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[QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 2075433, member: 2133"]
That's not what I'm saying and that's certainly not the argument.  99% of those guys never had it to begin with.  In baseball, good prospects in the minors rarely have mind-blowing numbers at any particular level, yet they get promoted because teams want to A) push their development and B)avoid wasting cheap productive years in the minors.  If a guy is outperforming his peers, then generally he's been at that level too long.

Basketball isn't a sport where training and training and training makes someone into a good professional player.  There are exceptions, sure maybe like Brogdan, but the guy hasn't even played a full season yet - so don't go anointing him the next MVP just yet.  Buddy Hield stayed and played himself into a lotto pick and Brogdan is outplaying him, too.   Denzel Valentine stayed four years and was a steady mature player with a lot of the same attributes as Brogdan.  A high IQ play maker lacking in elite physical skills.  He was drafted 14th and is struggling to get minutes.

Outside of the top-5 or so picks, the draft is all about getting the best value for the draft position and gambling on upside.  So why would a team who thinks Lydon, for example, could be a top-10 talent with another year of seasoning[B] not[/B] pick him with the 20th pick this year?
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