12-13-2020, 04:09 PM
(12-13-2020, 04:03 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Example Celtics:
Post KG-Pierce trade they had 16 1st round and 12 2nd round picks. They nailed the lottery picks Smart, Tatum and Brown. Added two more solid players in the 1st round (Williams, Rozier). Semi Ojeleye and Abdel Nader are the only 2nd round picks that are still in the league and both are more or less garbage time players.
Yeah, Ainge is another good example of an overrated GM, imo.
On one hand, he successfully compiled a huge wealth of draft capital, to the point where the Celtics' future made everyone jealous (very similar to what Presti is doing now).
On the other hand, he has shown very little ability to use that capital to transform his team into a championship favorite. I'd say we're about a year away from the national narrative on Boston landing squarely on the "underachievers" label. Plus, he's on a significant run of draft misses right now.
It's not that he sucks, but he's also not AMAZING, like people think. The point is that there are many different parts of the job, and success requires way more than choosing the right guy in the draft.