I'm not a scout. And I certainly have not seen much of Bender. But I am hoping that he is the pick, which means that DA is sold on his talent.
The reason? Not a single other player in this draft excites me. Murray is an under-sized (6'3" last time he was measured), non-athletic, shooting guard that admittedly can shoot. But it is the undersized, non-athletic part bothers me.
Hield is a volume shooter, scorer type and I would actually be okay with this pick but not a star IMO.
Dunn is an athletic PG but what kind of a facilitator is he? Is he more combo guard than shooting guard? Lord knows we don't have enough of those.
Jaylen Brown is athletic (and from my alma mater) but he can't shoot. How effective will he be without the ball in his hands?
After that, no one else to even consider for the #3 pick.
So if we draft bender, I think that means DA thinks he at least has star potential. And while we don't know how it will work out, I can live with that selection.