Commentary

Sophomore 20: Year 2 rankings

Originally Published: February 3, 2012
By David Thorpe | Scouts Inc.

Over time, some draft classes will give the league multiple superstars, but most produce 15 or so quality players who last for a decade or so in the NBA, with perhaps a star or two mixed in. For the class of 2010, though, aspiring to be even average may be too heady, despite gaining one phenom from the previous year thanks to an injury.

For starters, five of the guys who went in the lottery are no-shows on our top 20 list just a year after the draft. By my count, 22 of the first-round picks are in danger of not even sticking in the NBA for five years. That's bad.

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David Thorpe

NBA
  • NBA Analyst for ESPN.com
  • Executive director of Pro Training Center
  • Started coaching career in 1987

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