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Domantas Sabonis won the last poll. There was a tie, but a couple of posters who voted for someone other than Sabonis or Labissiere said they would go with Domantas and we don't really have time to do a runoff. Skal will probably win this one though.

Who's your pick for the #13 player on Detroit's big board?

1. Ben Simmons
2. Brandon Ingram
3. Dragan Bender
4. Jamal Murray
5. Kris Dunn
6. Buddy Hield
7. Marquese Chriss
8. Wade Baldwin
9. Deyonta Davis
10. Jakob Poeltl
11. Jaylen Brown
12. Domantas Sabonis
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I'm going to go with Valentine here. Without any confirmation of his potential knee issue down the line I'm going to lean towards that being a smokescreen at this point in the draft process. He had problems at Michigan State, but nothing was said about any lingering or degenerative concerns until a couple days ago. Valentine isn't good defensively and doesn't project to be any better in the NBA, but his facilitating and shooting are too tempting to pass on. As good as both of those skills are for Denzel and being a seasoned senior he could make an impact right away both on the second unit and playing minutes with some of the starters.

Go green.

I would have no qualms about taking Valentine over any of these guys, and I'm not scared off by his knee injury. But, I voted for Skal Labissiere, I just like the potential fit next to Drummond too much to pass on that.