With what we know now, who would have been the number 1 pick of the 2019 draft?

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With what we know now, who would have been the number 1 pick of the 2019 draft? 

Post#1 » by Homer38 » Thu Nov 6, 2025 3:16 pm

With Zion struggling to stay healthy and Ja's attitude problem, who would be the number 1 pick in retrospect?

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Re: With what we know now, who would have been the number 1 pick of the 2019 draft? 

Post#2 » by Bornstellar » Thu Nov 6, 2025 3:20 pm

Probably still Zion honestly. He is so immensely physically talented that I still think teams would gamble on taking him and trying to put the proper systems in place to manage his diet/weight/etc. Looking at that draft it's mostly just role players. If not Zion or Ja then it would have to be Darius Garland.
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Post#3 » by Karate Diop » Thu Nov 6, 2025 3:31 pm

Zion. Because knowing what we know now teams would be 100% on his ass from Day 1. None of this auto-'chise's-#1 guy type stuff.
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Re: With what we know now, who would have been the number 1 pick of the 2019 draft? 

Post#4 » by maverick_41 » Thu Nov 6, 2025 4:00 pm

I would trade the pick honestly. The 2019 draft looks brutal and hopeless.

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