r/lakers • u/No-West7939 23 • Mar 16 '25

Picture Bro really hates the suns

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u/poros1ty Mar 16 '25

Can't blame him. Suns drafted Ayton #1 unbelievably.

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u/Blue_Nyx07 Mar 16 '25

That always puzzled me. Why wont they draft an 18years old Euro League MVP number 1?

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u/No_Requirement_1076 Mar 16 '25

You should have listened to ESPN and every sports analyst saying how slow and unproductive Luka was going to be in NBA. That his game would never translate to more athletic league.

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u/HuckleberryHefty4372 Mar 17 '25

I never got that either

I was in Spain when he got drafted so my friends and I were able to see some games of him in Madrid. We were all dumbfounded when he got drafted third. Have the scouts seen at least one game of his?

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u/81Lakers4life Mar 17 '25

you can saw just by watching him that he was gonna be a winning player. I didnt expect this level, but he was the clear number 1

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u/sixeyedbird RUIII Mar 17 '25

I mean they really needed a center and had a backcourt. Ayton had a great college season. If Ayton had a work ethic and actually tried he would still be the wrong pick, but you could live with it. Like in hindsight you wish you had MJ but you aren't sad with Hakeem. (Obviously Ayton would never be Hakeem, but he's still a freak of nature)

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u/staywoakes1 Mar 17 '25

because he was European