I'm not a big fan of draft-n-stash because, honestly, how many of those guys are ever really worth the wait.
Just recently:
Nik Pekovic
Nikola Mirotic
Tiago Splitter
Donatas Motiejunas
Marcin Gortat
Luis Scola
Marc Gasol
At least if you're selecting a big man, looks like it can pay off pretty nicely.
1. Tiago Splitter was picked #27 in 2007. Taken after him in the draft were Carl Landry, Big Baby, Josh McRoberts, Marc Gasol, Aaron Gray and Ramon Sessions. Is Splitter really so much better than any of those guys that he was worth the wait?
2. Portland picked Rudy Fernandez at #24 in that same year, before Aaron Brooks and Aaron Afflalo. Portland waited a year for him to come to the NBA, and then the guy was out of the league four years later. And there were several more draft-n-stash Euros taken after Splitter that either never made it to the NBA or were complete busts.
I'm not opposed to draft-n-stash if you're a good team looking to hit a home run with a late 1st round/2nd round pick and won't be hurt too badly if the player never works out. All things being equal, however, I'd rather have a guy who can come into camp next season so I don't have to wait and hope.
Mike