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Originally Posted by bubbsy
it's still very negative to a franchise. Early "blown" picks still have a chance to be used as an asset (turris, brassard, etc, etc) where there is still hope that a change of scenery/environment can bring out the player's potential.
If the player is not willing to play in hte minors for periods of time, and is more keen on rushing back to the motherland than this opportunity is also lost.
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I get that, but is the line of thinking really "if we blow this pick and the kid is Russian we really have nothing...so we better take a NA player because at least he will have some value if he busts". I really don't see teams looking at top draft picks that way. Maybe I'm just missing something...