Miles Plumlee probably isn’t supposed to be an opening night starter in the NBA. He certainly isn’t supposed to be beating out Greg Monroe and John Henson for those starter’s minutes.
There were 11 big men selected in the 2012 NBA Draft before Plumlee’s name was called by the Indiana Pacers, who held the 26th overall pick. Henson was one of them. Others include Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond, Jared Sullinger and Tyler Zeller.
It’s no surprise that nearly a dozen bigs went in that draft before Plumlee was picked.