Can we move on from the trade? People are not talking about Detroit's excellent pick of Spencer Hawes enough.
Fine. I hated the Spencer Hawes pick, I thought there was a significantly better center still available.
I think added consideration needs to go to Hawes due to his big man partner at PF is Nene.
I wouldn't have been comfortable in a low-skilled (offensively speaking) center alongside Nene. I think that Detroit needed a high post center like Hawes in order to get the best offensively out of Nene at PF.
In terms of those high post centers, I think Hawes was the best on offer.