You know evaluations are not that black and white. A good example of this is Jalen Green, who got paid 35 million a year in the hopes that he develops into the player everyone hoped he would be. He's certainly not being paid based on his performance in his rookie contract. Andrew Wiggins, after his rookie contract, got paid by the Wolves in the hopes he would turn into a star. Wiggins was and is an effective player, but its a far cry from where he was drafted. And I can't say that Wiggins worked out for the Wolves all that well.
Teams are incentivized to hold onto players because even a mildly bad contract is an asset that can be used to wheel and deal for other pieces. And teams also like to hold out hope on those tantalizing, high upside, super athletic, all potential players. That is what Ace is to me. He might very well work out and I will have egg on my face. But, half of the guys in the first round probably won't work out. If I am picking out which guys won't work out, I honestly would bet the under on Ace.
