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Where did Russell Westbrook fall in numberFire's 12-team fantasy basketball draft?

Round 11

Pick Overall Player Team Position Writer
1 121 Rondae Hollis-Jefferson BKN SF/PF Dale Redman
2 122 Greg Monroe MIL PF/C Alan Goldsher
3 123 Robin Lopez CHI C Abe Schwadron
4 124 Jeremy Lamb CHA SG/SF Jay Kim
5 125 Lou Williams LAC PG/SG Austan Kas
6 126 Markieff Morris WAS SF/PF Russell Peddle
7 127 Dion Waiters MIA SG/SF Sam Hauss
8 128 Thon Maker MIL PF/C Jordan Sharp
9 129 Reggie Jackson DET PG/SG Alex McDonald
10 130 Norman Powell TOR SG/SF Shae Cronin
11 131 Boban Marjanovic DET C Brett Oswalt
12 132 Marcus Smart BOS PG Brandon Gdula


We're officially in dart-throw territory!

I think Brandon Gdula nailed the Marcus Smart pick, as he'll have to log heavy minutes to make up for the Celtics' loss of Avery Bradley.

Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Greg Monroe, Robin Lopez, Lou Williams, and Reggie Jackson have all shown at one point or another that they have mid-round upside, so I like those picks too.

Guys like Norman Powell and Thon Maker have huge breakout potential as projected starters for the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks, respectively, so those are great fliers in this range.

Sam Hauss, one of the analysts on the Points in the Paint NBA Podcast, stayed incredibly on-brand by selecting his boy Dion Waiters with pick 127. I'm pretty sure Dion would've gone earlier, but no one else wanted to pick him at the fear of breaking Sam's heart.

My pick: Markieff Morris is a bit of an injury stash for me, but he's only supposed to miss the first couple weeks of the season. Morris ranked within the top-100 in nine-category leagues in three of the last four seasons (including 74th last year in his first full campaign with the Washington Wizards), so I'll take a shot on him this late.

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