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Sucks that Love fell to my Grizzlies with the fifth pick and they proceeded to trade him later that night for OJ Mayo.
I was looking back at the Grizzlies drafts, and I'm left to wonder how on earth they are good.
In 2003, their pick was protected only at #1, otherwise they had to give their pick to Detroit (due to a trade to get Otis Thorpe when they were in Vancouver). I remember being on my knees as Memphis was in the last two of the draft lottery with the Cavs. Oh, that was the LeBron year. And Melo. And Wade. Jerry West has said he'd have taken Wade with the 2nd pick if they would have been able to keep it.
2008, they trade away Kevin Love. In 2009, they take Hasheem Thabeet 2nd, with Harden, Tyreke and Steph Curry all available. And on and on. Conley was drafted and Gasol and ZBo came from trades. Just think if Memphis had a scorer like Harden the last three years (instead of drafting Thabeet).
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