Giannis is a better prospect now, but that doesn't mean KO wasn't the right pick at the time. Who could've guessed Giannis would've grown like that? The Bucks just lucked out with him.
No one would have to guess. It was extremely easy to see the talent and prospect in Giannis and Ainge already had done that. There was no excuse. When he declared for the draft I knew I would take him at #1 if I had the top pick. I talked about it in chats/forums at draft night and I was devastated that we missed on him (didn't want to spoil things before the draft - I was sure we were going to get him).
nobody i see here is offering "excuses" for ainge's choice of olly. what i see are reasonable points as to why olly was a credible choice. as has been brought up repeatedly, on draft night ainge probably saw olly as having a higher floor but lower ceiling than antetokounmpo. antetokounmpo obviously was higher ceiling, but also higher risk.
i dont blame singe for going "safe" AND good with his choice. it is possible for people to make difference choices and not have one of them be wrong. happens all the time.
as for being "devastated" by this choice, perhaps it is time for you to step away from the keyboard, take a walk around the block, breath deeply, find some flowers, and keep it all in perspective.