2014 NBA Redraft: A tale of two big men and two missed picks

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#15 Pick: Joe Harris (Originally: Adrien Payne)

The Hawks selected Adrien Payne who did not even make it through the entire season with the team before being traded to Minnesota. Given that the franchise only got back a protected first-rounder less than half a season into his rookie season tells you all you need to know.

Joe Harris would likely not have cracked the rotation for a team that won 60 games, especially considering he did not take off until getting to Brooklyn, the same season Kenny Atkinson took over as head coach.

Coincidentally, Atkinson was an assistant coach for this Hawks team so getting him under that coaching tree even faster seems like a good idea.

It is not hyperbolic to say the Harris is arguably the best shooter in the league, non-Golden State Warriors division. He is a career 42.3 percent shooter from long range. Harris has also shown the ability to play multiple positions, starting as a small forward in every game he appeared in this season after starting 76 games at shooting guard on last year’s playoff team.

Harris would have been in a great place to learn under Atkinson and study behind Kyle Korver in Atlanta.

With the sixteenth pick in the 2014 NBA Redraft, the Denver Nuggets select…

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