This is why I feel DA isn't kicking himself about Giannis even if he turns out to be great. Look at how many teams passed on Jimmy Butler or Dray Green, it happens and it's a crap shoot.
Agree 100%.
It's like when you are in a poker game, and you have four spades, and you know the other guy has a straight. You have very little committed so far, and the other guy pushes you all in.
You fold the hand, knowing it's too much of a risk to throw everything away on.
The cards come out, and there is a spade - so in hindsight you now know if you had have called, you would have won huge.
Do you stress over it?
No, because at the time there was no way you could have known that spade would come out, and it wasn't worth the risk. You made the right call given the circumstances, and you live with it knowing that if you were put in that same position in the next game you would make the exact same call.
Every draft there are a couple of fluke guys who beat the odds and far outperform their draft position. You live with it, and say good luck to the team who too the gamble.
As is stands right now both players are in their third seasons.
Giannis is averaging 16.6 / 7.6 / 2.9 Per 36 and putting up average advanced stats on an under-achieving 13th seed team.
Olynyk is averaging 17.7 / 7.7 / 2.8 Per 36 and putting up amazing advanced stats on an over-achieving 5th seeded team.
We still have no evidence to suggest that Giannis is actually the better player. He might look better on paper, in terms of his outright stats and measurements, athletic ability, etc. But it might not be a total coincidence that the guy with the great advanced stats (KO) happens to also be the guy who is on the winning/overachieving team.
