Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
This is true, it's also likely part of why Brandon Clarke fell (he was 23 at draft time, I think, which Riller would have been in a normal year).
But then, Clarke was fantastic for Memphis this year, including adding a 3 ball which a lot of people predicted he would, and showed that, once again, a great way to guarantee you draft a good basketball player who will be productive for your team, is by drafting a good basketball player who is productive on their existing team.
So maybe some team somewhere will have learned the lesson? Probably not.