It’s not the dumbest of takes when Klay’s lack of playmaking for others is the reason why he’s the second best player on his team and why the Warriors built around Steph, NOT Klay and that’s something that would inhibit any team that thinks they can build around Klay. There’s a difference between building solid teams…

Klay Thompson is a star, not a superstar. There’s a fine lining. And notice how a lot of those players are Spurs players? Thats the team who picked both Duncan and Robinson top 5. From there they built around those two and made a culture that lower picked players, but that doesmn’t happen if they never got Robinson or…

Most of them are mid level lottery picks. And the difference between the 8 and 3 pick can be very slight so its not indicative that those teams were much better than the teams that were top 5. Plus, out of those players, if we exclude Dirk and Kobe because of age, only three (Kawhi, Paul George, and Curry; maybe Dame…

I don’t get how what the Kings or Nets did is any more controversial than Hinkie. Only thing Hinkie did was abuse an already flawed system. And he never eliminated building a team through trades or free agency as an option. In Houston he acquired Harden by trading multiple picks and youg players for him which is why…

Ever since they traded Jrue he has been unable to stay healthy for a season. MCW was traded for the Lakers pick meanwhile MCW has completely flattened out in Milwaukee to the point Giannis is the starting PG. The last I’ve seen KJ he came off the bench to hack Drummond I believe it was 5 times in a row. Payton is not…

Well, what is the more efficient way? Compete for a late lottery and mid-teens pick and hope they can snag a Kawhi? The draft is a complete gamble as is free agency and trades and etc., but the top players in the NBA are usually high lottery picks which is why teams every year blatantly tank for them. And when Hinkie…

There are always multitudes of gems in the same draft, most teams just don’t have multiple lottery picks. And this is assuming that Hinkie designed for every draft pick was going be used as the core for a team which is untrue. There’s a reason why picks are collectively referred to as assets, because the player or the…

What trades would you NOT make that he did?

You’re assuming that getting the definitive top pick is the only means to find a superstar in the draft. Tanking is more about securing a top 3 pick and a chance to get the #1 more than just getting the #1

You’re taking 5 picks and assuming two of them are bad players without seeing them play. Taking one which Hinkie knew wasn’t that great and turned it into a very valuable pick. And Jahlil averaged 17/7 on extremely efficient numbers with no other shot creators. I don’t think he’s worthwhile to build around because of…

That’s a trivial statistic if I’ve seen one that tries to undermine he importance of high draft picks. Almost every contender in the league currently and in the past are centered around high-mid lottery picks. They don’t have to be #1, but picking Top 5 is (generally) where most success is found.