Olumide Oyedeji
· 2000 NBA Draft, 2nd round, pick #42 (SEA)
Why he was overlooked Patterns
Nothing in our pre-draft data flagged him as a steal: his age, school, testing and position profile looked like a typical pick in his range. The gap opened after the draft, on the field.
- Pre-draft rankings
No ESPN pre-draft ranking on file for him.
- Age
19.1 years old on draft night (born 1981-05-11).
Since 2000, picks in this group beat their draft slot 51.7% of the time (300 players, 2000–2021 classes) vs. 50% for a typical pick.
- Availability
Played 93 games over 3 NBA seasons (~38% of a full 82-game schedule each year).
Every line comes from data: Basketball-Reference career data; ESPN's draft profile; Wikidata birth dates. No scouting reports or quotes. Green = pointed toward a steal for him.
Career numbers
| Seasons | 3 |
| Games | 93 |
| Minutes / game | 6.3 |
| Points / game | 1.4 |
| Rebounds / game | 2.1 |
| Assists / game | 0.1 |
| Win Shares (career) | 1.2 |
| VORP | -0.3 |
| Box Plus/Minus | -4.3 |
The 2000 class: draft pick vs. redraft rank Full redraft
Each dot is a 2000 pick. Dashed line = typical redraft rank for each slot (2000–2021 classes). Above the line = beat his slot.
How players like him did
| Age Under 20 | 51.7% n=300 |
Share of 2000–2021 picks with the same trait who beat their draft slot. Line = 50%.
Measurables & pre-draft
| Age on draft night | 19.1 |
| Born | 1981-05-11 |
Picked around him 2000 redraft
| 39 | Lavor Postell | redraft #46 |
| 40 | Hanno Möttölä | redraft #36 |
| 41 | Chris Carrawell | redraft #51 |
| 43 | Michael Redd | redraft #3 |
| 44 | Brian Cardinal | redraft #12 |
| 45 | Jabari Smith | redraft #34 |
How verdicts and reasons are computed: methodology. Steal / bust = 15+ spots better / worse than the typical redraft rank for the slot.