Here's my draft synopsis/eval:
I really wanted a 2 guard in one of the first two picks. At 20 I considered Kawhi or a big in hopes Kawhi or Dr J would be there. I took Kawhi because I was worried the 4 owners at the turn would grab them both. A little early for Kawhi and his very low minutes. Then Duncan, Jordan, Hakeem, Jokic and Moses all went making me regret it. Didn't love Wallace here, who only gets you great D and good to solid boards. Leaves you needing a lot. Was kicking myself for not being more aggressive and just taking Duncan and hoping for Dr J on the backend. But felt Wallace was the best option rather than reaching for some of the other bigs. Never planned on Luka, was really targeting Capela but with Ben Wallace I didn't think it was enough scoring inside (again why I didn't want to limit myself earlier). Luka does have 3 real good season and 1 more passable one. Don't love the lack of D and his TO's are almost too much. But with Kawhi he'll put a lot of pressure on teams with only 1 defender on the perimeter. And his incredible rebounding does allow flexibility elsewhere moving forward.
I'm not sure I can ever remember using Moncrief in any league, although with over 700 seasons i've forgotten a lot. I thought about a few other guys, more traditional PG like Mookie or Bledsoe - but Moncriefs D is really good, sneaky good rebounder and very clean player. Doesn't hurt you anywhere and helps in a few places. With Kawhi and Luka a bit light on minutes, Moncrief seems like a good fit. In the 5th I wanted to grab a big who could score a bit next to Wallace, but some of my preferred options were gone like Okafor who would have been the guy, but as in past Savage drafts DH seems to read my mind. Decided it would be wise to load up on D around Luka and took Outlaw. Rebounds are fine, scores efficiently although not often and very high TO% that I can live with due to low usage.
Lanier and McAdoo in the 6th and 7th were very fortunate. I had a major need for guys like that and would have had some pretty sketchy options if one or both were taken. Each has one great season and Lanier has a few ok seasons where there should be enough D and rebounds around him. Was very happy to plug in Dejounte for a 5th season that somewhat replicated Luka and gives a little back up help. Josh Smith will probably start one season over Outlaw and back up others. D'Angelo I hope is nice insurance off the bench if my assist numbers are too low. Biyombo and Lucas will back up in the FC.
My thoughts on how to build a good savage team has evolved. If I were to just look at team that has Luka, Kawhi, Outlaw, Wallace and Lanier/McAdoo with Moncrief and others off the bench I would probably say better than middle of the pack but not top 5. But the numbers I've run for my team have me pretty optimistic. Every team is ~ average starting D of 80, which doesn't even include Moncrief. 140 and in one case almost 150creb. Couple of good shooting teams, a few solid shooting teams. Enough 3's. TO's I think are real good (not Rob level, but good) and fouls under control. Hoping most of these teams compete, may depend on the division draw.