Quote:Mike Greenburg (Mike & Mike) stated this morning that only 2 of the 19 international players that were drafted in the Lottery turned out to be all stars

 

I agree that Euro players are often overvalued because of the mysteriousness factor. That 2 of 19 number is kind of misleading, though. The vast majority of players don't turn out to be All-Stars.  I'd say less than 25% of lottery picks that are from the U.S. or played college basketball in the U.S. become All-Stars. Still a better number than 2 of 19, for sure.

 

Also, I'd be curious to see this list. Is it including guys like Dante Exum (2014) and Dario Saric (2014) who are way too early to be counting out? If so, then throw in an 0 for 26 in 2013 and 2014 NBA U.S. lottery picks that have "turned out" to be All Stars. 

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