TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[Bayliss]

I think Ayton is pretty much a dinosaur now.  He has no post game.  And he cannot shoot.  He is decent at pick and roll, and he can defend somewhat.

But he can be played off the floor because he cannot punish smaller players, nd he cannot draw bg players out of the paint and make them pay.

I'd take Brook Lopez over him any day of the week.  Brook changed his game to stay in the league.  Now, he can shoot from outside, and he protects the paint better than anyone outside of Gobert.  He struggles with pick and roll but that's why he drops coverage, and he only plays about half the game. But the bang to buck ration with Lopez is so much higher than it is with Ayton.