The 2nd Round of this class was absolutely stacked with talent.

Jevon Carter, Jalen Brunson, Devonte Graham, Mitchell Robinson, Gary Trent Jr., Jarred Vanderbilt, Bruce Brown, Hamidou Diallo, De’Anthony Melton, Keira Bates-Diop, Shake Milton

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    11 months ago

    Scouts are terrified of taking older players in the lottery. Jalen was a third year guy and small and people didn’t trust his game would translate or that he would be able to elevate further considering his extended time in college.

    Teams seem to be coming around on that though and are more willing to take multi-year college prospects in the first round than they used to be.