Doctor MJ wrote:So I realized that I never actually did a 10-man redraft for this one and the completionist in me wanted to.
1. Philadelphia - Jamal Murray (7), BPA & Embiid certainly would enjoy this partnership better than the one with Simmons.
2. Lakers - Brandon Ingram (2), oddly enough, I think the Lakers make this move again knowing what they know now. They always knew he was a project, and now it's clear that the concept wasn't fundamentally flawed.
3. Boston - Jaylen Brown (3), I'd say the Celtics would look to run this back.
4. Phoenix - Pascal Siakam (27), BPA and I think he'd fit with Booker.
5. Minnesota - Ben Simmons (1), this is the Wiggins & KAT team, and Simmons actually seems like a great fit.
6. New Orleans - Buddy Hield (6), I think they'd do this again around AD & Jrue.
7. Denver - Fred VanVleet (un), I think he'd be great with Jokic.
8. Sacramento - Domantas Sabonis (11), the future starts early with quite the steal.
9. Toronto - Jakob Poeltl (9), I think the Raptors would do it again.
10. Milwaukee - Dejounte Murray (45), BPA gives them a 3-man core similar to what they have now, several years early.
Just giving a few thoughts coming in a couple years later:
* At this point I'd definitely side with Pascal Siakam as both BPA & the guy I'd draft for Philly.
* With 2025 knowledge, I'm more reluctant to say the Lakers make the same pick because Ingram stock has fallen, and so Jaylen Brown is the name that seems the clearest blue-chip of the bunch.
* I feel like Jamal probably gets picked 3rd as Ainge bets on talent, and Murray's demonstrated the best peak talent of this cohort.
* I'm think Sabonis & VanVleet slide up to grab the 4th & 5th slots, meaning the top 2 picks (Simmons & Ingram) fall out of my top 5 now. Feel like both could still get picked Top 10, but I'd be cautious about both - though Simmons, obviously, most of all.
