Edey is a complementary player, not a star around whom a team can build, especially these days.
Teams that tank, and therefore usually have the top picks, make bets on very high-potential young players when they pick in the draft since it’s often the only way to get a player with generational talent, even if obviously those players are more likely to become busts than players we could categorize as role players, like Edey.
Plus, 9 really is quite high for a rookie who’s quite old and a player of his archetype.
Edey is a complementary player, not a star around whom a team can build, especially these days.
Teams that tank, and therefore usually have the top picks, make bets on very high-potential young players when they pick in the draft since it’s often the only way to get a player with generational talent, even if obviously those players are more likely to become busts than players we could categorize as role players, like Edey.
Plus, 9 really is quite high for a rookie who’s quite old and a player of his archetype.