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SoberasHotRod said:
I think the key to drafting a win now player is to draft someone without a huge hole in their game. In the NBA, weaknesses are scouted and exposed and limit a player's ability to be a positive player.

Now typically players with well rounded games are older, so...
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It also helps if your team around the player is good and they can come in and fill a role.
 
In one of the weirder coaching moves, Jacque Vaughn decided to play Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas for the entire 1st quarter against the Bucks and sat them for the rest of the game without injuries.

His explanation was that he wanted to get "the feel and pulse of the game" and then decided he should rest those guys instead as they had played a lot of minutes in their previous game. Those two combined for 7/13 shooting in the first quarter, and it was just a 1 point game after the Q and even only a 7 point game at half-time.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Yeah, defense. Think he was also a really bad rim finisher (not fact checked) and was very on ball dominant.
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I think his defense has been much better than projected. He's not a lock down defender or anything, but he can fit within a defensive system and play his part in team defense. His defensive numbers I'm looking at are pretty good. His defensive rating is 108, his fg% difference is -1.3, and his on/off defensive difference is -6.22.
 
Podz may be lacking in defense in some areas, and maybe those areas get put under a microscope in a playoff setting, but he does make up a lot of ground with his rebounding alone. The raw numbers are good…but GSW have a rebound percentage of nearly 6% better with him in the court. It’s not just surface level numbers. On top of that he’s a solid steals guy. He’s taking away so many possessions from the offense.
 
The Warriors are ***. They look so lifeless.
 
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