08-01-2021, 02:33 PM
(08-01-2021, 11:34 AM)Hogmelon Wrote: 1. Michael Jordan was the third pick in the 1984 draft (sort of like Luka, except without the monumentally propitious trade).
2. Fortunately for Mavs fans, Sacramento didn't know Luka was the best player in his draft. Fortunately for Mavs fans, Atlanta didn't either.
If you have the 1st pick, like Phoenix, they should know who the best player is. Sac and Atl didn't either, but neither had the 1st pick. I'm wondering if they weren't thinking need or ticket sales of something. Trae Young was kind of a known in America. Luka was a "who's he?". The old, all things being equal, buy American. The old bug-a-boo was get the big center when you could, so Phoenix went with Ayton. That happened with MJ. Or go with the athlete type over the skilled, yet boring, Euro.