BPA. Bonus if BPA is also of a need position.
If you want a player who is a need but not BPA at your higher pick why aren't you trading down for extra assets AND nabbing said player that fits your need player at your new picking slot who is now the BPA?
Not drafting BPA means you lose value and some lower pick is gaining value.
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Originally Posted by Jay Random
2014: Since the Oilers picked RNH to try to make up for not picking Seguin, they were stuck with an undersized and under-physical #1 C. So they picked Draisaitl at #3 overall, because he was slightly more physically mature than Sam Bennett – a terrible reason to pick one 18-year-old ahead of another. Draisaitl is working out reasonably well for them, but the consensus seems to be that Bennett has the better overall tools.
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Err... I'm pretty sure because Draisaitl was able to slot into the roster immediately and that's why he was taken before Bennett (someone needs to dig up that awkward interview of Draisaitl at the draft where MacT kept saying stuff about how he was slotting immediately and the interviewer told MacT to stop putting pressure on the kid). Let's also not forget Bennett had a bum shoulder, needed surgery to correct it and couldn't do a pull up at the combine.