🎧Podcast: Mock Draft w/Ryen Russillo
Chad and The Ringer's Ryen Russillo go deep on the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft
Chad and The Ringer's Ryen Russillo put together a mega deep dive through much of the first round of the 2021 NBA Draft.
They talk about key draft questions for the Pistons, Rockets, Cavs, Raptors, Magic and Thunder and break down a huge group of prospects, including Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, Scottie Barnes, Jonathan Kuminga, Davion Mitchell, Keon Johnson, Jalen Johnson, Franz Wagner, Alperen Şengün, Corey Kispert, James Bouknight, Usman Garuba, Ziaire Williams, Sharife Cooper, Miles McBride, Kai Jones & Greg Brown.
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Phenomenal podcast, tons of great info. I'm looking forward to the Hollinger pod too.
Chad, great podcast. Love the discussion on Cade. I had one question about Cade and the Pistons, and I am curious to get your thoughts. I do not follow the nba nearly as much as the nfl, so maybe this comparison is totally off base. I just know the GMs in the NFL do not like admitting they are wrong, they do not like cutting their losses, and they will give the guys they drafted and signed as free agents every opportunity to prove themselves and prove the GM right. I know Cade and Killian Hayes play different positions and you certainly can have multiple ball handlers and initiators on the court at the same time, but if the Pistons do draft Cade then in a way that would be admitting their top 10 pick of Hayes last year was a waste in a sense. Again, I know these guys are two different players, but you usually don't see teams use a top 10 pick on a guy to fill a certain role, and then the next year you use another top 10 pick on someone to fill that same role. That really just doesnt happen. The Arizona Cardinals did it a couple years ago, but that was a very rare exception with very different circumstances. So, my question is, could that be a factor at all for Troy Weaver and the Pistons? Would they feel more inclined to protect their guy (Hayes, Weaver's 1st draft pick as a GM) and build around him rather than bring in another guy to basically take his job?