03-27-2026, 11:05 AM
(03-27-2026, 10:48 AM)DanSchwartzgan Wrote: It has been a while since I read this, but I believe the 8th pick has one of the worst history of success (not positive, but something in the 6-8 range). The theory is that the very best guys are gone and it is too early to start picking role players (or single skill players you hope develop other things). So, teams take the projects who “might” put it all together and become a star in this range and often come up empty handed.
So, the multi-tool high floor guy is actually appealing to me in this range. At the very least he’s a better version of Max Christie with more POA D and on ball creation. I do think the Booker/Kentucky thing might be instructive here. I’m not saying Burries gets 25 a game on a different team. But, there may be upside that we don’t see because Arizona is so deep they don’t need him to do more.
That makes sense. Burries is definitely top of the role player list. You could make an argument though that this draft is so deep that number goes a little farther out than usual.