03-24-2023, 04:21 PM
(03-24-2023, 04:07 PM)omahen Wrote:Quote:A top 10 pick in this year's draft can absolutely help fill one of those spots.
It is very rare that rookie can contribute immediately to a contender and it is also possible the pick is a fail overall. Expecting a rookie to play serious starter minutes and contribute is a tall task. Not saying it is impossible, but it is also far from absolutely
2022 players from top 9 picks that couldn't contribute on a contender as a starter in their rookie season: Holmgren (out for season), Sharpe, Daniels
2021: Suggs, Mitchell, Kuminga (barely played his rookie season)
2020: Wiseman, Williams, Okoro, Okongwu, Hayes, Toppin, Avdija
2019: Culver, White, Hayes, Hachimura
I give it a 95% chance a top 10 pick would be traded. I was referring to that rather than a rookie coming in to help.