I agree that Suggs didn't light the league on fire and was perhaps the biggest flop in the top 10 right now so you're either doubling down on a mistake with the chance that you'll get two guys that were at the top of their classes who have played together and may have that certain chemistry that unlocks both to the best of their ability.
Or you go 0-2 with top 5 picks back to back
Orlando is in a tough spot. They're stuck in a loop of taking gambles on high upside players who struggle long enough to eat up their rookie contract and then start to turn it around just as they get expensive (or just after Orlando trades them for basically nothing). They've got Cole Anthony, Jalen Suggs, and Markelle Fultz as potential lead guards. If they draft Holmgren they'd have Wendell Carter, Mo Bamba, and Chet Holmgren at C. They've got the Wagners and Jonathan Isaac (if he ever gets healthy) as their forwards which means they don't really have a place for Banchero or Smith either without sitting somebody. Will they ever develop an identity or are they going to spend another decade developing talent for other teams? How can you have 6 top 10 picks on your team and win 22 games?
I think if I were Orlando's GM I'd try and trade the #1 pick and possibly one or two of those other top prospects who haven't quite panned out for somebody I could build around. Maybe Brooklyn wants out of the Ben Simmons game already. Maybe go after Ayton in a sign and trade (obviously they would have to wait until 30 days after their draft pick signs a contract so that's a little tricky). Sam Presti loves draft picks, maybe he'd trade Shai to lock up both of the top picks in this draft. I don't think bringing in another 19 year old and initiating them into that culture of losing is likely to change much for them.
