Bane is just going to be one of those picks that haunt me....
Just made for Brad’s offense.
Let's hope Nesmith picks it up at some point. But, yeah, in hindsight, I think if Danny knew Bane would be available at #30, it would have made a lot of sense to trade #14 for a future similarly rated pick.
I don't think Bane has star written all over him or anything, but at least he would be playable right now.
You don't draft players to be playable in a contending team's rotation after 11 games. You draft them to be developed to reach their ceiling years from now....on their 2nd or 3rd contract.
How about we give Nesmith more than a few games into his rookie year before deciding, in hindsight, it would have been better trading that pick for a future pick. Nesmith could well have a Terry Rozier-like developmental curve.
Can you provide examples on prior or current teams that were capped out with multiple max players? Or that’s new long term strategy that Danny has come up with...
Not going to answer your question because it isn't pertinent to the topic at hand. If you are drafting in the lottery, you are drafting for upside. Sure, players can come in NBA ready, but even lottery picks don't come in ready to contribute to winning, nevermind players drafted farther down in the first. The overwhelming amount of players drafted, yes, even in the lottery, simply aren't ready to contribute in a meaningful way, right away.
And if you are drafting in the top half of the draft, you better be expecting game growth. And you need time to ascertain if they are going to develop.
Look at Smart. I think it's fair to say he is what he is at this point. He is better than when he was a rookie but by early in his second contract, it was clear he plateaued. Still, it took 5-6 years to figure that out. Look at Rozier, rookie year compared to now, in year six. Completely different player development arch, but at year 6, he is turning into a strong starter in the league.
My point stands. You draft players based on what they will be years later, not based on if they can contribute meaningfully right away.