Now that the Detroit Pistons have moved up from No. 46 to pick No. 36 in tonight’s NBA Draft, I am sure many of you are not giving it a moment’s thought. A second-round pick is a second-round pick, after all. But, this is a bigger deal than many realize. For one, the success rate of guys drafted below pick No. 45 is incredibly low. Isaiah Thomas and Manu Ginóbili are two of the few over the last 20 or 30 years that were drafted late in the second round that went on to have success in the NBA.
2022 NBA Draft: Players the Pistons could draft after jumping up in the second round
