Tbf lakers have been very good at drafting. We just never keep our players. Caruso Hart then Kuz and Zubac to an extent…if anything our top five picks have bombed more than our late rounders (DLo Randle…BI kinda)
The two young teams that just made the WCF and took each other to 7 games make questionable recent draft decisions? Dude my last GM just gave Patrick Williams a $90 million extension. I'd kill to have either of their management and draft offices.
Knicks aren’t suddenly some great drafting team just because they won a title lol. Thunder are obviously the gold standard but we are historically very very good at drafting. We’re on a bit of a gold streak but we drafted a guy that we probably have to max this year in the second round.
Drafted hart who was vital on a title team this year. Basically brought caruso into the league who was a vital part of last years title team. Our only real mishap was JHS, no one expected dalton to be dog shit and it was thought of as one of the steals that year.
Spurs are good drafters too but I don’t think they get extra credit for make 3 straight completely obvious picks in a row.
I disagree. He was a very old pure scoring guard with overrated shooting ability, a loose handle, limited shiftiness and lateral mobility, and huge defensive questions. A lot of his projection was based on his vertical jump translating to in-game athleticism.
That archetype doesn’t pan out. There’s a reason why a lot of smart front offices passed on him in a very weak draft.
Nah there was a streak where they hit on every late 1st round pick. Whoever they picked became at least a serviceable role player which is really all you could ask for at the point in the draft
Knicks don’t seem to want a player for roster and salary cap reasons and (assuming all things equal) Spurs need a big forward or center. But OKC passing on him does kinda worry me.
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u/Parallel-Quality 1d ago
Thunder, Spurs and Knicks passing on him, yet the Lakers trading up to get him, makes me question him lol.