I should clarify my comments:
1. I don’t mean comparing the current Ball to Ayton, I mean considering how pumped I was on Ball at the time of the draft; I’m less pumped on big guys in general these days although ayton is the real deal, and given the chance I’d probably select him #1 this year (and largely because we may have a steal in Payton...no Payton, then I might lean Doncic).
2. As always I should have said ‘arguably’.
3. I would have taken Ball over Doncic for the similar reasons people are writing him off altogether (white euro stiff, even though he’s not), and again, how pumped I was on Ball.
Mock draft 2016-2018 (based on the top two picks only and a what I feel / felt at the time of the draft):
1. Simmons
2. Ayton (or Ball)
3. Ball (or Ayton)
4. Doncic
5. Ingram
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6. Fultz (didn’t like him)
I stand by my comment that I don’t think this draft is as good as everyone’s saying - not saying it’s not good; it is - but bamba is definitely overrated, there’s a good argument the same can be said for bagley (looks a bit soft) and possibly young also (maybe I’m being hard on him because his stats seem disproportionate to what I actually see; 6’2” only, doesn’t seem particularly great at anything other than throwing up hail Mary’s (that hit more often than not)), and Porter’s injury is serious enough to worry about.
As long as we get one of ayton, Doncic or jackson I’m good.
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