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There's no universal No. 1, they’re just flip-flopping every other day, whoever has the hot moment.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijnijf000k357huorow0z6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'What also shows is that Zach Edey, the likely player of the year in college, is barely a lottery pick, and Donovan Clingan, UConn’s version, is nowhere close – despite them likely being the biggest matchup of the year in the National Championship Game.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijnikk000l357hfb554h4u@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'No use for those guys in today’s NBA, even in this weak class, apparently?', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijniln000m357hbdkmcdnk@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“I understand that Edey has no three-point element to his game, he's slow, whatever, but you still need a rebounder and shot blocker,” EB said. “I would still think you would want to incorporate that kind of action, kick the ball inside and either he gets an easy layup or kicks it out for three.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijnimn000n357hqx8s7sur@published'}, {'data': {'text': '“I guess the problem is defensively, you could take advantage of him,” Bish said. “An athletic big is just gonna move him outside.”', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijninu000o357h904p02y4@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“I think you can find a space,” JP shot in. “You'll find a spot in the NBA, you just have to be able to figure out your role.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijnioy000p357h9696uesb@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“And that’s the problem: you can’t take Zach Edey at No. 2 overall,” Bish returned. “He’s gonna be a first-round pick probably, and if he's a second round pick, can he make a roster? Of course, but he just can't be a high pick, because at the NBA level, there's only so much you can do.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijnipy000q357h9ivlpe09@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Okay, so the Wizards can’t get a Wembanyama, and this draft ain’t close to the LeBron-Bosh-Wade-Melo 2004 group, but you gotta find something that works.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cluijnir0000r357hb9i88acj@published'}, {'data': {'text': "“The new regime, they have to get a player who's going to be really good, and I'm sure even in a down draft, if you have a Top 3 pick, which they should, they have to get a really good player,” JP said. “Maybe they’re not going to get a difference-maker, and it’s unfortunate if they're saying there's nobody good in the draft.”", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 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