Yaron Weitzman
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Lonzo was – Lonzo, first of all, pre-injury was really good, really good.
And I'm sort of like – I judge NBA – like, my judging of draft picks is like –
You don't know who's going to be a star or not.
If the guy's really good, then you hit.
If you didn't nail the super, I don't know.
The guy's hit.
Lonzo was a really good player.
And most scouts liked him a lot too.
So yeah, some people had De'Aaron Fox ahead of him.
And I think his scouts, I think I had it in the book.
A lot of them had De'Aaron Fox ranked as a higher point guard.
But to me, the Magic, that's not a mistake.
But it's also indicative.
Magic wanted both ways.
Magic wanted to be the ceremonial president.
Like, I'm Magic Johnson.
But he also wanted to...
get his hands in on certain decisions as well.
And, like, you can't do both.
That's where the issues can come in.