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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2759036, member: 488"] I'm surprised so many people are down on Ayton. To me, he's the best prospect since Embiid. I value toolset ahead of production when it comes to young players. Ayton was a liability at times defensively in his one years at Arizona, but he has a 7'5 wingspan and plus mobility for a guy his size. Technique can be learned over time. His block rate is underwhelming but not terrible - with improved defensive awareness, that rate should go up, especially if he's baptized by fire like I'd expect (don't expect good defensive numbers year one). He's not going to be Gobert or Embiid but he's also not plodding like Towns. Bamba would be a clear cut #2 on my board. I don't care about him getting his own shot. If it comes, great, if it doesn't, you still have an all-NBA talent. And for all the talk about how limited he is offensively, he scored 14 points per game in conference play, shot 68% from the line, and at least demonstrated a feint penchant for hitting three point shots. The 7'10 wingspan is a big deal. If I'm Cleveland I'm doing anything within my power to trade up for him. I'm skeptical on Doncic. What's his one elite skill? Playmaking? Size? Versatility? Anything that couldn't have been said about Evan Turner coming out of Ohio State? His prototype is the last one you want to build a team around - not [I]quite [/I]good enough offensively to make you great on that end but bad enough to sink you defensively. I could be completely wrong about him - excellent passing skills, ability to score at all three levels, can face you up or post you up, "makes teammates better," etc. There's just no blueprint that sticks out in my mind. Most #1 scoring options are either taller, better athletes, or elite shooters. He could get there on the third one, but if I were betting I'd go the other way. Beyond that, I'm not too attuned. I like but don't love Bagley and Carter. Jackson from Michigan State gets a lot of hype for someone who scored a combined eight points in two NCAA Tournament games. Could see him as another Noah Vonleh where the talent is popping but he just kind of gets lost in the fray. Staying put at #10 to drafty Mikal Bridges would make too much sense for Philly which is probably why they won't do it. I agree with the poster that mentioned Shake Milton as a good late round value. I'm not a Trae Young fan. He's too small. Cool college player who might catch on as a Trey Burke/Fred VanVleet type player but that's about it. [/QUOTE]

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