To piggy back my reply above, I'm gonna add this to the board in general. Specifically those dis'ing what Vlade and the KINGS did last night,
If you're someone like Bajaden that went on record stating that you had scouted and evaluated most, if not all, of these prospects and that in your opinion the KINGS could have got better value -- then that would be a take. It doesn't at all make it factual, but it is at least an opinion supported by hours and hours and hours of work. Yet, it still wouldn't take into account the direction of the franchise, what they covet most in their players and what their future roadmap might be.
However, watching select games, youtube highlights and pouring over advanced stats for a couple dozen or more college players doesn't qualify anyone to factually claim that any franchises draft chart is way off the mark.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that outside of about a half people on this site, most of you are looking at data from 3rd party websites such as NBAdraft.net or DraftExpress or something similar. You're making judgements on 'value' based off the ranking of another fan. They may be a fan like Bajaden, that watches hours of college games and film -- but 99% of them aren't professionals. It's merely fan opinion.
Hell, even legit draft gurus such as ESPN's Mel Kiper and Todd McShay often find themselves at great odds with NFL scouts/GM's over player evaluations. You really believe amateurs that don't put in the same amount of time and effort nor have the same access to the same info or personnel are gonna be any better? This stuff is largely subjective as it is.
In conclusion, I get that it's cool to have an opinion. I get that their are players we all favor over others for various reasons. And when our team doesn't go in that direction, we all feel let down. But to make claims like many of the ones cited here today and position them as fact is just silly talk. It really is.