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Message: [QUOTE="RF2044, post: 3080485, member: 40"] That's EXACTLY why the Nets drafted Chris McCullough late. They were decimated from a draft pick standpoint after making that bad trade with the Celtics, their roster was devoid of talent but the team couldn't reload with top end of the draft prospects, so they took a flier on a guy who might have elite upside late in the first round [nobody really knew, since he'd gotten injured]. If the guy pans out -- great, you swung for the fences and connected. If not -- no big deal, nothing really to lose, it only cost you a late first round pick. Sometimes you hit a triple, other times you strike out. And for a team with limited draft capital like the Nets back then, it made sense to gamble. [/QUOTE]