It was completely fair to pre-judge Lauri Markkanen cynically, if only because the guys who took him haven’t been good at taking good players. Personally I didn’t have much of an opinion as I skip out on draft analysis but it was definitely early consensus here that the Bulls screwed up.
But Markkanen has been fantastic, and while maybe it’s a result of the Bulls NOT doing their job, it’s still worth re-evaluating the evaluation.
If it weren’t for Ben Simmons, Markkanen would be the Rookie of the Year so far.