shopson67
Well-Known Member
The thing is, Bagley and MPJ were the OVERWHELMING consensus best high school players in the country, prior to going to college.
If MPJs back injury is not a major concern, there is a pretty compelling argument that he is the best player in the draft. Bagley is not the defensive liability that Okafor was and a lot of the metrics based analysis of this draft have him as the best player in the draft.
It's a roll of the dice between any of the top 4 players.
I'll admit I wasn't overly impressed with Bagley in college (just seemed to use his height advantage for put backs largely), but he was also playing with Carter, which put him into a specific role that may not be what he needs to do in the NBA. He's clearly a fantastic athlete with a nice touch, just didn't think Duke used him to his fullest.
These kids want to win, so they clump together on a few teams, but they would get the chance to showcase their all-around talent better if they each went to a different school. Maybe they'll figure that out one of these days (as guys like Diallo and Vanderbilt get squeezed in rotations and end up 2nd round picks).