02-23-2026, 05:34 PM
If you look at the last few drafts then teams have gotten really really good at finding the best players at the top of the draft.
2021:
Cunningham, Green, Mobley, Barnes, Suggs, Giddey, Kuminga, Wagner.
Better picks later: Sengun (and I had him top 5), Murphy III, Jalen Johnson
2022:
Banchero, Holmgren, Smith Jr., Murray, Ivey, Mathurin, Sharpe, Daniels.
Better picks later: Jalen Williams, Jalen Duren
2023: Wembanyama, Miller, Henderson, Thompson brothers, Black, Coulibaly, Walker
Better picks later: George, Lively (maybe)
What I´m saying is you better be damn sure you got ALL three players identified that turned out better than the the top 8 picks and that the other teams didn´t also see what you saw. The "busts" at the top end have been really minimized by teams recently.
2024 is too early too call, but it seems like Sarr and Castle will be the two best players from that weak class and nobody stands out as a huge missed opportunity later in the draft.
2021:
Cunningham, Green, Mobley, Barnes, Suggs, Giddey, Kuminga, Wagner.
Better picks later: Sengun (and I had him top 5), Murphy III, Jalen Johnson
2022:
Banchero, Holmgren, Smith Jr., Murray, Ivey, Mathurin, Sharpe, Daniels.
Better picks later: Jalen Williams, Jalen Duren
2023: Wembanyama, Miller, Henderson, Thompson brothers, Black, Coulibaly, Walker
Better picks later: George, Lively (maybe)
What I´m saying is you better be damn sure you got ALL three players identified that turned out better than the the top 8 picks and that the other teams didn´t also see what you saw. The "busts" at the top end have been really minimized by teams recently.
2024 is too early too call, but it seems like Sarr and Castle will be the two best players from that weak class and nobody stands out as a huge missed opportunity later in the draft.
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