I can't believe after all the losses and discussion we had this season about Ball or Fultz, there's a 250 post thread about... another big white freaking stiff!
Chap, I know you blasted someone saying the sky's not falling and it's not... but for me, I still pretty damn cloudy as I believe there are two possible change your franchise type talents and we're talking about either getting a SF or a big white guy who shot the 3 well for 20 games. Neither of which likely move the needle for this team.
So, while the sky isn't falling, our predicament still sucks, IMO.
No the sky isn't falling and the cloudiness is pending.
Whoever gets taken 1st always bears the burden. The pressure is not only off of the following picks, they also are given a chip to prove they should've been taken 1st.
Let's say hypothetically that Jackson was top on our board. If we still land him at #4, it's all the better for us. Costs less. Less pressure. Big chip. Our greatest loss of course comes with the potential trade value of #1. But that always is dependent on finding a partner. So there actually might be more gain taking him at #4 then #1.
If our top 2-3 players on the board go before us, then yeah, I'm all in for it being cloudy. I would presume that would be Jackson, Tatum and Fultz.
Count me out on Markkanen at #4. He's no scrub, but he brings very little to the table. Great shooter. Adequate rebounder. Tall and athletic. But he can totally disappear in games. Plus, he's a spitting image of Bender. Why have two of them? I don't see anything here that puts him in the top 4.