Darryn Peterson

[BCSooners]

He's very close. Coming out of HS I would have put him on the list. Same for Wiggins. But after their freshman seasons, I just wasn't quite there on them. As Boulder said, I actually felt Durant was better. And to be truly generational, I don't think there should be any question who is the #1 pick. Much like Lebron, Wemby, and Flagg. They had the top pick locked up a year in advance and it never wavered.

I might be remembering wrong but I’m pretty sure analysts were saying every team would’ve drafted Oden #1. He was dominant as a freshman & was pretty dominant in the NBA the few weeks of his career he was healthy. I thought the consensus was Oden #1, Durant #2, then the actual draft begins.

 

[BoulderSooner]

I might be remembering wrong but I’m pretty sure analysts were saying every team would’ve drafted Oden #1. He was dominant as a freshman & was pretty dominant in the NBA the few weeks of his career he was healthy. I thought the consensus was Oden #1, Durant #2, then the actual draft begins.

it was the consensus .. but it was not unanimous

 

[Sooner04]

I've been a Sonics fan since I was a little kid. When the Blazers drafted Oden I danced across the room. That dude looked to be 45 in driver's ed.
Of course I didn't realize just how nefarious the dealings had become behind closed doors. A little part of me dies every time my wife goes to Starbucks.

 

[Eielson]

I might be remembering wrong but I’m pretty sure analysts were saying every team would’ve drafted Oden #1. He was dominant as a freshman & was pretty dominant in the NBA the few weeks of his career he was healthy. I thought the consensus was Oden #1, Durant #2, then the actual draft begins.

In that era, they were still obsessed with 7 footers, so it would have been hard to pick anybody else. I was definitely in the minority. Nowadays I don't think there would have been anybody who would have passed on Durant.

 

[BCSooners]

In that era, they were still obsessed with 7 footers, so it would have been hard to pick anybody else. I was definitely in the minority. Nowadays I don't think there would have been anybody who would have passed on Durant.

Oh definitely not now. Oden might’ve fell out of the lottery in today’s game.