Preface
The 2017 draft was also a year of high hopes, and there were too many young talents in this year's draft, and they all went on to become the leaders of their respective teams, such as Mitchell, who was drafted with the 13th pick, and later became the core of the Jazz, even if he was traded to the Cavaliers, he was still not for sale. Look at Adebayo, who is the 14th pick, and now he is one of the core figures of the Heat.
The thirteenth and fourteenth picks are so impressive, then the top three in the draft must be in better shape. In fact, otherwise, the performance of the top three in this draft can be said to be very different, and the status of the top two is not as high as the players in the back dozen picks, so let's take a look at the champions of this draft, how the top and Tanhua are developing now!
Winner: Fultz (Affected by injury)
"I worked hard to catch up with the one I had high hopes for. This sentence is perfect for Fultz, whose physical talent is quite explosive, compared to the guards in the same position, it is simply crushing, and his excellent running and jumping ability and tough strength also give him an advantage in confrontation. When Fultz was in college, he averaged 23+6+6 data per game, and his excellent body and luxurious data also made him the favorite in the 17th draft. In the draft, the 76ers undoubtedly selected Fultz with the No. 1 pick, and the 76ers, who have a lot of talent, were once considered to be on the rise.
However, fate played a big joke on Foltz, before the 76ers played a long game, Fultz had a shoulder injury problem, so he chose to suspend treatment, after diagnosis, it was found that this is a shooting disorder problem, when shooting, the arm will be involuntarily deformed, ten twisted, resulting in him unable to shoot normally, after a long diagnosis and treatment, Fultz finally returned in March of the following year, and he only played 14 games throughout the season, averaging 7.1 points per game.
In October 2018, the 76ers sent the champion to the Magic, and after coming to the Magic, Fultz finally recovered, but because of injuries, everyone thought that his average of 12 points per game was okay, and he still had the opportunity to show his talent. Fate is always unfair, and Fultz was once again out injured and in the two years of '21 and '22, Fultz missed most of the games and has clearly become synonymous with the glass man. However, he did not lose his heart and made a strong comeback in the 22-23 season, averaging a career-high of 14 points per game, and hopefully the champion can continue to work hard to catch up with his once-high expectations.
Leader: Bauer (underperforming)
The eye of the 17th draft is Ball, and there are some surprises that Ball can actually get the position of the top spot, mainly because his father is too able to brag about his son, saying that not choosing Ball is a loss for the team, and blowing his son to the sky, so the Lakers selected Ball with the list of eyes. But Ball's main reason is that his father is too black, otherwise he himself would not have been hacked so badly, Ball's ball intelligence is quite good, he has a wide passing vision, he has excellent insight on the field, and he is often reminiscent of Kidd, but he is obviously one size bigger.
However, Ball's game effect is not very ideal, it does not give people a very amazing feeling, the performance on the court is decent, he got enough ball in his rookie season, with the ball in hand, Ball's low shooting rate is terrible, not to mention anything else, let's just say that the free throw shooting rate, only 45.1%, where is this guard, even the center is not as good, Kidd does not have such a miserable shooting rate, it is obviously blown over. His sniper-style shooting posture has also been criticized by fans, and he averaged 10+7+7 data per game in his rookie season, but this is obtained when taking up a lot of balls, and the efficiency is really low.
Later, in the trade about James, Ball was sent to the Pelicans, after a period of precipitation, Ball was favored by the Bulls and signed a big contract of 80 million, but before the heat was covered, the injury came to the door, Ball had surgery in the summer of '22, missed most of the games, and announced again in the summer of '23 that he would miss the entire 23-24 season, the top two rookies in this class don't know what's going on, they are plagued by injuries, I hope they can get better.
Tanhua: Tatum (play worth, become the core)
The best of this rookie is undoubtedly Tanhua Tatum, Tatum staged a good show of toughening James in the playoffs in his rookie season, and James was even more impressed in the Eastern Conference finals. This also made the Celtics management see the infinite possibilities of Tatum's future, after sending Irving away, the team officially began to take Tatum as the core, 19-20 season, Tatum played a career-high performance, averaging 23+7 per game, helping the team break into the Eastern Conference finals, although lost to the Heat, but he is still young after all, and there is still time to impact the championship, the Celtics did not dare to slack off, and quickly gave Tatum a maximum salary contract, and now Tatum is at the peak of his career.
In 2022, Tatum also led the team to the Finals, but he lost to the old and spicy Warriors, and the loss in the Finals also made Tatum very sad, so in the regular season of the 22-23 season, he appeared in front of people with an unstoppable attitude, averaging 30+4+8 per game, which has already stood up the backbone of the whole team.