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ESPN Senior Writer- Senior NBA Writer for ESPN.com
- ESPN Insider NBA Draft Analyst since 2002
- Writes ESPN's NBA Draft Top 100 and Lottery Mock Draft
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ESPN Senior Writer- Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series
- Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers
- Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system
In a special edition of Ford & Pelton's NBA draft coverage, Insider's draft analysts look back on Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook as prospects and compare and contrast their paths to NBA stardom at the point guard position.
Kevin Pelton: Besides being two of the NBA's best point guards, Stephen Curry and Russell Westbrook are two of the biggest draft overachievers in recent memory. While both players went in the high lottery, there were question marks about both of them coming out of college. Let's start with Westbrook, who was competing with Jerryd Bayless to be the second point guard drafted after Derrick Rose in 2008.
Question: How did Russell Westbrook rate as a draft prospect?