Players going late lotto this year realize in next years awful draft they could go much higher
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Players going late lotto this year realize in next years awful draft they could go much higher
tremonthustler1
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I personally had Williams as my #1 PF but next year he could be clear cut there, I think Bamba is in that spot for the time being though.
@tremonthustler1 Isaac or Monk a better fit for us? 
Outside of Griffin and Otto Porter I can't remember this strategy working out well for freshman who definitely leave college in their sophomore season. Hell, it's plausible someone trades up and pick Marcus Smart #1 if he came out in 2013, he almost certainly would've gone #2 to the Magic that year but he dropped 4 spots the next year.
Well there's no guarantee at all. He could be exposed or hurt who knows
He's just playing the percentages that outside of the top few picks next years draft is awful
In Smart's case it was the opposite, there was more talent the next year. For Williams it's a much weaker draft next year, he'll at least go in the same range he would this season.
That's why things didn't go as well for Rabb even though he didn't necessarily hurt his stock.
It usually doesn't work out for big guys. The only other big men that I remembered not dropping after staying behind were Thabeet and Noah.
Roy Hibbert, Sullinger, Perry Jones and Ed Davis all dropped. Alex Poythress went from being a projected lotto pick to not being drafted at all. If you stay and you don't improve, it just gives scouts and GMs more reasons not to pick you.
This draft has a lot of solid future NBA starters but almost no stars.
Only Lonzo Ball and Jayson Tatum have STAR potential.
Only Lonzo Ball and Jayson Tatum have STAR potential.
Build a team around Tatum and see what happens. You'll look like the Pacers for the next decade.
I know. That's why I said STAR potential. Not superstar.
There are no future superstars in this draft.
The closest guy is Lonzo Ball. That's why he's my #1 overall pick.