tmorgan wrote:Handlez wrote:If Cooper Flagg was allowed to be in this draft, would he go number 1 at 17 years old?
Easily. No question. And that #1 overall pick would have tremendous value as a result.
The first few picks are going to be massively overpaid for their likely production. I don’t see anyone that’s *likely* to step on the floor and be a positive contributor as a rookie. Some will, of course, but I don’t think teams are at all sure who it will be.
Most years, you’d never trade #1 overall for say #5, #10, and #20. This year I probably would. It’s that hazy.
Oh, and my guess at #1 is Sarr, who is far from a sure thing to be a good offensive player.
To be fair, this can be said for many lottery picks - their contribution in year 1 often less than what they are being paid.
There are always exceptions and last year these were Wemby and Holmgren. But even Holmgren's rookie season cost OKC 20m$... You can argue he didn't play in the first season but he still got paid and used OKC's cap. Luckily, they have another exception in J. Williams who plays like near max player for 5m$.