3Peatkb24 wrote:My expectations for Russell are much higher than Randle's being he was the #2 pick ...
That's not fair to him because the Lakers picked him when they could have selected a different player. Look at prior #2s: Forget Ingram for the moment because we don't know what will become of him, but Jabari Parker (2014) is now starting to play well, Victor Oladipo (2013) is a Good, not Great, player, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (2012) is no star, Derrick Williams (2011) stinks, Evan Turner (2010) has never amounted to much, Hasheem Thabeet (2009) was a complete bust, Michael Beasley (2008) has been a huge disappointment, Kevin Durant (2007) is Great, LaMarcus Aldridge (2006) panned out, Marvin Williams (2005) has been just OK, Emeka Okfor (2004) was decent, but is gone now, Darko Milicic (2003) was a bust, Jay Williams (2002) never made it, Tyson Chandler (2001) has been solid, but not a star, and Stromile Swift (2000) was pretty much a bust.
So there's your elite list of #2s since 2000. Two bona fide All-Stars, with only one of the two being a bona fide superstar.