Why should the HoopObsession opinion matter? Because no NBA team or draft web site, or draft expert gets it 100% right. From the brilliant Jerry West to the guru Daryl Morey, to Sam Hinkie or Sam Presti, or Chad Ford or Jonathan Ginovy ...or us, nobody is perfect when it comes to predicting the future of mostly 18 to 22 year old male athletes. For every great pick, like Geoff Petrie selecting Isaiah Thomas 60th in 2011, there is an equally poor choice laying in the closet of all the great basketball minds in the NBA.

The key is to be skilled and obsessive enough to limit mistakes, and have more hits than misses.

Our HoopObsession Draft Board may not look like the boards on mass media sights. And that is okay.

In 2011 we ranked Kawhi Leonard third on our board and watched as a dozen teams passed on him until he was selected 15th. In 2012 we ranked Draymond Green seventh. He was taken 35th. Those are just a couple of examples that stand out.

We may not get everything correct but you can rest assured we are over here obsessing. We watch FULL games, not just Synergy highlights. We ALWAYS consider the NBA positional landscape. We have 25-plus years experience in player evaluation.

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