The Box And One

As January closes, the NBA and college basketball worlds are both growing closer to certainty of their situations. Within the next two weeks, we’ll know which NBA teams are buyers or sellers at the deadline, with some strengthening their odds at gaining the top overall pick and others giving away their first-round draft selections altogether. Roster fits will become more clear as well. On the college side, we’re deep enough into conference play to have legitimate ideas about each prospect and where they must improve. The sample size isn’t too small as we approach 20 games into the year. As a result, it’s the perfect time to drop another mock draft — this time in a slightly different fashion. Before releasing the video version on YouTube, we’re going to put out our first round over a three-day period here on our Substack. Within the mock draft, we’ll be drafting for specific teams (based on the inverse standings from the first day of the mock) and breaking down how each prospect drafted would fit with that team’s current roster.