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Message: [QUOTE="Lefty2one, post: 2759107, member: 1001"] Pretty much. I'm not risking a Top 5 on a big man today unless he's at minimum a versatile, solid defender. Comparing Ayton to Embiid is okay, though Embiid still has a lot to prove IMO and he wasn't nearly as lost defensively in college as Ayton was. Embiid's defense is one of the bigger reasons they got smoked by Boston: he was massacred defensively, to the point where they had to hide him on Morris. He's just too big and slow. The best teams go small in the playoffs. If your big can't defend the pick and roll and/or switch then he's going to either sit on the bench or get or get you killed. Even a guy like KAT, who was viewed as a very good defender coming out of UK, hasn't translated and is now one of the worst defenders in the NBA. I will be stunned if Ayton is ever more than a below-average defender. I also think Ayton's offensive potential is overrated. His post game is mechanical and his jumper needs more work than Bamba, Jackson Jr, and Bagley. I can't get it out of my head that Arizona was obliterated by Buffalo and just how poor of a conference the Pac 12 is these days. I'd take Doncic first overall and Bamba second. I still can't believe Doncic is going third in this draft given the way the game is played today and what he's accomplished. [/QUOTE]