Originally Posted by
Pelicanidae
I'm actually not a big fan of this trade. The #6 pick isn't great value: I think most people are agreed that this draft drops out after Zion, and then drops off again after Morant and Barrett. I personally disagree, because I'm very high on Culver, but at #6 the odds are that all four of those names are gone (especially Zion, cause we'd be taking him #1, obviously). After that, there's not exactly a gold mine, especially for guards. I am not high on Garland at all. I think he is what people feared Trae Young would be at an NBA level, and I don't have him going top ten in my draft. I'm a bit higher on White, but he still does nothing to really stun me, and doesn't impress me that much as a prospect.
I'm also not that high on Ayton. He's obviously still young, but a lot of his flaws are things that are very difficult to teach. He has very little nose for the ball, very little in the way of defensive instinct, and isn't very good at playing in improvised scenarios. He has a few moves, and he's a good rebounder, but aside from the natural qualities of his body he's not a very good defender, which is something you want from a big man who can't shoot from distance. Again, obviously he could learn, but given that I'm not that high on their picks there has to be something to entice me, and Ayton isn't that guy imo.
I do like Warren.
I think the Lakers would struggle to beat that, because I don't like any of their young guys either, and I definitely like Ayton more than I like Ingram or Kuzma. But as for how the Knicks beat that? Same deal they've had available the entire time. #3, Robinson, Trier, their 2020 FRP, 2x Dallas picks.