04-29-2026, 03:07 PM
(04-29-2026, 02:48 PM)Winter Wrote: I probably didn't express that particular thought clearly. Most everyone we're talking about at #8 is a freshman and pretty raw. I'm not sure any of them have the talent now to be playing 20 mpg and maybe not that much. The top 4 players in this draft are almost in a class by themselves. I'd like to get them, but let's not count on that.
If the FO saw other positional players in the 1st round that they really felt were a good gamble with a high upside, I'd think I'd be good with that. It's maybe riskier, but I don't see the typical mock draft #8s as having much upside.
I don't really see any of the guys we have been talking about at 8 as raw. I think any one of them will be playing at least 20 minutes a game as a rookie (just like Lively did).
If you are talking about star upside, I don't see that from anybody outside the top 4 or 5. If you are talking about core piece, I think its just an odds game. If the guy at 8 has a 50% chance of being a core piece, and the guy at 12 has a 25% chance and the guy at 17 has a 15% chance, then you are better off sticking at 8.