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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 1799507, member: 837"]
I wasn't angry but rather pointing out that comparing G to Simmons makes no sense at all. Now Malachi makes a little more sense, I agree.

My general point was that I don't think a team drafting G should have been all that consumed with his age b/c they are in a spot where they are drafting a rotation piece. If you're hoping to find a player who develops into something other than what he is today, then G isn't your man. I see him as a guy you draft for the initial contract and figure you'll replace or re-sign at a moderate price for a second deal, but ultimately a guy you replace at some point a few years down the road.

If you're drafting a guy like Malachi, I agree, it helps that he's 19 or whatever, b/c he's a guy who shot 37% last year so you need him to realize potential as opposed to walk in Day 1 as a finished product. In that scenario youth, at least in theory, gives you a better timeline and better chance of seeing some version of their potential realized.

What is a separate argument is whether or not the fascination with upside and superstar or all-star potential works out well for NBA teams.
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