What if the Detroit Pistons would have selected Carmelo Anthony in the 2003 NBA draft instead of Darko Millicic?
That is one of the most interesting draft night questions ever given the ramifications.
The Detroit Pistons would go on to win the 2004 NBA Finals–the season directly after the draft–without much of any help from Millicic–and would go on to play in seven straight Eastern Conference Finals.
Anthony, Chauncey Billups, and LeBron James weighed in on the what-ifs recently.
Their thoughts–especially Billups’–might surprise you.
Anthony would have given the Pistons a longer window of contention and he has been at his best playing beside strong point guards and veteran leaders.