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Redrafting The 1st Round Of The 2014 NBA Draft

By Colby Giacubeno

Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Andrew Wiggins (Kansas) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number one overall pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 26, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Andrew Wiggins (Kansas) shakes hands with NBA commissioner Adam Silver after being selected as the number one overall pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2014 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 15, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (11) brings the ball up the court during the first quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 15, 2015; Houston, TX, USA; Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (11) brings the ball up the court during the first quarter against the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

11. Denver Nuggets: Dante Exum, Australia

Original selection: 5th by the Utah Jazz

2015-16 statistics: Tore ACL before season began

Dante Exum was a questionable prospect heading into the draft because of his only experience being in Australia and not in the NCAA. However, his size at 6’6″ and his ability to handle the ball intrigued many teams in the lottery, but the Jazz pulled the trigger earliest.

Exum didn’t take the league by storm, but he had a somewhat successful rookie campaign. He started 41 games, helping  the Jazz to a 24-17 during that time. His averages of 4.8 points, 2.4 assists, and 1.6 rebounds per game didn’t jump out at you, but there were major adjustments to the speed of the game that Exum had to adapt to.

The Nuggets already have invested their future in point guard Emmaunel Mudiay, but if they had selected Exum at their 11th pick (given that he was still available), they could possibly have used their top-five pick in the past draft on a big man or wing.

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