To simply say we whiff on Baynes and now have more cap space and a top 5 pick is juvenile at best.
You sign him last year, and that sets off a chain of events, likely at the trade deadline, that we have no idea what the current roster looks like or current roster flexibility. Let alone what draft pick they'd have.
You are most likely looking at an even more unstable situation than you already have now, including being more desperate to find a starting center for the 3rd year in a row, in addition to all the other issues already present. The same low brow committee would have eviscerated Griff for signing a player as bad Baynes in the first place.
When Toronto signed him, they had in mind another playoff appearance. Instead they ended up trading Powell and tried to trade Lowry at the deadline. Missed the playoffs and are now having to reset their roster. May possibly lose their PBO.
The pro Adams argument is you have a tradeable player in '22 and you aren't in dire need to go find a center that needs big minutes. You still have much flexibility to handle bigger fish.