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Message: [QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 2150613, member: 652"] I really don't get why the NBA is obsessed with the players age when they draft him. Not all draft picks have to be upside picks. Very few guys are going to be max contract guys in 3-4 years when their contracts expire because they take forever to develop. Malcolm Brogdon is a perfect example of this. In the 1980s and 90s he would've been a first round pick in the draft because teams would want players that could contribute. Now every draft pick is an upside freshman or sophomore and teams just want to hit the lottery Teams should want players that can be in their second rotation. Instead they are drafting kids to be their 11th and 12th players as rookies unless they are lottery picks. The draft sucks nowadays as it's all mainly freshman prospects who aren't ready for 2-3 years. [/QUOTE]