I get the idea of drafting for talent over fit, but that really only works if the talent is enough to make fit irrelevant. Detroit just doesn’t have the talent for that and it’s made the roster a mess, which could potentially stunt the growth of all their young players.

I also didn’t like the Monty hire because a coach coming straight from a finals contender always seemed like a bad fit for a team full of young guys. And even if Ayton was part of the problem, it seemed like a bad sign that Monty alienated a good young player that was an important part of a finals run.

Unless someone makes a leap to legit stardom amidst the current mess, I’m not super optimistic about this current “core’s” future

He’s not a favorite player and this was a while ago, but Al Horford has gotta have nightmares about Tristan Thompson