Westbrook's Retirement Triggers a Fresh Look at the 2008 Draft

Following Russell Westbrook's retirement, a speculative re-draft of the 2008 class places Westbrook at No. 1 to the Bulls and reshuffles the rest of the lottery based on career longevity, peak impact and how the league’s evolution toward shooting and multi-positional defense would alter fit; the piece runs through picks 1–30, with the early favorites like Kevin Love, Brook Lopez, Derrick Rose, DeAndre Jordan, Serge Ibaka and others re-ranked to reflect what their careers might have looked like in a modern context.