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Originally Posted by Mateo
You take Beasley, then Rose, in that order. Don't worry about who's already on the team. Look at our record and then explain to me why we shouldn't take the best player available, regardless of position. A team this bad obviously doesn't have enough talent to worry about how a player will fit into the current lineup; the current lineup stinks (as evidenced by the record).
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While I'm not 100% behind you in the order of those top two, I do think your main point is right on: you take the best player available. Even good teams probably shouldn't draft for position-need over talent, and there is no way a team as bad as this Minnesota team should do so. It would be nice to get that perfect fit, but it's not worth reaching for. Personally, I'd probably take Rose first overall, and I happen to believe he does work position-wise, too, as I am still not convinced Foye is the PG of the future for this team (more likely a combo, either off the bench or in a 3-guard type lineup). And if you decide Beasley is the guy, you go with him. Maybe Al plays center again, like he has most of this year. Frankly, if you look at the reality of the league, he's not particularly undersized, and the position suits his game. Or maybe you find another center and play a bigger lineup, with Beasley at 3.
Either way, the last thing you want to do is say "oh, we need a center" and pass up the top players just to take, say, Hibbert or Jordan. (I love the latter, by the way, but not with a really high pick this season.) Ask the Raptors (and Rafael Araujo) about that.