Why did Brunson fall to the 33rd pick in the second round? Who were the top picks, second picks, and Tanhua at that time?

Today's "Five Donkey King" Brunson is definitely a superstar at the NBA king level. And it is certain that it was a complete "misjudgment" that he entered the NBA with a 33rd pick.

So, Brunson is so strong, why did he only have the 33rd pick in the second round back then? This article believes that it is necessary to have a good analysis, hoping that there will be some reference and inspirational significance.

In fact, writing this article is a bit of cheering up our young Chinese player Yang Hansen! After all, Xiao Yang's most popular draft range is the 30-40 pick.

The specific analysis is based on the following aspects:

1. Static talent suffered a loss

Brunson was already 22 years old when he participated in the NBA draft! First of all, he suffered a loss in age. He reached his junior year at the University of Villanueva. At this age, it is really difficult to get higher in the NBA! So, it is still right for Yang Hansen to choose the NBA at the age of 19.

Secondly, Brunson is only 1.85 meters tall, which is considered to be lacking in talent in confrontation. In fact, this is a kind of prejudice, because there are many stars in the NBA around 1.85 meters! Iverson, Paul, Lowry, etc. are not high, and they do not affect the ranking! But this is a reason for looking down on Brunson.

In summary, Brunson looks "inconspicuous", especially at the age of 22.

2. The university platform is not popular

Brunson played at Villanova University, and the basketball style of this school is relatively holistic and is not easy to create a star effect. Because Brunson is not the absolute leader in this team, and it happens to be in a team with strong collective nature, which gives people the feeling that the star tastes insufficient.

is indeed difficult to attract people's attention. He plays point guard in a university where he plays very holistically, which naturally makes his playing style seem very traditional and classic, giving people a feeling of insufficient offensive ability.

3. There were too many stars in the draft that year

Brunson was the 2018 draft, and it was considered a super new year of draft that year! Now looking at the draft that year, it is indeed a super new year.

Because there are too many star players, this also makes it difficult for scouts to pay attention to Brunson. They all focused on players like Doncic, Treyan, and Ayton.

The No. 1 scored to Aiton and the second place to Marvin Bagre, and Tanhua was Doncic. If considering that Alexander is also ranked 11th, then it seems understandable that Brunson only ranked 33rd.

Summary

NBA draft is a "choice" after all, and if there is a "choice", there will be mistakes. Fortunately, gold always shines. Brunson used his performance as the "King of New York" to prove that he was definitely the top 5 elite in the draft that year. But then again, the 2018 rookies are really strong!