should be in the temptations or the floaters
Hahaha you childish for that.
clyde looked old all his life lol
How about Mario Elie who was picked in the 7th round of the 1985 draft?
Manu Ginobili was by far the biggest steal #SPURSNATIONS
Good steals
never give up dawg
Rodman was a 2nd round pick for Detroit...
Damn Dirk averaging nearly 30 PPG in 98 haha
Crazy to see manu and tony picked so late..and to think they became the cornerstone along with Timmy D for the spurs
When I found out the Bucks picked Dirk, that stung. They really need him right now.
Yo how did jordan not make this top draft steals. HE wasnt picked 1st wtf????
in fairness Hakeem Olajuwon was picked first, he's one of the great ones. I don't know what the hell Portland were doing or who they picked second but they were wrong !
Mark Keppel
They didn't need Jordan at the time. They already had Drexler
tossePharmD
he's not really a steal honestly. Hakeem worked out PERFECTLY for houston, he's in my opinion the best center of all time and he won them back to back championships
also portland already had clyde drexler, dude is a HOF even member of the dream team in 1992 olympics, they didn't need two star shooting guards
Jsalcedo23 could have converted mj to a small forward
Storm Obano portland didnt pick him because they already had clyde drexlar
What is forgotten in the Nowitski for Traylor trade was that the Bucks threw in a # 16 first rounder which the Mavs traded to Phoenix for - get this- Steve Nash. So the Mav's in essence got both Nash and Nowitski for Tractor Traylor. Probably and even worse trade than than when the Warriors traded Robert Parish and their # 3 pick who turned out to be Kevin McHale for the Celtics #1 who turned out to be Joe Barry Carrol.