LogGrad98
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I think he is just assuming the picks happen in the exact same order they actually DID happen, regardless of which team is picking there.You dont miss out on embiid by drafting before he gets picked. In fact its the oppisite. If you draft prior to a player being picked then you actually have the opportunity to draft that player. Who hasnt been picked yet.
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In other words, going back to that scenario at that time with the info we had at that time, if you had the first pick, who do you choose? Not using the knowledge you have now. The assumption is that the picks likely still happen in the order they actually did as most teams probably had the same view of the players at that time.