Hope Austin and Brad are scouting overseas. Liking the Begarin pick last season
Just lifted the below post
In 2018, Luka Doncic, despite being the Euroleague MVP as a teenager and one of the most polished basketball players we had ever seen at such a young age, was drafted 3rd in the draft. Within a year, he exposed the front offices who passed on him being completely incompetent and underrating Euroleague prospects who showed high-level basketball skills and IQ. In 2021, Sengun, despite being the Turkish league MVP and one of the most polished big men we had ever seen at such a young age, was drafted 16th. In fact, the Thunder front office actually went out of their way to NOT draft him by trading away their pick for 2 picks in the distant future. This year, Sengun has been one of the most impactful rookies this season, leading all rookies in BPM at a solid 2.5. In 538's RAPTOR he's at +3.6 (1st amongst rookies). In DPM he's at +0.3 (1st). In EPM, he's a solid +0.1, and in LEBRON, he's at -0.47 (4th). He's also 3rd in assist percentage, 1st in true shooting, 1st in steal percentage, and 2nd in block percentage. No matter how you slice it, he's been one of the best and high-impact rookies of his class. Despite all this, Sengun still wasn't drafted in the lottery.