Ron Holland Drafted Fifth by Pistons After Surprising 20:1 Bet

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00:00It is our first upset of the night, and it is a large plus money price.

00:0820 to 1 on Ron Holland to be the fifth overall selection.

00:13The pick is now in.

00:14The Pistons select Ron Holland out of G League Unite.

00:18Kevin, the 2024 college basketball recruiting class, Holland was the number two prospect

00:24in the country.

00:25Originally committed to Texas, decided to go the G League route.

00:30What do the Pistons see in Holland?

00:32They see one of the best players in this class.

00:35For those who were with us on NFL Draft Night, when Michael Pennix was selected, it was met

00:39with, what are they doing?

00:41Appropriately, in this draft, we get an upset.

00:43It's, oh my gosh, they did the right thing.

00:45I think Ron Holland is certainly a better player than Matas Bouzelis, who was the favorite

00:51to go in this slot.

00:53Now, you mentioned the 20 to 1 number on Ron Holland.

00:57It's not the only upset.

00:59Bouzelis, of course, but officially now, Donovan Klingin, as we alluded to on this show, a

01:05man without a home, not selected in the top five, and upset from the market of to be a

01:12top five pick, but in no category, picks one through five was favored to be selected then.

01:17And Donovan Klingin was a hefty favorite, nearly a $4 favorite, closing at minus $3.90

01:24to be a top five pick.

01:26That ticket does not cash.

01:27We will talk about Donovan Klingin's slide, but first we go to the Motor City.

01:32J.Y., it's been an interesting offseason already in Detroit.

01:35The dismissal of Monte Williams after only one year, and a record-breaking contract at

01:41this point an offseason ago.

01:43So, the Pistons focused on the future.

01:46What did Detroit get in Ron Holland?

01:48A young athlete who can get up and down the floor, that's a rugged defender, and fits

01:54this young Pistons team.

01:57It may not be what you would think they would need to get, but this could be the star forward.

02:04You could play him as a three because of his ability and his length to defend and get up

02:08and down the floor.

02:09He also has a two.

02:10He addresses your wing depth, so this does check the boxes.

02:14Now, it makes it interesting enough because what happens to me, and now I'm circling at

02:18a guy like Ivy.

02:21Could this be that he be moved out?

02:23I don't think Killian Hayes comes back.

02:25Obviously, you have Thompson, you have Doering, you have Cade, and Kevin and I have talked

02:30about this a bunch of times when I've been on with him.

02:33No one is safe in Detroit.

02:34I mean, obviously, the coach isn't safe, but nobody on this roster is safe.

02:40This kid is safe, and listen, he does have the upside and the trajectory to be a star

02:46player in this league.

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