For The Win

As the NCAA men’s college basketball regular season turns the page to March Madness, casual fans are starting to think more about the NBA draft. While scouts are hyperfocused on the draft 365 days a year, the rest of the sports world will soon also turn their attention to the next generation of NBA talent as well. Before the chaos of the tournament leads to endless movement on draft boards, now is a good time to take a temperature and offer up a read on where things stand for the upcoming draft class. For this exercise, I’ve separated each player into one of six tiers. There are several players who were excluded from this list (e.g. Michigan State’s Max Christie, UCLA’s Peyton Watson, Memphis’ Josh Minott) not because I think they will go undrafted but because I predict they go back to school.