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Originally Posted by tredadda
Difference is that with the old salary cap no one wanted to drop a crap ton of cash on a guard at #11. Now with the rookie cap being in place, teams are more willing to get a guard higher because they cost far less. There won't be as many late round gems as there used to be. Teams are drafting guards and centers more and more in the first round nowadays.
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Yes. It's just a changing facet of an ever-changing game.
Will there still be late round gems? Of course. Guys come out of nowhere. But the days of KNOWING that a guy was a sure-fire contributor, starter from day one, and you could just sit on it, because - hey, no one drafts guards in the first...well, those days are looking to be over.