Orlando Magic Receive: C James Wiseman
Golden State Warriors Receive: C Mo Bamba
Perhaps teams shouldn’t be hesitant to acquire big men. On the other hand, drafting them in the lottery may be a different story.
Jokic and Embiid are exceptions to the rule. If a big doesn’t possess those types of unique abilities, they’re replaceable. Teams can acquire bigs for a price that’s much lower than a lottery pick.
For example, look at Deandre Ayton of the Phoenix Suns. This summer, the Suns seemed apprehensive about handing a traditional big man a max extension.
Fair – only they were the team that drafted him first overall in the first place.
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Bamba and Wiseman are both former lottery picks, too. Unfortunately, neither has lived up their pre-draft hype at this stage in their careers.
Should the Magic really target the younger Wiseman?