re: Why was deandre ayton, Ben Simmons, and Markelle fultz top draft picks?

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In one of the best draft classes in a very, very long time

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really? Outside of trae and luka there’s nobody in that draft that jumps off the page. Which to me works in aytons favor since there weren’t many can’t miss prospects but there’s no doubt luka was the best player by a mile looking back but of course they couldn’t know that at the time. Imo trae was the clear no.1 pick that year. The fact that he fell to 5 was mine boggling. Too many people put emphasis on position need when they shouldn’t in basketball. Football for sure you go with need but I’m basketball get the best possible player. If you got 2 great guards or big men or wing players you can play them both at the same time.