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So well put as usual. All these pundits - many of whom I otherwise respect - put out virtual reams of analysis identifying draft winners and losers, but it could be years before we know the answer, and often the successes happen after the player has moved on to another team. And as David Thorpe has pointed out, the major determinant happens not on draft day but in the months and years thereafter through player development, some of which depends on the efforts of the player himself, but much of which is on the team.

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7’ 4” can still count a lot in basketball. I hope the Grizzlies can use Edey smartly, and make their opponents pay.

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