Suns 5th, but that 30th pick is key to success
In a draft devoid of that next great superstar, it's not the end of the world to pick 5th. The 5th pick has less pressure to excel than the top 1 or 2, for both the team and the player, and yet...
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | G | Mi | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG |
| 2009-10 | 34 | 0 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 43.2 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 37.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 54.5 | 1 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .500 | 0 | 11.6 | |
| 2010-11 | Celtics | 31 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 34.3 | 0 | .200 | 0 | .200 | .400 | 50 | .100 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .500 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2011-12 | Celtics | 64 | 0 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 49.8 | .300 | .800 | 40.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 79.5 | .500 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | .700 | .200 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 2012-13 | Celtics | 8 | 0 | 3.5 | 8.6 | 40.6 | 1 | 3.5 | 28.6 | .100 | .500 | 25 | .500 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .800 | 1.3 | .500 | 0 | 8.1 |
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In a draft devoid of that next great superstar, it's not the end of the world to pick 5th. The 5th pick has less pressure to excel than the top 1 or 2, for both the team and the player, and yet...
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