Originally Posted by
MichaelMcNamara
So, out of curiosity, why would you take Hayes at 8? I am not going with 20/20 vision, but just in general -- why would you take a big man at 8? One who cant yet do any of the things that would make a big unique. Yes, maybe he will one day have a 3pt shot. Maybe one day he will be able to handle a bit and pass. But he hadnt shown any of that so far, and a pure 5 is a mercenary position IMO, unless you find a truly unique one.
When it comes to pure 5's, the only ones that stick with the teams who draft them are the insanely unique ones (Embiid, KAT, Jokic, Bam), with the lone exception being Steven Adams with OKC. And the odds of Hayes being a unique, All Star caliber, one seems very very low. So, why take him - or any non special 5 for that matter, in the top 10?