I think Giddey is a very good prospect, but here's how his production compares to other players on his team, to put things in perspective:
He's a quality player with interesting skills, but overall he's just an solid starter type at best in Australia (though trending up a bit lately). This is impressive for such a young player in a reasonably strong league, but not, like, totally crazy. He obviously has work to do before he'll be a positive-value player at the NBA level.
Compare that to Sengun's situation:
His teammates are, at worst, comparable to Giddey's teammates. But unlike Giddey, he completely outclasses them. Overall, he has nearly as many win shares as all of his teammates combined.
If Giddey and Sengun were similarly dominant, then sure, I could get behind Giddey as a somewhat better fit on our current roster. But that's not the case...Sengun's on a completely different level in how well he's playing this season. So I don't understand having Giddey in the lottery if Sengun isn't *at least* a spot or two ahead of him.
He's a quality player with interesting skills, but overall he's just an solid starter type at best in Australia (though trending up a bit lately). This is impressive for such a young player in a reasonably strong league, but not, like, totally crazy. He obviously has work to do before he'll be a positive-value player at the NBA level.
Compare that to Sengun's situation:
His teammates are, at worst, comparable to Giddey's teammates. But unlike Giddey, he completely outclasses them. Overall, he has nearly as many win shares as all of his teammates combined.
If Giddey and Sengun were similarly dominant, then sure, I could get behind Giddey as a somewhat better fit on our current roster. But that's not the case...Sengun's on a completely different level in how well he's playing this season. So I don't understand having Giddey in the lottery if Sengun isn't *at least* a spot or two ahead of him.