To be classified in first position during its draft, it is a luck for many players, a curse for others. However, and according to a former NBA member, being the No. 1 pick would be even harder than being an MVP. Just that.
While the playoffs take their course, the teams not present are already looking to the future, and in particular the draft. Now is the time for the Scouts to do their job and collect as much information as possible on the prospects of tomorrow. Who will succeed Zion Williamson, or more recently Anthony Edwards? So far from the event, impossible to know.
Because being in first position is obviously quite complicated. If the talent is there and the gap is huge with the competition, then the choice is quickly made. But if this is not the case, as with the latest vintage, then it all depends on the deductible that is at the top of the lottery.
It is clear that it is difficult to place first choice, and it is not Metta World Peace that is going to contradict us. In a recent Twitter post, the former Laker spoke about the draft and says it’s harder to be at the top than to be an MVP. Yes, he used this comparison, which is not necessarily unanimous.
How can we say not every number 1 pick should go to the HOF? Try being a number 1 pick . It’s extremely hard. Being a number 1 pick might be harder than being mvp . Put them all in the HOF . Being a number pick is harder than commentating
— Metta World Peace (@MettaWorld37) May 24, 2021
How can you say that a first draft pick shouldn’t land in the Hall of Fame? Try to be a first choice. It is extremely hard. Being the first pick is maybe more difficult than being an MVP. Place them all at the HoF, it’s harder to comment.
If we can trust MWP, Edwards, Williamson or even Towns have already won their ticket to the Hall of Fame. An opinion that is obviously debated, especially when he explains that it is easier to be an MVP. The odds are lower, that’s for sure, but let’s say that not everyone agrees with this statement.
An Anthony Bennett is the perfect example, he who is considered one of the greatest busts Of the history. If he was first choice in his draft, he could never confirm the expectations placed on him, to the chagrin of the Cavs. Like what, being the best of your vintage is not necessarily a guarantee of success, nor a door for the Hall of Fame.
Metta World Peace may have flared up over the debate between the first choice of a draft and the MVP, to say the least. For many of these players, there is still a long way to go, and a place for the HoF is far from certain.
