Looking back on the 2009 NBA Draft

Obviously, it is March and it's almost time for the conference tournaments to start, but we're also most of the way through the 2009-2010 NBA season. I felt like now is as good a time as ever to step back and look at how some of June's draftees have fared so far in the NBA. What's remarkable is that two of the top six picks have not participated in an NBA game this season. What's even more remarkable is that Mike "Dumbleavy" as Bill Simmons calls him and David Kahn still have jobs. Chris Wallace also gets credit for turning three top 36 picks into an 8th man (Sorry Sam), 9th man and a D-League Player. So here we go...

1. Blake Griffin-Blake suffered a devastating injury during the pre-season and hopefully he'll be able to recover from it, but when you take a guy #1 overall, you expect some type of contribution. Hopefully he'll come back from this and be the same explosive player he was before.

2. Hasheem Thabeet-Shocking! A terrible draft pick. I bet the Dakota Wizards are very happy to have him. The sad thing is that he's probably not even the best player in the D-Leauge. Every that has seen Thabeet play knows he's soft and has no offensive skill whatsoever.

3. James Harden-Harden has been making a solid contribution (9.8 ppg) on a playoff team. He's shooting about 38% from beyond the arc which is more than anyone though he's be able to shoot. You expect more from a top three pick, but you can't be disappointed with Harden so fan.

4. Tyreke Evans-Evans was one of the most NBA ready players in last summer's draft so no one should really be shocked that he's been one of the best rookies thus far. Sacramento must be very happy.

5. Ricky Rubio-I have no doubt he'll be a very good NBA player, but when? He hasn't helped the T-wolves at all.

6. Jonny Flynn-He's been better than I thought he would be, but what he's doing is about right for a #6 overall pick.

7. Steph Curry-I was wrong. He's more Monta Ellis than J.J. Redick. He's right there with Evans for Rookie of the Year.

8. Jordan Hill-When you are a throw-in in a trade halfway through your rookie year, that's usually a bad sign. He didn't fit NY's system at all so I wonder why the Knicks took him in the first place.

9. DeMar DeRozen-The only thing he's accomplished this season was boring me during the dunk contest. Another mistake.

10. Brandon Jennings-I can't say i'm shocked with what he's done, I didn't think he'd overtake Ramon Sessions so quickly. Jennings is a future star.

11. Terrence Williams-The Nets are terrible so he's had the chance to get lots of minutes. I think he could be a 18-7-5 type guy in two or three years. You could have done worse with the #11 pick.

12. Gerry Henderson-He's one of the biggest busts in this draft. Surprise! I expect him to be joining Thabeet in the D-League any day. Who would have ever thought that a two-guard that couldn't shoot in college would somehow be able to do it in the NBA. Nice pick MJ!

13. Tyler Hansbrough-He's played pretty well when he's had the chance. He provided energy off the bench. I expect to see a little more from him next year.

14. Earl Clark-He was drafted as a project and that's exactly what he's been. He could be Amar'e or he could be Hilton Armstrong. We'll know in a few years.

Coming Soon...The rest of the 1st round.