05-23-2023, 10:52 PM
(05-23-2023, 05:56 PM)khaled1987 Wrote: I followed that draft very closely and had one rule: Anyone but DSJ.
It looked clear at the end who is the top 8, and that he was falling to us
But OTOH, I wanted Monk. So it wasn't like I knew who is great player we can get
My top 5 for that draft was as follows:
1. Jayson Tatum
2. Bam Adebayo
3. DSJ
4. Lonzo
5. Lauri
Looking back I think the DSJ pick wasn't a bad one at all. Of course Mitchell and Bam were right there, but picking either that high was a stretch at the time. They went with the more highly rated prospect, and had DSJ really worked out he'd have had all-star potential.
Many others here were so spot on regarding Mitchell though. I never believed in them though. Bam was my pet pick and I was begging the Mavs to take him.
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